The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-03

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OouHo1L Roon. August !, '64.
Council met.
Prsssat-the Mayor and Aldermen
Ceghorn. Davis, Haghss. Montagss, b.
ton sad Ten Eyek.
Absent-Alderman Abbott and Wick
snham.
A petition vas received from B. B.
Ogden and twenty others, asking the
Council 70 order the Sidewalk on the
north west side Of Fifth, from Main to
Morgan, asd plank walk Eve fsst vide,
Tho northwest aide Of Fifth strsst, from
Morgan to Orleans stresG. Whsteupoa
ths following fssolation was adopted,
viz:
Resolved, That the owus1 Of lols l and
I2, block 81: lots l and l2. block 63: los
| and l2. block 50; lots ! and 10. block
81, Be directed TO have the Sidewalk u
front Of their respective lots on Fifth
street, graded and paved six fact in width.
within thirty days from date, and that
the owners Of lots / and IL, bloek so;
lots and IL, block So, and lots | aad IL,
block SO, be directed to have plank walk
four feet vide laid 10 front Of their re-
spectivs lots, on Fifth street, within thir.
y days from date.
A petition Was received from ]. r.
Copeliu and six others, asking the Coun-
Gil to order plank walk, four feet wide,
to be laid on the northwest side Of Foarth
street, from Concert to Orleans street.
Whereupon the following resolution ".
adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the owners of lots ]
and l2, block 50: lots and l9, block 20
be directed to have the side walk in from
Of their respective lots on Fourth street
graded and paved six feet wide within
thirty days from date. Also that the
owners Of lots and l2. block Al; lots
and l2, block AZ; lots and l2, block 43
be directed to lay plank walk, fosr feel
vide, in front of their respective lots, on
Fourth street. within thirty days from
date.
| A petition was received from w. II
Cieg horn and seven others, ssking th<
Council to order the sidewalk on Ex
change street, in front Of lots ii and IL,
block Is, to Be- paved. Whereupon the
following was passed.
| Resolved, That the owners Of lots II
snd IL, block Is. be directed 70 have th {
sidewalk, in front Of said lots, on Ex
change street, be directed to have the
same graded and paved within thirty days
from date.
A petition was received from J. N
Douglas, asking to be allowed TO lay az
iron pipe up Main street. from the rive,
to Second street, for the purpose of sup
plying water to sprinkle the streets. Re
TERED to the Committee on Fire Depart
ment.
I The report of the Wharfmsster, show
ing the nett receipts Of wharfage for ID.
month Of July to Be t203 IS, vas re
ceived, accepted and ordered to be fled.
| The Auditing Committee, TO whom
vas referred the bill Of Kramer, Irwin &
Co.. Of 81 80. reported in favor of the pay
ment Of the same. Report adopted.
| The Select Committee upon the sppli
cation of the Keokuk and Hamilton Ferry
and Manufacturing Company. presented
following resolution, viz:
| Resolved, That license be and il
hereby granted to the Keokuk and Ham
ilton Ferry and Manufacturing Company
70 opera.e ferry across the Mississippi
river, between keokuk, Iowa, and Ham.
iltou, Illinois, for the term of three year,
from the FIRST day Of August, A. D. 1864
upon the same terms and conditions N
contained in the license granted by th,
City Council. dated August 9th, 1860
except - follows:
FIrst. The rate Of ferrixge shall be: