The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-24
CsnDell Rsssiseas.gs.

CJuncit met.
Piesent. the Mayor snd Aldermen Alb.
bots, Davis. Hughes, fioptaRus, Ssatou
Ten Eyck asd Wiekerai,am.
| Absent, Alderman CIeghora.
The minutes Of the last meeting VEN
read and approved.
Alderman Hughes moved that the
Council adjoarn 70 Aoaday sv.ning.-
Motion lost.
+. ". Potter made d verbal petition
70 the City Council in relatipn to the
layiog of the plank 10 front df lot la,
block No. 43. RelJteud 70 TIE 6treet
COMMITTEE. With authority to make such
arrangements II rsfsrsnes thereto - ios.
tios and equity may dict.ts.
The Street Committee made tke follov-
ing report, which was adopted, Wis:
Xour Committee, to whom va referred
snndry petitions IN relatior.:to plaAk wake.
would report that the Bmpossibilitv Of
procuring plank renders Il useless 70 or.
der the laying down Of a. , pev sidewalk
this fall. ID relation 70 Ghe reIeirinp Of
the old sidewalks, yoar eomm,(tee have
given the Street Supervisor instructions
% make such rspain - bic can With the
material At his command, your commit.
tee Designating where such repairs should
be made.
The Judiciary Committee, tb whom
vss referred the petiiioo II M s. Ma.
goan, in reference to the license upon
Billiard Tables, reported Ordnance No.
20, % ordinance amesdioe prdiaaoes No.
40. entitled .An Ordinsncs in Irelation
to.Billiard Tables" DC which va passed
by the following votes: Yeas 5; nays |.
feas-Aldermen Abbott. Davis, Sea-
ton. Ten Esck and Wickersham.
Nays-Aiderman Montagae.
The resolution presented at the last
meeting by Alderman Ten -gyck, appro-
priatiag the sam of one thoilsand dollars
towards paying the expeussl incident 10
IN effort to settle the city debt was taken
from the table.
Alderman Davis moved tia. the same
be laid upon the table Mosion lost by
the following vote. Yeas 2; nays4.
Yeas-Aldermen Davis am Montague.
Nays-Alderman Abbott, ssseaton, Ten.
Eyck and Wickershau.
On motion said resolution vIss amended
by striking out one thousand and insert-
ing i've hundred. and BY adding thereto
that 'the same to Be expended under the
directios Of the Select Comu.ittee on the
settlement Of the city debt"
Said resoiatios, - amended, reads a.
follows, and vss adopted By tie following
voie: Yeas 4; nays E.
teas-Aldermeu Abbott, Sestop. Ten.
Eyck and WickersLan.
Nays-Aldernen Davis anc Montague
Resolved, Taat tho further sum OF
Eve hundred dollars Be and s'be same i
hereby appro pr ated for the purpose Of
paying the expenses incident. to the set.
element Of the city debt tho same TO be
expended under the direction of the Sc
lest Committee On the Settlement of the
city debt.
The following resolutions we're adopt
ed
Resolved, Thst the Sapersisor be or
dered to have crossings or stepaing.a stones
put down on the south side dc johnson
street, scross l3.b, l4th. 18th, 18th and
18th streets.
Resolved, That the Whartma.,er be
instructed 70 collec, wharfage. from the
steshboat Perseverance" at the rate of
S5 per month.
Resolved, That the Fire Ispar rtmen.
be authorized 70 sell the rejected hose nov
IL 4
Resolved. That ia view Of tke ktr,or-
dinary impurity Of the city gas, ! com
mittee be appointed, consisting Of Alder
men Tsn-Eyck, Wicker.ham ard the City
Engineer. to enquire into the cause there.
Of, and report At the next meesing-
Resolved, That the road IN Mason's
Lower Addition. and koovn ~ Cooke
Hill, b made pssssbls Tor teams, md the
Street Supervisor b instructed I'd have
said work done.
Resolved, That the owners ,f hot, !.
10. IL and l2, block I22, Of lois I. 8, Q.
10. IL and IL, block l29, be Greeted TO
have . piank-walk four feet wids laid in
front Of their respective lots o. Morgan
street By the frst day OF April. 1865.
The following bills we're allosed
VIM. etannus bal Of rent Of cffce q M
Eieyen Policemen ON election day ......8 % 90
y. 3. Hospital taking care Of patients in small
VIM. woolley. work and lumber on the E,srns
ou u = o. kola fire Co., 42 40