The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-26
Proceedings of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, August %.

Council CHAMBER, August %.
Council met pursuant to adjournment,
with His Honor in the chair.
Minutes read and approved.
1t appearing upon the reading of the min
utes Of last meeting, that that part OF the
minutes in relation to the levying of taxes
Tor the current year, was informal, the fol-
lowing order was adopted:
And now here it is ordered by the Com
mon Council of the City OF Evansville, That
the following taxes be and the same are here
by levied for the current financial year; that
j. 70 say an adj valorem tax upon all property
real and personal, Wit in the City of Evans
Vile, subject to taxation and on all money
and capital within said city, subject to tax
alton. OF seyenty-tive cents on each and every
one hundred dollars in value of said proper
ty, money and capital; and tha5 fifteen cents
OF the said seventy-iive cents so levied be set
apart Tor the use of the public schools of the
city; and that three cents of the seventy-five
cents so levied be set apart for the payment
oflightiEg the city with gas; and that the
remaining ffty-seven of said seventy-ive
cents be for city purposes generally.
And 1t is further ordered, That the said
tax above levied be payable as follows, to-
wit: AL in cash, except the ffty-seven cents
for city purposes generally.
And it is further ordained by SAID Council
That an additional special al valorem gas
tax of seven cents on each and every one
hundred dollars in value OF the said property,
capital and money, he and the same is here
by.levisd, uIOn said property, capital and
money TO be paid in cash.
And IL is also further ordered, That an ad-
eJliOnal special ad valorem tax of thirty-fve
n hts on each and every one hundred dollars
- value OF the real property exclusive ofthe
Value Of Improvements thereon within said
city. be, and the same hereby IT, levied upon
ali the real estate within said city, exclusive
OF the value Of the Improvements on said real
estate, for the purpose Of meeting the interest
on the Bonds issued to the Evansville, In
dianapolis il Cleveland Straight Line Rail-
road Company, for stock IN said Company,
which last mentioned tax shall be payable in
cash.
And it is further ordered by the Common
Council aforesaid, That an additional special
ad valorem tax of thirty three cents ON each
and every one hundred dollars in value of
the property real and personal within the
limits of the city of Evansville. and of the
money and capital within the limits of the
city of Evansville, as said limits existed i'm
mediately before the annexation of Lamasco,
be and the same is hereby levied upon said
last mentioned property, money and capital,
for the purpose of paying the interest and
creating a sinking fund for the liquidation
Of the principal of the Bonds of the City, Is
sued for stock in the Evansville and Craw-
louisville Railroad Company. and that the
said last mentioned tax be also payable in
cash.
And it is further ordered that poll tax of
ono dollar on every male inhabitant of said
'city liable by the Charter to pay poll tax.
and tax of two dollars on each dog, and
five dollars on each bitch, be and the same is
hereby levied by the Common Council afore-
said for the year aforesaid.
Street Commissioner Smyth submitted bis
report of the amount of work done on the
streets for the week ending Ang. 22d, amount
ing to s91.
Allo we'd Geo. Violin S1e2 40, for Ga perch
Of stone Michael Dausman, s132,63, :oi
blazing 1881 cubic yards Of earth on Lots /
., and 4, in Block "a, E. z. Michael HahI
s22,20 for placing las cubic yards of eartl
on Lots and in Block 10, 4th En-. /; join
GavisS, $3.50 for 457 cubic yards Of eartl
placed on Elm Street.
Jas. L. Walker, Oyerseer of the Poor, made
a statement to the Council, concerning the
poor Of the city, and said that small amount.
occasionally paid in shipping paupers from
the city, would in the end save considerabl,
70 the city. $50 was appropriated for the
benefit Of the poor.
The report Of Messrs. Jones and Baker
upon the adoption of the New Charter, wa.
read, and On motion laid on the table for fur
Their consideration.
The agreement of Lowenthal SS Co., Felix
er & Heddericb, Wahnsiedler and Gavisk, t.
take one half Of the stock in gas pipes $500
extending ous 4th street to Wahnsiedler'l
residence, (the same being in compliance
with the Ordinance) was read and accepted
The Ordinance submitted by Mr.. Baker
City Attorney, concerning the licensing o
vehicles, was ordered 20 be spread on tn
Ordinance Book and published Adjourned
WE'LL. II. WALKER, Clerk.
f1y-MTs. CLAY, the widow of Henry Clay