Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-11
Council Proceedings.

ne council me4 IIcSSutf Lie 14OuOI
the Mayor. and Couneilmen Dean, ELF
OFT, Newman, Schmutte, a0yerell, - HoeE
scher, Cook and Mills
The Minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion, bills as follows were al |
lowed, viz:
The Street Commissioner S two weekly
bills for work done on streets, $101 .25;
Chester O. Davis, three weeks salary as
Wharfmaster and Policeman, So. 80;
Anthony Tenvoorde, salary as Police
man, $40; Wm. Baker, monthly salary
as Mayor, $125; A. Pfaf1in, monthly
salary as Clerk, SO. 49, II. Nelson,
monthly salary as Marshal, 1883; J. /
Yogel, monthly salary as Street Commits
sioner,T $50 81 O Newman, monthly
salary as Lamplighter, $2225; William
Johnson, hauling dead animals out of
corporation, SO; Henry Noble, taxes re-
funded, $40; Thomas Bullen, hauling
rocks, So; do, carting dirt off of Main
street, 50; M Steinmetz, carrying coal
to office, 70 cts; W. NJ Altman, for
300 feet of gunnels, $l2; f. S. Zum-
stein, for painting and lettering lower
scales, So; John MeInerney. for repairs
on Main street bridge, 81. 50 : do, for
making box under sidewalk on First
street, above Gum, $3.50; a bill for cart
ing and labor on Main street, $28. 25;
A. I. Whittlesey, salary for. nine days
services, S45;i Matthew Dalzell, bill for
nails and spikes for use of streets, $35.-
60; Sheriff Wolfin, three months bill
for feeding city prisoners, $4,000.
Ordered, that a cash order for ST 800.
be allowed to the Evansville Branch.
Bank, IN Tissynnnt Of lower school house
notes, due December /, 1863. = sial1
Ordered, that $500 be allowed to John
Dannettell, for constructing bridges over
the canal at Walnut street and Second
avenue, and it was further ordered that
Councilmen Dear and Newman be APP
pointed committee to examine said
bridges, to determine if they were built
according to contract, and report by Sat
urdaY next
Ordered, That Terry W. Witt be re-
funded $l5.90, the taxes on 100000
personal property, being oyer-asssessed
with that amount - esa'stsi .'.lf
John Rice was allowed, for 2 days
earting on the wharf, S. 90.
On motion; the following appropria-
tons were then made, viz: =
$500 to Mrs. Sanders and two chill
dren; S. 90 to W. Il Gay; S. 90 to a
woman, name unknown; s. 90 to Mrs
Springfield, all of whom we're left at this
port destitute of any means, and the
above appropriations were made to en-
able them to proceed on their journey.
Appropriations as follows were then
made to some of the poor of this city,
viz: s. 90 worth of wood, to Mary
Simpson; 50 O0worth of wood to Susan
Mall; s. 90 to Mrs. Robertson. s'r,.,
An application for relief for Mrs
Vickery was referred to Couneilmen
Dean and OvereH for Investigation.
The sexton of Oak Hill Cemetery re
ports "a interments in the month of No
Vember sao ~ astes - 7aira.
Revenue received from Upper Market
for weeks ending December 9th, 1868
Revenue received from Central Mar
ket, as above, 50 Is. lssiAl sao sifossS
Revenue received from City Wharf
from midnight, Nov 18th to midnight,
November 80, Sl57 66.
Revenue received from City Wharf il
the month of November, 1868, 1880 10
The Street Commissioner reports thu
public cisterns in good condition.
The Marshal was instructed to hayt
the distractions on Ann street, IN from
of Brinkmeyers premises, removed
Couneilmen Dean and Elliott were ap
pointed committee to examine the pub
lie eisterns lately constructed by
Stocks, and report 80. g ~ ~ ss.l.
Bedford and Allen, contractors for th
construction of Locust street sewer, wer
granted an extension of time on thei
contract. SO e 7'i-
The Committee. on Ordinances wa
allowed another weeks time to draft a.
ordinance relative to the measure 9
wood and weighing of coal.
Councilman OverelI moved that til
ordinance preventing hogs from runnin
at large be laid on the table.
The ayes and noes being called for OF
the motion, were as follows, viz so
Ayes-Newman, Overell, Hoelschei
Cook and Mills. Noes Dean, Elliot
and Schmntte. ss45sag ts'Fossasgo
So the motion was agreed to. n sis's
On motion of Councilman Mills. til
Street Commissioner was instructed t
take down the structure over the we'll o
the corner of Cherry and Ninth street
and cover it with two inch planks.
On motion of Councilman Sehmutti
q crossing was ordered to be laid dow
on the south corner of Fulton Avenu
and Third Street. as
4 + r = Uts
John McInerney was allowed for La,
ing aplankwalks as follows: viz: for
plankwalk on the North side Of Hami
ton street, between Washington sire,
and Corporation line, $27. Is. Do. o.
the Southeast side of Mulberry betwee
I'd and Sd streets 1892. Do On IL
West side of Goodsen street between
and Sd streets $1,000. Do. On IL
East side of Fourth Avenue between Il
and 9Th streets 1880. Do. On IL
East side of Goodsell street between
and Sd streets 1921 ~
On motion OF Councilman Newma
seconded by Councilman Elliott, it W,
ordered that bounty of one hnndrt
dollars be paid to every volunteer wi
may enlist from Pigeon Township fro
and after this date. 81
- Councilman overell moved to lay sa
motion on the table.
The Ayes and Noes being called f
OnsCoEneilman 0Yerell's motion, we
as follows, VIZ; FE rrE0 aEr
Ayes: Councilman Schmutte, Overe
Noes: Councilman Dean, Elliott. Ne
men, Hoelscher, Cook and Mills.
Whereupon Councilman Newman
motion. was agreed to, and the May
and Councilman Dean were author;z
to nav said ahE..,ufv aFaHHfa a Ts7-