The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-30

allowed the sums set opposite their respective
names for work done on The streets; as per bill on
file:
william s,awton, days 81 per day-s4 90
John Mayor. 400
John smith, (" $50 500
Thos. Jordon Horse and cart 600
John Smith, 3 6,OO
Ordered that cash order be issued upon the
City Treasurer in favor OF John Gregg for the
sum of $50, that being the amount charged for
repairing suction &c. as per bill on file.
Ordered, that cash order be issued upon the
City Treasurer in favor of John j. Chandler Esq.
for the sum of $40. that being the amount Of ex-
penses incurred by said Chandler as delegate, TO,
at and from Indianapolis, as per bill en- file.
Ordered, that j. C. & ]. G.. Smith be allowed
81 70, for two axes and Hs ndes for the use Of
Fire Departments, as per bill on file.
Ordered, that Messrs. Campbell g. Grosch be
allowed ten dollars and fifty cents for repairing
Neptune Engine, as per bill on file.
The annimous Petition relative 10 the con-
dillon of the alley in the rear of the Washington
Hotel was laid over.
The bill of the Young America fire CO mpany
for lighting up hall and ringing bell was laid
over.
Soren Sorenson, City Treasurer, elected for
the current year presented his official bond
Of SIS 900 with Lewis Ho ives and Henry d,
Allis as his securities thereon conditioned ac-
cording to law, which after having been read
was approved of by The Council and ordered 10
be filed with the City Clerk.
Councilmen Stephens and Elliot as part OF the
Committee appointed by the Council to draft a
series of Resolutions expressive of the feelings
of the Council in regard to the publication OF the
Enquirer, submitted the following report:
The committee to whom were referred the
resolutions passed at the last meeting Of the
Council, directing report to be made ex-
planatory Of the course Of the Council in re-
lstion to the fire department of the city, and
in relation to the slanderous publications Of
the Evansville Enquirer, report the follow
Ing resolutions and recommend their adop-
ton:
Resolved, Thsttke charges of the Evans.
vile Enquirer sgainst the Common Council
of this city, are false and slanderous in the
following particulars:
LIST. Ii is not true, as charged in the En-
yquirer, that the Council removed John Hew
son from the office of Chief Engineer with
out any cause, and appointed Mr.. Cook in
bis place. But the truth is that Mr.. Hewson
served until the expiration of his term, and
Then, at the request of both the fire compa-
MES Of the city, the Council elected Mr..
Cook, his successor.
and. The charge that the Council are res.
ponsible for the burning Of four fths of the
property destroyed by the late fire, for no.
having the necessary FIRE apparatus, is also
false, as will appear by the action of the
Council to procure new fire apparatus-the
following is brief statement Of that action:
On the 22d of January, 1855, a committee
consisting of Councilman Hunneli and Well.
II. Walker, was appointed to visit Cincinna-
Il and examine fire engines, and report to
the Council. On the 9th day Of February
said committee reported that they had visit
I'D Cincinnati and performed the duty assign
ed them, and recommended the purchase of
steam FIRE engine, and thereupon CON-
mittee was appointed by the Council to con-
fer with the fire companies and obtain, il
practicable, their consent to the purchase of
q steam engine, and to the appropriation of
! the funds collected by said comp MES, to the
6 purchase of such engine.
On tae'l2i Of February, the committee
reported that the fire companies were un-
willing that a steam engine should be pur.
chased at that time; and at the same meet.
sing, John Hewson and others (Hewson be-
ling then Chief Engineer), were appointed to
have The old engines repaired.
On the 9th day Of april Mr.. Cook was
elected Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart.
Ement, and al the same meeting, the Mayor.
Mr.. Holden, Mr.. Laughln and the Chief En-
;gineer, were appointed committee to pro.
cure 1000 feet of hose for the Gre depart
ment. And the Mayor, az one of the com.
mittee, Immediately wrote to Philadelahia in
regard to said hose, and in due time received
answer to the effect that said article could
mot be made in less than three months.
On the 30th day of April Chief Engineer
Cook was authorized to purchase good and
substantial hose at Louisville, the quantity
and quality Of the same being left discretion.
ary with said Cook.
On the 18th day Of May, il being the day
previous to the fire-Mr. II. II. Cook report
ed that he had purchased 1000 feet of good
and substantial hose at 10 cents per lineal
foot, and that the same would be forthcoming
in ten days time.
Resolved, That II is also false that Mosley
was appointed Market Master rs reward
for striking Sher IF Gavitt, but said Mosley
was appointed because the Council had the
best evidence Of his honesty and competen-
cy, and the Official conduct Of Mr.. Mosley
has proven that the Council were not mis-
taken in their man. And 1t Is false that the
contract for extending the vegetable stands
was awarded to Mosley TT any other res-
con than because ne was the lowest bidder
for the contract,