The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Feb. %,


Council met, pursuant to adjournment,
with his Honor, the Mayor, in the chair
Tho minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted.
Street commissioner Smythc made his re-
port of work done for the week ending Feb
ruary Goth, amounting to s. IS.
J. B. Hall was allowed 81 for advertising
election notice.
z. j. Martin, Fire Superintendent, was al
lowed sa5 for quarters service ending Feb |
ruary 10th, 1858.
Doctor John T. Walker, city physician, was
allowed $50 for quarters service ending Fob
ruary 25:h, 1858.
THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT OF De. JouS T.
WALKER. CRY PnEsIcIAS.
To the Honorable tie City Council Of the City
Of Ecansrille.
The undersigned respectfully reports to
your honorable body that for the last quarter
ending 18th inst. the duties of City Physician
have embraced: Cases of Pneumonia s;
Wounds 8; Diarrhoea. 10; Intermittent Fee
| yer. S; Scarlet Fever, 8.
The undersigned takes pleasure in an
rouncing that at this time there is no con-
I taglOuS disease oil alarming character
prevailing within the city limits.
The Clerl, was instructed to procure hay
scale books Tor the use of the weigh-mastcr.
Ell. Marin, Fire Superintendent submitted
his report OF the public cistcrns and fire ap
paratus.
DR.. Mulhauscn presented petition re-
questing OF the Council, permission to erect
q frame building on the rear of his lot, on the
corner of Locust ami Second streets. On
motion the petition was withdrawn.
On motion of Mr.. Sharp it was ordered
that plank side walk feet in width, be laid
down in block 20, on the north side OF Frank
lin street, and that said work be advertised
! for ten days.
The Clerk read the official roturn Of the
late Charter election.
Notice was given of lawsuit pending by
Jas. G. Jones and others, applying Tor an
injunction to restrain the City Collector
from selling tho property of the said JAS.
G. Jones and that of others, and to appear
: before Ballard Smith, Judge of the Circui;
t Court, liz Petersburgh, Pike county, on the
e 3D. day OF March.
c On motion of Mr.. Hopkins, the following
resolution was adopted.
ResOlred, That Mr.. G. Violin, City Col
lcctor, be authorised to deduct one-fifth of tho
] tax levied on the Straight Line Railroad fol
the year 1857, and that the said George VOL
fin be authorized to return the same where
: ever the same has been called for or collected
r Tho Committee to whom was referred the
: proposition Of Mr.. Fuller on behalf Of thu
trustees of the Wabash e. Erie Canal. re-
8 port that they have consulted with Mr.. Full.
Ter, and wonld recommend that the bridge
originally intended to be built by the sale
: Trustees on Cherry street, for the prcse.t b
. deferred, and that the Council adopt the plar
: Of said Committee in rebuilding the bridg'
OH Sycamore street. After some amend
|, ments being made and lost, the question wa
taken on the report and carried.
On motion of Mr.. Allen it ordercC
tina. special committee be appointed te
4, confer with Mr.. Fuller rs TO the expense o
II constructing a turn table bridge instead o
c those now intended 20 be built. Committee
IS were, Allen, Mentzer and Warren.
h On motion of Mulhausen it was ordered
! that plank side walk be laid down OH tn
West side of Godsell street, between Thirt
and Fourth streets.
). On motion Of Mr.. Bisch, it was ordered
e that the lower market house near Fultor
r, Avenue, be advertised for sale, and that TIN
h Marshall be instructed to sell said propert.
: on Saturday. 18th OF March, and that tho pro
: ceeds of said sale be payable in City Orlers
On motion of Mr.. Allen it was ordered t
abate the nuisance existing in lots IL, IL an,
: Is in block in the 4th enlargement, by til
y filling up of said lots.
&c Mr.. Hopkins moved that Vine street b
C brought to its proper grade, and that sam
q be advertised for letting by next Saturda.
ie night.
On motion Of Mr.. Hunnel, Council ad
iourncd to Tuesday night, Cd inst, at
o'clock.
Attest: WELL II. WALKER, elk.