The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-07-16
CoanciI Proceedings.
COUNCIL RooA, !
July IA, 1857.

Council met
Present, the Mayor, and Alderman Beebe,
Bishop, bay, Patterson, Shelley, Smith,
Walling and Wymaa.
9he Wharf Master made his report for the
month Of June, showing the receipts 10 be
$500 so. Report accepted, and the Wharf
Master allowed $50 IS, his per ccntage on
receipts.
The committee on claims reported in ia
vor Of the pay nent of the bill OF John Smith,
Of STAY 40. for one-half Of the expense OF
,ranscribing the record Of mortgages. Re-
port received and referred TO the committee
on Judiciary.
The committe on claims, to whom was re-
ferred tie hll Of James Brown, for timber
for bridge, reported in favor Of allowing
said Brown to put bridge on Third street,
in Reds Addition, and the Engineer was in
structed accordingly.
The petition Of Calvin Coates and others
to have the pile Of brick and mortar upon
johnson street, near Fourth, removed, was
referred to the committee on streets and al
| leys.
The petition OF r. IIeaight and others, to
have c, q ;ert street made possible for foot
men from Water TO First street, was refer.
red 10 the committee ON streets and ALLEYS.
N a
Mt. II asant and Musca,ine Railroad Co.,
stating that the pay ment Of the coupons due
/ Sept. /, 1857, on the bonds OF the city ise ued
/ to said road, would devolseupon the city, as
! said company expect prior III said date to
comply with the terms OF their agreement
With the city. Referred TO Aldermen Smith,
Patterson, Shelley and Wyman.
The comm,ttee on streets aud alleys, to
whom was referred the several bids 70, work,
rep, rted the following resolution, which VAS
adUi ted.
keso.sed, That the Engineer DO instruct
| cd 10 contract with Nj. Brien, for the con-
| structi uf culverts on Grand Avenue, and
With tie low st and best bidder for excava-
ton s4thcient 10 cover the same also for the
opening vi Des Moines Avenue with the low.
est ard best bidder; also Commercial Alley,
terminating ut southeast corner Of block No.
is, IN Re,d's Addition.
The committee TO whom Was referred the
/ police ordinance, reported the same TO the
Council, and recommended its passage; and
after some deb t. thereon, the said ordi-
/ nance Was referred back 10 the same CON
iniitec, with instructions to report At the next
meeting, and Alderman Smith was added to
| The c,,inniittee.
Alderman D:y presented an amendment to
he school ordinance reported ut the last
m.e,ing, providing for the temporary organ
,xation Of school department. Referred to
the special committee on said school ordi.
1 nance.
Ordinance No. liz, Gan Ordinance pro-
viding for, and authorizing the issue Of, FIFTY
| thousand dollars Of bonds Of tho city Of Ne.
okuk, in payment VI additional subscription
TO the stock OF the Western Division Of the
Wabash and Mississippi Railroad, J" Was pre-
sented and passed.
I Alderman Day presented m ordinance
amending the ordinance in reiationto wharf
age, which was referred to Alderman Wall
ing, Day, Beebe and Bishop.
An ordinance requiring horses and mules
when left standing in the streets to be up.
hitched frcm whatever vehicle they may be
attached, was presented by Alderman Day,
sad referred 10 the committee on judiciary.
The Engineer reported the bids for paving
the sidewalks on Blondeau, Fourth and Fifth
streets, and was directed to enter into con-
! tract with the lowest bidders.
The Engineer reported estimate No. 4 ia
Terrell and McNanara, for Matchmaking
sni said contractors were allowed $l465 In
certificates OF indebtedness, and $445 90 in
cash, being the amount Of said estimate.
An apporIonmcnt to the lots in block l0C
for gradi the alley through the same, va,
received from the City Engineer, and the
following resolution was passed:
I Resolved, That special tax, As indicated
: bel,w, be asscsscd aud levied upon the lot,
: hereinafter described, it being the special taz
due FROM said lots for the grading 81 the al.
. ley through block No. log, ~ apportione,
i by the report Of the Engineer.
Jul, l4th, 1857.
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