The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-24
CouncIl Proceedings.
COUNCIL RooM,I
Dec. 2lst, le5S.I


Dec. 2lst, le5S.S
Council met.
Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Bish-
OPP, Haines, Patterson, Reynolds, Smith,
Shelly, Wyman and Ttmbermnn.
The minutes oil the last Meeting were
read and approved
A petition was received from Mr..
Thompson and eleven others, asking for
the laying OF plank walk on the west 70
north side OF Eighth street, from its inter-
section with Blondeau, extending To Full
ton, and on Fulton TO Ninth street, or on
Fulton from Seventh to Ninth street.
Also petition OF l.. r, Russell and
eleven others, asking for the laying OF a
plank walk OH Ninth street between High
and Morgan-therenpon the following res
oluiion was adopted
Resolved, That the plank walk on the
west side Of Ninth street, in Sd Ward, be
continued from High TO Morgan, and If
necessary, TO Fulton street; aud that the
plank walk on Fulton street be extended
from Seventh TO Ninth streets, with the
nee esssry crossings, in both cases charga-
bic upon the adjacent lots, as provided by
Ordinance.
A petition WINS received from J. II Sui
Ivan, in reference To the balance due him
upon the contract for grading upon Wster
street, above the Packet Depot. Referred
to the Committee ON Streets and Alleys,
in connection with the Engineer.
petition was received from c. w.
Lnwrie, asking for the laying OF n plank
walk on the east side Of Eighth street,
from Exchange o Bank
a isn a tra So nal arJ
nine others, FOR plank walk on Eleventh
street, from Bank 10 Tmea, -whereupon
the Engineer was directed 10 have the
plank walks lain in accordance with the
prayer OF the petitioners--the same 10 be
done at the cost OF the lots fronting there
oh--and also to make the necessary street
crossings in connection herewith.
petition was received from Messrs.
Hiatt 81 Harbine, In relation to an error in
the assessment of their land adjoining Ce-
dar street;-whereupon Aid. Hanes offer
ed the following
Resolved, That the error in the assess
ment OF the property belonging to HAT, L.
Harbine, and laying at the loot OF Third
street, be SO corrected as to make the val.
uation Sl3 900 Instead OF 81 900.
Also TINT the error in the assessment
OF the property OF Jno X Martin, in Block
No. %, be corrected, by abating 81 900 on
said assessment. Upon motion of Aid.
Smith the petition and resolution were re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
The Engineer ri ported the bids for
building box culverts on Fourteenth street,
and was directed to enter into contract
with the lowest bidder.
Jesse Wickersham made application 10
the City Council Tor n release OF the claim
o. the City TO lots three (3), n Block No.
ID, decided to the City under tax sale OF
1852. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mtiee.
The order made at the last meeting OF
Council, directing the Engineer to have a
plank walk lard upon the south side of
Exchange street, from Fourth TO Sixth,
was re.considered, and The Engineer was
directed to have the same laid upon the
north side OF Exchange between the streets
aforesaid.
The Special Committee, to whom was
referred the claim o A. Guthrie, for the
balance due for services IN 1857 as En-
glneer OF the Water Works, reported the
same back to the Council without any re.
commentator in reference thereto where
be allowed to A Guthrie as the amount
due him Tor services as aforesaid
The following bills were allowed
r. knowley, for repairing city wag-
ons and tools, $3.50
!. N. Pierce, Tor blank books, 2T.00
r. Muse, for pink, 800 %
p. w. Potter, Tor earth deposited
on lots and 2. Block "a, 90 so
i. Ialiant, stone crossings, 81 90
Jno Hartigan, for rebuilding &c,
part OF cuIvert at Prices Creek,
on Grand Avenue, 5o.l7
NJ O'Mara, for work on Third
street, bet. Bank and Times, 100 80
N. O'Brien, for work on road to
Buena Vista, l24.52
JAS. C.. Bailey white washing and
hauling Tor School House GU, of
the School appropriation, $50
The bill o. +. Muse. OF S25, for drain
ing lot was received, and Alderman Pat
terson moved to refer the same 10 the
Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Alderman Smith moved TO amend by
referring il 10 the Committee on Claims,
the question being taken on the amend
men', the same was carried, and the reso-
luton as amended was adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Engineer he directed
to have street crossings made across 18th
street at Bank, across Third at Rlondeau,
and across Second at High street.
The Committee on Judiciary, in accord.
ance with instructions, reported Ordinance
No. LAT, entitled IAN Ordinance amend-
atory OF Ordinance No. s, entitled An
Ordnance concerning the assessment and
collection oil a City Keyenua,n which w.a