The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-03-26
Council PROCEEDINGS.
Council RooA, +,
March oath, 1857.

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| March oath, 1857.
! Council met.
/ Present, the Mayor and Aldermen STARTS,
| Billings, Conn, Parsons, Pittman and Taylor.
/ The Committee on Streets and Alleys, to
whom was referred the petition of Frederick
Zugg and others, owners of lots in block
/ l6S, asking for the grading Of the alley
through said block, reported in favor Of the
same, and the Engineer was directed to have
said work done.
/ A communication was received from CIV.
| Nve in behalf of the teachers in the Public
! Schools, asking for an appropriation OF
money to pay their salaries. Whereupon it
was ordered that the sum of eight hundred
dollars be appropriated to the Board of Edu-
cntion for the use of the Public Schools.
The petition of Henry Polscr and others,
residents Of Mason's Lower Addition, to
have bridge built across the ravne near
10Th and Cedar streets, was referred to the
Mayor and Engineer.
The claim Of Messrs. Chase & Love for
damages by reason of having their lumber
oyerhowed by water, was referred to Alder
men Taylor and Patterson.
The petition of Messrs. kilbourne & Davis
in relation to the situation Of llth street, in
front of their mandatory, was referred to
the City Engineer with instruct ons to have
such work done as he may deem necessary.
The proposal of VIM. Rees to build Water
Works for the city, was laid upon the table.
! The Engineer reported that the contractor
for grading and paving the alley through
block M. 80, had abandoned his contract
Whereupon the Engineer was directed TO
contract with other parties for said work.
The Mayor and Engineer each made u sep
arate report upon the subject Of making
bridges and culverts on 5th street near Ce-
dar .street, and it was ordered that the En-
gineer advertise for proposals for the build
ing of two culyerts, one at 9Th and Cedar,
the other at the intersection Of 5th street and
Bloody Run,-payment 10 be made in twenty
year bonds, bearing eight per cent. per an
mum interest.
The MAYOR and Engineer to whom was re-
ferred the bid of Black, Mcintosh * Co., for
putting in the toe of the wharf below John
son street, made the following report, which
was adopted:
The undersigned, to whom was referred the
matter of constructing portion OF the wharf
below Main street, present the following re-
port:
1t has been proposed to put in an outer
line of stone or timber running parallel TO
the shore, which, at the bids, will cost about
$40 a foot run, if constructed of stone as
proposed, and if made OF wood ms formerly,
it will cost more. The entire distance, about
1900 feet, would, at the bid, cost the city at
least $4,000.
Experience in st. Louis and elsewhere,
shows that with little care IN keeping the
heavy material for use on the outside OF the
work, there is no need Of either stone or tim
Der in the construction Of the wharf. Garry
.i,. I'll, ant hay
and below so as to secure the annual depos-
its US we'll from the flood as from the city
J excavations.
Besides, by this carving out streets, you
secure landings Wherein the street reaches
deep water; whereas if you carry line Of
work parallel to the shore, you fence off that
part Of the city which is thus encountered
, until the streets are carried out. The extern
, sion Of our city wharf, should, therefore, In
the opinion of the undersigned, proceed by
; grading and carrying out streets, and econo-
my requires that it should progress gradual
r ly, SO AS to obtain material cheap. As streets,
! cellars, and lots are graded by individual eff
fort, we buy embankment from such sources
ut from to cents. ST. Louis gets her
wharf constructed by this means, (paying for
! cellar and lot excayations,) ut from to
cents per yard. Adopting this plan for pro-
! ceeding instead Of paying 100000 for the
work here proposed, il would only cost abou,
$4,000 This great saving is by merely
changing the plan and adopting cheap earth
for dear stone, paying cents per yard IN
stead Of 81 90.
The earth excavations of this city are far
q superior to those of ST. Louis for such work
s as we have more rocky rubbish and there
: can be no doubt in our minds Of the entire
A certainty of success in the adoption of the
4. cheap material and plan of progress.
Respectfully submitted,
e SAMUEL Il. CURTIS, Mayor.
= | fully concur in the above proposed plan
for the construction of the wharf.
l.. HUTCHINSON, City Eng'r.
Alderman STARTS was added to the com.
: mittee appointed to confer with Connable 4
d Smyth and J. G. sullivan, in reference to
!. location for powder magazine.
!, Hugh Kennedy was allowed $3.50 for q
: pump in the public well.
. The committee appointed to confer with
). Z. 5. Carter, in relation to damages sus.
z tanned by reas on Of their shop being flooded
\ by water, reported the following resolution
/; which was adopted
: Resolved, That the sum OF $l0o be al
Y lowed 5. {. 5. Carter, If accepted in full
Y Of damages sustained by them ON account oil
the flooding Of water in their factory on
c Johnson ST., and caused by the grading oil
: lac alley .aI AZ. block i2.33.
y Alderman Taylor presented San Ord
I nance providing for two additional Wards
which was rejected by the following vote
: Yeas Pittman and Taylor.
Q Nays Billings, Conn, Parsons aud STARTS
/ The Mayor and Engineer were directed tc
e examine the road from the old limits Of tn.
e city to Buena Vista, and see what repairs o,
e work is necessary to be done upon the same.
y The following persons were appointed
Judges and Clerks of the annual election te
8 be held April 9th:
( FIRST WARD.
Q Judges X. Copelin and +. Nuce.
! C,erks-J. ii. NJ Bertram and L. Iiolings-
n worth.
SECOND WARD.
g Judges Edward iiumes aud II. Ilarkins
h Clerks Mr.. Briggs aud W. {. Graham.
+ THIRD WARD.
= Judgcs--Jas. Burrows and w. Mckee.
r Clerks-W. NJ. q. Terrence and VIM
Wittenmaver.