The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-29

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COUNCIL PR0CEEDxNGs.
CouscIL Roon, August 9th, 1855.
Present--The Mayor, and Aldermen Jae-
ger, Knowles, Leisey, Mumm, Ssatoa, Vail
and Wyman.
Observation-Disclosures Gilmore.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The petition Of B. F. Hambleton, executor
| of the estate of J. W. Simpson, asking for .
more Just assessment ofthe tar levied for re-
moving nuisance from lots I, aud 9, block
LOT, and now levied entirely on lot and the
west 80 feet of lot 8, was referred TO special
committee composed of Messrs. Vail. Knowles
and Mumm.
The remonstrance of o. N. Crane, and
others, in regard to the Jury appointed to as
| sess damages sustained BY opening the pro.
posed new road round the city, was laid on
the table till the next meeting.
| Alderman Knowles, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition for bridge
across the branch that crosses Fulton street,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
reported in favor Of granting the petition,
provided that said bridge should not cost
more than S76. Report adopted and the
work ordered to be done.
1 Alderman Knowles, from the special COM
mittee on the Rapids improvement read . re-
I por, favoring the division of the Congressional
appropriation 10 the building Of canal
around the Rapids Report accepted.
! Alderman Jaeger offered IN amendment TO
the Bird Resolution.
Amendment adopted.
On motion Of Alderman Vail, the report ~
amended was ordered to be fled and to be
published in the city papers.
| Alderman Knowles moved that . copy OF
the report be furnished to Gen'i Saml R.
Curtis, ard that he be requested to present
the same to the proper authorities at Wash.
ington. Motion carried.
Alderman Knowles, from the Finance
Committee, reported against granting the
petition of P. Pegeh for damages, ana that
said petition be laid on the table. Rspor,
adopted,
Mr.. Hefferman addressed the Council on
the condition of the road near Connable'
Pork House, and claimed damages for injuries
sustain ed to his team by reason Of their fall
ing over the embankment at that point
On motion it WAS ordered, as to the road
the matter be referred to the street and
alley committee with power to act-snd as to
the damage, to the Judiciary committee.
An invitation from the Hon. g. w. Cleve-
land Mayor of Des Moines City, to the Eoun-
ell and city officers Of this city to wish De.
Moines and acceptthe hospitalities Of the
capitol of the State on the 18th inst, and &c
celebrate the occasion of the connection o
tae two cities by Railroad, was received and
read And on motion Of DR.. Wymai, tn,
invitation was unanimously accepted, and thu
Clerk directed to telegraph to Des MONIES te
that effect IN the morning.
Mr.. Leieh then presented the member.
Of the Council, and the city officers present
with passes over the D. V. X. r. I'd De.
MONIES and return. Alderman Vail offered
the following resolution:
| Resolred, That the thanks Of the cisizens
of Keokuk are due, and are hereby extended
TO the Des NJ. V. r. r. Co., for their energ,
in pushing said road TO an early completion
to the capitol of our great State, and We hail
such event with joyful congratulations Re-
solution unanimously adopted.
Alderman Wyman moved that an appro-
priation of $500 be made to ray for work
done under the direction Of the Board Of
Health. Motion carried.
| Alderman Wyamn moved that the rent oil
the market stall on the corner of 4th and
johnson streets be reduced to 81 per month
| Motion carried.
The following bills were allowed and or.
dered TO be paid:
barney, Butler and Parsons, for legal
p. Mcnamara, for stone for street,. a SO
/ The report Of the Board Of Health and
City Attorney on Hule L Blom soap facs ory,
setting forth that said factory could not be
considered a nuisance as defined BY our city
Ordinances we're received and adopted.
The opinion of the City Attorney on the
liability of National Bank Stock to TAXATION
was also read and accepted.
The report of the City Attorney on powde,
magazines was read and adopted
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in relation to Powder Magazines" was read
and on motion the same was adopted.
On motion, the following resolution wal
also passed:
Resolred, That the consent Of the Ctr
Council is hereby given TO s. Hamil &fCo,,
and K. F. Bower h Co., to use for the stor
age of powder, the powder magazine nov
plank road, some one half mile beyond the 6rsl
Toll Cats, subject to the ordinances and reg
ulations Of the. city, now in force or which
may hereafter be adopted.
Bids for the paving of Alley No. 90 were
nov. opened aud ready and the same we're 70.
terred to the engineer, with Instructions "a
let the work to the lowest bidder.
Alderman Mumm offered the following
resolution
Rssotvi, That the Mayor be authorized to
convey TO the proper parties al real estate in
block 81, in this City, conveyed by them to
the City OF keokuk, for market purposes.
Resolution adopted.
WORKING WELL-The following telegram,
announcing the bloody riot in New Orleans,
vas sent to Governor Humphreys, of Missis.