The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-31
Ulle 8aIly gOmrnal.
EVANSVILLE. IND. &
FRIDAY MORNING. August 81
Council Proceedings.
Saturday evening, Aug. 25. |


Councilman Bischman, Chandler, Cook,
Dannettell, Decker, Reitz, and Sauer-7.
The Minutes of the meeting on Monday
morning, August goth, were read and ap-
proved. ~
Street Commissioner Smyth submitted
his report Of work done for the week end
ing Saturday Aug 25th; and, upon motion
bills to the amount of $I30.19 were al
lowed.
The following bills were also allowed:
Sile Weed & Co for 275 dray cart, and wa
gon numbers at 7c, Sl9.25; Robert Fergus,
for 467 feet of lumber for Upper Market
House, $ll.6s; Washington Fire Co.. appro-
priation for the quarter ending August 18th,
1860, S62.5O; Healy & Warren, for station
cry from April 10th to August 9th, inclu-
susive, $3.50; G. Hedderich, for placing ats
cubic yards Of earth on Third street, between
Division and Ingle streets, S4.28 Karl Gott-
man, for labor and materials on inlets to
sewer on Division street, S8.12; Geo. Eos
ter / Co., for one barrel lime for inlets to
sewer on Division street, S1.OO; Frank Kolb,
for cleaning Upper Market space, $500;
John Robbers, on account of salary of
Market master and Weigh MASTER $500.
1t was ordered that D. G. Keller be allow
ed a cash order for $1,000 for one years in
terest on seven Lamasco wharf coupons,
Nos. 9, 10, IL, IL, Is, IA, and 20, due June
LIST, 1860, the order not to be presented at
the Treasury for payment, but may be used
in payment of the cash portion of city tax
es by any person holding it.
The Mayor submitted report stating
that Karl GOttman had, in accordance with
an order of the City Council, passed May
26th, 1860, and with an agreement between
himself and the city, furnished and placed
stone curling upon lot No. IA in block No.
IL, Eastern Enlargement owned by Barbara
Stolheifer, for which service he was entitled
to receive S7.73 as compensation. Where
upon, on motion of Councilman Cook, the
report was approved, and the amount, 1913,
ordered to be charged against the lot as its
share of the expense of the curbing, and
that the sum of S7.73 be allowed to Karl
Gottman in payment for the work.
The Mayor then submitted another report,
stating that Karl Gottmsn, in pursuance of
an order of the City Council, passed May
26th, 1860, AMI of an agreement between
himself and the city, had furnished and
placed stone curbing upon certain lots 'front.'
ing upon Division street, for which service
he was entitled to the sum Of S5472 as
compensation whereupon, on motion of
Councilman Dannettell, the-report was ap-
proved, and it was ordered that the amounts
apportioned to each of the lots be assessed
against them on their share of the expenses
of the curbing, and that the sum of $54,72
be allowed TO Karl Goldman in payment for
his work.
The following is list of the lots upon
which the curbing was laid, together with
the a9pOrtionment of the cost of the i'm
provement upon each Lot /, block 49,,
Eastern Enlargement, owned by John
Smytb, SAL lot 20, block SO, Eastern En-
largement, owned by Stephen Hyatt, S7.92 /;
lot l, block "a, Eastern Enlargement, owned
by Abraham Gumberts, $7.73 lot %, block
9 Stockwell' enlargement, A. B. Carpenter,
S7.65; lot 81, block Is, Stockwells En-
largement Oliver Smyth, $3.50 lot IS,
block 10, St0ckwel Enlargement, James
Calvin, Ss.07 /; lot 81, block l6, Stocltwells
Enlargement, Philip Schirmer, S7s5. To-
tai, $54.72. E-rr
The Mayor also submitted report stating
that James McKeever in pursuance Of an
order of the City Council passed May 9th,
1860 and of an agreement betw een- himself
and the city, had laid down and completed
brick sidewalk upon certain lots and parts
of lots situate upon the southwest side of
Second street aud between Mulberry street
and point $50 feet southeast of Gum
street. for which be was entitled to receive
from the city the sum of $1,000; where
upon, on motion of Councilman Cook, the
report was approved, and it was ordered
that the amounts apportIoned to each of the
parcels of property be assessed against them
as their portion of the expense of the i'm
provement, and that the sum of S195.e ga be
allowed to James McKeever in payment for
his work.
The following is list of the lots upon
which the pavement was laid, together with
the apportionment: Lots Sc, Upper Euarge-
ment, owned by |. Backford's heirs, S41.16;
lot 81 do DO, owned by John II. Morgan,
S4l.76 lot SO do. do, owned by /. Black
ford's heirs, $50 So lot SO do. do owned
by l. Blackford's heirs, $3.50; lot so do.
do, owned by VIM. j. Igleheart, S4l. To-
Total, Slee. Deduct filling done by9J. II
Morgan, S3.06-Sl95 "a. E
+ The Mayor informed the Council that he
had received from the Mayor and Council
of New Albany a copy of the charter and
ordinances of that city. CD Bt&
A communication was received from G
@. Bovey, of Cincinnati, relative to Cana
Bridges, whereupon it was ordered that the
Mayor request Mr.. Bovey to visit Evansville
with the plan and model of his bridges
The appointment by C. Heddrich, City
Collector, of Adolph Pfeeff1in, as Deputy
Collector together with Mr. Pfoefflns oath
of Office, was read and ordered to be enter
ed on the minutes. M
II WINS CiOSASu mat NC tiICL CcHlLltSStcANl
be directed to close the bridge crossing the
Canal at the Second Avenue -a
The Market master of the Upper Market
presented his report Of collections from out
side stands for the week ending August
25th, showing them TO be Sl2 20, which
was received and fled.
Councilman Chandler presented and NOV.
ed the passage and adoption OF the follow.
ing order, viz 1t appearing to the Com
mon Council of the City of Evansville, that
a certain lot in the Donation Enlargement
is SO situated that the water collects and
remains stagnaut thereon, the owner of the
lot IS hereby directed and required by the
Council to fill up the lot to such a hight as
will prevent water from collecting and re-
naming stagnant thereon, within thirty
days from the passage of this order which
was unanimously agreed TO. ~ Fe
II was nrdernd that Cook & Rica In.