The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-10-16
Council Precssatags.
CouscIL RooN,
Oct. Ia, 1856.


Council met.
Present, Aldermen Billings, Conn, Pitt
man, Patterson, Parsons, Sharts, and lay
Tor.
Alderman Parsons, President pro TEN.
presided.
The Wharf Master reported the amount
Of wharfage for September TO be $l4s.oO !;
report accepted and his per centage, $lA.o5,
allowed.
The petition Of W. w. Belknap, Jas.
Reynolds, and w. Bailey, committee
on the part of the citizens, asking the Coun-
| Gil to purchase fire apparatus and appoint
Fro Wardens, &C., and the petition Of John
| Templin and others, also the petition OF }.
| Adair Mcdowell, President, anu the members
of the Young America Company. in refer
ence to the same subject, were referred to n
special committee consisting Of Aldermen
] Taylor, Billings and Ceun.
The petition Of B. +. Messenger for a
Ferry license from the upper portion OF the
| City to the Illinois shore, and the petition OF
| Wm. Ruddick and others, for the like privi-
| lsge 70 the Decalion Land and Ferry Uom-
pany, were referred to Aldermen Patterson,
STARTS and Pittman.
The petition of n. Albertson and others
for the establishment OF Market House in
the Third Ward was referred to Aldermen
Billings, Conn, Sharte and Patterson.
The petition of 5. F. VOORHEES, and others
to have u euivsrt built in the alley through
block l54, was referred to the City Engi-
neer, with directions to ascertain If the
owners Of the lots in said block will pay 70,
the same.
The petition Of J. W. Clsghorn and other,
TO have the alley through block 50 grades
aud paved, was received, and the Eengineel
directed to advertise for proposals FOR sale
work.
4 communication was received from TIL
City Euginser stating that no bills had bsci
received fer grading the alleys through
blocks W and lOc, ~ for the calvert in tn
alley through block IS, and DO was directe'
ITO advertise again for one week for propo
sails for said wosk. 9M@#&4
dinance No. "a, Entitled an Ordinance Amen
datory OF Ordinance No. II, Entitled IN Or
dinanoe concerning sales at auction, xhic
wae passcd.
4 proposition was received from Geo. q
Anderson in reference 70 lot on johnson
street, and referred 70 Aldermen Taylor
Patterson and STARTS.
Tn. Clerk Of the Council was directed 1
enter into contract With John Stannus an
. I. i. Mckinney for rooms Tor City Officer
Ut the corner OF Johnsoa cad FIFTH streets
, and to make the necessary arrangements t
have the same furnished ID suitable man
ner.
Tie petition Of S. Wood And othsrS /
have Lsghth street graded fr0m johssoo :
:. Bank, wss laid on the table. 80
The bill Of l.. X. Spalding for the gradin
OF Exchange strset from Fourth strees to tn
river was reported hy the Engineer. Where
z upon Alderman Taylor moved that the In
sginsn be directed y ssGss into eontfAc
with said Spalding in aSoordases with hi
: bill, which motion was Loaf By the. followin
! vote Yeas. Patterson, ShArts and Tsyiorr
{ Nays, Biliings. Conn, Parsons, PittaAn.
: The City Engineer reported the spportion
asnt 20 the lota in bioek 81 for the gradin
; asl psving Of the alley thrsSgh said blood
J Wharespon the following sseesSticn N
} adopted:
Resolved, That special IN as indicsts
) below, hs .sAssssed anA laid upon the lc'
hessiaaff9 described, being the aaasnt aI
portioned 10 said lots by the report OF th