The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-19
Council PrOceaaangs.
COUNCIL Roox,
Aug. 10, 1857.

Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Besbe,
Patterson, Smith, Shelley, Walling, Bishop
and Wyman.
The judiciary committee to whom was re.
ferred the petition Of John Rokes asking ex-
( cmption from taxation on the value OF GER
/ tain Billiard tables, reported against the
same. Report adopted.
The committee on judiciary, to whom was
REFER ed the petition Of Elihu Gum, asking
the appointment Of commissioners to assess
the damages accruing by reason OF the
change of grade Of Fourth street at High re-
ported the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That II. s. Farrar, Peter W..
Potter and J. NJ. Billings be appointed to as
sess the advantages and benefits accruing by
reason Of the change Of grade Of Fourth st.,
at High, as provided by ordinance No. W.
The special committee who were author
lied to receive proposals and enter into con-
tract for the construction Of Engine House
and G ala boose, report that they have enter
edSinto contract with T. w. Davis for the
construction Of said buildings for eleven
thousand I'VE hundred dollars cash. On
motion, the report was accepted and the
/ bond and contract approved.
The committee on claims, to whom was re-
fcrred the claim Of w. +. Turner, of fifty
dollars, for damages sustained by reason of
loss of one COW, reported against the same
/ Report accepted.
The committee on streets and alleys, to
whom was referred the petition of Brown
Taylor and others, asking for grading OF .
track for the continuation of keokuk, Fort
Des Moines and Minnesota K. X. up the riv-
er, reported the following resolution, which
was adopted:
1 Resolved, That the City Engineer be di.
! rected to run out A road way between John
son street and the keokuk and Fort Des
/ Moines Depot to be run as near the west line
of the proposed levee MS possible; to ascer-
tain the names Of the owners of grounds
through which said road shall run outside
old city limits to estimate for temporary
road bed the entire distance, and report the
same at the next regular meeting OF the
Council.
An abstract was received Of the special
election held in the different wards, on the
18th of August, 1857, for the purpose Of yo
ting upon the following proposition, to wit ::
'.Shall Water Works be constructed provi-
ded the expense does not exceed $500, 900 !?
showing that there were in tho whole city
for the proposition aforesaid 259 votes, and
against said proposition $50 votes, showing
u mAlOrity hHhtuSt VIC pIoPoSAtiou VI wv
hundred and twenty one votes.
The petition of l.. L. O'Connor and others,
in reference to the grade Of Firststreet. be-
! low Bank, was received and laid upon the
table.
The petition OF Elihu Gum, in relation to
the change Of grade of Fourth at High, was
referred to the committee on judiciary.
| The petition Of Michael McDermott, also
! Of Collier, Ralston 4 Co., asking for an al
lowance in city warrants as part Of back
per centage on their contract, were referred
/ to the City Engineer.
The Engineer reported the bids OF Dan
! worth & Carroll for building the culvert on
! 10th and Cedar, whereupon alderman Bish-
4 op moved the adoption of the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the cash bid of Danworth
/ 4 Carroll for building culvert at 10th and
Cedar be accepted, and the Engineer be d.
! rected to enter into contract with said par.
| ties.
/ Alderman Smith moved that said resolu.
ton and bid be laid upon the table, which
was adopted.
/ A communication was received from the
Messrs. Ford, Gorham 4 Ford, Deming K
! Love, and Chaplin L Lee, whereupon Alder
man Shelley presented the following resolu.
/ ton which was adopted:
| Resolved, That a committee Of three be
| appointed to confer with certain bankers OF
the city, with regard to contract made with
them on the LIST day of August, 1887, in re-
lation to protecting fifty thousand dollars
city scrip az mentioned in said contract, and
report TO the next regular meeting Of the
Council.
Aldermen Shelley, Smith and Wymau,
were appointed SAD committee.
Alderman Smith presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That q committee of three b.
appointed for the purpose Of settling with
ex- Mayor Curtis in relation to the negotia
ton Of $4,000 10 bonds.
Aldermen Smith, Patterson, and Shele,
were appointed said committee.
Che City Engineer reported the contrac,
and bond Of John Tarbell for grading upor
Grand Avenue, which were approved.
The Engineer reported the superintendent
Of certainl lots for laying pavement, where
upon the following resolution was adopted
4 Resolved, That a special tax, as indicat ec
below, be assessed and levied upon the lot.
hereinafter described, 1t being a special tn,
on said lots due for re-laying pavement il
front thereof, as reported by the City Engi
neer August Is, 1857.
90 feet east end lot l, block %. $55 3:
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