The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-04-30
Council ProceeaIngs.
CoUNclL ROOM,
April 29th, 1856. !

Council ROOM.
April 10Th, 1856.
1 Present-The Mayor and Aldermen Bill
lngs, Pittman, Parsons, STARTS, Conn, Tav-
Tor and Timberman.
The committee on Streets and Alleys asked
until the next meeting to report upon the
continuation of the Calvert down johnson
and Third streets. Granted.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES reported back
to the Council the contract and bond of j. &
+ L. Creighton, together with the legal opin-
ion of Messrs. Rankin j. Miller in regard to
\ the same.
The Committee on Judiciary also reported
/ in favor of grading the Alleys through
blocks %, % and 81 AT the expense Of the
owners Of the lots thereon.
The petition OF j. X. Hickey and 100 9TH
ers, asking for the grading OF Blondeau street
from Third street TO the river ut "A business
grade, was received and referred TO the com
mittee on Streets and Alieys also an Or
dinance to establish the grade Of Blondeau
street between the points aforesaid, and q
resolution directing the Engineer To adyer
tise for proposals for the grading Of Blon-
deau and Bank streets from Third street to
the river, and First street from johnson street
to Bank street. wire referred to the same
committee
The petition of the keokuk Mt. Pleasant
and Museatine K. K. Co. TO have the right to
construct track of their railroad in Water
Street Of the city, MS follows: commencing
Mt the point where said railroad inteTseefs
7 Orleans and Water Streets, and thence with
said Water Street to the centre me Of Main
Street.
+ The Petition Of s. H. IIeaslip to have
1 iph iaH Al
and 9th Streets, was received and the follow
\ ing resolution adopted
/ Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized TO
4 contract for the filling Of Johnson Street, SO
/ rs to make the same passable for teams, also
4 70 fiji the street to grade in all cases where
parties arc building upon said street.
The proposition Of j. b. knight in regard
to the road on Water Street below Second,
was referred TO the Mayor with authority
to act in the matter as he might deem pro-
per.
The application of Peter Hart to have the
license on Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys
reduced, was referred TO the Committee ON
Judiciary.
/ 4 communication was received from IL.
I i. Reid in relation to the present condition
of Main Street, between 9th and 9th streets,
and the following resolution adopted
Resolved, That the Engineer be instructed
to have the excayating, curbing and gutter
ing on Main street, between Fourth and
Ninth streets, done without any delay, either
by the parties having the contract for the
same, or other parties.
The petition of Catharine Childs and 9TH
ers to have tho Alley through block l23 gra-
ded, was received and referred to the com
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
The petition cf W. NJ. G. Terrence and
others, residents of the Sd Ward, asking the
establishment Of the grade Of Seventh and
Eighth streets, and working them to said
grade from Blondeau 10 Morgan, and also Of
improving Concert, High and Morgan streets.
from Fifth TO Tenth streets, was referred to
the committee on Streets and Alleys.
A memorial WAS received from j. & +.
Creighton in relation to their contract for the
grading Of Third street, from Concert to the
north line of Orleans, and referred to the
special committee on Third street.
The following resolution was referred to
the committee on Streets and Alleys;
Resolved, That the City Engineer be in
structed TO advertise for the letting of Sc
much of the Culvert on Third street US i,
necessary for the grading of the same under
the contract OF james Carroll.
The following was laid on the table till tht
next meeting:
Resolved, That the Street Supervisor be
authorized to purchase Corn Grinder anc
Gutter Tor the purpose of grinding corn 70,
the city cattle.
The following resolution was referred 10
Committee on Finance:
Resolved, That the per centage on the tax
collected be reduced to i per cent. for the
year 1886.
The following was adopted, and Aldermen
Taylor, Billings, and Timberman appoint ed
ms the committee
Resolved, That n committee of three be
appointed to take into consideration the cx-
tension Of the Wharf in the I'd Ward.
The following resolutions were adopted
to-wlt
I Resolved, That the City Engineer be in
strncted to inquire into the completion OF
the Matchmaking on Main Street, md if com
pleted that the Supervisor be instructed to
have the unbroken rock removed.
Resolved, That the verbal request OF JAS
I Carroll 70 be allowed to do certain work on
/ Sd street, and also the condition Of the pub
! nc clstern and Hospital, be referred TO the
/ Mayor and Engineer, With leave to take such
steps in the matter as they may deem proper.
! Joseph Auwerda was allowed SO Is for
earth deposited in Johnson Street
His Honor the Mayor stated that he had a