The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-08-23
Council Proceedings.
Council CHAMBER,


Aug. 90, 1889.
Council met, with Councilmen Elliott,
Orr, Gavitt, Wolhin, Hutchinson, Sullivan,
Redmond, and Ivinson present.
The Mayor being absent, Mr.. Orr was call
ed to the chair.
The minutes of the several preceding
meetings were read and approved.
Street Commissioner presented his report,
including bills amounting to S97.34, which
was read and bills allowed.
C. G. Keats bill for putting up n couple
of lamp-pOsts on the corner of Cherry and
Second streets, amounting to so, was paid,
on condition that Keats complies with the
agreement made between him and the city.
Sullivan, from Committee on that subject,
recommend that a side culvert, from the
Oak street culvert TO the low grounds above
Gum street, be built. Said culvert TO cost
about 81, 400; and one-third of that amount
to be contributed by the property holders.
Sullivan and Gavitt were appointed Il
Committee 10 find out what kind of con-
tract can bc made for the building of said
branch CulN er..
Young America Ei"~ Company .--e-rnted
Il claim nor : zoe, which was referred to the
Committee on Fire Department.
Jas. Mckeever was allowed Sl25 on ahill
Of Sl7O 40. The bill was referred to the
Mayor aud City Engineer.
Gayitt, from the Committee on that sub
ject, recommended that the bridge across
the Canal, on Sixth street, tie rebuilt.
The report was ordered To be fled
Street Commissioner reported the cisternS
TO be in good order.
a communication from the Neptune Fire
Company was read. The Company state
that they are now ready for service; that
hereafter they will report according to law,
and claim the benefit OF exemption from
taxation according to law.
Appended to the communication is com
plete list OF the officers and members of the
Company, with The length of time each
member has been an active fireman
The communication was referred back To
the Company, with request to know
whether said Company endorsed the pro-
ceeding ola meeting held on the 18th day
Of June, 1859, and if said proceedings were
legal aud binding.
An amendment 10 the ordinance ioI LEAFS
ing the butchers stallS-making it SO that,
in case a butcher dies, his heirs or legal rep
resentativeS may continue the business al
| said stall
\ remonstrance was read signed by nu-
merons draymen of the city. The signers
| complain of the ordinance licensing drays
carts and wagons. They state that in most
cases men owning only one horse have both
II dray and cart, using one when there i:
nothing to be done with the other. They
think it is wrong 10 compel them 20 pay Ii
cense on both, when they can never use bat
one at q time. S.. -..
The remOnstrance was referred 10 Com
mittee of Elliott aud Sullivan, to report or
dinance. .t.
The Mayor reported McKeever's bills
which were referred to him for inspection
| as correct.
Bills for paving alley between First and
Second streets, and running from Main TO
Sycamore, were read and referred to Com
mittee of Wolfiin and Hutchinson
The further consideration of the subject
of reducing the license on billiard tables
was postponed until Tuesday night.
Council adjourned till Monday.
On Monday the whole time of the Coun-
Gil was consumed in equalizing the assess
ments for taxation.