The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-06

COUNCIL hOo&,
Dec. 4th, 1855.
Council met.
Present, the Mayor and all the Aldermen.
The Wharf Master reported the amount of
wharfage for the month of November to be
1892 so. Report accepted and the Wharf
Master allowed S33 IS, his per centnge.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys, to
whom was referred the application of james
McChesney to put up the names of the streets
ut the respective corners thereof, reported
against the same. Report accepted.
A petition of p. W. Potter and others ask
ing the Council to grade and pave the Alley
through Block %, was received, and the
following resolution adopted:
Resolved, That the City Engineer be d.
rected to advertise for bids for grading and
paving the Alley through Block No. %, and
to contract for doing said work as soon as
pract cable, in accordance with Ordinance
No. 65; payments to be made for said work
when the tax is collected from the Lots in
said Block.
The special committee to whom was re-
fsrred the Map of the First Ward, and an
Ordinance in relation to altering and yacat-
ing certain portions OF lst and % streets,
an Ordinance to establish the grades of the
streets in the First Ward, reported the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted;
Resolved that the City Engineer be direct
ed to make survey and plat of First street
from High to Fulton, of I'd st. from Morgan
to Orleans, and of Sd st. from Fulton to Or
leans, together with the alleys, public ground
, and lots which front upon, or are contigu-
Gus to, the same, and report to the Council.
Said report to embrace such other matters
as are required by Sec. /, Of Ordinance No.
A.
! An estimate of work done on johnson ST..
culvert, by Marshal Stone, was received,
and the contractors allowed $500 in City
Bonds.
final estimate of the work on 18th street
between johnson and Bank streets, was re-
ceived and the contractors allowed 1914 %,
balance due on said contract.
| The following bills were allowed. viz:
J. B. knight, street crossings, $ll2 As.
| ID. b. Smith, jr., two months services rs
rodman, $50 90.
J. A. Mcdowell, two months services a.
Engineer, 1856 &C.
The bin of Jas. Lynch Of 500 90, for no.
/ lice expenses, was referred TO the Committee
on Claims.
The following resolutions were adopted :
I Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized
to procure n new seal for the use of the
/ CIV
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be instructed TO
issue Proclamation for the holding Of an
election within the City, for the purpose of
voting upon the following proposition, viz :
"Shall the City of keokuk subscribe one
hundred thousand dollars to the capital stock
of the kcokuk, Mt. Pleasant 4 Museatine
Railroad Company in lieu of the loan of the
same amount TO said Company, authorized by
vote Of the citizens at the special election
held Sept. odd, 1856; and shall the CITY
Council, for the payment of said subserip-
ton, be authorized to issue Coupon Bonds to
the amaunt aforesaid, the principal thereof
TO be payable twenty years from date of is
sue, at the City of New York. The interest
payable semi annually at said City of New
York, at the rate Of eight per centum per an
mum.
Council adjourned to Tuesday, Dec. 18th.
at ! O'Clock p. NJ.
b. S. MERRIAM, City Recorder.