Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-20
Council Proceedings.

The Council met. Present, his Honor
the Mayor, and Councilmen Dean, Eli
oft, Birkenbusch, Newman, Schmutte,
Hoelscher, Cook and Mills.
The minutes of las: meeting being
read and approved, bills as follows were
on motion allowed:
John Mclnerny, fer repairs on several
/ bridges, 81; j. B. Isfading, for carving
Goals to office, 60 cents; Hugh Dufey,
for cleaning cutters, 50; VIM. johnson,
/ for hauling dead animals out of corpo-
ration in month of December, SIS So;
A. J. Hutchison, bill of coal for Office
and steam engine house, 81 80; David
Sanghans, hauling coal for City 81;
Express charges on City Bounty, so
cents; Committee on Police was allowed
S3l So David Langhans, for cutting
ditch on Franklin street, s. so; VIM.
Mills was allowed IS paid out by him for
candles and books for Upper Market
house; Thomas Bullen, monthly salary
as Treasurer, $40; E. Perkins, monthly
salary as Engineer. $65 &c; Niagara
hose company quarterly donation in
Dec. %, 1868, SS7 so; John Waymond,
bill o focal for steam engine house, 81 so.
Ordered that l. Morrison be allowed
$40 90, balance due on interest on
Straight Line Railroad Coupons on pay
ment made said Morrison October 22d,
1868.
A bill presented by the estate of John
5. Gavitt, formerly, sheriff of Wander
burgh county, for feeding city prisoners
during his term of Office, was referred to
Councilman Dean and the clerk for ex-
animation
A complaint by John Baker relative
to his assessment of personals for the
year 1868, was referred to a Committee
consisting Of Councilmen Elliott and
Newman, to investigate and report.
On motion of Councilman Newman,
?. S. Dusouchet was granted permission
to come under the order of Council from
September Doth, 1868, relative to taxes.
Conuneilman Cook moved for Com
mittee to consult and report in refer
renee to bridge across the canal at
Main Street, which,was agreed to.
The Mayor appointed Councilman
Cook, Elliott and Mills.
Councilmen Elliott and Birkenbusch
were appointed a committee to confer
with John Greek, Township Trustee,
relative to applications for relief by per
sons having no claim on the fund appre-
priated for the relief of soldiers families.
The Street Commissioner reports the
public cisterns to be in good condition.
Revenue derived from outside collec-
tons from Upper Market, for weeks,
ending January Is, 1864, $40 So.
Revenue derived from outside collec-
tons from Central Market for 3 weeks,
ending January 9, 1864, 90 cents.
The following reports were presented
by the Mayor, viz.
TO the Common Council of the City of
Evansville:
We have this day paid the city bounty
to the following persons, who enlisted
prior to January 6, 1864, by giving to
each of them draft drawn by William
Baker, on Col. Conrad Baker, Indianap-
oils: 30
January IL, 1864, Henry stoyle, 800
January II, 1864, William Jurgens
meir, 500.
Said drafts to be paid after said per-
sons are accepted as volunteers, and
placed to the credit Of Pigeon Township,
Vanderburgh County
WILLIAM DEAN.
WILLIAM BAKER,
January IL, 1864,
To the Common Council of the Cfty of
EUanspille: Sf & F sEa g1
Since the last meeting of the Council,
the following coupons of bonds of this
city, issued to the E. |. & C. S. L.
Railroad Company have been presented,
viz:
Coupons due Jan. lst and July LIST,
1861, on bonds No. 80 and 34-two
bonds, two coupons each; 4 coupons at
$35 90, $40 CO.
Coupons due Jan. lst and July 1st,
1861, Jan. lst and July Ist, 1862, and
Jan. lst and July 1st, 1863, on bonds
No II, 70, "a, 81 and 90-fve bonds,
six coupons each. so coupons at $35 90,
81 $50 co. Interest to Jan. LIST, 1864,
S133 35. Premium on draft, 81 SIS. To-
tai, 81, 1926 CO.
order No. 1888, in favor of Field, Nor
IT'S q TO- IOr Sdlu sum was issued.
WIN. BAKER, Mayor.
January 10th, 1864 rae
And ordered said reports be received
and entered on the minutes
On motion, Conrad Miller's assessment
on personal property for the year of
1868, was reduced to $500 He having
been over-assessed with that amount.
On motion of Councilman Dean, an
order passed by the Council Of Septem-.
Der 26th, 1863, relative to complaints on
assessment of personals for the year of
1853, read and is hereby suspended.
Councilman Hoelscher moved for .
box sewer on Washington street, and or
dered that John McInerney be authoriz-
ed to construct and place said box sewer
where directed by Councilman Hoel-
scher. =
The Committee appointed in former
meeting of the Council to examine the
Central Market building, was granted
another week to report in. Adjourned.