The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-19
Proceeding Of the Cil, Coantil.


Present, Counclmen Foster, Sc ntlin, Satter-
lee, Cook, Orr, Setchel. Vennenlan AID Hunnel.
Minutes of the previous meeting read and
, approved.
Bills to the amount of Se7 allowed Street
49, Com missioner for work done on the street --
Allowed Joseph Z. Elliott S3l %, for rent Of
p, office one quarter, ending June 30 '56.
Ordered that cash order be issued upon
the City Treasurer in favor of J. 2. Elliott.
caa for So, amount due for gas consumed for
quarter ending June 80.
siies Allowed Geo. Veneinan & Co, 50 20 for
Irvine purchased for Neptune and Young
America fire companies by fire Superinten-
dant, also allowed Sopf & Long $lU 50 for
furnishing and repairing hose for fire depart
ss ment; allowed Ben Nurre s2l Il for lumLsr
= furnished for city purposes-ordered by street
commissioner. Allowed Jno. kemloe and as
si,tant 81 for Watching fire-said service hav
ing been rendered during the term Of Mayor
Hopkins. u5fH
. Ordered, that Jas. Spaulding be allowed $68
balance due on salary as City Assessor
The bill Of Jas. ID. Saunders was read and
referred to committee consisting of Messrs.
Hewson, Satterlee. tunnel and Hopkins.
Ordered, that the members of the City
so,, Council be allowed $133 for services rendered
as an Equalization board at 50 per day each.
b. Ordered that cash order be issued on the
-ss City Treasurer for 500 in favor of the school
sr T. Justices that being the balance due ON last
years appropriation.
The bill of Little & Iglchart, was referred
asa 10 Committee ON Claims
Petition of Mr.. Heinrich referred Z Commit
,7a tee on Ordinances.
The bond of Henry Gumherts was laid ovel
+. H. Mosley, Market and Weigh Master,
made report of proceeds of same for month
enlng July 5th amounting to SAL.
p. &. URIley, Wharf Master reported
$5J6,o8 rs wharf revenue for month ending
Ju re 80. -H
Ronald Fisher, Superintendent of the Fine
department. reported the7condltion of publ c
cisternS and fire apparatus, also that one ol
the ladders belonging 10 the city, hid been
IN. stolen
rxa On motion of Councilman Hunncl, it was
ordered that any person person, using or
causing to be used. aiy ladder, hooks axes or
ueketS, or any property belong nEto Il e + re
Department. shall upon conviction thereo he
Fl le,iany sum, not less than nor more than
$40" t5sttltgt
On motion the Clerk was instructed 10 offer
reward of So for the recovery Of the ladder
stolen from the " ashington Engine House
Councilman Foster, as Chairman the COM
mittee to whom was referred the bill OF John
j. Chandler, ESD matte the following report
to wit:
The undersigned to whom was referred the
clam OF John j. Chandler Esq. for taxes
''iouoe listed" would report that the under
sishei have exam ned ;he same, and tiai the
claim founded on sales made IN lo41 and >,
whether the error was the fault o the council
or coisector, | have not had an oppor unity To
investigate he amount OF taxes corrected Is a
small portion of the claim, beng only : 50
s5a OF SAT- CLAIMED, tue balance being cost and
10 interest. 1t Is the moral duty OF persons, to
pay all honest demands, no matter how re-
mote that demand may be. But IN corpora
I'D ii rs y hen thu nayin. Charge Of its n
e tsrest change annually some reas ,nabie time
ought to bar claims, It is very difficult with
out some pers knowledge to determine
where the fault or liza hlity exist.
-.s.asI The undersigned has no ason to doubt
bnt that MIR. Chandler purchased the property
described, but whether The collector sold them
in accordance with the city ord nanceS he has
not had an opportunity to investigate, norcouid
it be done without much trouble, if it could
,is be done at all. lie would therefore beg leave
TO be discharged.
NJ w FOSTER, C. C. C.
On motion the report was received and th'
committee discharged. --aasse
The question being called for on maxim!
said allowances, it was unanimously sotec
down.
Petition Of Joseph A. Gubbleman and eigh
others, praying for enlargement of Fifth street
between Vine and Sycamore, referred to Com
mittee on ST. cts and Alleys.
B. Mills, ity corder, made report 70
the month 0, une, which was received anc
fled. -
J. B. Evans City Marshal, presented BIZ
bill for amount due on last quarters salary
s25, with petition that his salary be increas
cd, as it is now only $500 in city orders. Bill
s-ssllowed and petition referred to a committee
Petition of MeSsrs. Iglehart and Brother;