The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-08
Council PrOceedIMgs.
CoUECIL CHAMBER,

March ID, 1861.
Council met with the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen Cook, Chandler, Sauer, Bishman,
Dannettell, Rocker, and Foster present.
The following bills were allowed Street
Commissioner 50 50; jeremiah Nolan 81
Lawrence McGrath 2. 20; John Smyth
81 sc; P. Burke IS so; VIM. Baker
l25 90; E. S Martin As IS J. p. Elliott
3 a5: John I. Glover A 90; A. p. Hutch
inson 60; Jas. D. Saunders 81 so; Louis
Matchmaker % As E. P. Ehrman IL 90
Rocker, Blount & Co. 40 OIL; J. c. Du-
souchet 10 90 Karl Gottman Ga 60 Liant
& Co AZ So; Hugh Dupuy % Il. H. Cook
ii 90 c. o. Davis IA 90 Dennis Gresham
10 so; ]. G. G. Miller 10 so; W. R. Wallace
so; Jas. Swanson 60 90. Sanders San
som 90; V. G. Powers 40 90; Louis
Richter 90 30; J. B. Hall so John S.
Gavitt 10 25; Jacob Oelkoch 90; John
Schirmer 90 Green Bellamy 90; Jas.
D. Saunders IA 90; Henry West 10 90
Francis Zeigenhagen 3 90 ; John Schubert
l 90; Jas. McKeever 80 70; Jas. McKeever
173 IS.
Councilman Cook reported that the city
/ had lost at least $40 worth of lumber by
! the bad management of the Contractor who
took down the Vine street bridge. This
/ amount was deducted from the Contractor 3
! bill.
Rocker from the committee on cancel
| ling city orders reported that they had can
celled orders to the amount of Sc, 568 81.
The Report of the Sexton of Oak Hill
Cemetery showed the number of interments
for the month of February to be %.
The public cisterns were reported TO be
in good order.
On motion of Cook, all orders for laying
down sidewalks, unexecuted or only partly
finished, are rescinded, so far as they are I'M
executed.
The Mayor reported that he had examin-
ed the sidewalk improvements on the
northeast side of Eighth street between
Sycamore and Division streets, and that Nc
Keever was entitled to $l73 IS, which
amount was properly apportiOned among
the property owners.
The amount received for wharfage during
the week was 1852 rs. The amount o.
wharfage collected during the month was
$749 OF.
An order was passed requiring the prop
erty owners on the southwest side oil
Third street. between Division and Elm
streets, to bring their sidewalks to the prop
er grade, and lay down brick walk
; The Mayor reported that he had exam
ined the sidewalk laid by McKeever on Lo-
and that McKeever was entitled to $82 70
which he had divided among the owners o
the property.
, The agreement between the city auC
Stearnes Hatch, lessee of Locust Hill Gene
terry with Hatch's bond was read and
, approved.
The Street Commissioner was ordered Il
grade Mulberry street. and construct a gun
sewer on Gum street between Third anC
: Fourth.
The o. X. Fire Company was allowed
+ yearly salary of $50 per quarter.
! In response to a petition, the Marsha
was directed to serve a written order OF
Philip Schirmer to abate a nuisance created
by him on Sixth street.
A nuisance was complained of in blocI
6, 4th Enlargement, and the Surveyor
was directed to give description of the lot
on which the nuisance exists.
Chandler and Rocker were appointed
/ committee to report Board of Health ant
to contract with two physicians for vaccinat
ing the children in the city and suburbs an,
, report to the council the terms of said con
tract. Adjourned.