The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-15

COUNCIL Rooms, Oct. 18th, 1868.
Present-Thc Mayor and Aldermen Daugh'
erty, McCune, Mumm, Kurz, Rothert, Sam
pie and Wilkinson.
The minutes Of the two last meetings we're
read and approved.
John Brentzgartner applied for permission
to change his place ef hnsiness nndar hia h
cense 10 sell beer, &C., from near Prices
Creek 70 Third street, between Main and
johnson. Petition granted.
Mary Swindinger also applied to BE- o.
lowed TO change her place Of business from
Main street, near Fifth, to the Plank road.
Petition granted.
Messrs. Billiard l. Ayres and James Null
ligan, applied for license to cell beer, ale and
wine.
On motion, both applications were granted.
Robert Simpsons petition to be paid for
the gutterins in front Of his lot, on Sixth
street, was on motion, referred TO the Judi
ciary Committee.
Messrs. Kellogg, Birge / Co., and h. +
Bower l. Co., petitions for permission to store
coal oil in the warehouse erected BY them on
lot 9, block 10. Petition granted.
The protest of citizens against the laying
Of plank walk on the south side of Elev-
enth street, was on motion, referred to the
Alderman OF the Sd ward.
The petitions of j. E. Gaven and Michael
McHugh. were laid on the table.
The petitions Of Henrith Stilla and others
for plank walk on William street, Reid's
Addition, was referred to the Street and Al
ley Committee.
The communication Of B. 8. Merriam, in
regard to the legal right Of the city to APP
point an overseer Of the poor, WAS on mo-
ton, referred to the Judiciary Committee and
City Attorney.
On motion, it Was ordered that the owners
Of property on Third street. from High to
Franklin street, be required to set the curb-
stones and lay the sidewalks in brick BY the
sOth day OF November next.
Alderman Sample, a. representative Of
certain citizens Of the FIRST ward, moved that
the matter Of the grade Of Third street be
referred to the special committee appointed
July 9th. Motion carried.
Alderman Sample, Of the Finance Com.
mittee, asked for further time to report on
the matter Of special tax levy. On mo-
ton, further time was granted.
Alderman Dausher.y, from the committee
10 whom was referred the matter Of house
standing in Fourth street, near Carroll street,
reported in favor Of instructing the Marshal
to notify the owners Of the building to re-
move the obstruction within thirty days.
Report received and recommendation
adopted.
Alderman wilkinson moved that the gas
ordinance be taken from the table and read
and acted on section by section. Motion
carried.
Alderman Sample asked leave to intro.
duce q communication from Edward Kill
bourne, Esq.
On motion, leave was granted, and having
read the same, he then moved that the com.
munication of Edward Kilbourne be pub
hshed. Motion carried.
The Clerk then read Section Of Ordi-
nance No. ll6, entitled IAN Ordinance il
relation to the Keokuk Gas Light and Coks
Company"
Alderman Sample then moved to strike
out Of the fourteenth line Of the frst section
The words 'one thousand . and insert "6vs
hundred" and also TO strike out Of the
twentieth line Of said section the words sstwo
thousand and insert lone thousand, y and
thereon called for tho ayes and noes. No.
ton carried unaaimously.
Alderman Wilkinson moved that eection
l ~ amended be adopted. Carried unan;-
mously.
The second section then being Rad, Aid.
Sample moved TO strike out OF the seco.d
line Of said section the word twenty and
insert ''tsn," and out Of the thirteenth line
the word item" and insert ssfive,'' and called
for the ayss and noes.
Motion carried unanimously,
1 II WAS then moved that section tvo -
amended be adopted.
Motion carried unanimously.
Section three being then read, i, ~
moved that the sams be adopted.
Motion carried.
Section four was then Rad and adopted.
Section I've ~ H.