The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-13
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER. March

Council met Present-the Mayor
C)uncilmen Hunnell, Eliot, F., rgus
Newman, Hedderich, Kehr, Rocker and
Mills.
The minutes of February 2Sth were
read and approved.
| The following bills were allowed:
Street Commissioners bill, $50 20;
John Healy, for stationery, S24 So; Z.
Bischof, for printing, $3l %; John Nc.
Inerny, repaving street crossings, SO 90;
John McInerny, side walk improvements
S43 IS; S. E. Gilbert, empty hhds. for
Steam Engine, 81 %; Thomas Bullen,
Repairing floor of stable, So O5; Hugh
Duffy, re-paving Main street, So 90.
Councilman Newman presented a De-
tition signed by Thos Bullen, Lon and
IL other citizens, asking of Council to
cause the obstruction to the navigation
OF the Canal, at the crossing of Leet
street, to be removed.
Ordered that the petition be laid on the
table.
The weekly report of the condition of
the public cisterns was presented, show
ing the same to be in good order, and
was flied.
The Mayor presented three wharf re-
ports, showing the amount of revenue de-
Ilved during the past month, to be
S296 SO, which were received and filed.
On motion of councilman Hunnell, Or
dered that the gas company be directed
to put up the gas posts lately ordered by
council
The propriety of building an addition
to the Lamasco park school house, either
of brick or wood, was referred to com.
mttee consisting Of Councilmen Fergus,
hehr, Mills, and Wheeler, and report to
Council on the best and most suitable
plan for the same.
On motion of Councilman Kehr, or
dered that at least one hundred trees be
planted around the Lamasco Park.
The question of selling the bells of the
loung America engine-house and Nep-
tune engine house, and procuring a bell
OF larger size than either, was referred
to a committee consisting of Councilman
Hunnell and Mills.
The Mayor informed the Council that
the trustees of the Presbyterian Church
propose giving to the city $50 towards
paying part OF the expenses Of cistern
at the crossing Of Second and Walnu.
streets, provided they are allowed to use
the water from said cistern, while plas-
tering the outside of said church. The
Council concurred in the proposal.
The Mayor presented the specifications
or the extension of the Franklin Street
sewer, which were read and anproved
The Mayor presented plan and speci-
hnDfInnS flo
clsterns, winch were read and approved.
Ordered that cistern be built on In
gle street, in trout of the Crescent En-
CINE House.
Permission was granted to Mr. Kramer
to use 20 inches of the sidewalk for steps
leading to his building on Ingle near
Third street.
The contract for hauling the Steam
Fire Engine was awarded 10 Thos. Bull
len, at the rate OF $40 per month, from
The 18th OF March, for one yeal.
Inc following plank sidewalks were
ordered to be laid down, viz:
A sidewalk on the northwest side of
Vine, from Sixth to Seventh.
A sidewalk on the northwest side of
Vine, from Seventh to Eighth
a sidewalk on the northwest side of
Vine, from Eighth to Ninth
A sidewalk on the northwest side of
Vine, from Ninth to Tenth.
A sidewalk on the northwest side of
Vine, from Tenth to the corporation line.
A sidewalk on the southeast side of
lngle street, from Canal to Fifth.
A sidewalk on the southeast side of
lngle street, from Fifth to Sixth.
A sidewalk on the south side of Fifth
street, from Leet to Clark.