The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-24

Society called the Benevolent Children of
Jerusalem, asking the Council TO sell them
all acre of ground in Oakland Cemetery,
TO be used by them for the purpose oi
burying ground. Said petition was refer
led 10 the Mayor
The following resolutions were adopted,
viz
Resolved, That Aid Haines be appoint
ed TO confer with the present acting
Steward Of the Hospital, and others, in
reiftion TO matters connected with the
Hospital
/ Resolved. In accordance with Ordi-
nance No 62, That the time for collecting
the special tax this day levied for Nc
Adamzng on Main, Second and Third
streets, be extended beyond the time spec.
flied in Ordinance No. Al, Provided the
owners Of lots or fractions Of lots on said
streets, shall comply with the following
conditions, 10 wit
! One-thrd To be paid to The City Collec.
/ tor by July Isl. 1856 one. third by Aug.
/ LIST. 1883 and the balance by Deem
Der lSt, 1856; together with interest on
each Of said installments, at the rate Of ten
/ per cent. per annum. from June Is, 1855
10 the time Of payment.
And, in default 10 pay any Of the above
J insallments, the City Collector shall pre
coed to advertise and sell as provided ia
Ordinance No 81 and Sc.
Received. That he owner OF To- s one IA
and twelve. { l2 il block No fourteen,
3 { IA, be requested 10 have the curb stones
set, AMI The sidewalk graded and paved
IN front Of said los on First Street, by the
goth day Of June next.
( Res Owed, That Special Committee Of
three be appointed to enquire mo the ex-
pediency OF erecting Market House
Aldermen Thomas. Newton and Fulton
were appointed SAID Committee.
4 Resolved, That the City Eng be
directed to report to Tins G1uucif whether
or not the Coutractars for the Culyer.s On
Johnson Street. arc performing their CON
tracts acc riding to the terms thereof and
the specifications a.t1ched thereto.
Resolved, That the City Engineer be
directed to estimate the amount Of work
done by Pa'rick Delary under his contract
for grading upon First and Bl1njeau SIS,
also the amount q work done by Patrick
McManus on bis eontr Ct for grading upon
Seventh and Eighth Streets
Resolved, That he City Eng,neer be
instructed to advertise for bid., for con.
siructing four cisterns III accordance with
plan and specifications Of said Eng neer-
sad cisterns 10 be located as follows -
One AT the \. f. corner Of Second and
Johl son Streets one IL tile n. W. corner
Of Second and Main 5 reefs one at the n.
+ corner of Fourth and Main Streets
another at tue Ciy Hospital Each els
tern 70 be Of lie capacity OF 700 barrels
except the orc at tho Hospital which is to
contain 500 barrels.
Resolved. That Aid. Haines, be an
tholzcd 10 procure the services OF Messrs.
Rankin d Love or hers, IN the Supreme
Court Of This ate, provided the case OF
~llas Healght, IS the City Of Keokuk
should cone up again before said Court.
Resolved, That the Engineerbe instruc
tc 10 report d tie Council tile feasibility
Of extending the Johnson Street culyer
20 the rlrer. in part By necessary tunnel,
and also that lie give his views in full on
tie same relative 10 the comparative cost
Of such plan With the present one.
Resolved, That tie city Engineer be
instructed TO report the most feasible road
way 10 the river IN the northern par, of
the CITY. by the way of Second and Fulton
or any other streets, and the probable
cost Of the construction of the same.
Resolved. That Charles Parsons be ap
pointed Juror in lieu OF w. r. S. Durkee,
absent from the city to asses the dam
ages and benefits to acc ne 70 The owners
Of lots By reason Of The pening OF an All.
ley through Block No. II. from Tlmea 10
Dies Moincs Street
kesoised, That the conn ensation Of the
Deputy Mar>hals when &C ing as night
watch be 81 50 Ter night
The Mayor nominated j ". Johnston
as Sexton for Oakland Cemetery, which
nomlnatioa-was approved by the Coun-
ell.
The bill of 4. Edwin of $3.50. on
Hospital account. was received and laid
on the table
The bill Of Patrick Delany OF IS TO.
for Garth deposited in Levee. was receiv-
ed, and referred 10 the Committee on
Claims
The bill OF l. J. Zxart @ Sl39 IS for
extra work on Main street, aud covering
rock FOR cuverts, was rec lived and refer.
red TO the Committee on Claims.
Tie following bills were allowed, viz.
Patrick O'Brien. breskng rock, S23 90
ID. Reddinaton. advertisements, q 90
Ogden s. Delaplain, printing, 8 90
John Borland, lime fror Market
House, 90