The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-21
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Monday, August 20.
Council met, present-the Mayor and
Councilmen Bischman, Chandler, Cook
Decker, DonHettell, Foster, Reitz, Rocker,
and Sauer-9.
The minutes of the meeting of Saturday
August 11th and of subsequent meetings
/ were read and approved.
The following bills were allowed Elijah
/ Perkins, one months salary as Engineer
S83.33; P. Burke, fees for drawing twenty
one deeds, $2l.; Mr.. Keyser, for hauling
seven loads cinders to Oak Hill Cemetery,
$500; John Muth, for hauling four loads
cinders to Oak Hill Cemetry, S4.00; Robert
Fergus, for 500 shingles, for Lookup, 81 40,
I63 feet flooring, and 305 feet of inch pine
lumber for school building Sl3 81; James D.
Saunders, for services as City Surveyor, $751;
so; Geo. Thornhill for straps for o. K. Fire
Engine S2.75; John Robbers for articles
furnished to City Market, $3.50; Thomas
Snowden for placing thirty-one loads of
sand al Upper Market House, $l2.4O.
Mayor Baker was allowed 81 cents for
postage.
The Mayor then submitted the Street
Commissioner report of work done during
the week ending Saturday, August 18th,
which was received, and bills for the work
to the amount of $132.33 were allowed.
Street Commissioner Smyth submitted
his report of the state of the public cisterns,
showing them to be in good condition
The Wharf Master, Capt. P. G.. ORiley,
submitted his report for the month of July,
showing the amount of revenue collected
during the month to be $35O.73.
John Robbers, Market Master, submitted
his report of receipts for outside stalls at the
Upper Market House, for the week ending
rl,o al
$3.50
Councilman Foster then submitted the
report of himself and the City Treasurer, of
City Orders. cancelled, showing the amount
to be $3OO43O.
Reports Of Improvements made and side |
walks laid down by James ". McKeever
were submitted, and on motion of Council /
man Cook were received and an order pass
ed allowing to McKeever the sum of 1868 /
in payment.
The Mayor gave notice of claim of the
Canal Bank for the sum of $3, 0OO due I
August 30; whereupon the Mayor and COM
mittee on Finances were directed to renew
the note.
A communication was received from G. T
c. BOvey of Cincinnati respecting bridges /
for the Canal, and the Mayor directed to hold I
further correspondence with him on the .
subject.
The Committee to whom the bids for the
for constructing a Sewer upon
Eighth street, between Main and Division
streets were referred, submitted their report
showing Messrs. Zimmerman and Bicker to
be the lowest bidders and recommending
that the contract be awarded to them
The bond for the contract of Messrs. Zim-
mermann and Bicker was submitted and ap-
proved, the contract awarded, and $500
advanced TO them on their bond.
A petition against a change in the road to
Oak Hill Cemetery was received, and refer
red to the Mayor to 90 before The Board and
against the proposed alteration
The final estimate of the cost of Cherry
street sewer, showing the expense to have
been S8l429O, was received.
The Council directed that an overcharge
on taxes of S2.05 be refunded to II. Fluge!.
The condition of the city wharf, and pro-
posed Improvements, were referred to the
Mayor and Councilman Cook.
On motion of Councilman Chandler, the
Collector was directed to refund all taxes
assessed against School property.
The Council directed that suit be brought
against the bonds for the contract of Antho-
~ Hewson, for the construction of Division
street sewer, the work not having been done
according to specifications.
The Collector was directed to allow in
crest on City Orders only up to tue time of
he reception of the duplicates.
Auctioneers of goods of class No. were
directed not to conduct any sales Of goods of
lass No. without first having procured
license.
The Market Master was directed to make
charge of so cts. in all wagons attending
The City Markets.
The Council then adjourned to meet on
Tuesday evening Aug. 2Ist.
P. BURK, Clerk.