Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-17
Council Proceedings.
SATURDAY EVENING, Oct. 10, Isl

Present, his Honor the Mayor and
Councilmen Elliott, Birkenbusch, New
man, Schmutte and Cook
= The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved. lG
On motion, bills as follows were al
lowed, viz:
Bill of labor done on City Wharf up to
October 10, 1868, $l03 SO; Ed. S. Ingle,
for ice delivered at Council Chamber,
81 IL; John Reese, money paid on side
walk improvements, refunded, 81 30;
VIM. Baker, for telegraph dispatch, 80
cents; A. Kirkpatrick, for clearing old
graveyard, $40; bill of labor on Locust
street crossings, SIC so; Michael Nc
Inerney, for leveling done at lower
Sehool-yard, 81 62; John McInerney, for
crossings and opening cutters, 81 5Oj
Kratz & Heilman, for two cellar CRATES
for house at Locust Hill Cemetery, 81
40; Victor Bisch, for transferring school
house lot, 65 cents; Evansville Gas Light
Company, quarterly gas bill, $31l l8.
The Mayor recommended to Council
to authorize the payment of $4,000 of
the debt due for the construction of the
City Wharf
And on motion of Councilman Elliott,
ordered that the Mayor be authorized to
pay said sum of $4,000 to the holders of
said stock out of any money in the Treas
ury not specially appropriated to other
purposes.
The Mayor was appointed Commit
tee to examine the ditch recently dug
across the road from Oak Hill Cemetery,
and if found according to the contract,
to pay to A. s. Sullivan $25, the city g
portion of the expense of digging said
ditch.
The Mayor was also authorized to lay
off some additional lots in the Oak Hill
Cemetery, and report plat of the same
to the Council.
Councilmen Elliott, Birkenbusch, and
Newman were appointed Committee to
examine the claim of Thos. d. Smyth
for the use of water, and to pay to said
Smyth the amount fixed upon.
Revenue received frcm City Wharf for
the week ending midnight, October
s, 1868, $4750.
The public cisterns are reported in
good condition.
The Council approved of the appoint,
ment of Jos. A. Jewett as Deputy Col
lector. III
The Mayor presented his weekly re-
port of coupons of bonds OF the city, is
sued to the E. |. & c. S. L. R. r. Co.
Paid, viz:
To Canal Bank, 96 coupons at
$1,000 ch..................... So, 3,360OC
Interest to Oct. s, l863....,... 306. 80
Premium, on Exchange........ ASS
Total. ........................... s3,67O9C
To Mrs. Joel A. White AZ cou-
pons at $500 each .......... 1,47OoC
Interest to Oct. 8, 1863........ 134.0C
Premium on Exchange......... zoe
Total. ......................... 81, ,6O6. 0C
To Evansville Branch Bank, 6
coupons at $35OO EACH. $4,000
Interest to Oct 8, l863........ 1907
Premium on Exchange........ 2e
Total. ........................ 1929. 4t
To Samuel c. Morgan, 3 cou-
pons at $500 each.......... s1O5.O(
Interest to Oct 8, 1863........ 1.6!
Premium on Exchange....... l.
Total. ........................... SIoo. 80
To S. H. Learned, 6 coupons
at S35. 90 each. s2lOO(
Interest to Oct s, 1868 ...... 1926
| Premium on Exchange ........ q
Total. al....................... 1928 81
The Committee appointed to canoe
city orders, reported city orders Cancelled
by burning, after comparing them will
the register and finding them correct
to the amount of SIC, l0384.
Several sidewalks were reported fin
ished, and the contractor, John McIner-
ny, was allowed the contract price fo
said work
Adjourned.