The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-20
Council Proceedings.
CoUNCIL CHANnER.
Wednesday evening, Oct. II, GO.

1 dler, Decker, Dannetteu, Foster, and Roel
ker-5.
The Mayor Submitted the estimate of tht
City Surveyor for work done and materials
furnished by Messrs. Kessler & Koob il
t taking up and reconstructing a part O
, Division street Sewer, and extending the
same toward Eighth streeth, showing the
contractors to be entitled to receive the sun
of $577.79, due them, in addition to the
amount (S526.66) already paid.
Ordered that Nessrs. Kessler & KoOb be
allowed S577.78 on account of labor and
materials furnished in the construction OF
Division street Sewer, as per estimate of the
City Surveyor.
Councilman Decker, from the committee
appointed to examine the alley between
Main and Sycamore, extending from First
to Second streets, paved by Dusouchet and
Tibbets reported that the committee had
examined the alley and believed the work
to be well done and agreeably to the con-
tract, and recommended the Council to ac-
cept it.
Ordered that the report be received and
concurred in and that the obligations given
by the owners of property for their shares
respectively of the cost of paving the alley
be handed over to the contractors.
The Mayor submitted the final estimate
of work done and materials furnishedin the
construction of Eighth street Sewer, from
! Division street Sewer to a point twenty
feet southeast of Main street, City of Ev-
ansville, Zimmerman & Micker contractors,
showing the total cost of the Sewer to be
! $1,4l255.
Five hundred dollars having been pre-
viously allowed to the contractors, it was
ordered that the balance (S9l2.55) due
| them be allowed to Messrs. Zimmerman &
| Micker in Bonds due Oct. Is, 1861, with
| interest from Oct. Is, 1860 in full payment
OF the amount due them on their contract
On motion of Councilman Rocker the
following bills were allowed George
Skinner, placing Sc SO cubic yards of earth
on Bond street, $5.12; n. Montgomery, for
posting Mayors Proclamation, 81. 90, two
nights services as policeman, $3.50; Ches-
ter Davis, two nights services as policeman,
$3.50 John McCorkle, placing safe in
Council Room, $1,000; VIM. Baker, cash
paid for dispatch to Indianapolis, 95c; Du-
souchet & Tibbets, placing 27I yards of
earth, S27.l0; G. F. Sullivan, two nights
services as policeman, $3.50.
The Mayor presented a report stating that
James McKeever had laid down and com
pleted brick sidewalk, on certain lots and
parts of lots situated on the Southeast side
of Cherry street and between Second and
Third streets, and apportioning the cost and
expenses of the improvement among all the |
lots and parcels of real estate chargeable |
Herewith: with a description of each and |
the names OF the owners so far as ascertain |
ed, and declaring that James Mex eever |
having completed the work according to /
contract, is entitled to receive from the city |
the sum of eighty one dollars and seven |
cents in city orders
Whereupon, on motion of Councilman Fos-
ter, report and apportionment were approx
ed, and it was ordered that they be record |
ed in the minute book of the Council and |
that their respective proportions of the cost
of the improvements be charged upon the
several lots; and it was ordered that the
sum of S80.07 beallowed to James McKeever
in payment for his work
The Mayor then presented a similar re-
port respecting a brick sidewalk upon GER
tain lots on the northwest side of Gum
street, and between First and Second
streets.
The report was received and the appor-
tionment approved, and it was ordered that
the sum of Sl54.7I be allowed to James
McKeever in payment for his work
The Mayor then presented another report
of similar character concerning a brick
on certain lots situated upon the
southwest side of Fourth street, and be-
tween Cherry and Oak streets, upon which
like action was had, and the sum of S52 so
ordered to be allowed to James McKeever
in payment for the work.
report of like import concerning a
brick side walk laid down upon certain
lots situate upon the west side of Clark
street, and between Third and Fourth
streets, was disposed of in a similar
James McKeever being allowed the
sum of $45.O9 in payment
like report respecting n brick side.
walk laid down upon certain lots situated
upon the southwest side of Second street
and between Oak and Mulberry streets was
submitted, which met with a like disposal, |
James McKeever being allowed the sum of {
S39 10 as compensation.
similar report respecting n brick side | {
walk laid down upon certain lots situated | I
upon the southeast side of Pine street, and
between Water and First streets, was then t
presented and similar action taken there
upon, the sum of 1892 being allowed to {
James McKeever in payment.
Jacob Ritz was remitted the sum of {
S5,05, being the taxes on an over-assess-
ment of S4.30 on his personal property.
W. F. Davis was remitted rs cents, the I
amount of taxes on an over-assessment of
S65 on his personal property.
A. G. Sullivan was remtted Sc. 90 for an q
overcharge of 5000. f. Schultz was re- +
nitted $3.50 for an overcharge of 5000 '
A. G. Sullivan, as President of the Cres- Y
;ent Fire Company, asked that the Council r
you'd furnish the Company with a ward d
ODE. .
The petition was referred to the Com
nittee on the Fire Department
A complaint of Solomon Kahn, relative Z
o his taxes, was referred to Councilmen 4
Foster and Chandler. :;
On motion, the Council adjourned. p
P. BURKE, Clerk. o