The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-28

February, 18th. leJf,.
Council met
Present, lhe Mayor, ana Aldermen Fu,-
ton, Hainc,. Newton, Mckee, Thomas, Pat
tes.9u and lnbcrmau.
Tile mmit;ec on Claims rIorted in IA
t8r ls Tie payment of the bi/of Wood, Is
is Co., Of ~ l0, for work ON the City Hos
pJ. Report accepted aud bill allowed.
9Th Mayor reported tina, McManus Car
r5l, declined to enter into contract for the
continuation Of the Johnson Street culyert:
waareupon the matter was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Alderman llaines, rs special commissions
er to obtain accomplishments from the own
ers of Lots fronting upon Water street be-
loa Johnson, reported that he had obtained
a accomplishment from the owner Of Lots :,
>, and 3, in Block z, Of the ground in front
thereof and also report "a Ordinance No. -,
entitled IA Ordinance altering the inner line
u Water street in front Of Lots l. >, and 3,
il Block >, and relinquishing to ID. i. Brig
HIM certain ground in front Of said lots
Report accepted and Ordinance passed
The Committee on Judiciary reported Or.
dinan e No. ~, entitled "An Ordinance pro-
gding for the cleaning Of side walks and
ea.t@s," whereupon said Ordinance was
passed.
4 petition was received from a committee
81 tbs keokuk Hook and Ladder Fire Com
pany and 255 others, asking an appronra-
ton Of 1920 for the purpose of providing
SAID Company with the necessary apparatus
for tic suppression Of fires. Also house
and lot for the safe keeping of the same
Petition referred TO a special committee con
ssting Of Aldermen llaines, Newton and
Fulton.
TIE following resolutions were adopted,
VIZ
Resoired, That the City Engineer be and
IS hereby instructed to enter into contract
with the lowest cash bidder for the grading
OF Third street from Johnson to Cedar street,
also the calyert at Third and Des Moines
streets. and also the tunnel down Des Moines
from Third street TO the river.
Resoired, That the City Engineer be IN
sructad % survey ana estimate the expense
u grading Bank street from Third street to
the river, said grade to be suitable for busi-
ness purposes, and report ut the next meet
ing IL the Council.
Resolved, That the City Engineer prepare
publications and advertise for the grading
Of Third street from Concert to the north
Inc u Orleans street, payable in cash.
Resolved, That the grade Of Third street
at the points mentioned below be establish
el AZ follows
Al High street on both sides 1856 feet
a#9Fe the plane Of reference, at Morgan,
s9a,herly side, II feet, at Morgan, norther-
\ side, 10 feet, at Fulton, southerly side,
leo feet, at Fulton, northerlv side, 98 feet.
1t Franklin, southcrly side, Y feet, ut Frank
lin, northerly side, O. feet, at Orleans, south
egiy, II feet
Council adjourned to Tuesday, March 4th,
1t clock r. NJ.
y. !. MERRIAM, City Recorder.
HFetiSr IA MoRNoNisu.-T Taunton
I fu-t4nl) Courier states that TIE Mormon
ae.a-ion IA that neighborhood where for a
year past a couple Of Elders have been prop-
aeatng their "Latter Day. doctrines II
fast dying out, and that tile hall where they
have held their meetings is now let to a glass
4 aaier.
1.A dozen English editions Of Longfcl
lows . Song Of iIiawatha'' have already
found their way into the drawing rooms and
libraries Of Southern Europe, and critics
aod amateurs are echoing the praise BY Brit
lsh journalists.