The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-01
Proceedings Of the City Council.
MONDAY EVENING, Oct. 90, 1855

MONDAY EVENING, Oct. %, 1855.
| Council met in pursuant to adjournment. -
Present, Mayor Hopkins and Councilman
Steele, Scantlin, Stephens, Elliott, Hedderick
Kron Kratz, Pushee, Hunnell and Mentzer
Minutes read and approved.
f. Riebls bill for constructing Mulberry
street sewer, vas referred to a committee.
misunderstanding & Son, for repairing
cutters, and providing stoves &c--$21.
Jas. Mcdonald, 50 for graveling box.
$47.so for street work.
J. Maynard, $3.50 for repairing and sharpen
ing city tools.
Thss. Conyngton & Co., 1888 for books
and stationary.
z. Walker was advanced So on bridge con-
tract.
]. McInerny, SCI, rs for paving lots l55, 156
and 181, d. E.
Henry Holygraffe, $3.50 fer brick furnished
for pavement on lots 155. 15e and l8l, D. E.
j. w. Hughes, S15,75 for 63 loads Of sand
@25c, for pavement of said lots.
John Ward, S125 for one quarters salary
as late market master.
City collector was ordered to credit with
1855, for erroneous charges on Assessors
books on lot % sub of out lot No. U.E
The bill of Eggleston & Goode, was laid on
the table for week-repairs of Young Amer
lea engine
Lot 155 and part Of 156 D. E. were charged
with $43,75, for brick, sand, labor &C.
Lot 181 d. E. was charged with $780, rs for
same thing s
Councilman Elliott, chairman of committee
to consult with the authorities of Lamasco, in
regard to construction Of gutter on First street,
reported that the trustees of Lamasco, were
willing to bear one-half of the expenses of the
same, and that Mr.. Ross was willing to give
the right of way, retaining the right to collect
wharfage, and that said sewer or gutter would
be about 18 feet wide. The matter was re-
ferred to the Mayor, who will in CONJUNCTION
with committee from Lamasco, investigate and
report on probable expense &C., of construction.
Order on city treasurer in favor of E. & c.
r. R. Co., for $751;, so Amout due on Nov.
installment on city bonds on said road.
Mayor was appointed to investigate business
of wharf master.
9. w. Rathbone presented a petition signed
by A citizens praying right of way, to
E. &; G. r. r. for track on Locust street ex-
tending from the depot to the river to be used
for horse power. Laid on the table one week.
On petition of j. S. Hopkins, I. Kroenzle
and 15 others, the owners of lots in blocks SO,
81 and SIS, f. E. were ordered to cause brick
side walk to be laid along the fronts of said lots
on Eighth street extending from Main to Diyi-
sion STREETS. And the same be published, and
in default thereof the ordinances in such cases
made and provided be strictly enforced. Re-
port Of Engineer Saunders, relative to grade
Of Gum street and the construction of sewer
for draining property on said street, was laid
over for one week.
On the statement under oath of Messrs.
Bellamy and Bedford that they were erron-
eously assessed with $500 personal property,
City collector was authorized to credit said
amount upon city books.
Washington Independent Fire Co., was
granted the privilege of erecting temporary
frame structure on the Southwest part of the
lot on which city clerks office is now situated,
for the use of the apparatus Of SAID company.
Said building to be large enough to contain
besides said apparatus, the Hook and Ladder
Wagon belonging to the city and the city to
bear proportionate amount of the expenses
of said construction.
John j. Chandler, presented to the council
deeds of release, by owners of lots in the old
grave yard, to the city for said lots, on condi-
ton that the city viii convert said grave yard
into park and forever hold for the same pur-
pose.
Messrs Chandler Elliott and Hallock, were
appointed committee with instructions to
procure other deeds of release from lot owners
in said grave yard.
Messrs. Kratz, Hunnell and Hallock, were
appointed committee to examine and report
on the condition of the Young America and
Neptune Fire Engines and to procure if neces-
sary. new suctions for said engines.
Council adjourned.
WELL H. WALKER, City Clerk