The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-25
Abstract of the Proceedings of the
County Commits siOners, at their
June Session, SEQ.

MONDAY, June IL, 1860.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
All the members were present.
The Mayor of the City of Evansville pre-
sented claim that the City held against
the County, for the latters portion of the
cost of improving Main street, amounting
to S63l.5O. The Mayor, on behalf of the
City Council, offered that, if the cash were
paid on demand by the County, eight per
cent. of the above amount would be re-
funded The County Auditor was author
lied and directed to pay said sum, and to
produce the proper voucher to the Commits
sioners, when they would direct cash Or
der to be drawn in his favor on the Coun-
ty treasury.
The Board proceeded to assess, levy, and
fix the rate of taxation for State, county,
and other purposes for 1860.
For State purposes, on all property and
polls entered in the general lists OF taxables
for taxation, as fixed by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Indiana, hfteen
cents on each 500 valuation thereof and
so cents on each taxable poll
For County purposes, tifty-fve cents on
each 500 valuation Of property as afore-
said, and 81 for each taxable poll
For Common School purposes as fixed by
the General Assembly, 10 cents on each
500 as aforesaid, and so cents on each tax
able poll, except the polls of negroes and
mulattoes. c.-50.
For the purpose of providing for the pay
ment of the annual interest upon outsland-
ing county bonds, and to provide to pay the
principal upon county bonds that became
due in February, 1860, IA cents upon each
500 valuation as aforesaid
To provide State Debt Sinking Fund
revenue, cents on each 500 valuation as
aforesaid.
For township, road, and special school
revenue for 1862 the trustees of the several
townships did, with the advice and concur
renee of the Board of County Commission
ers, levy and fix the following rates of tax
alton:
Pigeon IOWnShip.-For township pur-
poses, three cents on each 500 valuation
as aforesaid, on all property outside of the
city of Evansville; and for special school
purposes ten cents on each 500, to be ap-
portioned to city and township in proper
ton to the valuation of property in city aud
township
poses two cents; for special school purposes
eight cents; for road purposes five cents. on
each 800 valuation as aforesaid.
Scot Tolcnshtp. -For special school DUR
poses five cents on each SIO0 valuation as
aforesaid.
armstrong ToVnship. special school
purposes FIVE cents on each SIOO valuation
as aforesaid, and fifty cents on each taxable
poll.
Perry Township. township purposes
two and half cents; for road purposes
two and half cents, on each SlOO valua-
ton as aforesaid.
Union Torrnship township purposes
fifteen cents on each SI00 valuation as afore-
said.
Centre Ioa0nship.-For township purposes
FIVE cents for road purposes three cents;
for special school purposes three cents, on
each $500 valuation as aforesaid.
German TOpnship.-For township pur-
poses ten cents; for special school purposes
ten cents, on each 500 valuation as afore-
said.
Sundry allowances, to the amount of
$86.25, were made.
Adjourned until o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.