The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-12
CounefI ProceedInEs.
Council CHAMBER.

December 10, 1859.
Council met Present--the Mayor and
Councilmen Cook, Elliott, Orr, Sullivan,
Rocker, aud Ivinson.
Minutes of the previous meeting we're
read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
Street Commissioner, S38.51; P. Burke,
5000; Gottman & Allkoch, $3.50; Roel-
ker, Klusman & Co, $l.0O; Jno A. Reitz,
/ S22-51 VIM. Grange, $500
/ The Mayor reported the number of cases
tried by him during the past month to be
four; amount of fines assessed, $4,000 !;
amount of fines collected, $43.4O. He had
expended for jailors fees, So Office rent, 5
months, $40. The report was received and
the bill for rent allowed.
The following resolution was adopted ::
ResotUed, That in all sales of real estate
by the collector for the payment of taxes
which may hereafter be made, when the
property has not been redeemed by the
owner or claimant or his representatives,
the city will refund to the purchaser the
purchase money with interest, in all cases
when il is made to appear to the satisfac-
ton of the Council that the property was
not taxable or that the taxes en- account of
which the sale have been made, were paid
before the day of sale, and therefore the pur-
chaser shall surrender his certificate of pur-
chase, which shall be cancelled by the
Mayor
ResotUed, That whene yer any sale of real
estate shall be made for the payment of any
street, alley, or sidewalk improvements un-
der any precept issued by or under the city
authorities, and such real estate shall not
be redeemed by the owner or claimant
thereof, the city will refund to the pur-
chaser the purchase money with interest,
WI anorar - ghon -
any court of competent jurisdiction, that
such sale was invalid, or whenever the
Council shall be satisfied of the invalidity
of such sale
The bill of Baker and Foster, as city at
torneys, for S25o.0o was allowed
The Mayor reported several cases of
taxes; amount refunded.
The Mayor reported the names of several
property holders who had paid their obllga-
lions for paving alleys between Main and
Sycamore streets, and recommended that
per cent. be allowed them in accordance
with the provisions of the ordinance
Two thousand dollars were appropriated \
to the school Trustees, 10 pay the salaries of /
the teachers
The report of the steam fire engineer was
read and received. He reported the steam
engine in order. The o. X engine was also |
reported IN good order. he had been at
work on the Washington engine, and thought
it was all right. He recommended the
purchase of one thousand feet of hose
An order was given for the purchase of
the hose.
A communication was read from Mr..
Nelson, asking certain changes in the ordin.
ance regulating auctioneer's license and
making proposition in reference to the
same
On motion of Elliott, the city attorney
was directed to draw up supplementary
ordinance in accordance with Mr.. Nelson's
rquest.
The committee on collected orders report
ed that 1925 IL had been cancelled.
A communication from Mr. Ellis, in ref
erence to difficulty of the gas escaping,
was read.
The contract between the city and Messrs.
Lants and SAMSON for erecting a school
house on a lot in Carpenters place was
-ead. The building is to be three stories
ligh and will cost over $1,000.
The Mayor was instructed to sign said
contract, after sundry changes have been
made, in accordance with the wishes of the
Council.
The amount of orders outstanding was
aid to be $4,000. The amount of taxes
ret due is about $2s, 900.