The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-30
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Saturday Evening, April 20, '62.
Council met. Present, the Mayor, Coun.
cilmen, Hunnel Elliott, Newman, Kehr
johnson, Rocker, and Mills.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
Street Commissioners bill, $40 AZ.
John Bishman, three weeks services
| 50 So.
| VIM. Storton, hauling dead animals, So
Jacob Refs, cleaning Young America En-
CINE House and hauling ballot boxes, 81 rs.
w. Simpson, boat gunnels, 50 80.
WIN. Baker, cash paid for commission
and postage, $l3 o6.
John A Bauer, repairing bridges, So 10.
Evansville Journal, printing, $33 25.
Adams Express Company, freight on
hose, 81 20.
1. R. Mills, refunded one third Of cost of
| brick pavement, So "a.
The report of the condition of the public
cisterns was presented and filed.
The monthly statement of ]. ]. Cohn,
anctioneer, of class No. 1, showing the
amount of revenue derived from commits
sion sales to be So cents, was presented and
fled.
The Mayor presented the weekly wharf
report, showing the amount of revenue de-
rived to be $94 90, which was received and
filed.
The Mayor presented report. wherein
he stated that hs procured loan of 3d.
972 so from the Canal Bank, to be applied
for the payment of the May interest due on
the bonds of the E. & @. R. R. The report
was received and ordered to be entered on
the minutes.
The Bond of e. S. Martin, with Joseph
Setchell and Jas. E. Blythe as securities in
the penal sum of 81, 500, 90, was approved. |
The bond of John DannatteIl, market |
mastsr, with John Laval and Fred Kron as |
securities, was approved.
The bond of Joseph Nichtern, Market
Master, with Joseph Veneman and Solo
mon Kohn as securities in the penal sum of
$4,000 90, was approved.
The bonds of VIM. Dean and Marcus
Sherwood as assessors, were approved
Councilman Ellioat from a committee,
made verbal report, stating that he had
consulted with the two papers of the city,
the Journal and Volksblat, as to the terms
on which the city printing could be had
for the ensuing year, and informed the
Council that the city could procure one
half a column of each paper for the sum of
$l25.
The report was concurred in.
Councilman Mills from a committee
previously appointed, made a verbal report,
stating that in the case of Fl a. Stark,
which had been referred to them, he had
agreed to take SIS, being in full for all
claims and pay all costs. The report was
agreed to.
The petition of e. w. Rathbone, asking
or permission to enlarge his frame stable
IN the rear of lots eight and nine, in block
)ne, was granted.
hu Tac |
or permission to erect frame stable and
wood shed in the rear of lot thirty seven,
n the upper enlargement, was also granted. !
Ordered that the Clerk cause public l
notice to be given that the stalls in the q
Central Market will be sold on Saturday :
at 3 o'clock.
Ordered that the minimum price of the
butcher stalls in the Central Market be fixed
It $l2 90, and that the minimum price of
-egetable stalls be fixed TT So 90.
And ordered that the parties purchasing
aid stalls be required to pay for same be- s
ore they can be occupied
The Mayor presented an ordinance, ca
tiled; s
"An ordinance in relation to collection of f
he taxes of the city of Evansville" which g
vas read once, ana ordered that the further c
consideration of the same be postponed I'M {
il the next meeting of Council.
Ordered that the Mayor be authorized to
ay over to the wharf stockholders what
yer money may be in the hands of the
treasurer belonging to the wharf account.
The Mayor was directed to procure three 6
pads of gravel from the E. & @. Railroad
10. for the use of Main street.
The claim of John Shea, for dirt placed
u Walker street, was referred to the Com {
1ittee on streets and alleys.
The condition of the road leading to the al
'igeon Bridge was referred to the Commit IL
BE on streets and alleys. -
Ordered that the parties who are in the =
abit of trimming their trees and throwing r
be brush into the streets, be required to
emove the sams on or before Saturday II II
ext, May Sd.
Ordered, that those who present bids for tt
ne construction of stone curbing, be re-
uired 10 furnish samples of said curb stone
y next Saturday evening. Z
Bids were received for the construction
f brick side walks, and the contract =.
warded to Theodore Heintz at So cents b.
er squae yard. VI
Bills were also received for the con- 81
ruction of plank sidewalks and the con- :
act was awarded to Johu McHenry, at
J cents per square foot.
Ga motion the Council adjourned to !
leet on Thursday evening lext. A
The HEROIC FREE STATEs.-The Rev. =
ebert J Breckenridge concludes q late