The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-11
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
S0turddu EUeninG, Nav 2, 1868.

Council PrOcee0lnSS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Saturday Erening, May ,, 1868. !
Council met Present The Mayor,
and Councilmen Birkenbusch, Dean, Ell
lott, Hoelscher, Mills, Newman, Overell,
Schmutte and Cook
The minutes of April 25th and May
1st 1868, were read and approved.
Street Commissioner bill for work
done on streets, fortheweek ending
May I'd 1868, amounting to $40 6S was
allowed
The following bills were also allowed:
B. D. Baily, work done on Lamasco
Park, 81 %; H. Schmutte, repairing and
hanging gates at the Union Engine
House, 81 IS; John Hokes laying pipe
to public cistern, 81 81, hauling earth
on Second street, 81 40; John McIner-
ny, laying plank walk Sc, making bridge
corner Division aud Ninth street, So so,
box sewer and crossing on Washington
street, 81 so, extending box sewer and
filling at the corner of Ann and Eeighth
streets, 81 so.
H Stassers bill for fence posts was
laid over one week.
The Street Commissioner report on
public cisterns, showing the same to be
in good condition, was received and
filed.
A bid was received for stone curbing
and the contract was awarded to Arnold
& Kuhn, at 80 cents for the running
measure foot
a petition signed by S. Gumbert and
others, to pave the alley situated between
Third and Fourth streets and extending
from Walnut to Chestnut streets, was
presented and the consideration postpon-
ed mil neAt meeting OF the Gouncll
report about the grade of Sixth street,
near Fulton Avenue.
Ordered that the Street Commission
er be again directed to see the plank
culvert at the corner of Third and Lo-
Gust street properly repaired.
Councilman Elliott presented the re-
port on the final settlement made with
Jos. Nichten, late Market-master and
Weigh-master, Upper Market, which was
received and concurred in.
Ordered, that the Marshal serve no.
tice on the respective property-holders
to clean the alley situate between Locust
and Main streets, and running from Sew
enth to Eighth street.
The Upper Market report Of outside
collections for the week ending May 2,
1868, 81 80, wss received and filed.
The Central Market report the amount
of outside collections for the week end
ing May ,, 1868, 81 65.
In order to regulate the outside col
lections in either of the markets,
Ordered, that the Market-master of
the Central Market collect of each wagon
coming to market loo, and of each bas
ket or wheelbarrow Sc and
Ordered, that the Market-master of
the Upper Market govern his outside
collections as follows, viz: Wagons. 25c.
wheelbarrows, 10c; baskets, SC.
Councilman 0verell made a verbal re-
port informing the Council that the CON-
mittee previously appointed to give no
tice to the Wharfmasters, Cox & Hum
phrey, to remove their wharf boat to a
distance of one hundred feet from the
line of Main Street, had performed that
duty; and that they (Cox g. Humphrey
had promised to do so, but had again
uOSlCCtCu
Ordered by the Council, that said
Wharfmasters be removed from their
Office, and that the Council proceed to
the election of two Wharfmasters
Ordered, that the day yam and N ajg hs,h bs
to commence at seven o'clock AN. and
end at eight clock PM; and the night
watch to commence at eight o'clock Pm.
and end at seven o'clock AN; and
Ordered, that the compensation for the
day watch be 81 so per day, and the
compensation for the night watch be So
per night.
Ordered, that said Wharfmasters, when
elected, shall be policemen, and shall be
required to assist in preserving the
peace; and that one half of their COM
pensation be charged to account of Po-
lice, and the other half to account of
Wharf Expenses.
The Council then proceeded to the
election of two Wharfmasters; and upon
counting the ballots, Anthony Tenvoorde
was declared elected for the night watch,
and Chester o. Davis for the day watch.
The Wharf report from midnight, April
%, 1868, to midnight, April 30, 1868,
showing the amount collected to be
$S3 SO, was presented and received.
The monthly Wharf report from April
l, 1868. to April 80, 1868, showing the
total amount collected to be S26l 81,
was also presented and received
On motion of Councilman Hoelcher,