The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-21
Council Proceedings.
n be-, COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Saturday Evening, Aug. 18th, '62.

r.a n.s COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Saturday Evening, Aug. 18th, 90.
Z Council met. Present, the Mayor, Coun-
cilmen Hunnell, Elliot, Fergus, Newman,
Hedderich, Kebr, johnson, Rocker and
Mills.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1862.
The following order was moved by Ooun-
Gilman Huunel, and seconded by Council
man Hedderich, viz:
And now here, it is ordered by the Com
mon Council of the City of Evansville, that
the following taxes be, and the same are
hereby laid for the current year, that is to
say: #
lst. An ad valorem tax upon all property,
real and personal, within the city of Evans
vile, subject to taxation for City purposes,
and on all money and capital within said
City subject to taxation for City purposes,
OF seventy cents on each one hundred dol
lars in value of said property, money aud
capital
I'd. A poll tax of one dollar on every in
habitant of said city liable by the charter
to pay poll tax.
Sd. A tax of two dollars on each dog,
and FIVE dollars on each bitch owned, kept
or harbored within the city.
And it is further ordered, by the Com
mon Council aforesaid, that an additional
special AID valorum tax of eighty cents on
each and every one hundred dollars in val
ue,- of the real property, exclusive of the
value of the Improvements thereon, with
in said city, be and the same is hereby lev
led upon all the real estate within said city,
exclusive of the value OF the improvements
on said real estate, for the purpose of pay
ing the coupons or interest warrants, due
and unpaid, and such as may become due
within the next twelve months, upon the
bonds of the city issued for stock in the
Evansville, Indianapolis and Cleveland
Straightlin" railroad company, which last
mentioned tax shall be payable in cash, q +
And it was further ordered by the COM
mon Council aforesaid, that an additional
ad valorum tax of thirty cents on each and
every one hundred dollars in value of all
the real and personal property, money and
capital within the limits Of said eityof Evans
vile, as said limits existed Immediately be-
fore the annexation of Lamasco, be and the
same is hereby levied upon said last men
toned property, money and capital, for the
purpose of paying the interest and creating
q sinking fund for the liquidation of the
principal of the bonds of the city issued for
| stock in the Evansville and Illinois, now
Evansville and Craw louisville railroad COM
pauy, also payable in cash.
So the sad orders for the levy of taxes
for the year 1852, were unanimously
adopted.
And ordered, that the money arising from
the said special levies for the payment of
interest, &C., on the bonds of The city. be
and The sameis hereby specifically appro-
priated for the purpose of paying said inter-
est, aud shall not be diverted from said
purpose, and that the Mayor be authorized
and instructed to cause the same to be re-
mitted and paid over as fast as collected.
The following bills were allowed, viz
The Street Commissioners two
/ weekly bills, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. SO
Hugh Duffy, II days repairing,
| Main street....... ............-..... 20
John McInerny, repairing Main St
Bridge............... ............... "a
Hugh Duffy, repairing wharf and
cutters. ...... ......... ........-... l0 20
Gust Hedderich, refreshments for
soldiers :. 90
| Fl. A. Cook, oil for steam engine. 20
II. J. Schlaeher, sponge for steam
englne...... $1,000. ...... ..... $500. 1t
| VIM. StorIon, hauling dead ami ''0'
mals.................... ...... 90
Elijah Perkins, one months salary
as Engineer. .................... 90 81
Thomas BulIen, one months salary
as teamster...... .................. -. 40 OF
Straube q Son, nails for Locust ST.
Bridge ....s.... .............. 81
| Altering b Boomelhaus, lumber for
same ....--.............. ...... =. 81 6(
Kralz 4 HeilmaD, 227 feet gas pipe
for cistern...".".... $3.50. ......... 43 /;
VIM. H. Jesse, services as ecout..... OF
NJ. L. johnson, for book binding. 26 81
Police Bills, l weeks services....... as OF
George Hill, watching arsenal....... 2 o.
Cox a. Humphrey, one weeks seryi-
/ ces as wharfmasters. ......--....... 10 81
Crescent Fire Co., one quarters APP
4 preparation =. ......................... 60 81
Farmers & Mechanics Bank, to
+ pay interest on Bonds Of E. 7. Il
/ S. l.. R R. Co...... ......... q" ..... 525 OF
John NJ. Ferny. for sidewalk i'm
II provemeuts...... ......... ...."" .... % U
Councilman Rocker presented petition
lsigned by E. T. Ehrman and ii others, ask
ing of Council to cause lots 4, and 6. il
: Block 33, Eastern Enlargement, to be file
up. Tue petition was laid on the table.
The Street Commissioners report of tn
condition of the public cisterns was pre-
scented, showing the same to be in goo
Q order, which was received aud fled.
i The following sidewalks were ordered I
be laid down, viz: e3 d
3 One on the southwest side of Eight
= street. between Nam and Sycamore. Ola:
: Mol.