The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-14
Council 0ceedtngs.
COUNclL ROOM, I
February. 18th. 1886. I

February, 5th, 1856.
Council met
Present, The Mayor, and Aldermen Full
ton, Haines, Newton, Patterson, and Tim.
herman.
The Judiciary committee reported against
eyempting from taxation lots one ca two
G.. and three 60 in Block los. Report
accepted.
The claim Of Joseph Annerda for 80 yds
Of earth deposited IN johnson street, was
received and referred to the Committee on
Ciulms.
communication was received from the
keokuk Gas Light x Coke Co.. enclosing
a certificate of stock of one thousand dollars.
] bong the amount due the CITY In accordance
! with the provisions Of the ordinance CRANE
] ing II charter to said company.
Iha following communication was received
from the steward of he City Hospital:
City Hospital, Feb. 9, So
! Hon. ID. W. kuHouRNE
SIR Having heard tAis institution suo-
ken u very lightly, | think It my duty a.
steward to lay before Won and whomsoeger
i may concern, report Of the proceedings
for the year ending the Attn Of February
"A. u. 1856, which is IS follows
4 Daring the period stated there we're al
-
of whom were discharged cured, una twelve
died, seven Of which number were eases o.
Cholera, and four are under treatment ut tht
present time OF the above number, sever
were Americans, thirteen were Irish, eighteen
wefe Germans, and two We're English. Iii.
cost of boarding, nursing and attending then
was 5000 90, or SIS lb3 EACH
make my report in Justification, and Il
giye all those who wish to talk, an opporta
Mtg first to read, and then form their owl
conclusions.
A. EDWIN, Steward.
Council adjourned to Tuesday, February
9Th, at O'Clock H. Nj.
h. 5. MERRIAM, City Recorder.
MEssRs. EprroRs - see BY the advertise
ment in this mornings Gate City, that tn
! /" Mendelssohn Choral Society" purpose Civ
ing concert at the Baptist Church to-mor
row Thursday evening.
This society consists Of about forty ladie
! and gentlemen who have been practising al
winter under the efficient tuition Of Mr.. Is
: bell.
Those who have been favored, rs have
by having heard them at their rehearsals
Will coincide with me that their performanc
II far, very far superior 10 anything hereto
fore heard north Of ST, LOUIS Let us thel
eyinee our appreciation Of their efforts by
general turn out on Thursday evening, nm
give them substantial " aid and comfort'' i,
their mcrctorious undertaking.
! CT The dtheagum tells an anecdote O
the poet Rogers, which is too good to i,
lost:
: was IN company says our informant
with the late Thomas Campbell. the poet
when some one made 4 remark on Rorers
hahit Of saying lllnature1 things Camp
beg, ID tn high tone Of voice be sometime
SPOKE in, said
! 7 There y way Of preventing Roger
saying ill-natured things.'
Indeed was the somewhat ncreduion
4 reply. I pray how N that Ia he managed f''
/ hh5,' sand Campbell, g iast YOU borr8g
money IT him, ard wa VIII never hoar 4.
iishatared word autil !. repaid.n
fo aake peopie honest, keep them com
Portable. Nine. teutds III oaf th,@e. n,
;. people wbo live in tvo meals dag. a.,
these onsist e soar potatoes. Tho NOR
ragged gep aeer y9atu7 shirt, the mon
" goes u for old llop aud pest larceny.