The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-08

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Oct. 9, 1857.

Council met
Present, the Mayor. and Aldermen Beebe,
Patterson, Smith, Shelley, Bishop and Wy
man.
communication was received from Sulli-
van and Tempin, asking the Council to pay
the keokuk, Mt. Pleasant d Muscatinc Rail-
road Company the sum Of $1,000, being the
amount of interest paid by said company up.
on the bonds of the city, issued in payment
of the subscription Of the city to the stock of
the said railroad company; also that said
payment be made in city scrip, they agreeing
to protect the same for two years. So much
of said communication rs refers to the claim
upon the city was referred TO the committee
on claims, and so much as refers to the is
sue of scrip was referred 10 the committee
on finance.
A communication was received from the
city Collector, stating that the parties as
essed for benefits on 81 street, ut the upper
end, have appealed to the District Court,
and asking the Council to pass resolution
relative thereto.
/ Referred to the committee on judiciary.
/ Alderman Patterson presented ordinance
/ No. ia, entitled San Ordinance in relation
! to the sale Of malt, spurious and vinous
I liquors on election days. which was passed.
An ordinance entitled San Ordinance,
a,neniatory Of ordinance No. ll0, providing
for the sale of certain property on Water st.
and the Wharf, was presented and referred
10 the committee on streets and alleys.
\ The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That committee Of three be
appointed, in connection with the city Engi-
neer, TO enter into contract, il deemed ex-
pedient, with j. b. Knight, or other person,
- ~, .st.s. a Ill AZ.
stone work of the market house in the Sd
ward, said work to be done By the LIST or 18th
day Of November next; and If thought advi,
sable, said committee to enter into contract
for the erection and completion Of the whole
market house in the Sd Ward, agreeable to
plans and specifications now in the Engi-
neer's Office, the whole to be completed by
the iirst day Of May, 1858; the whole to be
paid in city bonds running years; said CON-
mlttee TO report at the next meeting Of the
Council for their action.
!, Aldermen Day, Wyman and Patterson
. were appointed u committee under the last
resolution.
, Resolved, That the city Collector be and
is hereby authorized TO receive city script and
, all other current funds in payment OF ali
taxes, general or special.
: Resolved, That the committee on streets
and alleys be directed to have street cross
. ings made whenever necessary.
!, Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized
and directed 10 make return to the wri, o!
: mandamus served in favor Of Hiatt q liar
!. blne, in accordance with the answer submit
= ted by the city Attorneys, under the seal Of
/ the city If necessary.
: Resolved, That the regular meetings o
.. the Council be hereafter held on Tuesda,
7 evening Of each week ut O'Clock.
The Engineer reported the following esti
:, mates, which were allowed.
: jas. Madden, Estimate No. |, Ger.
4 tiiicases OF Indebtedness, $l033 |,
A Cash, 81 A
: j. ". Davis, on engine house and
- calaboose, in bonds, 1000 q
Cash, 437 6
J. Tarbell, No. /, Grand Avenue,
Bonds, o644 4
! Collier, Rals,on & Co., No. 10, on
4 Bank ST., cash, RAT .
D. u. Knight, final estimate on cal
Aboose, balance, 34s Z
i n. Mcuermott, fnal estimate on
50 81, cash, l40 4
a Fat, frizIlc, estimate No. 3, on 9th,
,e sih and Exchange sss., 53a b
i suiiiran Co., on Water street,
~ above Concert, bonds, 1912 8,
: }. h. knight, estimate No. Q, on
euiserss, 1895 6
Shores Miles, No. III, on Con.
2 J. cert and ID, CAT 5
lie Nni. Brown, estimate No. 1. on
&c commercial alley, bonds, 9o3 4
u JAS. Carroll, No. Is, on Sd st., IT2 q
10 The following bills were allowed
z Jennings 4 Anderson, ss!ay ing pave-
y meht, % 8
V Y. Y. stephens, amount Of cersil
10 Gates Of properties sold to the
= city, AZ 4
= rha ,oya, sofA on 5sh ST., % o
1 1nase Love, putting up bell for
. rup ,, seaooi house, Is 9
a on 3d st., .1's7 - !,
n J. n. kimball, digging ditch, rs a
. =. OConnor, earth deposited, IA !,
! l.. Hutchinson, half-quarter salarv osa N
y do sundries, M 4
: d. b. Smith, Jr., one-half month :
services - Assist. Engineer. * n.