The Plans for the Sewerage System Adopted and the Main Sewer Ordered by a Vote of 7 to 3

Posted Posted in 1887, City Council, Sewerage Issue 1887, Sewerage System

The Dubuque Herald    Wednesday August 31, 1887 SUCCESSFUL. The Majority of the Aldermen Are Looking Carefully to the Interests and Well-Being of the City. The Plans for the Sewerage System Adopted and the Main Sewer Ordered by a Vote of 7 to 3. Sewerage was the subject of last night’s special session of the council. […]

Articles of Incorporation Filed With the Recorder

Posted Posted in Railroads, Southwestern Railroad

The Dubuque Daily Herald   Tuesday August 30, 1887 THE NEW LINE.  Articles of Incorporation of the DuDubnquc, Kansas City and Southwestern Filed With the Recorder—The Directory to Meet in a Few Days.  Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday with the recorder for the Dubuque, Kansas Cit and Southwestern Railway. The incorporators are J. P. Farley, […]

Dubuque Herald August 30, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in August 1887, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald August 30, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., August 30, 1 :30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Local showers, southerly winds becoming variable slightly cooler except in western portion,  stationary temperature.   —W. H. Torbert—Druggist. —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Stoves stored at Fry’s. Telephone […]

Details of the Philadelphia Trip—Where the Greys, Gov. Larrabee and Staff Will Go

Posted Posted in 1887, Governor's Greys, Governor’s Greys, Iowa National Guard

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Sunday August 28, 1887 OUR SOLDIER BOYS. A Good Score Made by the Dubuque Team at the Waverly Encampment —They Tie for First Place, but Lose It on the Shoot Off. Details of the Philadelphia Trip—Where the Greys, Gov. Larrabee and Staff Will Go—An Iowa Battalion. The Governors Greys rifle team with Capt. Thrift […]

The Action of the Dubuque Board of Trade Being Followed by Other Boards and Conventions

Posted Posted in 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Sunday August 28, 1887 THE RIGHT STEP. The Action of the Dubuque Board of Trade Being Followed by Other Boards and Conventions. The Board to Have Printed Numberless Circulars for Circulation in the State—Other Board Matters. The action taken by the Dubuque board of trade in their recent denunciation of the methods of […]

Dubuque Herald August 28, 1887 Local News In Brief

Posted Posted in August 1887, News In Brief

The Dubuque Herald August 28, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., August 28, 1 :30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Fair weather in eastern portion, local showers in western portion; wind—generally southerly, slightly warmer   —W. H. Torbert—Druggist. —Byrne Bros. & Co., undertakers.—tf —Stoves stored at Fry’s. Telephone […]

A Special Meeting of the Council Held for the Purpose of Considering it—Sewerage

Posted Posted in 1887, City Council, Sewerage Issue 1887, Sewerage System

The Dubuque Herald  Saturday August 27, 1887 CITY SEWERAGE. A Special Meeting of the Council Held for the Purpose of Considering it. The Meeting Attended by a Full Lobby of the Citizens Who are Interested. The Board of Trade Committee and Others Present the Case Fully to the Council. Committees Appointed for the Purpose of Facilitating […]