Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-28
Proceedings Of City Council.

Monday Evening, May ~, 1900. +
Present the Mayor, and Aldermen Carpenter,
Hager, Haskell, Dewine, Scott, Ray, Herschler,
Postlewait, and Walbridge. @
The Petition of Messrs Broad & Cleg for per-
mission to carry water from spring on Elm ST.,
in iron pipes to their new Steam Floring Mill for
its use was referred to the Aldermen of 9th
Ward. Also of Luke Hughs for privilege to
quarry stone on Third ST., referred to the Com
mittee on Internal Improvements. 5as
On motion of Alderman Carpenter the ordi-
nance submitted by the city Solicitor repeating
all ordinances now in force regulating auction
licenses and fixing the price of such license at
5000 adopted. ava
Alderman Carpenter presented the resolutions
addressed at public meeting of citizens on
Saturday evening last, requesting the Council to
authorize the Mayor to issue his proclamation to
the voters of Burlington to meet and decide by a
vote-whether or not the city will loan to the
B. & NJ. R. R. its bonds payable in 20 years from
date and bearing per cent interest to the amt.
of $4,000, taking as security for said loan, the
first Mortgage Bonds of the B. & NJ. R. r. bear
ing interest on the End division of the road, also
at the same time authorize the city to borrow the
sum of $4,000 for the purpose of erecting a
Market House and making other improvements
about the city. On motion the Mayor was au-
thorized to call the election as requested.
The following bills were ordered paid. Gavin
Banan for work on streets, $l6s 81. c. P.
johnson for services as City Engineer, $780,
Also sundry small bills to City Marshal, for
cleaning streets, &c.
Alderman Postlewait presented number Of
bills of Luke Hughes for work on streets and up
on motion to allow and pay the several amounts.
Alderman Ray requested the, recorder to read
two contracts purporting to have been made with
Mr.. II. for this work-one of which was for work
at less price than he was now charging the city
the other was for the same price as in the bills
presented, and wished to know which contract
was binding. as
Alderman Hagar explained-he said that the
old committee on Internal Improvements, made
contract No. !, which was signed by their chair
man and Mr.. Hughes. The balance of the COM
mittee refused to sign it, as they thought it was
far more than Mr.. Hughes bid for the work.
Alderman Postlewait, Zone of the committee)
altered the contract by erasing one word and in
serting word in its place which materially al
tered the price for which the work was to be
done. Mr.. Hughes refused to be governed by
| the contract; but by reason Of the short time
the old council were to remain in power, and un-
der the promise that the council would do what
was right in the premises, he consented to do the
work required
After the new council was organized and the
present committee appointed, they made con-
tract No. 2, which the council has never approv-
ed. The bills presented, were at the price agreed
on by the new committee and Mr. Hughes, which
in his opinion was not too much.
The reasons given for altering the original
contract were, that under the old contract Mr..
Hughes was to take the dirt for filling from the
nearest point to the work This the COM
mttee saw fit to alter, for the reason that Divis-
ion street wanted to be opened and that dirt
| should be taken further up the hill, for doing
this the committee agreed to pay more than the
first contract called for. The council decided
by majority vote to lay the bills on the table,
which was equivalent to refusing to pay at such
price.
Mr.. Hughes was present and gave notice that
he should commence suit against the city for the
full value ofthe work, and claimed that those
bills and contracts referred to, would not gov
ern him in the price that he should sue for.
i A Model Platform.
The Republicans of Freeport have organized q
Republican Club, with the following as a Platform