The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-11-03
Proceedings Of Council.
Saturday Evening, Oct %, 1862.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

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Council met. Present the Mayor,
Councilmen Hunnel, Fergus, Hedde-
rich, kehr, johnson, and Mills
The following bills were allowed, viz:
For repairing city wharf, $l29 %;
police BILL $35 90; John McInerney,
building a sewer. across Fulton Avenue,
Sc ID; F. W. Brinkmeyer, boat gunnels,
50 IS; James King, for bringing coal
up to office, 50c.; William johnson,
hauling dead animals, 81 so; Robert
Early, interest on order of 81 ,525, to
pay St. Louis Railroad coupons, $l2 20.
Ordered, that the Treasurer be direct
ed to pay over to the Gas Company the
money placed in his hands for the extern
sion of gas on First Street; and ordered,
that a cash order for $500 be made to
said Company, being the citys portion
Of the advance money for said extension.
Ordered, that gas-post be placed on
the corner Of Chestnut and Second
streets.
Councilman Fergus was appointed a
committee to procure gas-posts for the
extension on First Street.
The Mayor presented the weekly wharf
report, showing the revenue derived to
be $44 SO.
Councilman Mills presented the Cis-
tern report, showing the same to be in
good order
Councilman Mills presented the weekly
report of outside collections in the Upper
and Central Markets, showing the
amount collected in the Upper Market
to be $l5 20; Central Market, 81 20
The reports were filed.
Ordered that Joseph Nichtern be
paid $l75, being seven months salary as
Market Master and Weigh Master.
Councilman Kehr, moved that the
Council proceed to the second reading
and consideration Of ordinance entitled
AN Ordinance prohibiting the tearing
down of hand-bills, posters, programmes
and other public notices, and prescribing
| punishment therefor" which was agreed
to, and afterwards passed and adopted.
ALREADY published.)
The Council then proceededed to the
second reading and consideration of an
ordinance entitled An ordinance in re-
lation to collectors sales" which was
also passed and adopted.
(Already published.)
Ordered that Edward Ingle be allowed
IS, for fence on City property, situate
on Locust street, known as the Locust
street Engine House.
Councilman Mills presented petition
signed by Edward Burtis, asking permis-
sion to enlarge his frame stable situate
on lot LAG, Donation Enlargement, which
was granted.
The clerk was directed to serve a writ
ten notice on. T. II. Miller, requiring him
to remove the building put up by him,
and adjoining the warehouse situate on
the Canal and Walnut street, the same
having been built contrary to the Ordi-
nances defining the fire limits of the
city.
Councilman Fergus moved that the
pay of the night police be increased to
81 so per night which was agreed to.
Councilman Hedderich moved that
the order dated July 5, 1862, allowing
the Marshal 81 per night as superintend-
ent of the night police be rescinded; not
agreed to.
Councilman Hunnel, from a Commit
tee to inquire into the complaint, of
Boyd Bullock relative to the assessment
made on his property, made a verbal re-
port recommending that no reduction be
made, which was concurred in.
The Mayor and Councilman Kehr
were appointed committee for the pur-
pose of comforting with the County Com
missioners and the relief societies, to as
certain if al.y and what means can be
devised to relieve the poor of the city.
Council adjourned.