The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-05
Proceedings of the City Council.

MONDAY EVENING, Dec. ], 1856.
Council met pursuant to adjou nment with hi Hon
or. Mayor Hewson in the chalr Pre,ent--Councilnen
"ostrr, RIth5one Salteres. Cook, Orr, Venue N an,
Johnson, Hnnnel, AZ d Kinney.
Minutes read and proved
Allowed the following bills, io.wit:
H q Wheeler, $50, amount due for six mou his SAL
AIRY School Trust e. endi.g Oct g. 1856; Messrs Bah
cock & Sonntag So 50 an cunt due TO- Looks snd Ct rs
for market house per Mosey; Samuel err $l2 for -four
kegs nails procured by MosIey f. II. Mosle! &13 Tor
work done on str cts, for week 'nding Dec. lst;-
Schmock & Rohner sum of 500 50. for printing =
Satterlee Il Prit"h tt 80 far repairs e. gnes-
Ordered, that casa order be issued upon the City
Treasurer in favor of John Ingle, Jr, for the
Sl40 that being the amou of principal and interest
due upon Bond No. H. The principal being sl25 and
the interest sl5.
Ordered, that s25 be allowed Jas. q. Evans. for
months salary, ending Nov. 90, 1856.
Ordered, that s62 IS be allowed Well II. Walker,
for months salary and making OF CemsIer
deeds.
Allowed Thomas snowden IS IS for dirt hauled or
lot No. l. Block H. (. E.. ordered to be charged to
said lot.
H. Mosley presented his report of proceeds from
hay scales and market house rs follows:
2s2 loads hay wrig he'd at 2Cc............$5 5 40
IL rolls seized buttcr... / IS
ST. 95
Ronald Fisher made report of condition of fire apIa
ratus, cistetHs, &c.
ThefOloWing statement was submit to the Coun-
Gil from the Treasurer:
IT cement of remittance to Phoenix Bank, made by
Treasurer of the city of Evansville to pay Novembt
nstalments Of interest, &c, city londs issued 10
and c. Railroad.
Irt. due at Phoenix Bank Nov. ISt. $3.50 90
Exchange OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 0n
Commission PL@nlx bank.......... il 50
s3,554 30
The City Recorder presented his quarterly report
showing his receipts Of fines and costs, and also The
amount docket uncollccted, and in said report
his bills for quarters rent of Office and also
quarters salary, which said amounts were deducted
from amount in his hands, leaving balance uncolect
ed and dock eted Of SIS 25.
On motion, he report received and concurred
Jno $. 90 dye, Sexton of Oak Hill emeter!. sui
mited his report for November, showing that there
bad been eight interment, made IN that time.
Lewis Rowes, engineer of the Fine De ar ment,
made statement 10 the Council to the effect, that
hose ordered by him the way from hill
delphia. for which he had received the bill of IL ing
and also a communicat from the firm, which were
laid before the Councils
CITY Ev NsvILLE, LEwIs HowEs, CHIEF ESGIE-
EEk OF FIRE DEPARTMENT:
To Me-srs. Dia ogue & Sewil, DR..
To 500 # OF 101z inch copper rveted hose
al QUO. $50 90
| 10 pairs connecting screws extra large size So 60
s5l5 20
Ordered that cash order be issued upon the City
Treasurer for The of s2CO, that be the amount
advanced j. B, Evans, upon city clock up con-
| tract err request
William KersEeman, Esq. made stateme Mt to the
% rcl the eff that he would produce supply Of
fine spring wlter-capab of beng made suf ient for
,he whole supply of Evansville city, ana st>d the
ropriey of the Council appointing committee to in
vesg ite the matter.
AT er some Discussion Mr.. Johnson moved, seconded
BY Mr. Foster, shat a ttee of three be appointed
by the chair. confer with Nr. KvIs in regard
- said proposition, which motion prevailed. and the
h air appointed Messss. Foster, err and Vennoman.
On molten, Council adjourned.
WILL II. WALLER, CLERK.