The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-23
Council Proceedings.
CoUNCIE CHAMBER,
Saturday, April 10th, 1852.

L. & g. Railroad Company seven
loads of gravel 81 so
Christian Decker fixing and repair
ing implements for Street Com
missioner .................. .......... 6 80
The Mayor presented a communication
frem E. S. Martin, Marshal, wherein he
states that the reward offered by him for |
the arrest of Miles Ogle for the murder of |
John Welsh while in the discharge of his |
duty as Constable, and other expenses in |
CURED in pursuit of the same, in all amount |
ed to the sum of 1852, which sum be had |
paid, asking of the Council to assist him in |
the payment of same.
On motion of Councilman Fergus, it was
ordered that the matter be referred to the
Mayor for the purpose of comforting with
the County Commissioners to ascertain if
they would pay portion of said expenses.
A com munication was presented from
81. A. Stork, wherein he offers to adjust a
certain claim on account of overflow of
water in 1857, for the sum of. $50, and the
city to pay the expense incurred IN the
prosecution Of same.
The proposition was referred to Council
men Kehr and Mills.
The Mayor presented the agreement of
| Charles Kinkle for the building of the
market house shed, which was approved.
1
| Charles Kinkle with Fred. Kohn az securi-
| ty in the sum of $4,000 for the rebuilding
| of same, which was approved.
The following certificates of election,
| with the oath of Office annexed thereto
were presented and filed with the Clerk:
Patrick Burke, Clerk; Joseph 7. Reitz,
Collector E. S. Martin, Marshal; John
VogIe, Street Commissioner; Anthony
Behme, Treasurer Henry Mursinna, Sur
veyor; 2. NJ. P. Carter, Marcus Sherwood,
VIM. Dean, Assessors.
The bond of Patrick Burke, with VIM.
Hughes and James Scantlin, Jr., in the
sum of $4,000, was presented and ap-
proved.
The bond of Joseph J. Reitz, with Glenn
ents Reitz, John A. Reitz, John Spear, F.
W. Cook, VIM. Fl. Klusman, and Fred
Kroener in the sum of $4,000, was pre-
sented and approved.
The bond of H. Mursinna, with NJ. W.
Foster, W. n. Klusman, and John Heinrich,
in the sum Of $4,000, was presented and
approved.
The bond OF john Nogle, in the sum OF
, $1,000, was presented and approved.
The bond of z. NJ. P. Carter, in the sum
of $4,000, was presented and approved.
The wharf report for the past two weeks
I showing the amount of revenue derived tc
q be $I31 so, were presented and filed.
Councilman johnson presented, signed
by John Shanklin, informing the council
that he had laid down stone curbing, ane
as soon as the weather would permit, h'
, | would lay down the brick pavement on lot
Q ! los and LOG in the old plan, and asked thu
council to rescind the order requiring tn
trees in front of same to be cut down. Or
}, dered that the further consideration of tn
t same be postponed until the pavement i
laid down and then ascertain if the tree
j., are an obstruction to the Sidewalk.
The following are the salaries fixed TO
Q the officers below named, viz:
!, Market and Weigh Master of Upper Mar
: ket $500; Market and Weigh Master o
g Central Market, with cent per ticket 70
a weighing, $3.50; lamp lighter $3.50.
Councilman Hunnel moved that tn
: Council proceed to the election of same.
l. On the first ballot Joseph Nichteon wa
o elected Market Master of the Upper Marke
On the fourth ballot John Dannette
was elected Market and Weigh Master
the Central Market.
On the third ballot Conrad Newman ws
elected Lamp Lighter.
Ordered that bids be received by mex
Saturday night for the constructor of brio
] anu pIalh 6IuO WdlhS.
j, Ordered that Marcus Sherwood be az
p pointed one of the Assessors of persons
n property for the LIST, I'd, Sd and 9th Ward
Ordered that z. M. P. Carter be appointe
- one of the Assessors of personal propert
n for the 4th, 9TH, 9Th, 7th and 9Th Wards
Is And ordered that VIM. Dean be appoint
% ed the Assessor Of Real Estate for the cit
at large.
n Here Councilman Hedderich was excuse
P. from further attendance.
is The Mayor was authorized to borro'
y sufficient funds for the payment of the Ma
interest on the E. & @. Railroad bonds.
The following sidewalks were ordered {
70 be laid down, viz:
g A sidewalk of Glass No. 2, on the north
g east side of Fifth street, from Sycamore t
g Vine.
: The sidewalk on the southeast side o
T Gum street, from First to Second, was re
n scinded.
r A sidewalk of Glass No. 3, on the south
l. east side of Gum street, from First to Sec
: ond.
A sidewalk on the northeast side Fourt
n street, from Chestnut to Cherry, No. 1.
o A sidewalk of Glass No. l, on the north
r, west side Cherry, from Second to Third
1t A sidewalk of Glass No. l, on the north
If west side of Sycamore, from Third t
9, Fourth.
. A sidewalk on the southeast side of Syca
e more, from Third to Fourth.
. A sidewalk of class No. 2, On the south
a west side of Third street, from Sycamore t
70 Vine.
of A sidewalk of Glass No. 2, on the south
le west side of Tenth street, from Vine to Di
as vision streets.
$. A sidewalk of Glass No. l, on the south
e east side of Main street, from Seventh t
1t Eighth streets.
A sidewalk of Glass No. 2, on the north
q west side of Pine street, from First to Ger
= tire streets.
- Ordered that notice be inserted in th
"a public papers, notifying the owners of th
At fatboat lying across Division street quite
I'd that it will be offered for sale on Thursda
k at 10 o'clock A N provided the owner