Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-18

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Minutes Ct last meeting were read and /
approved, and upon motion, bills as fol- |
lows we're allowed, viz:
John 3. Hall, for gannels, $500; T. L. /
Garyin, Excise stamps, zoe; Street Com |
uissioners bill for work done on streets
for two weeks ending March II, S44 81;
Sheriff Wolhin, for feeding City prison /
eSs s79 80; John Murphy, for labor on
streets, $l4 %; Hugh Duffy, for clean
ing cutters, sl9 81; Hugh Duffy, for re-
pairing street crossings, 500; Edward
inzle, hauling on streets, 81 %; Rich
ard Hogan, for taking up Walnut street
bridge, 81 90; John NeInerny do 81 Is;
DR.. .. Z. Scheldt, for medical services,
care and nursing Of small pox patients,
81, 90; Steele 4 Tribble, bill for sash,
&c, &c, for pest house, $50 so; Koch &
Schloeber, stoYepipe elbows for Union
engine house, 55c; Ham & Hennicke,
bin for repairs on Union engine, 800;
James Hoffitt, do 81, 90; John Dannet-
tell, repairing fence around lower scales,
81 ISIS. SAMSON, from for iron CRATES
for Locust street sewer, 5000
Jas. Swanson, bill Of flooring lumber
for pest house, $27,00 Altering L
BrommeIhaus, bill Of lumber for streets,
lumber, &c, &c, $1S %; George Skinner,
hauling coal for Office, 7Jc Thomas Bal
len for carting on streets, ,,de, dc, $23 10
John McInerney, for repairing bridges,
$40 so: Richard Hogan, do, do, 81 30;
Daniel Hickey, taking up box sewer,
81 50y Henry Noble, bill Of bricks, Ia.
Dor, &C., for pest-house, $50 10; j. s.
Goodge, 81 posts, at 35e., for Oak Hill
Cemetery, $50 IS; Fred Weisenbacher,
labor at Locust Hill Cemetery, 81 so;
Fred Kuhlman, do, do, 81 50; Fred.
Tornedde, do, do, SO; John A. Bauer,
do, do, sI2; John Tornedde, do, do,
So John Bickle, do, do, 81; S. Hatch,
bill Of repairs at house at locust Hill
Cemetery, DC, $94 80; G. Reitz & Bro. :
bill Of shingles for pest-house, ST.
A.. T. Whittlesey, services rendered as
Surveyor, II days, at 80, SD.
The city officers were also allowed
their monthly salaries
G. 0. Davis, 4 weeks Wharfmaster
and Police, S42; a. Tenyoorde, do, do,
$50.
Ordered, that the Union Fire Com
pany be allowed $l25, being SIX months
appropriation ending January, 1864.
Henry Schmutte was allowed 81, bal.
ance due him for experimenting labor
at pest-house.
On motion Of Councilman Cook, one
year aud three months appropriation
was allowed to the Crescent City Fire
Company
The public cisterns were reported to
be in good condition.
The Sexton of Oak Hill Cemetery re-
ported 80 interments during the month
Of February, 1864.
The Sexton Of Locust Hill Cemetery
reports 81 internents from December,
1852, to February, 1864.
Revenue derived from Central Market
for three weeks ending March 5, 1864,
IS 20.
Revenue derived from City Wharf for
the week ending midnight, Feb 90, 1854,
S2Ts 80.
Revenue derived from City Wharf for
month Of February, 1864, 1863 So.
Revenue derived from City Wharf for
the week ending midnight, March 10,
1864, Sl92.
Hiram Nelson, auctioneer, class No.
3 paid in Treasury, as per receipt filed
with the Clerk, 50 10, per centage on
goods, &e., sold during months January
and February, belonging to persons not
residents OF the city.
A petition by G. r. Rudd to refund a
part Of his taxes for 1858 was laid on
the table.
The Committee on Finance was IN
strueted to make final settlement with
W. q. Boepple, City Collector, aud re-
port next meeting OF Council
Ordered that Councilmen Newman
and Sehmutte be appointed a committee
10 examine Fifth avenue and Seventh
street, near Anthony Refs premises, and
report in relation to necessary excava-
ton and a proper place to deposit the
earth.
On application by the Crescent Fire
Company sundry repairs were ordered
for their engine and hose-reel, and the
Company was further authorized to or
der 800 feet Of leather hose.
John j. GirYin was granted permission
TO erect frame kitchen in the rear OF
his premises on lot 5, upper enlarge
ment
Ordered that the respective Council
men of the Sixth and Seventh Wards be
appointed a committee to select suitable
locations for public cisterns and report
On motion of Councilman Cook, or
dered that the Clerk advertise for bids to
be received on Friday evening, March
Is, 1864, for removing the Main street
bridge and constructing q box or tfunk,
hur by four feet in the canal at Main
street, and flI in an earthway over the
canal at the width Of 76 feet.
The timbers of the bridge to be care
fully taken down and removed to some
place, not exceeding three squares dis
tant
On motion of Councilman Dean, it
was ordered that the Clerk advertise for
sealed proposals for an extension of
Cherry street sewer from the present ter
minus near Eighth street, to Tenth
street Of the same size, and of the like
material as required for Locust street
sewer. The plan and specifications may
be seen by applying at the Clerks Office.
Ordered, That Walnut street bridge
be SO secured that ii cannot be taken up
Gunnels as follows were ordered, viz. :
A gunnel across Front street, near
Swansons lumber yard; across the alley
ON Front street, near east side of Full
ton avenue; across the alley on Leet
street, near Lindenschmidts on the
corner, at the Episcopal and Cumber-
land churches; on High street, at the
intersection Of Walker street.
An order for a sidewalk, passed Nov.
q, 1865, on the southwest side Of Fourth
street, between Vine and Division streets,
was and is hereby rescinded.
Ordered, That the Clerk be instructed
10 advertise for bills for hauling the
steam fire engine tts
Ordered, That the alley between Leet
and Goodsell streets, extending from
Second TO Third streets, be graded.
Several sidewalks were also ordered.
(See separate advertisements.