The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-10

police, Sc; Reynolds Vincent four nights
special police, Sc; John McInerny, repair
ing plank, ST; John McIuernp, laying down
a plank walk, $44 48; Evansville gas
light company's quarterly bill, 1888 So;
Cox & Humphreys, one weeks services as
wharfmaster, $40 so.
Councilmen Fergus presented a petition
signed by Jacob Oekoch and others, ask
ing of Council to remove a certain woman
by name of Mrs. Tinly, who keeps a noisy
and dIsorderly house on Vine street between
Water and First streets.
Ordered that the Marshal be directed to
serve written notice on said woman, to
vacate said house Immediately.
Councilman johnson presented petition
signed by the owners of property in Block
Is, Stockwall's Enlargement, asking of the
Council to cause the alley through said
block, to be brought to the proper grade.
The prayer of the petition was granted.
Councilman Fergus presented petition,
signed By Fred Krohn and others, asking
of Conncil to cause the alley extending
from Second 10 Third street, and situated
between Main and Locust streets, TO be i'm
proved by grading, gravelling and paving
the same The prayer of the petition was
granted, and the Clerk directed to advertise
for bids for the paving of same.
The Street Commissioner report of the
condition of the public cisterns was pre-
scented and filed.
Councilman Mills presented the Sections
report of interments in Oak Hill Cemetery,
showing the number to be for the month of
June, Sc.
The grading and paving of the alleys be-
tween Main and Locust and Third and
Fourth SITS, and the alley between Locust
and Walnut and Second and Third Streets,
were referred to a committee consisting OF
Councilman Mills, Kehr, and Elliott.
Councilman Kehr presented the weekly
reports of the Market Masters of the Upper
and Central Markets, showing the amount
derived from outside collection to be 81 35,
which were received and filed.
The Mayor presented the weekly wharf
report, showing the revenue derived to be
$l49 IT.
The Mayor also presented the monthly
wharf report, showing the revenue derived
to be $755 OF.
The reports were received and entered on
the minutes. .....
The Clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for the taking up and relaying of that
part of the alley fronting on Sycamore ST.,
between Third and Fourth SITS.
The condition of the gutter on Locust,
between First and Second Sts., was referred
to the City Surveyor.
Ordered that the Marshal be directed to
serve written notice on the owner or
| agent Of the pile of cord wood in the rear
of the steam -four mill on Water street, to
remove the same within twenty -four hours
from the time of notice.
Councilman Johnson moved that the pre-
sent police force be increased eight more,
and that the compensation of same be fixed
at one dollar per night, which was agreed
| to.
The Marshal then submitted list of
names as candidates for the Office of night
police, when the following names we're
selected, and appointed to act as night
police, viz: Thomas Grant, Jas. Hughe
James Rodgers, Frank Morris, B. +. Nor
ton, L. B. Smith, Christian FOss and VIM.
II. Jesse.
Councilman Mills then moved that E. S.
Martin be appointed the Superintendent of
said night police force, and that he receive
as extra compensation for his services the
sum of one dollar per night, which was
agreed to.
Councilman Rocker, from a committee
previously reported, relative to an increase
6I ruo Surveyors salary, made verbal re-
port recommending that the same be in
creased from $4 to SIS per day, which was
agreed to.
After which, Council adjourned.