The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-05
GoUSCIL PRoCEEDIN Gs.
lCotxclt CnAxnrn, Oct. 81. 1851

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= CetScIt cHAxBEn, Oct. 81. 1857.
Council met pursuant TO adjournment, with
Ills Honor the Mayor in the chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and adopted.
Sundry small accounts ~ were allowed
amounting TO e22 35
JAS, d. Saunders, City Eng, services. 81 SO
sWeiI ". Walkef. ! months salary
, Sals making out deeds Tor Q. H. 81 90
Z. J. Martin. fer City marshal l month Al s.
The bill of P. schmuck for City Printing
was referred to Committee on Printing.
The city Of Evansville agreed to pay SIM
con Long his taxes for lot used by the Wash.
ington Engine House, until said lot is sold OF
otherwise improved. e-4
John Mclnerny was allowed $l0s SO for
laying down brick pavements or lots e 4 :
] in Block 4, Crescent Enlargement. /. As SO
"a in do 4, do q 'ia do.-.~..... Al SO
and to placing o. yards of earth on
street (l0).........!................ Q 20
49, ~ SlO5 81
The various Committees submitted the
following: to wit:
u Me~srs. woolsey & Nelson presented their
monthly Reports of goods received and sold
under protest. Mr.. Elliott moved that the
matter be referred to the City Attorney.
:. The Fire Superintendent submitted his
Report of the condition of the public cistcrns
Co. fla paat
Weigh Masters Report, read, showing the
amount of tickets sold; on motion il was or
dcred that the Weigh Master settle his ac-
count to date.
Two of Fairbanks Scale Books for use OF
Hay Scales, were ordered to be purchased;
cost e.. N.
On motion Of J. p. Elliott, Messrs. Thorp,
Bisch, and Millhousen, were ordered to APP
point suitable person to superintend the
Hay Scales in Lamasco.
The question Of weighing coal and meas
uring wood was referred to the Mayor.
On motion it was ordered that Chestnut
street Bridge be taken down, and q plan be
drnwnu for new one aAsstnE =.
The Communication Of II. @. Wheeler in
explanation of his delinquent tax, was on
motion laid ON the table. ''''1
The complaint of DR.. Morgan relative to
his property being too highly assessed was
referred to the Mayor. 80
M. john A. Reitz on behalf of Reitz, Har
ney & Co., complained that their foundry
property was not equalized according TO that
of others, on motion of Mr.. Bisch, the mat
ter was referred to Committee consisting Of
Mcssrs. Thorp. Nuirie and Hedderich. i
The Communication of Willard Carpenter
which was laid over for week, in relation to
taxation and value of property generally,
was after considerable discussion between
Messrs. Carpenter and Foster, ordered to be
laid on the table. ~ef ~
The Assessor made the following report:
TO ta>, HIM. Mayor and C5nsnea Couacn ~
* lie city Of Efansviile:. t-r =
have inquired of Judge Foster the num-
Der and value OF X. X. Bonds. - =
lilo Informs me that he has 7 +. X. Bonds,
valued at 800 each and which he bought at
30 cents on tho dollar. / am also instruct
ted 10 state, he offers to sell said Bonds for
cost, and give to the purchaser of said Bonds
10 shares at $50 per share Of the Z. /. 81 @.
s. l. X. K. with said purchase. q
[Signed, P.BURKE, City Assessor.
To tie HIM. Kayor and Gomnson C5uaci1: =
The Committee on Finance to whom was
referred the matter of difference between the
City of Evansville and Willard Carpenter,
report that "A majority of said committee
met Mr.. w. Carpenter at the Council Cham
Der on the afternoon of;23rd October, 1857,
and while endeavoring TO settle prelimina-
ries as basis for settlement, a full. period
was put TO any farther negotiation in the
matter, in your committee giving a negati We
answer To a question put by Mr.. w. Carpen
ter, viz: IL the Committee would allow or
recommend the delinquent tax Of Lamaseo
as charged up and deducted from the 40 cou-
pons settled with Mr.. Vim. Baker in, june
last, be refunded to him, and let the city
make the collection of said delinquent by
law! to which your committee most emphat-
icaliy refused to aecede. And thus The mat
ter ended without any prospect of an ar
'rangemento Of the differences.
Submitted by
: = P. SHARPE,
J.P. ELLIOTT.
Mr.. F. ID. Allen, Special Committee to
: whom was referred the claim for building the
Locust Street Bridge over the Canal recon-
moulded that the. bill for ,blacksmithimg be
paid, and that Mr.. Kinkle be paid s115 for
labor and services, and also sSl so for TIM
Der, and sSs 40 for lumber, deducting Sll5i
for lumber not used. The matter was re
ferred to referees. .......
The Committee to whom was referred the
assessment of Block No. 1862, in Lamasco, re-
ported there was little difference in the value
afhxed to that lot, and that of other property
IN the vicinity. They recommend however
that said lot No. l62 be equalized in priee
with That OF Judge Law which adjoins it,and
Is assessed ut $2.50o.
M. McINERNEY. Chairman.
On motion Council adjourned, - tsyrs
WE'LL ii. WALKER, Clerk.
the RIVER
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