The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-18
Council Proceedings.
MONDAY. july 18th.

Council met, pursuant to adjournment
| Present, the Mayor, and Councilmen Cook,
Chandler, Bischman, Dannettell, and Foster
-5. Minutes of Saturday evening, July
| 7th, and subsequent meetings read and ap-
proved.
his report of work done for the week end
ing July l4th, and upon motion, bills to the
amount of $40 "a were allowed.
In addition to these there were allowed for
paving street cutters 81 for rock $4 for
| office rent SIS; for bucket and waterpot for
Office, 81 10, bucket for lookup, 60 cents,
elbows for cistern pipes 81 25.
Liant & Bro. were allowed 81, 900 on the
estimate of the surveyor.
Bills amounting to S48 90 were allowed
sundry persons for services rendered as
special police, during the cele ebration of the
Fourth of July.
1t was ordered that B. Stinson be allow
ed 81 C5 for costs in the case of the City
against A. G. Hallock, and 81 90 for costs
in the case of the City versus Jos. Turnock.
Ordered that the sum of $40 90 be al
lowed to Edward Bailinger for services rem
dered.
Councilman Rocker presented petition
signed by the owners of property in block
33, in the Eastern Enlargement; requesting
the Council TO cause lot 5 in that block to
be filled up, and on motion of Councilman
Cook, it was ordered that Councilmen Roel-
ker .and.. Foster be appointed a Committee
to see the owners of the lot, and request
them to cause it to be filed up.
The Mayor then submitted report on a
claim of John McInerney for sidewalk i'm
provements, which was read; whereupon
on motion of Councilman Chandler, the re-
port or apportionment was approved, and
of the Council and it was also ordered that
the cost of the improvements be assessed
against the lots or parcels of real estate
mentioned in the report.
Ordered that the sum of 500, (less $50
already issued) be allowed to John McIn-
erney in payment for the work mentioned
in the report.
The Mayor then submitted report on
the claim of James McKeever for sidewalk
Improvements which was read, and upon
motion of Councilman Foster was approved
and ordered to be recorded in the minute
book of the Council and it was also order
ed that the cost of the improvements be as
sessed against the lots or parcels of real es-
tate mentioned in the report, aud that the
sum of $I49.71 be allowed to James Nc
Keever in payment for the work mentioned.
The Mayor then submitted report on an
improvements, which was read, and, upon
motion of Councilman Cook, approved and |
ordered to be recorded in the minute book |
of the Council and 1t was also ordered that |
the cost of the improvements be assessed |
against the lots or parcels OF real estate |
mentioned in the report, and that the sum
of S34.05 be allowed to John McInerney in |
payment for the Improvements mentioned. I
A proposal was received from John Cav |
isk to I'LL up the alley in block 33, Eastern /
Enlargement for l 5 cents per cubic yard, |
whereupon it ordered that the contract |
for filling the alley be awarded to Mr.. Cav
isk at the price mentioned in the proposal. |
Councilman Cook was appointed a Com
mittee to act in conjunction with the School |
Trustees to examine the Upper School House
with reference to necessary repairs.
1t was ordered that the City Surveyor fix |
the stakes for the grade of First street |
above Gum, and that the Street Commits
sioner bring the street to the required
grade.
The time for receiving proposals for the
grading of the alley between First and Sec
ond from Walnut to Chestnut streets, the |
alley in block 2 Eastern Enlargement and |
the alleys in blocks IA, Is and l Z in Stock
wells Enlargement was extended until
Saturday next.
1t was ordered that the Clerk advertise /
for proposals to take up the Division street |
sewer, so far as constructed under the con- |
tract of A. Hewson and to relay the same !
agreeably to the specifications on file in the /
Clerks office.
Street Commissioner Smith submitted |
his report on the condition of the public |
cisterns, showing them to be in good con-
diton; which was received and placed on
file.
The Council then proceeded to act as a
Board of Equalization, until II o'clock |
when it adjourned.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July l6.-A call ap-
peared this morning for Breckenridge and
Lane meeting, to be held on the 18th of
August, signed by Austin Corbie, John
Johns, George H. Parker, and many other
prominent Democrats of this State.