The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-07
Proceedings of the City Council.
.stvs COUNCIL CHAMBER, Aug.


Present His Honor the Mayor, and all the
Councilmen except Kinney. Minutes read
and approved.
Allowances were made as follows: VIM
Stoughton for hauling and leveling earth 81
81; JAS Walker Sc 80 for placing earth on
lot !, block 81, E. E., and said lot is charged
with that sum; John Gayisk, So 70 for placing
earth on lot no. d. E., and said lott is charged
with that sum; j ohm Gavisk $50 25, for filling
and leveling lots Is in Al, and in %, which
said lots are to be charged accordingly; VIM.
f. Dunbar 81 so, for lettering fire ladders;
Well H. Walker 500 30 for one months sal
airy as City Clerk to July 81; to divers per-
sons for street abor, as per bill filed by Street
Commissioner, S33, aggregate; to divers per-
sons for labor on alley; aggregate $50; to d.
yers persons for street labor, for week ending
Aug 4, $50 %, aggregate.
Ordered that the sums allowed above for
work on alley be charged to lots adjoining
thereto, when the job is completed.
Allowed for labor on street by sundry per-
sons $54 rs aggregate; allowed cash order
in favor of Branch Bank for $66 60, with in
terest due on note from August lst to Decem
Der lst 1856; j. McGruk So so for hauling
dogs, pigs, and a drunken woman; Rusden &
Hodson SIC for hauling gunnels.
The order passed last week in regard to i'm
proyements at Public School building, was re-
scinded, and the following adopted instead:
Resolved, That H. O. Wheeler and John S.
Hopkins be authorized to have necessary
screens erected around the Public School
House priylcs, and that they also have author
ity to cause brick sidewalks to be laid down
on Canal and Third streets, aext to the Pub
lie School lot, II feet wide on Canal, and 10
feet on Third, and to make such pavements on
said lot as they may consider necessary.
Fire Superintendent made report of condi-
ton of cisterns and Fire apparatus for week
Sexton of Oak Hill Cemetery made report
of interments in said Cemetery, and produced
certificates Of physicians to that effect. Re-
port was received and registered in book of in
terments for said cemetery.
The following resolution presented by Coun-
Gilman Rathbone, was unanimously passed.:
ResolUed. That the Market Master sell the
Butcher stalls, on Saturday next to the high
est bidder; no stall to be sold less than S2I.-
The stalls so sold to be paid for within two
weeks after the time of said sale, and in default
thereof the same to be resod.
The question on grading Seventh street
between Main and Vine street, was referred to
Committee on Streets and Alleys.
The question on Licensing wagoners who
take out dray license and use wagons, only
when their drays are idle, was after discussion
referred to Committee on Ordinances.
Licenses for 1856, were fixed as follows:
Auctioneers 800 per year each. Billiard
Tables $50 per year each table. Bagatelle $25
per year each table. Ten Pin Alleys $50 per
year each alley.
Ordered that all express wagons, Except
those which are used by grocers in delivering
their goods free of charge.) be charged tLs
same license that are now charged to Hack
men and Draymen.
April, Of number of cases tried before him and
and showing amount paid and unpaid-receiv-
ed and filed.
Ordered that an order be issued in favor of
City Recorder for So, to purchase desk now
used by him, said desk being the property Of
VIM. FL. Boicourt.
The question on making an appropriation
for City Recorder, was, after discussion refer
rod tn n .(yommitraa IN Claims
The question on appointing City Attor-
ney to practice before Recorders Court, was,
after discussion referred to Committee, con-
sistng of Messrs. Foster, johnson and Scant-
lin.
A petition was presented signed by s. E.
Gilbert and j. H. & H. w Morgan, praying
for the abatement of nuisance on part Of lot
No. 2, 0. P. owned and kept by VIM Quehle.
On motion, the prayer of said petition was
granted, and the Marshal directed to abate
said nuisance Immediately.
Messrs Woolsey & Nelson presented their
bond as auctioneers duly conditioned accord
ing to law, with j Joseph P. Elliott as security
thereon, in the sum Of $500; read and ap-
proved
Heary Gamberts presented his bond as auc-
toneer in the sum of $500, duly conditioned
according to law, with VIM. Heilman as his
security thereon read and approved.
On motion, ordered that the plank side
walks on both side of Mulberry street, ex-
tending from the river to the old grave yard,
be thoroughly repaired, and also that the
plank sidewalks on Cherry street extending
from Second street to the river be repaired.