The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-01
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
SntnrInr LII O2tI,

Saturday, July 28th.
Council met. Present the Mayor and
Councilmen Cook, Chandler, Decker Dan
nattell Foster, Rocker, and Sauer.-7.
The minutes of the meeting of Monday,
July 23d, and of subsequent meetings, were
read and approved.
Street commissioner Smith submitted his
report of work done on the streets for the
week ending July 28th, and upon motion
bills amounting to $500 were allowed in
payment for the same
Other bills for services rendered 20 the
amount of $l96.50 were allowed.
The Mayor then read the agreement be
tween Thos. Snowden and the city, where
by be engages to perform the work reguir
ed upon certain alley, the contract for eX-
cavating and grading of which had been
awarded to him by the Council; whereupon
it was ordered that the agreement be ap-
/ proved, and signed by the Mayor, and
/ sealed with the seal of the City.
The Mayor than submitted tic report of
himself and the city surveyor apportioning
( the tax to be levied upon theowners of real
I estate joining on the alley upon which the
Improvements are to be made for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of those in-
provements, and therefore, on motion of
Councilman Cook, the report was approved
and ordered to be recorded 10 the minute
hook Of the Council, and that the sums set
opposite to the several parcels of real estate
mentioned in the report. as their share of
the expense of those improvements, be as
sessed against them.
Councilman Decker, from Il committee
appointed to examine the condition of GER
tain lots and to devise means for abating
nuisances. said to exist upon them, submit
ted report; whereupon on motion of Coun-
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concentrations of the report be carried out
by the Council as speedily as possible
Councilman Foster, from the committee
on markets, submitted a report fixing the
price of Butcher and Vegetable stalls in the
Market House, and recommending that 20
cents be collected from each person attend
ing the market with wagons, and 10 cents
from each person attending with baskets
whereupon it was ordered that the report be
concurred in, and that the prices mentioned
in the report be the minimum prices of the
stalls.
1t was then ordered that the sales of the
stalls or stands be advertised by distributing
in both markets handbill5 printed in both
German and English.
Il was also ordered that the market mas
ter shall hereafter collect Of all persons at
tending market Is vendors and not having
and 8 cents from those with baskets.
1t was then ordered that the Clerk pro-
cure dray numbers at 7 cents from Sile
Weed & Co., they being the lowest bidders.
a proposition was received from Thomas
Snowden for the grading and filling Of the
alley IN block l6, Stockwells Enlargement,
and the alley in block 81, Eastern Enlarge
ment at the rates Of 1919 cents per cubic
yard for exca waiting and ) cents tor filing
Whereupon it was ordered that the contract
be awarded to Mr.. Snowden at the prices
mentioned.
Upon motion an order was passed for the
improvement of that portion of Third street
lying between Locust and Sycamore streets,
seven Councilmen present voting in the at-
frmaLive.
Proposals for the extension of Division
street sewer being received from numerous
persons, on motion of Councilman Cook
the proposals were referred to committee
consisting of Councilman Dannatell, the
Mayor, and the City Surveyor.
The Mayor informed the Council that the
deed to Edward Ingle for twelve feet OF
ground on Locust street near Eighth street
was prepared and ready for execution
whereupon it was ordered that the deed be
signed by the Mayor in behalf of the city,
and sealed with the seal of the city.
ne MAY OF recommended 10 the council
to cause Il sewer of the size and form Of
Center street sewer be constructed on
Eighth street from Division street sewer to
a point twenty feet southeast of Main street.
and submitted specifications for it prepared
by the City Surveyor whereupon, on mo-
tiOn of Councilman Cook, it was ordered by
the Council that the proposed sewer be con-
strueted without delay and that the specif-
cations submitted be approved and that the
Clerk advertise bids to be received till
August llth, 1860.
Councilman Sauer presented a petition
signed by Is. Perkins and Is others request
ing of the Council to abate nuisance ex-
isting on block +, and 5, StookwelIs En-
largement.
On motion of Councilman Foster the pc
tition was referred to the committee On
nuisances.
The petition previously presented, re-
questiug Of the Council to cause the alley
running from Vine to Division street and
between Third and Fourth streets to be
brought to the proper grade, was upon mo-
tion of Councilman Decker referred TO i
committee.
The Street Commissioner submitted his
report of the state of the public cisterns,
showing them to be in good condition.
On motion Of Councilman Decker, 4
brick side walk was ordered to be laid down
on lot No. 1854, Division Enlargement
On motion of Councilman Foster brick
sidewalk was ordered to be laid down on
the south west side of Fourth street, be
tween Main and Locust streets,
On motion of Councilman Decker, it was
ordered that brick sidewalk be laid down
on the south side of Fourth street between
Main and Sycamore streets.
There being no further business before
the Council, it adjourned to meet on Satur-
day evening, August 4th.
aSA- We acknowledge the receipt of a