The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-12
Proceedings of the City Council.

Counc1 met pursuant 10 adJOurnlnent.-
Present, Mayor Hewson, and Councilmen
Foster, Scantlin, Kinney, Satterlee, Orr.
Setchel, Yenneman johnson and Hunnel.
Minutes read and adopted.
Allowed Messrs. Rusden &c Hodson 81 for
hauling done per order of Street Commission
-er. Allowed A. G, Sullivan SIS rs for 5000
brick, at $5A per thousand. Allowed John
McInerny 81 SO for laying G7 yards brick
pavement, at four cents per yard. Allowed
e. II. Moseley SIS u and charged, for lay
ing pavement, grading and experimenting the
same on lots Nos. Is and IA, Block 30, L.
Enlargement.
Ordered, that the following lots be charged
for paving, grading, materials, &C., as follows:
Lot No. 10, in b. %. TO Lay ing pavement, SIS 30
= F" IA, . 81, . = 10 80
Sc 8 A. :. 35, Is yards grading at 1215c..--1 Sc
Allowed Herman kotz So for damage done
by firemen on his premises at late fire, as per
report Of Committee appointed on his BILL
Allowed Chas. S. Wells Sc IS, for articles
furnished Clay County volunteers during the
late aoar. Allowed Jno. b. Isvordink 81 rs,
for work and labor, as per bill filed, less 75c.--
Allowed c. Decker 81 So, for repairs on en-
.gines. Allowed Messrs Dalzell & Co., 81;
balance due on account, March 25, sc. Al
lowed R. Fergus 81 80, for 80 feet lumber, at
81 80 per 100 feet. Allowed JAS B. Evans
50, for killing four dogs, at SOC per head
Jas. Spaulding Assessor, was advanced $50
for assessing, per request.
Trcasurers bill for one years salary, read
and laid over one week.
Ordered, that a cash order be drawn in ia
vor of Phoenix Bank of New York, on the
City Treasurer, for $3,544 Is amount due
1on May installment, for Interest, Exchange,
and Commissions on the city Bonds, in the
Evansville and Charlottesville Railroad Co.
Ordered, on motion, that the city purchase
from Messrs. Lunkenheimer and Adlersburgh
IL of their maps Of the city of Lamasco, for
800.
Ordered, that a cash order be drawn on City
Treasurer, in favor of Adlersburgh and Lunk-
city purposes.
Fire Superintendent made report of the
condition of Public Cisterns and Fire Appara-
tus for week, ending June, 9th, 1856. Re-
ceived and placed on file.
Market and Weigh Master reports proceeds
of Market House by sale of vegetable stalls,
$50, and amount from Hay Scales $40 80;
which amounts were collected since last re-
port-received and filed.
Jas. L. Walker, Assessor of the Poor, and
Treasurer of Evansville Benevolent Associa-
ton, made report to Council, showing gross
amount of donations and expenses to poor
since June LIST, '55. Also showing aggregate
amount of receipts of said Association since
said date, showing an excess of expenditure
over receipt, of $l2 60, and petitioned Coun
Gil, as said overseer, for an appropriation fo
benefit of the poor of the city. Report re
ceived, and further action on appropriation
Postponed.
Wharf Master reports amount of revenu,
q from city wharf for month ending May 31st
1856-showing gross receipts for said montl
to be $943 35-received and filed.
City Treasurer made report of condition OIL
the 1st day of April, A. d. 1856, and also OIL
the 7th Of June of same year. Received AM
filed.
Ordered that the contract for grading Waite
street. between Division and Leet streets, b
awarded to NJ. J.. Bray, on the follow
ing terms, viz: Said contractor to be al
lowed the sum of IL cents per yard for a
filling in, to be done under the direction {
the Engineer Said contractor allowed tn
privilege of using all the earth not required t
fill in as above stated, in excavating said Wa
ter street.
Thos. E. Garyin presented a communities
ton from Judge Baker, City Attorney, to tn
Council, stating in said communication that
compromise could be effected with Mr. Cope
land, whose suit is now pending in court,
the effect that the said Copeland was willin
TO take two notes in payment of the amour
due him on city orders, now in his hands; OF
of said notes to be payable in 6 and the Oth,