The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-09

OoUncIL Rock Feb. s. 1866.
Council met.
! Present - Aldefnsn Abbott, Davis,
HugAea MoatAgue. 6sason, Tsh.Eyck |
and Wicker1ham.
I Absent Alderman Cleehorn.
i The Mayor being absent, Aldermsn
Ten yck presided pro ten.
A communication Vas received fro n
Mrs. 4. T. Love, acknowledging the =
ceipt Of el25 from the city for tho ben .
4 Ct Of the Iowa Orphan Asylum, who
vas ordered 10 be filed.
Messrs. Lowe. Estes and RAnkia made
> application 10 have the City Counsel con.
sent to the making Of IN agreed caie to be
submitted to the District Court of Lee
couuty, in order to test the validity Of the
4 claim Of the city to tax the property
known as the Estes Addition.
Referred to the judiciary Committee
and City Attorney, with authority to act
in the matter as they may deem expedi-
, ent.
:. Judge R. p. Lowe presented claim
al against the city on account of the amount
st paid BY him to the city as special railroad
taxes assessed for the years 1857 and
lS58, and asked the Council to credit it
ut to him in part payment Of his delinquent
an city taxes, or that the Council would con-
= sent to tie making Of an agreed ca to be
- submitted to the District Court Of Lee
ID county to test the legality Of said claim ;
whereupon Alderman Davis presented
the following, viz:
all Received, That the Clerk is authorised
ar. to allow the claim of II. P. Lowe against
- the city in settlement of delinquenttaxes
:" and that the same be taken as payment o.
no one half Of such delinquent tax.
In On motion. said resolution was referred
,eG to the Judiciary Committee and City At
So. ,orney, with instructions to report 10 thu
Council at an adjourned meeting to b
of held on Thursday evening, the 10th in
"a. slant.
On motion, the Street Committee wa
Pu' directed to examine whether anything cal
ex- BE- done to prevent The 0ow of water upo
oto- the northeast half of block 1913.
.ck. The Finance COMMITTEE, who we're di
.,o rected to settle with the Street Super
~" visor, made report, accompanied by tn
est report Of said Supervisor, showing bs
be ance due from him OF $50 AZ, not IN
one GLIDING the amount of salary due The ST.
pervisor for services after October ls
1864.
The Report accepted, and ordered to
an filed.
The Finance Committee, to whom wa
Tue referred the bill Of H. D. Bartlett of 3 u
less for serving notices upon certhin dells
quent road-tax payers, reported IN fave
Of allowing him the sum of SIS 40 of Ii
Ex- said bill.
the Report adopted.
n The following bills were allowed, viz
ovs, G. W. Coffin d Co, recastin4
the fire bell, and freight upon
the same toCincinnati s2o6
) A. w. Cooper, tin work at Gala
nd loose IA
IL, w. Woolley, building bridge
near G. o. Hilton's -275
cate Street Committee, am ount due
ious for labor on the bridge afore-
Mr. said "a
NJ. c. Hubbell, services in part as
Assessor 100
o. q. S. Hospital, taking care Of
shes patients at the Pest House 81
WIN. Woolley, work on Engine
House of Union Fire Co. Is {
ears John Near, work on School
the House and plank walk 6
The bill of u. s. Hospital for takil
~: care Of patients a, the Pest House, al
.n' amounting to 1892 90, was referred
-. the Auditing Committee.
Council adjourned to Thursday. Il
soa' 10th insant, al o'clock, p. M.
3. s. MERRIAM, Clerk.