The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-04

70 "a Hon. Mayor and Board al Aldevwss
VtAseity Of Keokuk. u
>ioa ~ y - inst, directing = 10 sopol1
Nth Reference 70 the practiosbjli0y Fl fun.
ming the <. ~. D N. B. r. into Shs 1tty ~
either 3D., ~ or 9Th streets subGEit the
feliovilgs
First, with reference 70 Sd elseet. The
grades on this street are very ohlsot tooable,
being a. high - 500 fest Per mile. This has
been overc0mo but ct great cost. madison
Plano, Indy II IL should b sonslsdsd to
adopt this line, the grade must Do dspresssd
ct 80 and Carroll, fest. Excavation 70.
quirsd to do this, $4,000 yards. Az most Of
it will be loose or solid rock, the additional
cost will Be, cay $4,000. Total excavation
to BIO done to grade - now liked, 10000
yards; add BY change 6,OOO--{ss chat por-
tion Of labor 10 I'd ssrset,) $4,000 yards.--
Time required to grade II at least six mouths.
Probable cost % 900. Az the grade chang
90 at Palean street, from an ascending TO 4
descending grade, do mot think it would
be policy to follow the street farther. The
depot would be between Palsan and Des
Moines street. Considering &he cost Of gra.
ding, the expense Of working the road and
| the danger attendant upon the same, Ishould
| think railroad in this street impracticablc
Fourth street.-the grades BY this route
would be much easier no grade would be
required to be overcome greater than three
feet per hundred. Only one.half that on Sd
street.
The quantity Of excavation required to
grade this street will bc about IS 900 cubic
yards. Probable cost, thirty cents per yard,
$l6,500. Length of time to complete il, one
year. A oulvert would DO required aoross
Fourth street, near Carroll; cost u 400.
This line also will probably b found OBJ.
jectionabls above Palean street, ~ the grade
changes at thst point.
Iconsider this street by far the most prac-
ticable for railroad when graded; It being
moro direct, requiring lsss power to work il,
and less danger of accidents.
Fifth strset-The same objection Of steep
grades occur rs on 80 ssrest, with the nd.
ditional one of its being out OF tho line Of the
road. Respectfully submitted,
l.. HurcHINsoS, City Engineer.
The petition Oft. |. Mckinney, in relation
| referred to the committee on judiciary.
The contract Of P. McMannus for era.
ding alleys through blocks 46 and Al, was
received and approved.
The Engineer reported the contract of
Wright, Belcher 4 Mcneil for opening a
roadway on Des Moincs Avenue, and the FOL-
lowing resolution Was adopted:
Resolved, That the contract Of Wright,
Belcher 4 Mcneil, for opening Of roadway
on Des Moines Avenue, be approved, 90 far
as necessary for opening Of same a. far west
rs kilbourne's farm.
The following resolutions we're adopted
Resolved, That Aldermen Wyman, Shell
ley and Bishop be appointed . committee TO
confer With A. Hamlin, in relation to taking
the census Of tho city.
Resolved, That w. w. Bslknap, G. r.
Conn, and John McCune, be and are hereby
appointed to assess tho damages ~ we'll a.
the benefits to accrue to the owners Of lots
BY reason OF opening the roadway from Co.
dar street to the Fort Des Moines depot, or
It's itersection with Sd street in Reid's I'D.
dltion, ~ indicated BY profile Of same in
Engineers o1ice.
Resolved, That the Clerk OF the city Coun-
Gil be authorised to pay over 70 Patrick Friz-
zle, weekly, such sum ~ he may require to
pay for labor done during the week, provi-
ded the City Engineer 10 satisfied, OF states
to the Clerk that such amounts % he may
receive are due him Tor work done, and the
Engineer reports ct saoh meeting Of the
Council.
Resolved, That . committee Of three be
appointed to take into confederation the pro.
pristy Of prooarisg IN Emigrant Agent Tor
the city OF Keokuk.
Aldermen Wyman, Smith and Patterson
were appointed committee under the last
resolution.
The following bills were allowed:
J. Higdon, for relaying pavensnt, $50 80
}. G. Murphy, laying pipes, $50
Z. II. Rockefeller, boarding prisoners, 90 rs
}. I. Gri6ey, Nuisance account, Sc rs
Jennings 4 Anderson, relaying pave
ment, 80 70
The bill of VIM Brown, of 5000, for plans
and specifications aud contract for Engine
House and Calaboose, was received, and ssid
W. Brown, WAS allowed the sum Of 500. on
account, and the bill referred to the commit
tee on claims.
The Engineer reported the following est;-
mates, which were allowed, viz:
p. McMannus, estimate No. 1, on
High street, 1882 IS
d. Barry, No. 2, on 5th street, 1873 SO
Collier, Ralston 1 Co., No. IL, Bank
street, l.557 65
NJ. McDermot, No. ., on Sd street, sSs o.
Sh0res q Miles, NO. ~, on BlondaaQ
and End streets, 794 %
James Carroll, No. 10, Sd street, 974 10
J. b. knight, No. 8, Sd ward culverss. $40 80
j. b. knight, No. 2, Calaboose foun-
ds.ion., sss IS
O'Brien 4 Donnelly, No. 6, anal e.
innate, culverts End ward, 4.4O9 az
J. 4 b. warts, No. 2, culverts, in
bonds, 1880 IS
O'Brien 4 Donnelly, No. l, culverts
on Grand Avssue, in bonds, 2,l42 90
Jas. Madden, No. S, MacAdamisins
on Blondeau street and IN certih-
cate Of indebtedness, 600 GO
The City Engineer reported the appcrtion.
ment OF certain lots, Tor paving the side.
walks in front thereof, whsrsupon the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That special tax. q indicated
below, be assessed ana levied upon TIE lot
hereinafter described; Il being the apecisl
tax upon said lots for paving Is side-w walks
in front thereof, a. indicated By The reports
Of the City Engineer. dated Ssptsnbsr /,
1857, viz:
Lot Block - 7o.44ILot Bl.,h r. s4s,
90 ~ 30ss :; sess
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