The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-15
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, |

COUNCIL CHAMBER, I
- March s, 1861
The following Ordinance was submitted and read, (
and its further consideration postponed until the
next meeting of the Council;
an Ordinance to protect the Streets aud Alleys Of the
City of Evansville:
SIC. /. Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Evansville, that from and after the
first day of August A D. 1861, two wheeled We
hicle of any description with felloes and tire less
than four inches in breadth, shall be permitted 10
be drawn or pass over the bouldered, paved, ma
cadsmiZed streets alleys of this city, with "a
greater burden than ten hundred pounds weight;
and that no four whGele vehicle OF any descrlp-
ton, with feoes and tire less than four inches in
breadth, shall he permitted to be drawn or pass
over any ef said streets or alleys with greater
burden than twenty-five hundred pounds weight
and no wagon dray or carriage OF any kind OF de-
scriptiOn, shall be permitted to be drawn or pass
any of said streets alleys with greater
burden than SIX tons, unless the article 10 %
drawn is of such nature that it cannot be sepa-
rated and in such case, in no instance shall 1t he
drawn on over any OF said streets or alleys, IN
any carriage vehicle Of any kind, unless the fell
/ loes and tire thereof be at least six iEches IN
breadth provided that he restrictions contained
| in this section shall be applicable only TO such
carriages and other vehicles usually kept and
employed within the city, within two miles
thereof and shall not extend to wagons, carts, or
vehicles of any kind, kept or attached to any farm
plantation estate situate outside of the limits of
the city, and not employed within the city, but &C
casOnally passing over the streets thereof.
SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to drag, or cause or permit TO DO drag
ged, by a chain or other fastening, upon
any of said streets or alleys any substance thing
whatever or allow any part of the load or burden
of any vehicle to rub upon or touch the said streets
! or alleys.
SEC 3. That any person violating any of the
provisions Of fhis Ordinance. shall forfeit and pay
a sum not exceeding fifty dollars marl
ACIOLEECTOR,S SALE or RE.gE
| u estate for the payment of the costs and eX-
peDses of Sidewalk improvements Notice is
hereby given that by virtue of precept issued
| by the Mayor of the City of Evansville, and
to me directed, will sell at public auction at the
| door of the Court House in said City, on Tuesday
the 26th day of March, 1861, at 2 O'Clock P. NJ
the following lots or parcels of real estate, 81
much thereof may lie necessary to pay the
amount charged and assessed against said lots res
pectively, for the costs and expenses Of making
Sidewalk and Curbng improvements f. r said lots
together with the costs of sale:
John nj Ills let block 81, Eastern Enlarge
IL
w. j. F. Mills, lot 5 block 81, Eastern En-
! largement. .............- e.
Samuel Bee e % of n W % of lot 3, Lower
Enlargement .......... - - -. -. 10 Il
William F. Smith, lot 3 block 81, Eastern
Enlargement ... ............ 3
CHRIS. HEDDERICH,
mar9-till mar26 City Collector.