The Evansville daily journal., 1856-04-04
Proceedings of the City Council.
MONDAY EVENING, March 8 l

Scantlin, Elliott, Hedderich, Kron, kratz,
Pushee, Hannel and BIentzer. -er -so
Minutes read and approved.
Allowed John McInerny 81 so for laying
plank sidewalk and repairing bridge.
Allowed Messrs Orr, Dalzell'& Co. $3 for
nails for bridge
Allowed Robt Fergus $34 81 for lumber for
sidewalks.
Allowed John Kehoe So 5o~for furnishing
gunnell and placing it across Vine street
Allowed Robt Green So 60 for hauling lum
Der &c. for city purposes.
Allowed Jas. Storton 81 25 for hauling dead
animals out Of city limits
Allowed Evansville Gas Light company
$348 O6 in cash order, amount due for gas
consumed, metre rent and lighting -up for year
ending March 31st, 1856. f90T HaI
Allowed Clarence G.. Keats $32 so, (cash
6rder) for repairs done on city market house
lanterns, inclusive of glass and pieces furnish
ed for said lanterns.
Allowed Conrad Baker $41 81, balance due
on salary for year ending March 31st, 1856.
Allowed John Hopkins $3.50 for six months
salary as Mayor, ending March 31st, 1856.
J. Allowed Well H. Walker $41 SO, balance
due on one yeas salary as Clerk, ending March
31st, 1856.
| Allowed j. P Elliott, $31 -25, for one years
rent of office, ending March 10th, 1855
Allowed Bodiam Coal company, So 80,
(cash order) for>coal furnished City Recorders
office. -,a
Allowed VIM. NJ. Aikmann, 81 for III cart
loads of dirt delivered to city.
| Allowed Messrs. Schmuck & Rohner, $9
; for printing Corporation and Election no.
tces.
The bill of John Gregg, for repairing hose
was referred to the Fire Superintendent for
his endorsement, and when so endorsed the
Clerk is ordered to issue the amount of said
bill, ST so. -.-,s4.t--... s,,sr
The bill of Michall Tobin for plastering Ell
gine house was laid over
I Allowed Well H. Walker Sc for making out
Oak Hill Cemetary Deeds.
The bill of H. Q. Wheeler Esq, was read
showing balance due him (after deducting
principal and interest of note due the city
of $123 48. s'
Ordered that Mr.. Wheeler be paid $780, hi.
years Salary, regardless of the before mention
ed note. es,-
Fire Superintendent, reports for week end
1 ing March 31st, 1856, showing condition o
f fire apparatus and public cisterns-receiye(
t and filed.
On petition Of VIM. Jessee to peddle books
e he was instructed to procure license for so do
> ing, unless said books were to be sold at hi
residence.
Market Master presented report of receipt
of market house ard hay scales for montl
ending March 3lst, showing in Said reP5Tit tina
:. $18, as revenue from hay scales, and 80 cent
from market house, by sales of seized butter
which report was accompanied by treasurer
= receipt Of S11 20, and on motion, received an
> placed on file.
y The Mayor and Clerk were appointed t
, make out the rc't Of Market Master Mosele
> and settle for year ending March 31st, 1885,
Councilman Mintzer, as committee man az
i pointed to ascertain who purchased old hos
r from the city, and amount paid for the sam
d reports that an amount of money was receive
d by one person, by'salc of said hose and tn;
t. the same had not yet been accounted fore
le port was received and filed.
le On petition of B. Mills and sons, for plan
n. sidewalks, it is ordered that the owners
lots Nos /, s. 8, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 8, 10, Ii and 1
y in block 80, and 1 and 20 in block 81, III II
. +. End, cause plank side walk to be place
- down extending from the corner of 7th an
= Chestnut to corner Of 7th and Walnut st,
~ along the sides and fronts of said lots, frontir
. on 7th ST., within ten days after publicatic
of this notice, and in default thereof the Ma
r. shal is authorized to perform said work ar
II, the costs and expense accruding thereby, wi
n be assessed to and collected by sale of sa
Ie lots, or SO much thereof as will satisfy sa
IF, lieu and costs.
it Ordered that lots No. 10, block IL E. E.
filled upso as to correspond with the city graz
within ten days after publication of this not
and in default, the ordinances in such ca
: made and provided be enforced
80 City Recorder reports for January Februal
70 and March--received and fled
Allowed B. Mills $40. for rent of office
Main street, for use of City Recorder
RS, Ordered that an appropriation of $17
lr- made for City Recorder, for three months Sc
Sc, vices, ending March 4lst, 1856.
u On statement Of Ben. Altering, that he h;
over-paid taxes on his lots on I'd street, it