The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-31
Council Proceedings.
JOJNVIL OHAMBEN-
Saturday evening, Oct. -, 1860.

j evening, Oct. 22d, were read and approved
Street Commissioner Smyth submitted his
report Of work done during the week end
ing with Saturday, Oct. 2Ith, and upon mo-
tion bills to the amount of Sll9 81 were
allowed in payment.
The following bills were also allowed,
viz: John Smyth, III days carting, $50 90;
Thomas SnoWden, II days carting and
plowing, $2T 90 ; Orr, Dalzeli & Co, nails
| and shovel, So 2G ; Zimmerman & Micker,
excavating and making pavements in front
of II inlets to Eighth street sewer, S39 90;
Reitz & Haney, II lamp posts, y lamp
holders, pattern for lamp post and drayage,
! 1852 "a Reitz & Haney, lumber for La
mascO Park School House. S8 81 John A.
Reitz, lumber for Street Commissioner,
| S29 90 Total S5l6 O8.
/ Ordered that Wm. Z. Wilson be refunded
/ GO cents, the amount of taxes on an over
assessment of sGOof his personal property.
| Ordered that 50 40 be refunded to VIM
/ Bacon for an excessive taxation of his per-
sonal property.
Ordered that Solomon Kahn be remitted
/ S23 90, being the excess of taxes charged
/ npop 50, 900 90 personal property.
The committee appointed to examine the
/ cistern lbGilt by John Stocks, on Water
| st It, between Mulberry and Gum streets,
| na1 a report recommending the Council
to r ,cept the cisteFn, which was agreed to.
8rdered that John Stocks be allowed
$50 90 for the construction of the above els
tern.
Street Commissioner Smyth submitted his
report of the condition of the public eisterns,
showing them to be in good order. The re-
port was received and filed.
The report of the wharf master, Capt. P
G. O'RHey, for September. showing the
amount of revenue derived from the wharf
during that month to have been 1902 80,
was presented and, on motion, received and
filed.
The Mayor submitted a report giving the
names of the owneIs of real estate situate
upon Main street, between Third street and
the Canal, who have given their obligations
TO the contractor for their respective shares
a the expense of bowldering Main street.
and also the names of those who have not
so given their obligations, and showing that
the amount ofthc contract price of the i'm
proveineet being S4,63l 90, and the con-
tractor, Charles Foltz, having received OBJ
legations from the owners of lots to the
amount of 81, 381 sc, there is yet due him
a balance of 5149 Al on his contract.
The report was received and entered up
on the Minute Book, and it was ordered
that the sum of $249 Il be allowed to
Charles Foltz in payment of the balance on
his contract and that separate precepts be
issued against those owners of lots who
have not given their obligations to the con-
! tractor, for their respective shares of the
expense of bowldering Main street
The committee appointed to report to tue
! Council upon the propriety of the change
in the construction of the cutters ON Main
street, between Canal and Eighth street,
suggested by 8Ir. Tibbets, the contractor for
bowldering that part of the street, and also
on the removal of the gas post from Ste
/ phenss Warehouse to the opposite side of
/ the Canal, made n report recommending the
! Council to adopt these advantages which
WAS agreed to.
j The Mayor presented the receipt to the
city OF Messrs. Zimmerman & Micker for the
/ sum Of 1924 GA, in city bonds, which with
! $500 previously had in city bonds is in full
! of all demands against the city for the con-
I strnction of Eighth street Sewer, to point
| near Main street
Ordered that the receipt be received and
| entered upon the Minutes
The committee appointed to eaacel city
| orders reported that they had received from
/ he City Treasurer, marked in the register
{" cance;.' ed, ' and destroyed by burning, Or
ders and bonds - (lge amount of SIG, 868'82,
returning with their report 8 sehuduIe OF
the bonds and orders can,>~tea, @ad certify
| ing shat S0ren SorensOn is ,N"ttiiaa 10
credit TO the amount of the orders, q a." eFi-
celed
Ordered that the report be received and
entered upon the Minutes
The Mayor presented a report showing
that James Mckeever had completed accord
ing to contract n brick sidewalk on certain
lots and ports Of lots situate upon the up
per or northeast side of Water street and
between Elm and Pine streets, and that
the whole cost of the Improvement is $5I % ,
appcrtloning the cost among all the sepa- /
rate parcels of real estate chargeable there 1
with, and certifying thati,James McKeever is |
entitled to receive from the city the sum of |
S5l % in payment ofthe amount due on |
his contract
The report and appOrtionment was receiv- /
ed and ordered to be entered upon the Min 4
utes, and the amounts therein set opposite
the several lots were ordered to be assessed /
and charged against them as their share re-
spectively of the cost of the sidewalk i'm
provement, and ordered that James Nc
keever be allowed the sum Of S5I 9S in
payment for his work.
The Mayor also presented a similar report
with reference to a brick ide-walk laid
down upon certain lots and parts of lots
side of Water street, between Elm and
Vine streets, upon which similar action was
taken, James Mckeever, the contractor, be-
ing allowed the sum of S74 G3 in payment
for his work.
The committee appointed to procure
lumber for fencing Oak Hill Cemetery re-
ported that they had purchased from John
f. Glover 10000 feet Of hemlock fencing
l6 feet long and one inch thick for the sum
of $l3 25 per Thousand feet which report
was approved by the Council.
Proposals for the construction of the
fence were received from VIM. F. Reynolds,
Joseph Overell, and John S. Goodge.
John 5. Goodge being the lowest bidder,
the contract was awarded to him at the fol-
lowing rates: for hauling posts 75c per 100,
making fence sc per panel.
Councilman Rocker, to whom was refer
red the fencing of the lot around the Locust