Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-04
Council Proceedings.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY q

FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY u
A meeting of Council being called by
the Mayor, when present His Honor, the
Mayor, and Councilmen Dean, Elliott,
Birkenbusch, Newman, Schmutte, Over
ell, Hoelscher, Cook and Mills
The Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, and upon motion,
bills as follows were allowed, viz:
The Street Commissioner bill for la
Dor on Streets up to February Goth, 1864,
SIS IS; 4 Simp bill OF lumber for
repairs ON Front Street, $27 OF; A Simp-
son, bill of lumber for Streets, 81 o.
Jacob Straub & Son, door, locks, &c,
&c, for Pest-house, 81 40; H. Nelson
was allowed 81 90, paid by him to Mrs
Sweatman for attending small-po case;
Committee on Police was allowed $3l 90;
A bill by John Collins for gas fixtures
amounting to $37 80, was referred to the
Committee on Gas; A bill presented by
Altering & Bromelhaus, was laid over
one week.
The Board of Health was allowed SIS
to defray sundry expenses.
Ordered, that $2l 25 be allowed to
Aas lgleheart for payment of cost in APP
peal case W. I. Page as. City of Evans
vtlle
Ordered, that 1888 "a be allowed to
Spencer & Reid, being the cash payment
on lots l6 and II, Illusions Addition to
the City of Evansville, and that notes
and mortgage be executed for the resi-
due of the purchase-money, viz. 1888 SO
payable in twelve months, and 1888 So
payable in eighteen months.
A committee of citizens appeared be-
fore the Council, asking for an appropri-
alton to meet the expenses Of commit
tee appointed to proceed to Washington
City to make arrangements to secure the
location of the navy-yard at the city of
Evansville
Councilman Schrnutte moved for an
appropriation Of $500
Councilman Elliott, as an amendment,
moved for committee to which to refer
the motion of Councilman Schmutte, and
to confer with the committee Of citizens
which was agreed TO.
The Mayor appointed Councilmen Eel
lott and Schmutte.
A communication by Jno. J. Chandler
relative to W. II Chambers delinquent
tax for 1862, was referred to the com
mittee on erroneous taxation.
The public cisterns were reported il
good condition.
Councilman Birkenbusch, from the
committee on W. II. Laws sidewalk
complaint, made verbal report, recon-
mending to the Council that the side.
walk complained of be allowed to remain
and the request Of the petitioner to re
NIT part Of the expenses for construct
ing the same be dismissed.
On motion of Councilman Overell, the
report was received and concurred in.
Councilman Elliott presented writ
ten report of his progress with the Trus
tees of the Wabash and Erie Canal, rela
tive to the vacation of so much of th,
Canal as is situate below the the Elbow
which report was ordered to be receive,
and placed on file.
Councilman Dean, from the eommitte,
appointed to examine cutters on Mul
berry Street, from Water Street to tn
river moved for box-sewer, which wa:
so ordered.
On motion of Councilman Newmal
the SIre6L COMMISSIONER was INSTRUCTED
to fill up around the cistern, tops.
: On motion of Councilman Elliott TIT
Council, as body, was appointed com
mittee to examine Oak Street sewer
relative to the exterior of same.
An ordinance passed declaring Ger
tain things to be nuisance, and au
thorizing the abatement thereof, &c. &c
(See separate advertisement
The Mayor presented an ordinane
/ entitled "a Further Supplement TO a
Ordinance passed May 10, 1856, entitle
AN Ordinance. for the Protection an
. Government of Oak Hill Cemetery,
which was read and laid over until mex
meeting of Council.
: Councilman Schmutte moved that lie
. Gust Hill Cemetery be included in salt
ordinance, which was agreed to.
= On motion of Councilman Dean
was agreed upon that the regular Sc:
!. sions of the Common Council be bel
? on Friday evening Of every week, il
stead of Saturday evening, until other
wise ordered