The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-07-24
Council Proceedings.
Council Roox,
July 81, 1857.

Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Beebe,
Bishop, Day, Patterson, Shelley, Smith,
Waling and Wymas.
A petition was received from A. j: Dinner
and 10 others, complaining OF blacksmith
shop upon the alley in block No. 70. Refer
red to committee on judiciary.
An acceptance Of the ferry charter grant
cd 10 David White was received and ordered
to be filed.
The return Of the jurors appointed to as
sess the damages and benefits accruing by
reason Of the alteration and widening OF Sd
street through block No. A, WAS received
and laid upon the table.
Alderman Smith, from the special commit
tee 10 whom was referred ordinance No. ll3,
san ordinance regulating the police of the
city Of Keokuk, and prescribing their duties,"
reported the same back to the council with
certain amendments, and recommended its
passage.
Alderman Wall ng moved to strike out
section eight. Motion lost. Wereupon said
ordinance, as amended, was passed
The Engineer reported the contract OF
0'Brian d Co., for culverts on Grand Ave-
4 nue. also the contract of Hunter 4 MCutch-
4 con for paving Bondeau and Fifth streets;
also the contract of Jennings and Anderson,
for paving Fourth street, which were APP
4 proved.
The Engineer also reported the contract
OF James Brown, agent for the grading Of
| Commercial Alley through Reid's Addition,
which was amended and approved.
1 The committee on judiciary, to whom was
I referred the bin of John A. Smith, for one
/ half the expense Of copying the mortgage
i rtaJ 10 nil ar nf
( the same Report accepted by the follow
+ ing vote:
/ Yeas Beebe, Day, sni.h, Walling and
the Mayor.
Nays--Blshop, Patterson, Shelley and Wy
man.
The Engineer reported the biz for build
ing calaboose, which, together with the bids
for building engine houses, was referred to
the special committee on engine houses, with
instructions to procure a suitable plan for
calaboose, and to report contract for the
building Of said engine houses and Gala
buose.
The following bills were allowed, viz:
I j. G. Estes, sundries, So 6t
John o'Conner, earth deposited, Ill W
The bin Of the Keokuk Gas and Coke Co.
Of $500 for 100 public lamps, three months
and Of SIS 95 for gas fixtures, was refer.
red to the committee on Gains.
The Engineer reported the following essi ;
mates. which were allowed, to wit:
j. 4 b. Zwart, on culver.s, in bonds, 1910 II
Patrick McManus, alley through block
{ No. "a, $40 0(
Winnie 4 Wclchman, embankment on
Fifth street, 1873 @,
] Ferrcll < Mcnamara, for Mac Adamizing
i Sll54 81 in certificates of Indebtedness.
o The following resolutions were passed, t
/. wit
: Resolved, That the City Engineer be di
" reeted TO make survey OF the continuation
Of Main street from Fourteenth street to I'll
/, new limits of the city, and to report I'll
same aud an estimate Of the cost OF openin
;, the same, TO the Council.
! Resolved, That the City Engineer be in
d strueted to advertise for proposals for gra
i ding Fourth street from Exchange to DE
Moines Fifth street, from johnson to Go
dar; Sixth street, from johnson to Dc
!, Manos, Eighth street, from johnson T.
Bank Exchange, from Fifth to Seventh st.
aud Bank from Fourth to Ninth street; also
Twelfth street, from Blondeau to Orleans
Concert street, from Third to Fifth street
Sixth, from Main TO Orleans: 1th, Sth, 9th
l0ih, llth, 18th and l4th streets, from Blon
- deau to High; Orleans street, from Fifth I,
\ Seventh-payments to be made in cash.
~ Resolved, That where a ill is necessar
, on any OF the lots ordered to be paved, c
. where there is cut Of three feet or owe,
70 that the owner be allowed to pave the san,
with brick, not less than six feet in width, {
as plank not less thun three feet, to be don
:. under the direction Of the Engineer. Prov
aed, that whenever said lots are graded {
sufficiently settled, the same shall be pave
u, as required By ordinance.
- Resolved, That the City Engineer adve
Cd tise for proposals for gravehng Bank stree
from Third to First street, Second fro
90 Bank to Exchange, Third from Exchange
south side Of Bank, ia accordance with spe
ed tications In bic office. r-,-~-'~et
al Resolved, That the OWNERS of lots from
- ing on Third street, between Exchange III
- Bank--Bank street between Third and firs
SO Second street from Bank TO Exchange,
81 ordered TO set the curb stones and pave Il
ny sidewalks within thirty days from the pa
an sage Of this resolution.
The Engineer reported the apportionme
to the lots on Blondeau street, betweeo S
and 9th street, and on 4th street from Ma