Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-03

Biitee for the le6l ard 1865, Inclusive.
also q copy Of the Charter o. ire Con
panY.
TIE report II the Street Co1aissionsr
~as 81 united. showing tie eistsTns 70
be IN good coalition.
Report OF ids Central A&-etuaster
showed the receipts from oEEsiCe eoliec-
tons TO be sLl5 Also the report Of
the Upper Msrsethoasa showed the re
ceipts 70 be $3.50
Reports If Wharfage showed that from
April .22d 70 April 3sih, g. boats had
landed and pa:d Sl54 80 Eleven had
passed without landing One landed
Cd without poifing cut iioe. Two land
Cd below the city, aud seven passed IN
Government sefejce.
Received from aat-boats S2,00
The consideration OF the claim of Mr..
l. Smythe was postponed cue week.
Council on motion then proceeded
( to open the bids for tie construction Of
I plank sidewalks
On motion Of Hedierich, It was de-
I termined to award the contract to the
lowest bidder. Carpenter voting, no.
Z The contract was awarded to John
MeInerney at l cts per linear foot
The contract for brick walks was
awarei to Michael McInerney, at Is
cts. per square yard, and - cts. per
cubic yard for excavation aud filing
The contract for stone eurbing was
awarded to Sebastian Kohn. at "a cts.
per foot, running measure.
The bids on the city printing being
OF. ned, and the bids Of the Journal and
Times being the same, the contract, on
motion Of deddegich, was awarded 10 the
Times at $50 per aHHum. and to tbs
taioa, german paper, at the same
rate.
On motion, Engineer Perkins va.
granted leave OF absence for two weeks
on condition that be leaves competent
person in his place
The appointment Of. Andrew j. Eleseh
er d Depaty Clerk BY 4 Pfataia was ap
proved
Ihesoireet commissioner was ordeFet
70 pas 10 box sewers at the corner a
ialrd and sycamore, corner OF lhir,
aud Vine, anu corner OF Second aus
{ Walnut streets. also two sewers for IL
intersection e High Street and FuItoi
Avenue, and a tunnel across the aIlel
at the Washington stables
! The Street Commissioner was oriere,
70 make necessary repairs toathe street
near the market house.
Carpenter moved To appropriate >.
900 tor bounties 10 volunteers, provides
. the same amount be raised by prival,
subscription
Cook moved 10 amend by making til
q appropriation $4,000. provided $500
be raised By private subscription. III
. Cook and Mills Nays Schmitts, Car
! Pcuter. HeldeF.eb, Rsifz aud Sullivan
The vote vas then taken on The of,gih
p al mo,ion. Aeas--Schmitts, Carpente
+ and Sullivau NAys-Dean Archer
Heiderieh, Reiis, Cook and Mile.
Reitz moved to appropriate SIS q
I each volunteer the number not 10 *
' coed the quota
/ CoaEcilman Mills moved 10 amend b
. inserting S51, which Was not agreed 10
Il The vote gsa then taken On the origin
al motion, aud resulted as iolIows Are
4 -Dssu. Archer, Cook and Mila
va a--~ N,imfta7t Gar PeHtefs tteuufrien
Rsifz and sullivan, Councilman Rein
!. voting against bis osh monon
= Carp 1tee renewed she ~noiion 20 a.
4 pfof'glAie IS each ~ volunteers th
/ namb'r nos 10 exceci fhe quota, pr
. vidod sZj Tor each volunteer be raise
= By private subscription
! Mllls moved 20 amend by making ID
!. appropriation S3j, provided $la va
g raised by private subscription Tor csc
volunteer
An amendment % the amendment. I
strike out the provjso was lest. and th
!. amendment uas Lost by the folio~in
a vote 1tas--Carpenler Cook and Mil
= Mayhem, Archer Sebmit;s. Heddei
!, iah, Reilz aad Sullivan, and the origins
! mosion was lost Icas-sohmiiss. ca
I. peater, Reitz and Sullsan. Nave
DeaD, Archer, HsddericA. Rciiz an
Mila
, ffmncil adjourned