The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-07

plored obscurity, are before the world. OA
these six is the whole farce Of the Revolu-
tionists leaning for an apology, rs without
these they would be--even admitting the
| other half dozen Of their bogus "mem-
bers" to be Simon-pure-in helpless MI
nority Of eleven. A fair and candid state
men. Of facts 10 now before the people, and,
/ without comment, We lenye all honest men
| TO deduce their own inferences'
Council FFOcc cdings.
CouscI RooM,(
i Aug. A, 1857.
Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Bishop,
Beebe. Patterson, Smith, Shelley, Wyman,
and Waling.
The petition Of Elihu Gum, askins the
I appointment of Commissioners to Assess the
damages caused to him by reason oil the
change Of the grade of Fourth street ut
High. was referred TO the committee on Ju-
dietary.
The petition Of P. Kahalan, for the privl-
4 lege of keeping Restaurant without license,
was referred to the committee on Judiciary.
i The petition Of S. Egbert, 10 relation TO
his assessment, was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The petition Of n portion OF the owners OF
the lots in blocks 46 and Al, to have the al
/ leys through said blocks graded, was received
/ and the Engineer ordered to advertise Tor
proposals for said grading.
The petition Of William Martin, claiming
damages caused by the grading OF Third near
Franklin, was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The engineer reported survey OF Main
street, from Fourteenth street to the north
crn limits Of the city, together With an esti-
mate of the cost Of grading and culverting
the same. Referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
The Engineer reported that Messrs. j.. 4
| B. Zwart had declined to enter into contract
| for the building Of the culvcrt ct 10Th and
] Cedar streets, and was directed to advertise
4 agnin for proposals for said work.
] The Aldermen from the LIST and I'D Wards
reported that they had purchased for Mar
ket Grounds fifty feet OF from the rear end
| OF the lots in block No. l25, for the sum Of
$4,000. Report received and ordered to be
filed.
The contract and bond Of +. McManus, for
grading High stree, from Sd to 4th street,
was reported and approved.
The bids for the Following work were re-
ported and referred to the committee on
streets and alleys, to wit
For curbing, guttering and gravelling on
Bank street, from LIST to Sd; also I'd and ID
: s.seess, from Exchange to Bank. For gra-
ding 9th stree, from Main to Orleans; Or
leans, from 5th to 7th street; Concert, from
Sd to 9Th street; 9th, 10th and llth, from
Blondeau to High 18th street from Blon-
deau TO Orleans; 18th and l4th, from Main
to High 4th street from Exchangeto Timea;
9th street, from Exchange TO Cedar 9th ST.,
from johnson to Des Aioines; Ith street,
from johnson to Timea; Ssh street, from
johnson to Bank Exchange, from 9th to I'll
street, and Bank from 9Th to 9Th street.
Three bts for the construction OF Water
Works were received and referred to the
Mayor, Engineer, and Aldermen Wyman,
Patterson, shelley, and Smith, With instruc-
lions to report at the next meeting OF the
Council.
Alderman Shelley presented Ordinance
i No. -, San Ordinance repeating Ordinance
No. 1867
Alderman Wyman moved that the same be
laid upon the table, which motion was adopt
ed by the following vote, the yeas and nays
being demanded:
Yeas-Alderman Beebe, bishop, Smith,
Wyman.
Nays-Patterson, Shelley and Walling.
4 The judiciary committee reported back
Ordinance rs, as amended, and the same
WAS passed.
The following bills were allowed, to wit ;
i Z. II. Rockefeller, boarding prison
ers in calaboose; 500 %
JAS. Carroll, work on culyert, rs 90
do do Earth deposited, IL 90
JAS. l.. Bess, do do III IS
Pat. Frixzle, do do % Oh
Ii. Fulton, do do 5 IS
The following estimates were allowed:
Shores 4 Miles on ID street, SOP 70
Michael Med ermott, on 3D. street, 2I4 03
j. b. knight, on culverts, l,SO2 w
do do Masonry for Engine
House and Calaboose, 1926 60
O'Brian L Donneliy, culyerts, 1900 A
p. Frixxle, 5th street, 500 66
JAS. Madden, Matchmaking, ,S47 G5
Collier, Ralston i Co., Bank st., l,2l8 AZ
Jas. Carroll, Sd st., 645 80
The following resolutions were adopted /:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Aldermen
Patterson & Wyman be appointed to ascsr.
tain whether the Gas Coke Company 10
complying with their contract in relation to
the public lamps; also, to ascertain ut what
other points public lamps are needed.
Resolved, That the City Engineer be in
structed to advertise for proposals for grs-
ding 7th street from Blondesu to Morgan
also, Morgan from 4th 1t. to 9th.
Resolved, That committee be appointed
from let nd Sd Wards to act in conjunction
with the Engineer, in selecting plan, I'D.
vertising for and receiving proposals for the
construction OF Market House, through
block No. III, payment for the same TO Be
made in city bonds, and report ct the nexl
meeting Of the Council. Aldermen Wyman
and Shelley, appointed committed.
Resolved, That the City Engineer enter
into contract with John Knight, for ths
construction Of a road way from Packet dc
not to the termination Of keokuk and Mus.
catine Railroad, foot Of Orleans street, upor
the terms proposed by him in his bid for saic
work, conditioned that the city may suspend
, said work at any time after m expenditure
OF $40, 900 on said work.
The Engineer reported the apportionmenl
to tho lots on Blondeau st., from 9th 70 9th
street, and the following resolution VA,
adopted, to wit:
Resolved, That q special tax as indicated
!, below be assessed and levied upon the lota
hereinafter described, it being tho specia
tar upon said lots, for the curbing and Mac
Adamining in front thereof, rs reported b.
the City Engineer IN his report of Aug. 4th
1857.
Lot. Block. Special Tax.
"a $ll3 II
VA l07 %
W LOT OF
~ l0I o.
~ LOT OF
= ~ lib II
80 lib II
: s % l07 OF