The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-17

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SoUNcAL ROOM, May 10, 1865.
Council met.
PresSut-Ths Mayor, and Alderm.
Abbott. Jaeger, Mumm, Seaton and Tel
Egek. =
Abssns-Aldsrnen CIeghorn, Gillmo,
and Knowles.
The gas light committee, to whom -,
referred the resolution Of Alderman Gil
moro 10 reference to the expedienev I
lighting oil the public lamps, reporte
that the gas light aud coke company pro
posed to light all the public lamps on In
same terms that they had lighted . DO,
t'on Of them during the last year, or ,he,
would light the same number that ha,
been lighted during the past year BY "a,
payment Of the additional sum of thre,
dollars per year for each lamp.
Report received and laid upon the +.
bic tlil'the next regular meeting.
Alderman Sestoo presented the follow
ing, which was laid upon the table till III.
next regular meeting:
Resolved, That the gas light and cok.
company bs suthofizsi to liz h, the same
pubic lamps that they have lighted dur.
ing the past yer; the same to be done in
accordspce With the terms 6xsd BIZ the
ordina noes Of the city.
Tne FIRE department committee renort.
ed the bill Of Il. Bass 4 Bro. for putting
nsw roof on the engine house. and
amounting to Sa32. 90: wbereu pom Il -.
ordered that the sum of SI75 90 bs A..
lowed upon said bill, the balance to be
paid when the committee shall have As.
certa'ned The correctness of the measure.
mens Of the said roof.
The police committee reported the bill
OF IL. Buss 4 Bro. for repairs to the roof
of the calaboose, aud amounting n
SI7 10; whereupon said bin vas al
lowed.
Alderman Session. to whom va. referred
Tho bill Of V. T. Perkins of s39 90 fo,
removing patients to the pest house, re-
ported the same back again and recon.
mended the allowance Of the same. Re
port adopted.
On motion OF Alderman Seatop. the
Mayor was added to the select committee
On the city debt.
Alderman Season was placed on the
select committee on the repairs unon tho
wharf. in lieu Of Alderman Davi..
The nomination of Robert Wooster as
deputy marshal was taken up and con.
6rmed.
Alderman Jaeger presented the follow.
log. which was sdorted:
Resolved, That the Mayor appoint
committee of two who shall receive sealed
proposals from the different printing ca.
tab'ishmenis Of this city 10 regard to the
printing OF posters, bills. blanks, Ac., and
oil such other printing of the city OF which
publication Is required in some newspa.
per.
Resolved, That said proposal. be hand.
ed IN on or before the e2i dsy of Nav.
instant; and the said Comm,,tes ia an.
thor'xsd to let the said printing to tic
lowest bidder.
Aldermen Jaeger and Abbott were an.
pointed said committee under said resolu
lions.
The following resolutions were ad opted.
to wit.>
Resolved, That the further sum Of one
thousand dollars be appropriated for the
use Ct the Street Supervisor, the warrants
TOR the same to be drawn by the Mayor
and Clerk upon the requisirion of the
Street Committee.
Resolved. That the owners of lets | and
l2, block LOT; lots and le, block l08;
lots ! aud ls. block lo9, and lots | and
la. block Ito fronting on Seventh street.
and lots,l 2, 3. 4, 5 and 0, block qa;
lots 2, 8. 0, 10, III and l2. block i39,
lots I, 8, 0. 10. IL aud y, block 81
and lots Z. 8. 0. 10. IL and IL, block l1o.
fronting on Exchange street, be directed
to have p,auk walk Eve feet vide laid 10
front of their respective lots on said
streets by the l5h day Of July next;
the plank TO be laid crosswise.
The following bills were allowed, to
Wit:
U 8. Hospital, taking care OF patients
IN the Pest House. Si3S67; Cady d
Peck, hardware, S2765.
Council adjourned.
D s. MERRIAM, Clerk.