The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CgAnBEp. Dec. 10. ls5

Council met with His Honor the Mayor in |
the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and |
adopted.
Street Commissioners bill for the past |
week amounting to $40 os, was by order al |
allowed
John NJ. Jones. pavement contractor, was !
allowed $50 81 for work done us follows: Lot |
.25 o. p. 81 81. lot q o. p. s3l AZ, lot 6 o. !
p. ST. 4s-Total $50 So.
Various small bills amounting to SOS IS
for different purposes were allowed.
John Smith, Street Commissioner, was al
lowed Sll6 65 for four months services.
lgnatius Schwartz was allowed 500 60 for
sos yards of earth placed on Centre street.
John Wayman Woo allowed si9s 40 ~ bal
auce due Tor excavating and placing o,oso
yards OF earth in Hocknel's Enlargement.
Z. 7. Martin. Jr., Deputy Assistant Fire
Superintendent, made report OF the condi-
ton of the public cisterns and fire apparatus.
The report WAS recei, ed and filed.
Permission was given the Sexton of Oak
Hill Cemetery to place pump in the cottage
cistern.
Mr.. p. Burke submitted his report of the
census, be having made a complete return
thereof, and bill for same. After the reading
of same, it was, on motion, referred to the
committee on claims.
Mr. b. Nurrie, US chairman of the wharf
committee, submittedthe following report on
the communication OF the Bediam Coal Com
pany, as follows:
The committee on wharyes 10 whom was
referred the petition OF Jno. Wyman Mana
ger of the Bodiam Mines asking for re-
rhlssion OF wharfage, respectfully report that
they have had conference with the wharf
trustees anu wharf master O'Riley on the
subject, and with their concurrence, recon-
mend, in consideration of the great public
advantage of said mines-of the heavy ex-
penses and heavy losses that have attended
their operations in getting under way, and
more particularly for their liberal and fair
course last winter, in furnishing their coal
to the citizens at fair moderate price, ut d
period when all other holders OF coal in Other
places doubled their rates; and inasmuch II,
the portion of the wharf used by said Goa
Company has not been much damaged b,
the occupancy OF II for selling coal to steam
boats; In COZ sideration OF these facts, you
committee recommend that the city relin
-oGish the amount now due rom said compa
ny for wharfage-say s50-they having al
ready paid sj0-and allow them TO use tn
wharf to sell coal to steamboats, during tn
year 1858 for $50, on condition they conin
their sales 10 steamboats,.
BERNARD NURRIE, Chin,
IT was ordered that the report be receive
and coneurred in, with the exception OF re
leasing the company from the wharfage dut
The finance committee submitted their re
port on the Locust street gas question, q
follows:
The Finance Committee to whom was II
ferrsd tine petition of the residents on Loeu
street, praying tor the extension of the g;
pipes on said street from the canal to Il
railroad depot, they having subscribed Il
amount required by tn city ordinance II
laying the pipes, have entered into an a
rangement with Mr.. Keats. the mana ger
the gas works, by which it is provided tn
Che gas company shall wait three months {
INC aIlOHuS W NC Haiu W Ihe CITY LOT laNl,
said pipes. the amount being guaranteed
Mr.. W. Foster. In consideration of &
above, the committee recommend the passa
of an ordinance for the immediate perforr
ance Of said work.
J. p. ELLIOTT, Chm.
After some discussion the ayes and ma
were called on the report and 1t was unal
mously adopted.
Mr.. Marie complained of the impassal
condition Of Oak and Water streets. lie "
di ected to have same repaired and clean,
On motion of Mr.. Sullivan, the Clerk "
directed to advertise for PROPOSALS to be
ceived for filing in Of blocks 90 and 81
8tockwe!'s Enlargement and that said d
posals be received antil Saturday night
On motion, the Mayor, Engineer aud Gov
Gilman Hopkins. we're appointed to estim
the probable expense of draining Brush Po
into Pigeon Creek.
On motion, Council adjourned.
Attest: WELL. II. WALKER, c.