The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-23
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL chances,
Fridau erenir.o Nov 18th

Council met-present the Mayor and
Councilmen Cook, Dannettell, Decker, Foster,
Reitz and Rockers.
The minutes of the meeting of Friday
evening, Nov. 9, we're read and approved
Street Commissioner Smyth presented his
report of work done during the week end
ing Nov. nth, and bills TO the amount of
$l38.O0 were allowed in payment.
The following accounts were also allowed:
Robert Fergus, lumber for Street Commits
soner, and Upper School House, 1929;
George Thornhill, straps for Steam Engine,
$40; James MoInerney, planking eulvert
and repairing bridge, $3.50; John MeInerney,
work and materials to protect Division street
Sewer, $500; John F. Glover, lumber and
drayage, 1852; Kahn & Britton, Horse hire
for Steam Fire Engine, and hack hire for
contingent purposes, $4,000 &. B. Lock
wood, 400 fence posts for Oak Hill Cemete-
ry, $4,000; John Robbers, months salary
as market master and weighmaster, up to
Oct. 31st, $4,000; James B. Evans two
weeks services as night policeman, Sl0.50;
James Willard do. do. 5000; ]. G. Miller,
do do. $1,000; Total, S42l.5l.
The Crescent City Fire Company were
allowed their second quarters appropriation
for the quarter ending Sept 10th, 1860,
$62 so.
The School Trustees were allowed a cash
order for 81, 500, to be appropriated To the
| payment of teachers for the public schools
| for the first quarter of the school year OF
| l86O-6l.
| Messrs. Frey Gross were refunded
$17-25, the amount of taxes charged ON
! 81, 500.
! The Mayor submitted report concerning
| the grading of certain alleys. E
| The article of agreement between Thomas
| Snowden and the city for the grading of
the alley between Vine and Division, and
Third and Fourth streets, was presented by
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The agreement was approved and ordered
to be signed by the Mayor and scaled with
the seal of the city. a-
The Mayor then presented and read re-
port apportiCning the cost of grading. and
filling said alley among the owners of real
estate situated thereon, which was APP
proved.
The agreement and bond Of William
Jaeglin for paving the alley extending from
Vine to Sycamore and between Third and
Fourth streets was then presented, which
were approved
A report apportioning the expense of
grading said alley was then presented,
which was also approved.
The Mayor informed the Council that he
had received communications from two
parties in the East who held fyeof the city
$1,000 E. & c. R. r. bonds, and that he had
replied to said parties asking for short eX-
tension on one half the amount Of the
bonds of which action the Council ap-
proved.
= he Mayor then presented a report con-
corning a plank sidewalk laid down by
John McInerney on the northeast side OF
Fifth street. between Vine and Division
streets, apportioning the cost of the same
among the owners of real estate adjoining
thereon, which report was received and
acted upon by the Council, S34.50 being
allowed to John McInerney in payment for
his work.
The Mayor then submitted similar re-
port concerning a brick sidewalk laid
down by James Mckeever on the southwest
side of Fourth street between Main and Lo-
Gust streets, which was received anu acted
: upon by the Council, James Mckeeyer
being allowed $12I.43 in payment for bis
t work.
A similar report concerning a plank side
: walk laid down on the north east side OF
Sixth street. by John Mclnerney, was re-
| ceived and acted upon, Mclnerney being al
lowed S8487 in payment for his work.
Councilman Decker presented an agree
ment in writing between ). D Ilopltts anu
Z. J. Ehrman, assigning the contract of lib
bits for the improvement Of Main street to
said Ehrman, which was received by the
Council and ordered to be entered on the
Minutes, and said Ehrman was accepted 4;
the contractor provided be gives security II
the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Ordered that the owners Ofreal estate stu
ate on Main street between the Canal and
Seventh street, who have given their obliga-
tons to the contractor for the expenses o
paving said street, be required to pay to the
contractor the one-third part of their obi
cations.
C. G. Keats, Esq, was appointed to super
intend the lighting of the public gas lamps
of the city, with authority to give direction;
to the lamp-lighters as to the lighting OF the
same and keeping them in order
On motion, the Council adjourned.