The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-27
Council Proceedings.
CouNcIL RooM,
February 81, 1885,


Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Aldermen Parsons, Billings, Pitt
man, Taylor, and Sharts.
Alderman Parsons, President pro tenn, pre-
sided.
The committee on streets and alleys, to
whom was referred the petition for the grad
ing OF Twelfth street from Main to Des
Moines street, reported the following resolu-
ton, which was passed:
Resolved, That the City Engineer be d.
rectcd to have Twelfth street graded between
Main and Des Mones, by Black, 4cIntosh 4
Co., under their contract with the city.
communication from the Wharf Master
was referred to Aldermen Parsons, STARTS
and Billings.
A notice was received from ii. v. u. Johns,
Attorney for Laughlin llamlin, stating that
said Hamlin had been badly injured, and
greatly damaged in consequences OF falling
from the top of the baak on Des Moines
street where said street had been excavated
by the city. Referred TO the committee on
judiciary.
A petition from d. j. Hosselton asking fo-
the privilege Of enlarging his carpenter shop,
which is located in the fire limits, was re-
ferred TO the committee on judiciary.
communication was received from A. III.
Heaslep, in relation TO the water upon lots 4,
5 and q, block 1913, and referred to the CITY
Engineer.
The application of Eames, for the privi-
lege of using two billiard tables under the IL
cense granted to Geo. Nuts, was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
Aldermen Billings, Taylor and STARTS were
appointed to confer with the Faculty of Med
ical Department of Iowa State University, in
relation TO the best means Of protecting their
buildings from the injury likely to accrue to
them, by the falling Of the earth, caused bv
the grading Of Third street.
The following resolution was passed
Resolved, That the City Engineer is here.
by instructed TO have Black, Mcintosh & Co.,
grade 9th street from johnson to Exchange,
and have such culverts put in as may be ne
ccssary to drain the water into Johnson street
culvert. Provided, however, that If the City
Engineer deem it best to put in permanent
stone culvert in said Eighth street, he is here
by instructed to report TO the next meeting of
the City Council.
The Collector reported delinquent tax
list on personal property, for the year A. D.
1866, amounting to $10,1s, and it was or
dered that he be allowed the sum aforesaid
on settlement.
The following bills were allowed:
l.. Hutchinson, on half u quarters
salary as City Engineer, $3.50 90
c. G. Stevens, $50 certificates of
purchase for lots struck off to the
city at tax sale, 1850
Union Foundry, iron pipes for els
terms, s,75
l.. w. O'Brien & Co., work on Hook
and Ladder Truck, l25 100
The bill Of ii. W. Sample OF $500 for ex-
penses incurred at Springfield, Illinois, at
tending the Legislature in procuring leglsla-
ton with reference to railroad facilities, was
referred to Aldermen Shnr.s, Taylor and
Parsons.
On motion, the report Of the special COM
mittee. in relation to the value Of the ground
between the present inner line as indicated
on map in the Engineers Office, was taken
from table, and the following resolution
| adopted, 10 wit:
Resolved, That when any party owning o
lot or lots, or part, or parts Of lots on the
Levce below Johnson street, desires to buy
the ground in front Of the same, not particn-
larry occupied by the city at the time: the
Mayor or the Mayor pro TEN, shall be and is
hereby authorized to sell and deed the right
OF the city in the same, reserying whatever
may be necessary for street and wharf uses,
and that the prices reported by the special
committee, consisting of Aldermen TAYLOR,
Sharts and Billings rs follows, to-wit:
Between johnson and Exchange street
$500 per footbetween Exchange and
Bank street, north one.half Of 10; two (2)
and ali OF 10, 5, ut SIS per foot.
Between Exchange ana Bank, lot |, and
j south one-ha!f Of lot ,, S25 per foot.
Between Bank and Timea street at SIS per
I foot.
! Between Timea and Des Mones street SIS
/ per foot.
/ Between Dcs Moines and palean street,
!, 80 l,el sooi.
/ Between palean and Carroll street, lots
aud z, block No. %, at SIS per foot-the
balance $50 per foot.
I Between Carroll ana Ridge street, 500 DER
( foot--betS cen Ridge and Cedar street.-the
north one-half, So per foot--the south half
I II s5J per foot, shall, for the present, be the
/ governing rates for the same; taking a note
/ Or notes for the same secured by mortgage
on the property 40 sold, payable either in city
Indebtedness or cash, when the front Levee
is made in front Of such property, and with
proyiso, that in case the amount 80 due is not
paid Mt or before the completion Of said front
Lesee, the said sum Of purchase, shall bear
ten per cent. per annum, inter est.
The Council adjourned to Tuesday, eve
ming March 3D., az O'Clock, r. u.
b. s. MERRIAM, Clerk.