The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-01
Proceedings Of the city Council.

Proceedings Of the City Council.
q CorxcsI CsAnsua. March g, 1857.
The Council met nj the usual time, and the President
sad Trustees Of IAmasco City being present IL sss
roved By Couneilmsn Rathbone that the two Boards
meet Ia Joist Convention. II
The following
ACT OF CoXsOLIDATIoN Il
WIS read and signed By the Mayor and Council in be-
half Of the city Of Evansville, and by the President
Trustees in behalf Of the town OF Lams.eo city:
Be Il remembered that on the tvsnty.eight day OF
March A. le57 the Mayor the Common Council OF
the city OF Evansville and the President
the Comm Council Of the city of Evansville It half
past. o'clock NJ Of said day in Pursuance .. he
State Of Indiana eItiled" An Act oprosite for the
annsxation Of towns 70 citie:
1 and ees approved + February 10th iss! wns"
present John Hewson. Mayor of the city Of Evansville
and Matthew W. Poster. James scantln.Jr George w.
Rathbone, Frederick Cook Samuel Orr, Joseph Setch
ell George vennerr1an and VIM. Hunne, Councilmen
Of the citv OF Evansville and Peter Sharpe President
and George wolain. Archibald sullivan. WIN. Warren.
Thomas Bolus, Louis Oaninan John Kramer Trustees
Of said town Of Lamasco City.
On motion. Mayor Hewson was appointed to preside
over the meeting. after which the following preamble
and revolutions were unanmousI. sdoped by the said
President and Trustees nj the OF Lamasco City
in Join, Convention assembled as Aforesaid.
-
willie and he President and Trustees Of the town OF Ia
u asco City did on the second day Of Mareh. 1857 in
81 an ACT o. Ss s "a! S. o. Inc
d. las., and entitled Gan Act to provide for the an
r ~ or union Of
towns and incorporated eities," make the following
agreement, that 10 to say:
AGREEMENT.
In pursuance If Of the General Assembly the
State OF Indiana, approved Feb. Is, 1857 entitled
act TO provide for the annexation OF
| IL is hereby agreed by aud b. tween tn. Common
Council Of the city Of and the President ad
Trustees Of tho own Of Lama.eo City tina, the said,ow
OF Lamasco City be annexed 70 the city Of Evansville on
I the following terms and conditions to.wit:
F.a.r:-The town Of Lam.seo Cny .haii become a
part VI the city OF Evansville to alinents and purposes
upon ratification Of this agreement BY majority OF
qu.iihed voter. Of said city and town respectively
vs shall succeed 10. and become possessed Of and on.
titled to all the property real and personal and 70 all
and sad cy shall be liable for ali The debts conir.c,,
and liabilities Of said town.
sEcoxn.-upon the ratification Of this agreement By
the contamination VI the annexation Of said town to
said city, underline provisions of .aid act the Trustees
of the Of Lamasco City, shall be en,uled in
the Common Council OF the city Of Evansville
bcrthereof and each ward Of the present OF La
evansville until the wards OF tho city Of evansville
shall be changed by the Common Council Of the city, In
howeve err that the city shall never TO So
arranged constituted rs TO deprive any part of tLe
united city Of its due weighin the Common Council
, Tmsp-Ibe stock in the Evansville and Cr.wfords.
willie Railroad Company now ownea and held by the
by the Common Council OF the united city in trust
the benefit OF that part Of the United city which
stutes the present city OF Evansvile--snd the
bers Of the Common Council representing the territory
wards constituting the present city Of Evansville
msjo, thcm. shall control said stock. I'll qu~s
ons relation thereto, and property. persons. Of
fecs or thir, within the territory wards Of pres
eni town of iamasco. and not now taxable by the
porate authorities Of the city u Evansville shall ever
be taxed to pay her subscription 10 tho eapai'oes Of
PorsTm~After the said annexation Of the said tow.
the said city shall have been consuma,cd the taxes
which may be necessary to meet the rnep and inter
Of the debt contracted b. the city Of Evanssiio TO
pay her subscription 70 said capital stock of said Rail-
road Company, shall BE- levied assessed and collected
=. or a"H
By the corporate authorities OF tho united city, saving
Hs sm &c sd
3 ceding section OF this article.
F9Tn.-Nothing IN the third article Olihis asremen.
errit .ry which may added Incorporated Into
city after the annexation OF said town to said city,
shalt have been consummstsd, from having voice H.
Of tho said railroad stock but The intention
this agreement Is that the people OF such terri
tory shall have the same rights In said railroad stock
be subject 10 the same burthens with the people Of
tn. present city OF Evansville.
SrxTM.-That an election DO held on the goth day
March the pfOvisinns ofssd act. for the
pie tn, city Of Evansville and the town OF Lamasco
City upon the question Of annexation ofthe
said city upon the terms specified in the agree
!, ment.
parties aforesaid that until the OF Lamas City is
xed under the "aCt providing for the xaoR Of
,oSa' az ana so req
proceed to collect all taxes delinquent otherwi.e
but aser the annexation Of said town 81 iama'eo Cry
lass and 1855 any previous year shall be car
the d.pe.,e tax rs. Of the ea'y Of Evansville;
Evansville. In The manner asths delinquent taxes
ol.aid city collected BY law and paid into the
I~ts~ T~a. Nv NIL
And whereas the said ssreemen, vas made public by
publishing the In all the newspapers in Wander.
day 81 March iss. ana By posting PRINTED hand bills
containing said In three OF the public
each wari 81 the town Of IamseO City. required ny
third Section Of sad Act; and whsreas election
ity =. veil as Town the places where other
city and town elections are usually held In SAID City and
anee OF said Act and Of the aforesaid Agreement: and
whereas the Inspectors and Judges Of the election 81
Counei Of said ciiy, on the 9Th day Of March. ,sss
that there three hundred and Dinetytw0 votes
In said City at said election OF which three
and in avor of and twenty against,
the annexation Of the - OF Lxmasco City to the city
Evansville, which repor, was entered ON the record.
Of said Common Council, and a certified copy thereof
was the 18th day Of March. leS7, delivered to the
: Clerk Of the town Of La'nasc" City.
ton held in Of Lamaseo City did. also,
ssh day OF March, ss report TO the President and
two bundled and votes cas-, In said town q,
said election Of which two hundred and thirty. nine
votes were In favor Of. and tweny-nine votes were
against annexation Of said Town to said City, which
cned report esered on he recc DIS Of the
President and Trustees Of the town OF Lamasc City aud
n certified opv thereof The same day delivered
the Clerk II tho city Of Evansville and in pursusncs
OF the PREMISES the Mayor and Common Council Of the
and the President and Trustees 81 the
town Of Lamasco City, In Joint Convention st the Coun
ri ell Chamber of the Common Council Of said City
- sembled, do here unanimously
Resolve and Dselars That the town Of Iamasco City
and the Is hereby annexed the ely of Evans
Vile upon and conditions specifed the said
Agreesn ent made by and between the Common Coune
Of the City Evansville and the President and Tru
OF the town Of Lamaseo City. aoresa and that
shis resolution with the foregoing preamble shal BE-
entered ut large the records Of the Common Coan
ell Of the city " Evansville, and that the Mayor and
Clerk furnish the Recorder Of VandeTbugh county
for record duly certified copy Of tho proceedings
this meeting.
, Tho following resolution was adopted. That The
wards constituted in the town Of LamaseO Cit!