The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-28
Proceedings of the City Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER, April 25.

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men Allen. haywood, and Nurre. The min
utes were read and approved. The following
bills were allowed:
To sundry persons for work on streets, BIS
60; James b. Evans, balance due on salary
50; William Stanton for hauling dead animals
81; Adams Express Co., for seal and exchan-
ges slo.
Ordered, that cash order be issued on the
City Treasurer in favor of the Phoenix Bank
New York, for the sum of sS,5j2 IS, that be-
ing the amount of interest, Commissions and
Exchange due on the May installment on the |
bonds of the city, in the Z. Il c. X, X.
r. Fisher made report of the condition of
the fire cisterns which was received and
placed on file.
Mr.. Jones asked the council to order
brick sidewalk to be laid down on Third |
street between Walnut and Locust. Referred |
to Committee on street and alleys.
The Mayor appointed the following Com |
mittee:
F.. err. W. E. French, Jas. Scan
tin Jr., and Christian Heddrich.
Ell. 81 G. s. L. X. X. Peter Sharp, Jos.
Elliott and NJ. Mclnnery.
Mr.. Foster moved that the Committee on
the Straight Line Road be requested to re-
port some person TO act as agent, in accord
ance with the resolutions adopted last meet
ing. The motion was carried by Is to 2.
Mr.. Schmutte stated that the city was in
want of more gas posts at different places
The subject was laid over for week.
The Committee TO whom was referred the
question on the eligibility of Mr.. S. Sorenson,
70 the office of city Treasurer submitted the
following report-to wit:
To tie Honorable, the Common Council Of the
City Of Eransrille:
GENrLEMEN.-In answer to inquiries made
of me by some of the members of your body
relative TO the propriety of your approving
or refusing to approve the official bond of
Mr.. Sorenson Treasurer elect of the City,
! beg leave to say that / have doubt that
YOU should approve his bond if YOU deem the
sureties he offers sufficient. You have no
jurisdiction to try the question of Mr.. Soren-
sons eligibility to the Office to which the peo-
pie of the City have elected him. II any
person wishes to test that question the law
has provided another tribunal for its trial
and has pointed out the manner in width it
shall be tried, and in the meantime Mr.. Sor-
enson and his sureties will be bound for his
official acts. AS to the intimation that the
Common Council cannot employ an attorney
who resides out of the City of Evansville, /
have only TO say that my employment by the
City now and for several years past is purely
"a matter of contract j hold the same rela-
ton to the City that i do To Vanderburgh
County or TO any other client by whom | am
employed and act under the same and no other
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no ordinance of the City creating the office of
City Attorney, and there is in fact no such
office. A contract with bridge builder to
keep all the bridges of the City in repair for
one year or any other period would Just AS
much create the office of City bridge builder
your employment of me in my profess
sional capacity creates the office of City At
torney. That it may not be supposed that
am seeking to evade giving an opinion IA
to Mr.. Sorenson's eligibility, will add that
from the examination have been able to
give the question since it was propounded to
sne, believe him TO be eligible.
Respectfully yours,
On motion the report was received and
concurred in.
Mr.. Sorenson's bond was on motion APP
proved of.
subject of Pest House, with instructions t
report a suitable place. to build one, re-
port as follows, to wit:
The committee appointed by the honora-
BILE council of Evansville to select a site TO
Pest House, respectfully submit the follow
ing report for their consideration.
The most eligible site in the opinion o
your committee is the east hill in the GENE
. terry lot, upon which stands log cabin am
cistern. 1t is easy of access and ventilation
and so secluded as not to endanger any per
son from its inmates who may be Athlete
with contagious diseases.
Two additional rooms to the cabin, six
teen feet square each should be built. The
should be made of studding and weather
boarding with two windows TO each room
and single roof, laths and plastering
the center. The work and material ought I
be good and durable, but cheap. The who
expense ought not to exceed one hundred an
and seventy-five dollars, all of which is r,
specially submitted, dc.
10 the Honorable Council Of Eransritle.
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Mr.. Elliott moved, seconded by NJ
French that the report be adopted, The ay
and noes being called for-the question W
lost by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Sullivan moved that the Mayor appoi
a committee of two to make enquiry as
the propriety of using the old pest house Al
making arrangements with DIR. Burne,
keep the same. Motion prevailing, the Chi
appointed Messrs. Sullivan and Bisch.
The Committee to whom was referred
memorial of Samuel Hall Esq, submit
the following report-to wit:
To TIE Honorable, tie Mayor and Comm
Council.
The undersigned, the Committee to VIII
was referred the memorial of Samuel III:
Esq, Praying 10 be relieved fir I'm the pawn
OF municipal taxes to the City of Evansvi
ON certain shares Of the capital stock OF
Evansville Insurance Company assessed
him, beg leave to report that they have
the matter under consideration. and are
the opinion that the said memorial sets 70
no cause for relief.
''Sec. S5.of the City charter provides I
''for the purpose Of creating revenue,
Common Council shall have the power
''levy, and cause to be assessed and collec
"once in each year, an adrdlorum tax NJ
call property. real and personal within
"city, which is or may be subject to taxat
"for county purposes DC.
The only question then, is whether
stock of said Insurance Company is taxi
for county purposes in Vanderburgh coui
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