The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-19
Council PROCEEDINGS.

SATURDAY EVENING, March 10th.
All the members of the Council present.
3 The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills were allowed
Street Commissioners weekly bill, S25 81. /
n. Mursina, survives as Surveyor, S2-
Liant & Co., cleaning sewer, $I.
Reilly & Co., candles for police, 25e.
George Simpson, hauling Steam Engine,
81 so.
Thos. Bullen, hauling steam Eng Inc ST so. |
Thos. Bullen, hauling dirt to stable 81 20.
Elijah Perkins, l months salary as En-
gineer, $50 IS.
Cox s. Humphrey, services as Wharf
Master, $21.
J.Meyer, carpenter work on stable SIS 90
Chas. Steirley, do do 10 90
Geo. Lohnes, do do 81
Q. Taylor, do do %
H.A. Stork, do do 80
Orr, Dalzell & Co., nails for do 40
T. Scantlin, spouting for do 10 40
R. Fergus, lumber shingles, do "a 43
Altering Brumelhaus, lumber do Al 90
J. Straub & Sou, locks, hinges, do 90
VIM Hunnell, l sash for do 10
Guild Copeland, taxes refunded for 1876 O..
$40 80.
Crescent City Bank, taxes refunded and
for use Of lot 156, SIT 20. R,ssuffsB
Soren Sorenson, in exchange for eight
Franklin street Sewer Bonds, $500.
S. Sorenson, interest on said honda 50
The Street Commissioners Report of the
condition of the public cisterns, showing
the same to be in good order, was presented
and fled.
Councilman Hunnell presented report,
showing the number of orders cancelled
| during the past week to be SIS, 642 80. The
report was received and filed.
Ordered that the time of services for
Thomas Bullen for hauling Steam Engine
commence on the 18th of March.
7. q. Miller was permitted to erect a
temporary shed to store tobacco, on a part
of lot 236, Donation Enlargement.
The weekly Wharf Report for the past
week was presented, showing the amount of
revenue to be $e4 "a.
Ordered that the bond of Liant & Co., for
the construction of Franklin sgs.eet sewer be
surrendered.
! Ordered that notice be served on the
owners of property in Blocks 81 and 50,
Lamaseo, through which alleys are intend
ed to be opened out, to appoint viewers
to assess damages on said property, and the
city would appoint theirs
! Councilman Miller moved that 1925 90
be appropriated for the purpose of printing
| the new Charter in the German and Eng
lish languages. 4.+
Councilman Klusman moved to amend
by inserting $50. ar4 ~.
And on the question will the Council
agree to the amendment, the ayes and
noes were required and are as follows. viz
Ayes-CouDcilmen Smith, Klusman, Ha-
ney and Muentzer - - "a
Mathematician HunnsL Chandler.
Fergus, Hedderich and Miller
So the amendment was moi agreed to.
And on the question will the Council
agree to the original motion, the ayes aud
noes were required, and are as follows, viz:
Ayes Councilmen Smith, Klusman,
Haney and Muentzer.
Noes-Councilmen Hunnel, Chandler,
Fergus, Hedderich and Miller.
Sc the motion was not agreed to.
Councilman Miller moved that the vote
on the adoption of the preamble and reso-
luton on Monday evening last, relative TO
the new charter, he recOnsidered And on
the question, win the Council agree to the
motion, the ay and noes were required,
and are as follows, viz:
Ayes-Counc ilmen Hedderieh and Miller.
Noes-Councilmen Hunnel, Chandler,
Fergus, Smith, Klusman, Haney and
Mnentzer-7
The motion was not agreed to.
Is Councilman Miller moved that the Com
mittee on printing be authorized and di-
rected to cause $50 copies of the new char
ters to be printed in English and $50 in.
German.
Councilman Chandler moved to amend
by inserting $50 copies of the old charter in
English and $50 in German.
And on the question, will the Council
agree to the amendment, the ayes and noes
were required and are as follows, viz:
Ayes-Councilmen Hunnel, Chandler.
klusman, Haney and Muentzer-5.
Noes-Councilmen Fergus, Smith, He'd |
derich and Miller.
So the amendment was agreed to.
And on the question, will the Council |
agree to the motion as amended, the ayes
and noes were required and are as follows:
Ayes-Councilmen Smith, KIusnan, Ha
ney and Muentzer-4. M
Noes-Councilmen Hunnel, Chandler.
Fergus, Hedderich and Miller-5. A Il
SO the motion was not agreed to.
Council adjourned. . 9lr.. a.a 4 .a