The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-03

Council met,
t0tNtiE K08Nyf
Aug. 2, 1858. !

Council met
Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Bsh-
op, Haines, Patterson, Reynolds, Smith, Wy
man and Timberman.
The minutes of the last meeting we're read
and approved.
The Mayor, from the committee appoint
ed to confer with Judge Boyles in relation to
the building of Court House and Jail,
made the following report:
Gentlemen Of the City Council;
Ia accordance with your direction your
committee in connection with myself have
conferred with Judge Boyles in reference to
the building Of Jail, Court House and Of
6ces, and have instructed me to report
That we have effected an arrangement
with Judge Boyles, by which he will agree to
proceed without delay to erect a large and
substantial Jail, upon the rear ends of lots
7, 8 and ., in block 20, and that he will erect
Court House and Offices Of approved plan,
upon n part OF same lots of the city fronting
upon 4th street, on the alley.
Provided, the city will convey to the coun-
ty. for that purpose, one-third Of the three
lots owned by the city on the corner of John.
son and 4th streets; the county paying there
for one third Of the original cos, of said lots
with the interest thereon.
Or Judge Boyle will erect the Jail and
Court House upon any other site in the city
between 2nd and 9Th, and Bank and Concert
streets, provided two full and suitable lots
are procured for that purpose, at cost not
exceeding the price Of The first named ground.
Alderman Smith offered the following res.
olution
! Resolved, That the report Of tho commit
/ tee be received, and that said committee be
| and are hereby authorized to close the con-
1 tract for building the same upon the plan
| proposed in the report just submitted. Al
! derman Bishop moved to lay said resolution
upon the table till next meeting. Carried
/ On motion of Alderman Wyman the fol-
4 lowing was passed, viz:
| Resolved, That citizens having property
located ut suitable places for Court House
and Jail be requested to Inform the members
Of the Council Of the same, and the terms
upon which the same can be purchased.
| The Committee on Claims reported back
to the Council tho following bills, and re-
commended the allowance of the following
amount upon the same
VIM. Brown, for plans, contracts,
&C., $500 90
! |. .. Good Templars, plank walk, 10 90
j. 4 b. Zwart, extra work on cul.
verts in 1857, to be paid in the
manner provided in their contract, 45S II
The Committee on Claims reported in ia.
vor Of deducting one half of the amount
charged to the "a Of lot 8, block %, for
paving IN front thereof.
Report accepted and the Clerk directed
to make said deduction from the assess
ment.
The Committee on Finance reported
l s.xuS 4 Il - r a
asking a reduction Of the license upon Bill.
lard Tables and Bowling Alleys.
Report adopted.
the Board Of Education in relation to repair
ing the Central School House, reported the
following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Engineer, ia coniunc
ton with said Committee, be instructed to
repair the Central School House at an ex-
pense not exceeding $500.
The Mayor reported that he had made n
settlement with Black 4 Burns, and Flood &
Adair, for work on the johnson street Mar
ket Houses and that there was due to b lack
Burns the sum Of 5000 o., and Flood L
Adair the sum OF $3.50 GO.
Report accepted, and the contractors al-
lowed the sums aforesaid, subject to deduo-
ton OF the amount that may have been paid
by citizens to any of said contractors.
The Mayor reported that he had received
the further sum Of $3,4o3 from Ii. X. Love
Co., on Scrip account.
The Engineer reported the apportionment
to the several lots in blocks ID and AS for
| grading the alley through said blocks; where
upon the following resolution was adopted
| Viz.
Resolved, That a special tax, as indicated
below, be assessed and levied upon the lots
hereinafter described, it being tax on said
lots for grading the alley through said blocks
as reported by the City Engineer in his re-
| mort dated Auv Q I9S2