The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-26


Amount reed from city. sl0o0
!. :. :: !. county 1890
Amount overpaid.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS li,s0
1t will be observed that nearly all the pay
ments have been made to enable destitute |
persons to leave the city. By these disburse- |
Incnts of the funds furnished the Trustees, in
assisting destitute persons, who have been
brought and left in the city by railroads and
steamboats,, to go to the places oftheir legal re-
sidence, the city and county have been saved a
heavy expense and trouble, and relieved
of permanent body of paupers.
The impositions practieed upon our city by
landing sick and destitute persons upon our
Wharf, by the masters of steamers, might be
in some measure, if the Council
would do what is done IN larger cities-en-
act a law furnishing all persons on steam
boats or other public conveyances from bring
ing paupers to the city.
Ifyour honor should think proper to make
a further donation to the Township Trus-
tees, for the purpose of keeping poor families
rom being sent to the Poor House, it would
no doubt be the means of saving a great ex-
peDse to the city. Ten dollars expended to
send away destitute and sick family, has
saved-and would no doubt again save-the
county one hundred dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES. T. WALKER,
Trustee and acting Overseer Of the poor Of
Pigeon Township.
On motion of Mr.. Foster, the Report was
received, and referred to the Committee on
Ordinance, to draft an Ordinance making it
a penalty for steamboats, or railroads to bring
paupers to the city. Further action on said
Report was postponed.
To tie Hoaorable the Mayor and Councilmen !.
We, the committee who were appointed to
examine the condition of Front Street from
Leet to Main streets, do hereby report that
we have attended to that duty, and find that
some parts of said sidewalks along said
street. on both sides, need repairing. Viz:
from Vine to Sycamore on both sides, ought
to be relaid with good brick where the same
is needed the pavement TO be made the
proper width with stone or wood curbing-
Also the lots which border on said street, be-
tween Miller's grocery and Campbcll's ma
chine shop, ought to be cut away along said
lots, four feet deep, so as not TO obstruct said
side walk.
We would also recommend that the pave
mcnt on the North side of Vine street. run
ming from LIST to the alley east. should be
brought to a proper grade, and laid with
good brick and curbing. and the gutter so
graded as to admit the stagnant water on said
part of said street to pass off, and thereby re-
move the nuisance it causes; also the south
side of said street, from First to Second, TO be
repaired, and o good wood or stone curbing
to be put down along said sidewalk.
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. MCINNERNY,
JOS. SETCHELL,
WIN. INWOOD.
Ordered that the report be received and
concurred in, and the work ordered to be
done.
A. c. Hallock's remonstrance against bull
ding frame buildings in the fire limits, was
referred to tie Fire Department Commit
tee.
On motion of Mr.. Muhlhausen, the old
Committee on Streets and Alleys were re-
appointed, viz: Messrs. MeInnerny, Sullivan
and Inwood.
Cook d Reis' petition was referred to Com
niittee on Streets aud Alleys.
REPORT ON COUNCIL ROOMS.
To tie HonoraJle tie Mayor Gnd Councilssen.
The committee to whom was referred the
subject of procuring new Council Chamber
and Clerks office, would beg leave to report,
that room-and about the only comfortable
one that can be procured in this city-can be
rented of Mr.. Scantln. Said room is large
and well lighted with gas being near the
as .'Assembly Hail."
Mr.. Scantlin proposes to lcs the city have
said Hall, and the use of the gas fixtures,
which are complete, for $500 year, payable
| in City Orders
The Committee having examined the pre-
misses. would suggest the propriety of renting
said Hall; all Of which is
Respectfully submitted,
G. HEDDERECH.
On motion the report was received and
adopted, and Mr.. Scantlin's room engaged
at 5000 per year.
On motion, Mr.. Warren and the city clerk
were appointed to attend the moving and
fixing up of the new Council Chamber.
The committee on Mr.. Smith Gavitt's
claim, reported adverse to making any al
lowance, which report was adopted. Sub
sequently, and upon request of Mr.. Gavitt
to appoint new committee, the same com
mittee was instructed to re-examine and re-
port again on same subject.
Mr.. Baker, city attorney, Submitted an or
dinanee admitting Crescent Enlargement as
the 10th --conditionally@(w which ordi-
nance can be seen in to-day's Journal)
Adopted.
| On motion, the order m ade last week, to
grade and pave lots 159 and 100, was re-
scinded.
| Mr.. Elliott was, on motion, appointed to
attend to the cleaning of the cooperative gut
ter or ditch" in the suburbs of the city.
Mr.. Miintzer was appointed to ventillate
the City Lock Up, and report accordingly.
| Several petitions were read, and on motion
referred to Committee on Streets and Alleys.
| On motion, Council adjourned to meet in
the new Council Hall, corner of First and
Main streets, Saturday evening. June 9th.
| WELL. III. WALKER, Clerk.
WGeo. c. Mendenhall, Esq, of Guilford
county, N. c., has just brought company Of
ten o. his slaves to Ohio, to be liberated
This is the third company he has brought
He originally owned about eighty slaves,
worth seventy thousand dollars, and has
already liberated tffv Of thern Tho balance