Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-13
OFFICIAL.
NaNlc.I PforlsIIn

the Mayor anu OOunclImen Elliott, bur
kinbusch, Newman, Schmutte, Ogerrell,
Cook and Mills.
The minutes Oh last meeting were read 4
and approved, and upon motion, bills as I
follows were allowed, via;
The street Commissioner bill of work /,
done on streets for she week ending Feb. /
9th, 1864, $35 80; the Committee on
Police was alloxed $40 so; R. G. Ward /
was allowed Or tending smallpox cases
eleven days, at 81 90 per day, $22 co;
Adams Express Co., for expressing City
bounty to indianapolis, 80 cents John
DaEnettell, five months salary as Market
and Weighmaster, Central Market, 81 so
A bill for coal oil and breoms for the
same Market, s. Christian Tornedde,
hauling off Main Street, 2 62; A bill for
candles for Upper Market, 90; Hugh
Duffey, for cleaning streets and cutters,
ii So; Daniel Hickey, ditto, %; Il.
Schmutte,, bill for window lights for Park
School house, 80; H Lehman & Co.,
for gunnels, "a H. Brinckmeyer, do,
6 90; Thomas Bullen, for carting on the
streets, 81 SO; Thomas Bullen, for haul
ing timber for bridges, SO; John McIn-
erney, for labor on repairs of bridges,
Z so; Richard Hogan, ditto, 6 90; Asa
Igleheart, fee in Precept case of City u.s.
Owner of lot 2, Block II, Lamasce, $40;
Bedford & Allen, balance on contract for
Locust Street Sewer, 1916 u.s.
The Sexton of Oakhill Cemetery re-
ports As interments for the month of
January, 1864.
Revenue derived from Central Market
for the week ending Feb. 6, 1864, 81 40
The Street Commissioner reports the
public eisterns in good condition
Revenue derived from City Wharf,
frem midnight, January 28th to 3lst,
1864, s239.33
Revenue derived from City Wharf for
the month of January, 1864, $685.
Councilman Elliott made verbal re-
| port of his progress with the Trustees
of the W. & E. Canal, relative to obvi-
ating the necessity of constructing
bridges over the canal within the limits
of the city.
Councilman Overell moved the report
be received and the Commute continued,
which was agreed to, and
Ordered, That Councilman Elliott be
allowed his travelling expenses to Terre
Haute, amounting to $960.
John F. Crisp was re appointed City
Guager and Inspector of -four for the
residue of the year.
Councilman Elliot moved for further
repairs on the street near Illusions saw
mill, and that Councilman Newman be
authorized to superintend the work
which was agreed to.
Ordered, That Friday next be appoint
ed to cancel City Orders.
More apphctions for City Bounty be
ing made, Councilman Elliott moved
Councilman Cook be added to the com
mite formerly appointed on City Boun.
ty, and said claims referred to said com
rnittoe, which was agreed to.
The Committee on w. II. Laws side
walk complaint, was given another
week to report in.
a petition, signed by number o
, citizens, relative to the above sidewalk
: praying not to remove the same, wa
read and referred to the above Commit
tee
The following sidewalks were ordered
to be laid down within thirty days from
the publication of the notice, viz: Planl
walk south side of Fourth Street, from
Fifth Avenue to Pearl Street; planl
walk south side Of Fourth Street, frou
Pearl Street to Sixth Avenue; planl
walk south side of Fourth Streea, from
Sixth Avenue to Short StreeaS planl
walk east side of Short S;aeet, from
Third Street to Fourth Street; bricl
walk southwest side Of Sixth Street
from Locust Street to Walnut Street
| plank walk east side OF Eighth Street
between Third Avenue and Fourth Ave
nue.; plank walk west side of Eight
Street, between Third Avenue ant
t Fourth Avenue; brick walk, with wood
en- curb, north side of Pine Street, be
tween Water Street and First Street
plank walk southwest side of Thir,
Street, from Gum Street to Cover
Street; plank walk north side of Ham
| ilton Street, from Washington Stree
eastward to corporation line.
Councilman Cook, from the committe
appointed to confer with Thomas Smytt
to make some agreement for the use q
r water ont of canal by the city, made
e verbal report, and recommends to Cour
. Gil that said Smyth be allowed 800 fo
the time past; which was agreed to.
l. DR.. j. 81. Maginnis had his city take
: for 1862 and 1868 RENTED, being a MOI
resident, and in the army
A motion by Councilman Mills to r,
consider the vote on Thomas Smyth
e allowance of 800 for the use of waite
: out of canal by the city was not carried
It Ayes, 8; noes, 4.
On motion of Councilman Cook,
was then ordered that Councilman E
u l;ott be instructed to confer with Thorns
= Smyth relative to replacing such bridge
as were-opened by him or his agent
= complaint having been made that eros
: ing was interfered with for several days
and further ordered that if satisfaction
s. arrangements were made with sai
y Smyth, Councilman Elliott be autho
n. lied to instruct the Clerk to issue tt
:; order of Sl00
A request by the Union Fire Compar
u to increase the appropriation above
OF them from the city, was referred to Il
It; Committee on Fire Department
o. Ordered, that the Council attend Il
- school examination on Friday next.
D. The committee on L. & L. Rosers' t:
TT complaint were granted another week
report in. q 6 &
Ordered, that John Bauer be aathc
!, lied to fill a hole on lot 2, block 81, 1
IN masco.
Ordered, that Councilman Schmut
to be appointed to assist Mr. Nurre, t
es County Commissioner, in preparing t
of pest-house aud grounds lately purchas
is by the city aud county, for the receipt
IN OF patients.
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