Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-03
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SATURDAY ................ OCTOBER 5
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Saturdav EYening- Sent 26. '63. [

OOONClL OHAMBER,
Saturday Evening, Sept 26, '63. I
The Council met Present, the Mayor
and Couneilmen Dean, Elliott, Newman,
Schmutte, Overell, Hoelscher, Cook and
Mills.
The minutes of last meeting we're read
and approved.
Bills as follows were allowed, viz:
The Street Commissioner weekly bill,
$50 80; bin of labor on City Wharf, $50;
Henry Noble, for repairs at Steam En-
CINE House, 81 70; John s Stocks, for
repairs on Public Cisterns, Sl1; John
MeInerney, for repairs on Bridges, So
%; Christian Decker, repairing Picks,
Flows, &c, for Street Commissioner, So
80; Liant, Bro & Co, balance on con-
tract for Franklin Sewer, ST. u; Liant,
Bro & Co, for water table at lower end
of the above Sewer, 81 So; Altering &
Bromelhaus, bill of lumber, S24; McCIus-
Ky, cleaning upper Scales, 81 so; Ches-
ter o. Davis, two weeks salary, 81; A.
Tenvoorde, do, SIS; Joe OYerell, bal
ance on bill for constructing Ingle street
Bridge, $50 55; F. S. Zumstein, paint
ing done on upper Scales, 81; B. Nurre
Bridge, Sl3; J. G. Niebling, for repairs
at upper Scales, SIS 05; John Sieber, do,
SIS %; B. Nurre & Co, bill of lumber
for upper Scales, 81 90; G. Reitz &
Bros, bill Of lumber for streets. $50 IS;
c. Reitz Il Bros, do for Franklin streer
Sewer, S207 06; c. Reitz & Bros, do. for
1ngle street Bridge, 50 y; Jacob Maser,
for levehng at Lamasco Park, 81 so; NJ.
]. Bray, one quarters rent for Council
Room, S37 80; Chas Reddon, months
salary, S25; Niagara Hose Co., quar-
terly donation, $S7; VIM. Mia, account o.
stock held by him in City Wharf, includ
ing interest, S5l2 so; & Miehlenkampf
taxes refunded, 81 80; John A. Bauer
refunded, 81 20; John Straussner & Co.
account of excavation and filling OF
Franklin street, 800; John S. Stocks
for three new cisterns, 1872
On motion of Councilman Dean the
Committee on Markets was authorized
to have the inside pavement, also the
outside plankwalk at Upper Market re
paired
The Mayor reports S72 SO, amount o
revenue derived from City Wharf III
Revenue derived from outside collec
tons at Upper Market for two week
ending Sept %, 1858, s54 40
The public eisterns are reported to b,
in good condition
Ordered that the further consideration
of the extension of Third Street Sewe
be postponed for the present
The Mayor was appointed Commit
tee to confer with the County Commits
sionerS relative to the erection of a Res
House.
Upon application of a. G. Sullivan
ordered that if said Sullivan digs ditcl
from the low ground of 0akhil Gene
terry, near VogeFs house, across the road
and secure 1t passage under the road t.
the satisfaction of the Township authori
ties and locates said ditch so low as t,
efectually drain said low ground. tn,
city viii contribute S25 90 towards tn,
expenses of said ditch.
A motion of Councilman Newman f,
take up the drains across Water Stree
at the foot of Locust Street and plac
them at the intersection of Vine an
Water Streets was agreed to.
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confer with the County Commissioner
relative to repairs on Front Street
The following sidewalks were ordered
A brickwalk on the South East side I
Sixth Street, between Main and Locu,
Street; plank walk on the East side {
Third Avenue from Canal to Sixt
Street; plank walk on the East side
Third Avenue from Sixth to Frankli
Street; plank walk on the West side
Third Avenue from Franklin to Seyent
Streeth; q plank walk on the Sou
East side of Mulberry Street from S
eond to Third Streets; plank walk c
West side of Leet Street between HE
and Center Streets; a plank walk 6
West side of Leet Street between Cent,
and Second Street.
Adjourned