The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-07

Council Roox, Feb. s, 1865.
Council met.
Present, the Mayor and Aldermen Abbott, Cleg-
horn, Gilmore, Mumm, Seaton and Ten-Eyck.
Absent, Aldermen Jaeger and Knowles
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
A petition was received from c. F. Davis, and
eight Others asking the council to order plank
walk IL feet wide, to be laid on Water street, IN
front of the lots in block 4, fronting upon said
street Whereupon the following was adopted,
to-wit:
That the owners of lots 2, 8, 4, and the front 30
feet of lot one ~ the frontI 10 feet Of lot nve t5
and the front so feetof lot siI16) block be direc
ted to have plank walk IL feet wide, and Of
plank inches thick, laid in foRt of their respec-
tive lots on Water street, by the FIRST day of March
next said walk to be laid under the direction Of
the Street Committee.
The petition of Samuel Busby, for remuneration
for damages sustained by him by reason of an in
jury received by falling througha plankwalk, near
the corner of Timea and Ninth street. was received
and laid upon the table.
A petition was received from William Edwards,
asking the council to remit the taxes upon lot IL
and the East half of lot block LOT, also asking
the council to relipquish the claim Of the city
the front so feet OF said LOTS referred to the FL
| nance Committee.
| The Police Committee to whom WAS referred
the bill of John Oatman of $4,000, re-
ported same back, and recommended the pay
ment thereof. Report adopted.
The Gas Light Committee to whom was referred
the bill of the Gas Light and Coke Company. re-
ported the same back, and recommended the allow
ance Of $685. Of the same. Report adopted
communication was receiredfrom f. Frank
| n in relation to the city debt, accompanied by
a deed Of trust to be executed by the city, and IL
| A. Smythe trustee, which were referred 10 thu
select committee the city debt, in connection
with the City Attorney.
The following resolution was referred 10 thu
Wharf Committee, the Mayor and City Attorney
| Resotred, That the persons now occupying Wa
ter Street in front of lots and 8, block 8, and th
building situated on Water and Concert streets
be, and they are hereby notified to vacate sait
| street or said streets within twelve months from
| date.
The following was adopted, viz:
| Resoired, That the office of Street Supervisor b
vacated from and after this date.
Alderman Ten-Eyck presented Ordinance No
| SO. an Ordinance entitled AN Ordinance regula
ting the location of Pest Houses, Pesthouse Hospi
tai, Inhrmareis, and Boarding Houses, for tn
| treatment of diseased persons" which was passed
The following bills were allowed. to-wit:
| Hiram Pearce, taking charge OF the Pest
House two months $50 "
| III. ID. Bartlett, amount paid for cleaning
| D
| Rothert Sons, nails, per Street superyi-
scr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IT 81
'. T. Perkins, removing persons to the
Pest-h house W
Sullivan 4 Co., repairing gas fixtures. o.
J. ii. Seaton, one quarter salary Is Mem
Der ofthe Board Of Health ................. rs Q,
P. Davis one quarter salary member Of
the Board OF Health. .....................- IS 0,
DR.. Knowles, q months salary as MEM
Der of the Board of Health. ............ Io 4:
The bill of P. Davis, Of SIS 90, for medical at
tendance upon patients at the Pest-house, wa
| referred to Alderman Knowles.
| The bill of p. Davis, for surgical attendance
upon person in the calaboose, referred to tn,
Auditing Committee.
| Council adjourned.
| B.. s. MERRIAM, Clerk.