The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-06
Proceedings of the City Council.
MONDAY EvEsIsG, July 3, 1856

Council met pursuant to Adjournment
Present-the Mayor and Councilmen Steele,
Smith, Stephens, Elliot, Hart, Decker,
Raleigh, Roquet and Honhei.
Ordered, That the following named per.
sons be allowed the respective sums attach
ed to their names, C. yoyht, 81 IS; 6.
Gutenberg, 81 rs; J. Litermap. So IS; NJ.
Brannnn. S4;S. Hartman, So SOL. Flood, So
so; T. Flood, So so; j. Dodson, 81 rs; John
Ward, Sl25 for quarters salary as Mar.
shall, Superintendent of streets, &C.; A. II.
Sanders, S34 for City Printing up to June
10, 1854; John B. Hall, S25 for City Print
ing to same date; Bernard Nurre g. Co., $50
50 for lumber for old grave yard; Dennis Ken
ney, Supervisor Of Road District No. 8, S25,
balance due on appropriation of Road lead
| ing from Princeton Road to Oak Hill Gene.
terry; Lowell s. Isley, $40, on account Of con-
tract for ditchng.
| A bill of John S. Goodge, S35, for mos.
work on Oak Hill Cemetery, was referred to
Mayor, with instructions to report at next
meeting.
Mr.. Stephens and The Engineerla commit
tee heretofore appointed to apportion the ex-
pense ola strip of planking 40 feet wide ON
Canal Dock, 18th street, between Vine and
| Division, to the adjoining lots, made q report
as follows. Lot No. I72 d. E., $50 2s;
Lot Ill, $50 75; lot 10, $40 10; lot 100,
S36 rs; which report was received and COM
mittee discharged, aud it was ordered said
accounts be charged to the respective lots.
On motion of Mr.. Raleigh, seconded by
Mr.. Hart, Dir. Roquet was appointed to pro-
cure the necessary dirt and place the same
at the ends of wharf OH 18th street, between
Vine and Division sts.
The Sections report Of interments in Oak
Hill Cemetery for quarter ending June 30th,
| 1854, was read and ordered TO be filed.
| A petition was presented, signed by
Bracket Mills and others, residing ar owning
property on Walnut st., between the Canal
and Sih St, and on 9Th ST., betweeDiW alnut
and Locust sts., requesting the Council 10
pass an ordinance for the grading Of Walnut
st. from the Canal to Sth ST. and 9Th st.
from Walnut to Locust SITS. Read and re-
ferred to committee of Linck, Stephens and
the City Engineer, TO report at next meeting.
Messrs. Raleigh and Hunnell were appoint
ed committee 10 superintend The cutting
down of the side walks in front Of fractional
lot lot No. | I and lots Nos. IL and Is, u. f
Ordered, That the owner Of lot No. SO, II.
E., cause the same to be filled up to CORES
pond with the city grade in ten days after
publication Of order.
Ordered, That the owner OF out lot No.
fronting on Water ST., and owners of lots
Nos. 80, % anu 90, u. E.. fronting on Oak
st., cut down The side walks in front thereof
to correspond with city grade, within 10 days
of publication of order.
Mr.. Decker, one of the committee appoint
ed on the subjec; Of music at the Bulls Head
on Sundays, made verbal report setting
J forth that he had called upon the proprietors
OF said establishment, who informed him
that the music should be stopped, whereupor
committee were discharged
Ordered, That the Clerk give notice by
publication, that the Board of Equalization
of City Taxes will meet AT his office on Mon
} day July IL, 1854, and continue their sittings
from day 10 day until said equalization i.
completed.
Ordered, That the Mayor call upon VIM
Bell, Esq, and procure from him the tax du.
plicate for the year 1852, in order that a set
Element may be effected at the next meeting
of council.
On motion of Mr. Stephens. the vote oil
last meeting, ordering the laying down oil
brick side walks in front of lots 1877 and 1873
o. p, was reconsidered.
Mr.. Linck moved that committee be ap-
pointed 10 call on Nathan Rowley, and re-
quest him to sign Off his right to the lot on
which the old school house stands and in
rear of the new Washington House, which
was adopted, and the Mayor, and Messrs. Ell.
: lott; Decker and John lngle, were appointed
committee.
AIR. Steele moved that Mr.. Linck be ap
pointed a committee, to call upon DIR. Eg.
gleston and. ascertain whether anything could
Y be done towards the improvement Of the fire
engines of the city--motion adopted.
On motion, the Council adjourned til
Y MONDAY evening, july 10th,