Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-27
council proceedings.

SATURDAY EVENING JANUARY szoi 1oo4
Present His Honor, the Mayor, and
Councilmen Dean, Elliott, Birkenbusch,
Newman, Hoelscher, Cook and Mills.
The Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion bills as follows were al
lowed, viz:
Keller & White, bill of glass for street
lamp lighter, $50 Al; A. J. Hutchhen.
son, for one load of coal for Steam En-
CINE, So 90; Committee on Police was
allowed $3l 90; Thomas Bullen hauling,
dirt off Main Street, 81 10; c. O. Davis,
two weeks salary as Wharf Master and
Police. $2l 90; s. Tenvoord, Dr., $28 06;
Charles Reddon, Market and Weigh
Master upper, Market, was allowed two
months salary at $25 90 per month,
$4,000; Field, Morris, & Co., New York,
were allowed $500, exposes for eadvef-
Using, relative to the disbursements of
Straight Line Railroad Coupons.
Ordered that $50 40, be allowed to-
the Hartford Fire Insurance c., A. c.
Hallock, agent forI insurance to the
amount of$3, 600 for three years on Upper
School House. .ztstas n
Councilman oBirkenbusch, from the
Committee appointed to. examine John
Collins bill for gas fixtures &C., made
verbal report, Recommending To- the
Council the payment of said bill amount
ing to 1924 so, being running account
from May27, 1868, to December 26, 1888,
which was agreed to-, a..
And itwas also ordered that said John
Collins and any other person having a
running account with the City, be hereby
notified that they will have to present
their respective bills at the end of every
month. e- satois $50
Ordered that $40 SO be allowed the
Mutual Insurance Co., for interest from
Sept |. 1868, to Feb 4, 1864, on $500
Military Loan sisa.iif .a,is5 - : ss..
Ordered that 81 35 be allowed the
Mutual Insurance Co, fox interest from
Sept l, 1862 to Feb, l. 1864, on Steamer
Bond No. %, for $50, and No. Sc, for
$50 so EHuIo,l 1EEe 9nibre > @
Councilman Mills presented the Cen
trail Market report for the week ending
January %, 1864, showing the amount
of revenue derived from outside collec-
tons to be 81 20. "a {, s.a..s- sssss,
Ordered said report be received and
fled
The Street Commissioner reports the
public cisterns in good condition.
The following report was presented by
the Mayor, VIZ; i8ivCLt blB 89EDoI Z
To the Common. Council Of the City Of
EUdnSvittesI rr4rtVv ezra
\ Since the last meeting of Council VIM.
Sanders and Alexander Jaynes, who
volunteered previous to the 9TH of jan
uary, 1864 made application for the city
bounty and were paid by giving to each
of them a draft, signed VIM Baker
Major, on Col. Conrad Baker, Indianapo-
lis, fol-. the sum of 500, viz. January
%, 1864, VIM, Sanders, draft No, IA,
800; January %, 1864, Alex. Jaynes,
draft No. So, 500; and we return here
with the receipts of said persons respect
lively. e-saa % g g zse 5000 - .
-4, WN. BAKER s'
F -s WM.aDEAN.
Ordered that the report be received
and entered ON the minutes. -E
The Committee appointed last meet
ing of Council to consult relative to the
construction of a bridge across the canal
at Main Street was granted one more
week to report.
On motion of Councilman Mills order
ed that dry meter be furnished for the
Upper Market house.
The Committee appointed to confer
with John Greek, Township Trustee, rel
alive to applications for relief, was con-
tinued: - rs -8t N =
Councilman Newman, from the Com
mittee appointed on John Becker's COM
: plant about his assessment on personals
for the year 1868, moved for reduction
of one fourth of the amo int assessed,
which was agreed to- -easa ss.as "a
The City Collector, W. G. BoeppIe,
submitted to the Council list of errors
of taxes RENTED, and dogs and bitches