The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-22

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CUuBun Roon, June -, 1854.
Present-Ths mayor, and Aldssubss
Abbott, Jaeger. Knowlss, N1na, 6sstoa
and Tea Eyck.
Abeent--Aldornan Clsahes1.
4 pekition ~ reoejvsd fso0 r. IL
", N D., And 81 othsr, a1kisg ~
oouscil to have : pavsnsnt hid = frost
II lot IL, block l68. Referred = Ssfsss'
Cor mittee.
The petition Of J. W. Ogden p hsvsI
suitable fastenings for stsamers placed -
the wharf, above the packet dspos, wes
referred 70 the Wharf Committee, With
Instructions to have the work doas.
A communication Vas received from
D. F. Miller, attorney for Timothy Hisss,
proposing to compromise clsim against
the city, caused By the child Of ssid Hines
falling isto hole on Third street, and
breaking one Of her arms, and otherwise
iniuring her person. Referred to Alder
men Gilmore and 6eaton.
A petition VS. received from the dea-
Iers 10 lumber in the city, sskiog tot the
reopeniDg Of Exobaogs snd Bank streets
to the river. for the purpose Of making
suitable leves room ct shs foot OF said
streets for drawing lumber Referred to
the Wharf Committee and Alderman
Knowles added to said COMMITTEES for that
specific purpose.
The Board Of Health 70 whom Was re-
ferred the bill Of the United States bos-
pital Of . 1876 IS for taking care Of patients
at the pest house, reported allowing
&3s O5 Of said bill. Report adopted.
The Select Committee on bridge over
the Dis Moines river made the following
report which WAS received, and on motion
of Alderman Gilmore, the following was
adopted, 10 Wit:
Resolved, That the report Of the com
mittes be published; end that Aldermen
Ten Eyck, Knowles and Seatou be ap-
pointed to memoralise the Board Of eu-
pervisors Of Lee county for 40 sppropria
ton in scoord sprs with the report Of the
committee: also 10 do such other things
% in their opinion may be expedient 70
further the building Of said bridge.
Three things seem to Be indispensable
to the successful Advancement OF the city
Of Keokuk. The FIRST, and most import
ant. of these three is the settlement of our
city Indebtedness. 1t is hoped that this
| will be accomplished some time during
the present fiscal year. A strenuous ef-
fort will be made to compromise it." The
| next moot i~psr.sns thing is the opening
and improving of the prino.pal avenues
leading to the city. The two most prom
inent Of these are the bridging the Ais.
| sissippi, at this point. for carriages and
rail way purposes. and the bridging Of the
Dee M,nes river. at or near Ito confn
encs With the Mississippi, about three
miles below this city No person will de-
nv the importance Of opening every ave
nue. to the city. which will in the less
| encourage the farmers and others from
the country. and from villages in the vi
cipity, to come here With their marketing
10 person; for the nearer our citizens arl
furnished from the producer, the cheape'
it will be.
Tue last, though not the least, is en-
couraging and fostering oil mechanics
and manufacturing branches in our mids.
All prosperous towns and cities have NOR
or less OF these braache., add to be sue
cessful they must be encouraged and fos
tered By men of influence and capital.
The foregoing remarks are made b
way OF Introducing the following repor
which is made BY tbs undersigned. -
committee appointed BY the city counci
May, 1865. for the purposs of invessig,
ting and reporting upon the feasibility @
bridging the Des Moines river near thi
city.
| The point selected by your committs
is about one hundred yards above sh
essnt ferry lsoding at Buens Vista. tn
river ct this point il shout 60 feet wid.
and entirely feasible for the location Of
bridge requiring four spans Of l55 fec
each, and three piers and two abutmsnt
81 feet high. which would place ii
bridge above the high water Of 1851
The necessity Of . bridge over the De
Noines requires no argument from you
COMMITTEES. The advantage 10 this cit
, Of bridge At the point Indicated. 10 th.
it will tend greatly 70 secure > large POI
ton OF the produce, hogs, cattle. trade m
sraf6c OF Clark and other couaties.
Missouri to this poist, which nov God
40 outlet in some other direcfios.
II Your conmittss ere OF The opisiou thu
I. bridge can be built 1t this point mus
sheaper than farther up The rises, fos II
| reason that the best of stone can be pr,
cured very near. II small cost, compare
With the expense, it built higher up Il
river. Another advantage Of this loo,
ton is that tho travelled road IRON ID
ty to the bridge. would BE- entirely II
Ter the supervision Of The city. and, Wit
| comparatively small cost, can be kept
6 ,od repair. whereas. location bighs
up. would DOT only increase the dissane
# he Travelled road to the bridge, over
billy and diffsnlt location, bat plae
the road entirely ont Of the control q Ii
city.
Your committee also sxsmined ID
ground for new road that may be NAL
from the west end OF the contemplate