The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-26

TsisGrApA news. Y
ALEXANDRIA, Jase 2l.-1hs Jswslry stor,
Of W. W. Adams, i This p!aee, 10 enAlrsl,
sveps BY burglars i.ss nleA. Upvssds g
| 1000 worth Of jewslry and plsts ~
stolen BY them. Thss is 10 clue % the rob
bsrs.
BaisroL, R. l., June M.--Ths Bristol Oak
um works, owned BY Devoe 4 Co. were CON
sumsd BY are this morning. Buildings in.
sured for 10000.
DErRolr, Juns 2A.--A nsw blast furnac,
in Hamtsamao, owned BY the Detroit end
Lake Superior Iron Company, with vaiuabi.
| machinery. was consumed By ire ct o'ca0ca
this morning. Loss t38, $50. Partially in.
| sured.
Bosros, June o4.-Ths building, No. III
Blackstone street, occupied BY W. +. r
Brooks, furniture dealer, John Morgan, liz
uor seller and others, were utterly destroyed
BY FIRE last night. The loss about $25 600
Csancll RrscssAsngs.
CouxcIL Roon,
June %, 1887.
Council met.
Present, the Mayor, and Alderman Beebe,
Shelley, Smith, Walling and Wymap.
The remonstranee Of the butchers, huck-
sters, &C., occupying the city lots against the
amount Of rent charged BY city, Was referred
to Aldermen Wyman, Smith Patterson and
Shelley.
Ord;nancs No. ITO, can Ordinance provi-
ding for the sale Of certain property on Wa
Ter street and the Wharf was taken from the
table and adopted"
subject Of putting up baildings for tho use Of
the Fire Companies was taken from the table,
aud the following resolution Vas passed.
Resolved, That the City Engineer be 10.
structsd TO advertise for proposals. TO SON
ssruct building OF brick Of the dimensions
proposed il the report OF the committee, said
building to BE- commenced - soon - practi-
cable. Payments TO DO made IN bonds Of the
city, bearing interest II the rate Of 10 per
cent. per annum, payable annually, and
principal payable in two years.
The report Of the COMMITTEES to whom Vas
referred the MISTER Of revising the City Or
dinsncss, WAS taken from tho table and the
following resolution adopted, vis:
Resolved, That Msssrs. Lowe, Noble, and
Craig, be authorised to revise the Ordinances
Of the city.
The petition Of the Congregation Benai
Israel, in reference to their burial ground,
Was taken from the table, and Alderman
Walling presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That tho Congregation Ben.i T.
rael bs authorised to sell the lot now held BY
them for the purpcse Of burying ground, the
proceeds to be applied for the purchase Of
other grounds for the same purpose, the CON
gregsti0n giving satisfactory security to the
h~-n. IL 4 .a;A u~nnaANa nhalt ~ an.
piled.
Alderman Smith moved that the whole sub
jscs BE- incidentally postponed. Motion adopt
I'd.
The contract Of O'Brian 4 Donnslly for
building calvert on Eleventh street. between
Main and johnson streets, was approved.
Estimate No. 2 to Janss Madden, on con
tract for Ma Adamisine AID eurbipg on Blon-
deau street, was reported b. the City Ensi-
nesr, and said Madden Was allowed ol2o0, s5
in cestiAoatss Of Indebtedness, and CLOS 10
cash, bsing the amount Of said estimate.
Estimate No. / TO J. B. Kaight, for ourb-
ing aud MAcAdamising ON Exchange street,
VS. made BY the City Engineer, and said
knight was allowed 1l564,65 in certificates
OF Indebtedness, the amount Of said esti-
mate.
Estimate No. to Ferrel and McNamara
was received, and the contractors were d.
lowed 4l824 10 in certificates Of indebted
ness.
The special committee ON market grounds,
asked for further time TO report. Granted.
The following bills wore allowed:
Patrick McManas, earth deposited, so 25
s g Is 90
James Rogers, one quarter rent Of
rooms, 81 SO
NJ. Mod ermott, Garth deposited, "a 40
The bill Of J. Y. Anthony Of 355 63 and
John Wier of $25 40 for work on kilbourns
Park, were referred to the committee on the
Park.
The bill Of John A. Smith Of $l49 40 for
one-half Of the expense Of transcribing the
mortgage records was referred TO tho COM
mittee on claims.
The petition Of N. e. Hirsch Bro, in
reference TO their assessment for personal
property, was laid upon the table With In
structions to obtain the opinion Of the City
Attorneys in reference thereto.
The City Rnsinssr reported an apportion-
msnt TO the lots in block la0, for grading the
alley through said block, and the following
resolution VS. adopted, Wis:
Resolved, That 4 special tax a. indicated
below DO sssased and levied upon the lots
hereinafter described, being the special tax
upon said lots for the grading OF the alley
through said block, - reported BY the City
Engineer, June %, 1857.