The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-07

Council Room, September 8, "a.
Council met
Present-lhe Mayor and Aide tmen
Abbott, Cieghorn. Davis, Mootag ue,
Sestou, Ten-kyck and Wlckersha.n.
Absent-Aiderman Hughes.
The petition vfJohn Stannus and three
others to have a plank walk laid on the
north east side of Morgan street from 7sL
to 9Th streets was referred to the Street
Committee.
The petition of r. p. Love to have
plank walk laid in front of lot Z. block So,
was received aud the following was adopt
ed, VIE:
Resolved, That the owner Of lot I, block
So, be directed 10 have plank ~aIk four
feet vide laid in from, OF said lot on 4sh
street within twenty days from date
| The remonstrance of Is. L. Read
against being required at present to lay a
plank walk ia front OF lot !, block l69,
on 18th street was received and laid upon
! the table.
Tue petition of Ii. Nollkemper aud 81
others 10 have 4 plank walk iali upon the
southwest side Of Johnson street from
l 9Th TO 18th street, aud on the south east
side OF 18th street from johnson to Ex-
change street, was received and the follow
ing adopted:
Resolved, That owners ofihc lots front
ing upon the southwest side of Johnson
street from 18th to I3,h street and on the
southeast side Of 10Th street from John
soa to Exchange street be directed to
have plank walk three feet vide laid in
front OF their respective lois BY the Eth
day OF October next.
The petition of j. F. Kiedasch and four
others 10 have plank walk laid on tho
northeast side of Concert street from 9Th
to 18th, was received and referred to
the Street Committee.
NJ S. Magoun made verbal application
to have the license upon billiard tables
reduced from $1,000 per annum to ten
dollars. Referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittee with instructions to repor. an Or.
dinance reducing the license if deemed
advisable.
The report of the Wharfmaster, for the
month OF August. showing the net re.
cep,s of wharfage to be sIs7. go was re.
ceived and ordered to be fled.
The Street Committee re ported back 10
the Council the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the owners of lots i
2, 3, 4, 5 aud 8, block 100, be directed
to have plank walk four feet wide laid
IN front OF their respective lots on En-.
change street within thirty DAYS from
date.
The Auditing Committee to whom vas
referred the bill Of William Patterson Of
S6i Oh for expenses incurred in 1860 in
goiog to Baltimore, Philsdslphia and
Washington on business for the city. re-.
ported the same back aud recon meoded
the payment OF the same. Report adopt
ed. The Select Committee in relation In
obtaining other rooms for the CITY Off
GERS. reported that they had reoted two
rooms near the corner Of Fifth and Blon.
deau streets, of Miss Van Antwerp for
the term OF three years at the rate of
oloV dollars per annum. Whereupon it
was ordered that the Mayor be authorized
| 10 enter into contract Tor said rpom And
that Alderman Wickersham and Abho,t
De authorized to have said rooms pronerlv
nxed up for the use Of the CITY Cannc;I
Ciers, Mayor and Recorder, and to move
inc hxtures of the present officers into
said rooms. 'uso
Alderman Ten Eyek was excnsed f,or
the Select Cemmittee upon building the
culvert in Block SO, anu Alderman c,sa
appointed thereon. s
The application of w. H. William. 10
have 40 error in his assessment Of no.
sonal property for the year 1864 correct.
ed, was taken from the table and ysfar
red to the Auditing Committee.
Alderman Abbott reported the follow.
Jog which wss adopted:
Resolved, That an appropriation Of
thirty dollars be made to the Youpp
Auerics Fire Company for painting and
repairs upon their engine.