The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-10

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The Minutes Of the meeting Of Saturday
: evening, October 27th, were read and ap
/ proved. .#..
Street Co nmissioner Smyth submitted
/ his report of work done during the week
ending Nov. 3, which was received and
bills 70 the amount of $1Ol 10 were allow,
edin payment. p 3 > - e. = = q. -
The following bills were also allowed
viz: Jacob Bonn, repairs on city Lookup
/ ) so; a. J. Colburn, two single comfort;
for city lookup, So 90; Henry Zapp, haul.
ing fence posts, boards, &c, for Lamascc
school house, ST 90 Chas. S. Wells, two
picks for Street Commissioner, 81 20
Hugh Duffy; 81 days paving gutter at Leet
street wharf, Sl4 81; John f. Glover, 5000
feet hemlock fencing, 800 90 hauling
same to Oak Hin Cemetery, Sc 90 ; John
Stocks, materials furnished and sundry re-
pairs on public cisterns, $35 20; John
Stocks, sundry repairs, &c, at upper school
house, S25 Is; e; Baker & Foster, months
salary as City Attorneys, from April Ist, to
Nov. 1st, 1860, 1921 sc J. D. Saunders, 3
days services as City Surveyor, S25 90; f.
s. Martin, l months salary as City Mar
Shal, S45 85; p. Burke, months salary
as city Clerk, S75 90; extra services,
81 90; John Smyth, l months salary as
Street Commissioner, $37 so; VIM. Baker,
l months salary as Mayor, SI25 90 Louis
Hutchmaker, l months salary as lamp
lighter, $25 90; Thomas Snowden, placing
Z l yards earth on Fifth street, 81 10; Karl
Gottman, on account of stone curbing,
SI0O 90; VIM. Baker, cash paid for police
badges, G0c.; Total, 81, ,O23 %.
Francis Shneider, Master of Center Mar
ket reported 81 80 as collections from out
side stands in that Market from July 2sth
to Oct. Ist; expenses, S8 10, balance Csc.
Ordered that Francis Schneide be allow
ed G5c. for balance over paid, per report,
and for four month salary as Market Mas
ter $50 90, up to Oct. 3lst 1860.
The claim of Mursnna & Boyd, for ar
chitectural service was referred to the
School Trustees.
The committee appointed to cancel city
orders reported that they had received from
the City Treasurer. compared with the reg
lister and found to be correct, and destroyed
by burning, orders to the amount of So
335 n; and that Soren Sorensen, City
Treasurer is entitled to credit for that
amount.
Ordered that the report be received and
entered on the minutes.
The Mayor submitted report on the
claim of James McKeever for side walk i'm
provement upon certain lots situated on the
south side of Hamilton street, and between
Washington street and the corporation line.
which was received, and an order for S34 so
to James McKeever in payment for
the work.
The Mayor then presented report show
ing the names of those owners of real estate
W ho have given their Obligations for their
share of the expense of paving the alley be-
tween Main and Sycamore and First and
Second streets who are entitled to receive
from the city ] per cent of the sums paid A;
W whereupon 1t was ordered that the report
be received and entered on the minutes, and
that per cent Of the amount of the obli- |
cations in orders be allowed to the obligors |
md that the clerk make out and deliver the |
orders, amounting altogether 10 the sum of |
SI7 30.
The Mayor then submitted similar re- |
,ort with reference to those who have given |
heir obligations for bowldering Main street
rom Third street to the Canal, upon which
he like action was had, the per cent of
he obligations amounting to oS292.53
Street Commissioner Smyth submitted his
eport of the condition of the public cis-
erns, showing them to be sin good order.
was receiv- ed and filed
Councilman Cook was appointed COM
nittee to make a contract for the repair of
he cisterns situate at the crossing of Vine
nd Third streets.
The report of the Sexton of Oak Hill
for the month OF October, showing
he number of interments to have been 20,
vas also received and filed
Messsrs. Liant & Bro requested the Coun-
il to deliver to them their bond, given to the
ity at the time of their executing the COM
ract for the construction of Oak street
ever; whereupon it was ordered that the
pinion of the city Attorneys be taken as to
he legal right of the city to hold the bond
Ordered that a cash order for 81, 1880
e allowed to the Evansville Branch Bank
n payment of the note of the city given for
he final payment on the..Steam Fire Engine
IL; note 81, $3.50 Go; 3 months interest,
108.34; amount due Nov. l3, 1860, ST.
1890. .e
A communication from g. c. Bovey was
cad informing the Council that the bridge
,r Ingle street crossing, would be ready by
ne time agreed upon, Nov. 8, 1860.
The Mayor informed the Council that a
lit against the city had been commenced
the Uuited States Circuit Court by the
armers' and Mechanics Savings Bank, of
onnecticut on coupons of bonds of the city
LEGGED have been issued to the f. T. & c.
/. L. R. r. Co.
Ordered that one half of the taxes on lot !
l in block No. Stockwells Enlargement !
e remitted, that lot being only half the size I
other lots in that block.
The application of John Ingle jr., for
EMISSION of certain portion OF his taxes gu
ersonal property was referred to Council :
len Chandler and Foster
Councilman Cook was appointed a Com !
ittee to contract with John Stocks, for lay j.
g pipes and fxiug spouting to fill the els
IN on Water street.
And on motion the Council adjourned e
P. BURKE, Clerk. z