The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-12

COUNCIL RooM. Nov. \.

Council PreeceAsngs.
CouscrL Room, Nov. ', 1864.
Council met.
Pfesent--ths Mayor and Alderman Alb
oost' Davis, Hughes, Montague, Seaton
Ten Eyck and Wickersham.
Absent-Alderman CIephoru.
The petition of 8. H. Johneon and loe
others to have the plank walk 10 front OF
lots !, and ,, block 65, repaired VA.
referred 70 the Street Committee, With in.
ssructions TO have the same done by the
City Engineer If desmed necessary
The petition Of q w. TAYLOR and lg
others to have the plank walk on Hivb
Street repairsd from 7th to 18th street
was referred to the Street Committee
With instructions to have the work done
It deemed expedient.
The petition Of Cleghorn l. Alex ander
and 2 others to have the walk repaired
on 4th street between johnson and Pa.
lean streets, and on Palean from 4lh to
9th streets, and on 5th street from Pale.n
to Cedar, was referred to the Stree. Com.
mittee with directions to repair said walk
II necessary.
DIR. Mathew made verbal communica
tion to the Council in relation 10 bis man.
ner OF the treatment ofthe small box. Re.
ferred TO the Board of Health.
The report Of the wharfmaster for the
month Of October, showing the net re !.
ceipts Of wharfage to be sl52. IS. was sc-
cepted and ordered to be filed.
The City Engineer reported that the
contractor for repairing the paw ed side.
walk had neglected to commence work
whereupon the Engineer was authorized
to contract with the other bidder tor said
work, provided the same can be done at
tue same price as the bid Of the original
contractor.
Alderman Montague from the Auditing
Committee, to whom was referred the
bill of W. g. Stripe. reported 10 FAVOR Of
the paymen, Of The same. Rep prt not
accepted and referred back to said Com
Iaittee
The Street Committee 10 whom vas
referred the petition Of W C. S,ri pc and
Others in relation to the side walk Cd 7th
street Between Blondeau and Concert
streets. reported the following which was
adopted:
Resolved. That the Street Supervisor
be authorized to repair said side walk
forthwith, under the directions of the
Street COMMITTEES.
The following were adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the owner OF lot 10 and
the east half of 10, 9, block l67 be re-
quired to lsy plank walk four feet wide
in front Of said lots on Blondeau street
within 30 days from this date.
Resolved. That Aldermen Davis and
Ten-E Eyck be appointed special commit
tee TO examine the records Of the sale of
real estate for delinquent taxes, and re
port what is necessary 10 the man.
oer Of keeping the same.
Resolved, Tha. the City Engineer be
authorized to advertise for proposals to
build sewer from the calaboose to the
main sewer on Sirth street. The same
to be built Of brick and laid in cement,
and to be not less than two feet in diam
e,er.
Alderman Ten Eyck presented the fol.
lowing, which was laid on the table till
next meeting:
Resolved, That the further sum Of one
thousand dollars be and the same is here
BY appropriated for the purpose Of pa yioe
the expenses incident to the setsleuent ol
the city debt.
The folllowing was laid upon the table:
Resolved, That the further sum- of six
hundred dollars be appropriated for the
improvement Of the streets. the same TO
be expended by the Stree. Supervisor un-
der the direction of the Street Commit
tee, the orders upon the treasury to be
drawn BY the Mayor and Clerk upon the
requisition Of the Street Committee.
The following bills we're allowed
A. G. Richardson, expenses of moving
$3.50
Cady 4 Peck, nails &C., s96.2I.
J. Ford d Co., lumber for plank walks
sl9o.89
J w. Bass jr., lamber for plank wslks
$4,000.
A.. G. Richardson, lumber for planl
walks, S2a 80 ]
II. Seymour, balance due for lay5ns
plank walk, Sll625.
w. A.. Adair, drayago, s2.25.
L. Schotte, removing safe. $50 90.
William WooIley. work on offices
43l 49,.
w. Abbott, work on Offices, sa5 SO.
]. w. Rodefer, coal for Offices, s30.E35
Il Howe, one COW purchased, $50 so
Council adjourned.
B. S. MEssIAM, Clerk,
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drought him to Gen. Curtis HeadQuar
tiers, where he introduced himself, mtc
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