The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-03-19
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
March II. 1860.

Council met at usual hour. Present the
Mayor and Councilmen Cook, Elliott, Orr,
Hutchinson, Rocker and Sullivan.
Minutes of previous meeting read aud
approved. ....
The contract and specifications of VIM. F.
Reynolds for building market house extern
sion with accompanying bond, were read and
approved. a 4 a-55-s ~
The bill of U. w. Armstrong, for bed
and bedding furnished the city FIRE Engineer,
was read and laid on the table.
The following bills were allowed:
Reitz & Haney, for valve pipe, $40 so !,
Street Commissioner 500 10; Jacob Straub
Il Son, 81 So; Enquirer office, $50 90;
DobeIl & Conyngton, 50 II; Wetzel &
Klintworth, 81 IS; A. G. Hutchinson, S6 90;
journal Company, $50 Is; John Stocks,
$9S O0; NJ. B.sJohnson, $I3e SO; j. p.
Elliott, 50 10 Hallock & Stoddard, So 15;
Mr.. Perkins, $83 50; Durham & Snyder,
So Co., 4 sl1tA,l j
Mr.. Sullivan agreed to fix the bridge on
Division street, and not charge one cent
for it. lzf 81
Mr. Sullivan reported that the Crescent
Fire Company were in working order. The
report was accepted.
The Mayor was appointed committee to
confer with Mr.. Sansoa in reference 10 the
internal arrangements of the Crescent En-
CINE House, of which Samson is the builder.
The Clerk was directed to advertise for
bids to build cistern on the corner of Ann
and Washington streets. ...
Mr. Steele was allowed 50 .50-half the
price of fixing a leakage in water pipe on
Second and Cherry streets. aes-s
The Mayor was allowed $3.50 costs,
which have accrued in the Supreme Court
in suit against the city brought by Judge
Hall of Princeton, and which he had for
warded to the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
The Mayor presented the report of him
self and Mr. Gwathmey of their examina-
ton into the wharf business, which was
read and received.
The same Committee was appointed to
settle the whole business, both with the
wharf master and the Trustees
A communication from judge Hall of
Princeton was read, which, on motion, was
referred to the City Attorney.
Plank sidewalks were ordered to be laid
on the southwest side of Eighth street, be-
tween Walnut and Chesnut streets. A lso on
Sixth and Eighth streets.
Joaeph Oyerell was granted permission to
erect a frame Kitchen in the rear of lot Il,
lower Enlargement -
A sidewalk was ordered to be laid down
on the lower side of Water street, from
Mulberry street to the corporation line.
- The petition of Chris. Miller and others in
reference to sidewalk Improvements was
referred to COuncilmen Wolflin and Hutch
inson el-t-a.l-.
The owner of lots on the west-side of
Cherry street, from Second steet to the alley
midway between First and Second streets,
were directed to have brick sidewalks laid
in front of said lots s
The ordinance providing t" for the protec-
ton and government of Oak Hill Gene
terry was read and passed.
A preamble and resolution appertaining
to bordering Main street, were referred to
Councilmen Cook and Elliott.
The Mayor was directed to toappoint conn
mittee to cancel city orders.
Mr.. Elliott and Haney were appointed a
committee to ascertained what the bell on
the Old Presbyterian church could he pur-
chased for. %.
| On motion, adjourned.