The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-03-05
EVANSVILLE, IND MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 5 1861.
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Evansville, March 3.

Evansville, March 3.
Council met. Present the Mayor and
Councilmen Cook, Elliott Orr, Kollenberg,
hutchinson, Sullivan, and Rocker
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
Street Commissioners bill $3l Al; Wm.
Storton So 90; James McKeever, $5 10; p.
Nurry & Co., 81 n; E. S. Martin, $45 IS;
P. Burke, 500 sc; Aug- Ellis, S27 90, John
Smith, $37 so and Mayor Baker $s3 33.
Chas. S. Wells bill of Sl16.5O for hose, was
allowed and an order passed to give the
city's note for the amount, payable in nine
months.
The Committee on cancelled orders re-
ported that they bad cancelled orders
amounting, with interest added in, to $4,-
333 50.
The Sections report, showing the num-
ber of interments in the Oak Hill Cemetery
for the month of February to be %, was
read and approved.
A Committee consisting of Messrs. Hutch
inson and Orr to fix the salaries of officers
for the ensuing year was appointed.
Some trees were ordered to be purchased
and set out on the school house lot.
The City Collector was granted till the
first of April to make a final settlement.
Messrs Sullivan and Elliot were appoint
ed a Committee to make a partial settlement
with the collector.
The Street Commissioner was authorized
to have the plank on Locust street bridge
renewed.
A Committee consisting of Messrs Kolleu-
berg and Hutchinson were appointed to re-
port on the propriety of changing the names
of some of the streets, so that no two streets
shall have the same name.
Mr.. Sullivan from Committee on that
subject, made verbal report recommending
that the Street Commissioner be set to
work on Franklin street, and have good
cutters dug out on each side of the street
On motion, a Committee consisting of the
City Engineer and Messrs. Hutchinson and
Sullivan was appointed to examine the To-
caiity, and report to the Council the pro-
priety of having the work done.
Mr.. Cook from the special Committee, re-
ported that he had examined the hole on
Third street, where Mr.. Sinzich had his leg
broken, anG he was only surprised that
necks had not been broken as well as legs.
A tenpory railing has been pat up to pre-
vent similar accident.
The Marshal was directed to notify ihe
owner Of said property to make tue same
SttuIc bS Pttl1thS IL SA'ltiliS OhCi biie
opening
The Mayor presented his report for The
| quarter ending on the first, showing the
number of cases to be u; amount Of fine.
assessed $59; amount collected S22.
| Bids for the extension of the market
house were read. Each bidder was directed
| to leave his bond for 81, 900 to committe,
consisting of the Mayor and CounciImen
| Cook and Kollenlero, said COnmitlee Ii
award the contract to whom they consider
the lowest bidder.
Bids for laying pipe in Cherry street wa
read and the. contract given to John Stock
at l cents per foot.
Mr.. Sullivan was directed to employ on
man to fix Ties walks on Tngle street
Councilmen Sullivan and Kollenberl
were appointed committee to have tn
gas meter repaired in the upper marke
| house.
Adjourned.