Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-13

CoUxcm-The earnestness with which /
ooe Of the majority eide IN tie Cts |
Council denied that there had been any |
CIDER passed or proposed prohibiting
wer- 20 b. done on the slrseis by tbe |
street. Commissioner, led Us to BE-
lieve that We lad Eesn entirely Esisin-
fosmei GA The sa9.ees, ~ gentlemen
j. & situation to be well posted, aud n
order o satisfy ourssIf aud our readers,
we have procafed The following extracts
from the minute book Of the City Coun-
Gil
This We sabmit to tie careful consia-
r4f.oa of tie citizens Of Evansville, for
- ]. iheY vii discover where the blame
les for The e tby condition Of Cur streets
DUNG the past ainter
BE fret give an extract from tie il
aaeur4l assssage Of Mayor Baker, found
oa page 70 Of the mieu,e book Of she
Council:
II recon mend to -FOUR consideration,
The condition Of cur Streets. Those in
the business portion Of the city, except
Iaia Street, are certainly behind the
age, aud feproach to the community.
A number Of them should be paved with
out delay; and if this accommodation
should receiVe your concurrence, / am
o. opinion that the ordinances Of the
I city, relative 10 the Improvements OF the
Streets, &c, should BE- revised
Here we have brief but clear and
emphatic recommendation from tie
/ Mayor that work On The streets be con-
meuced at once. How that recommend
alton was met By the msjority ef the
I Cgunei. Is Shown by the following ex.
tract, taken from the inmates Of May
/ 18th, 1864 Minute Book u Council
page I29.
/ "Courci man Carpenter introduced the
I following resolution. wineh Was agreed
TO, tr~u:
"WnEEgaa, a large proporiionsof tbs
properly holders upon both sides Ct Eifsi
street. irom Loeast 10 Wac streets, ara
de- eous that the said streets shall b
pay o, bou.dered or mAeadamized, shG
serious opinions extst among said prop
eriy holders a. to which Of he kinds @
g0rk would Je most ssrFiceabe or eco
a0mical, Tie City Council would recon
mend lhat sa'd property holders DO sgre'
AMONG themselves as 20 the Kind Of na
tsfial and work 20 be done, aud that sals
wofk sba8 be done BY eontraei, to com
nfeucs on ~ b tore .Ae Erss day Of Nay
le61 and be comp eed on O. before The
hfa. day u November, 1868
Here !, Will be ssau that the spirit 0
tie re.6alsn is to pot Of ,he work 70
year, ac1 also 70 leave The decision o
the material to be used TO the uncertain
Issues Of town meeting, aud ia III
uesn Tine the gentleman introducing
j tbe resolution ignores every street ia ii
city except First. This fact, on 6r,
sight, appears somewhat straags, b.
neht be explained on natural prime
plea
In the meanwhile the work on ih
streets continued, toe Commissiope
being active in The discharge Of b
duiy Bat Mr. Carpenter soon come
{ 90 the reseue, and on June 9Th, $50
Minute Book, page 1853:
'sOn molten. il vas ordered that aft
the prtsest reek fhe toork upon "A
streets shaH Stop. exsptiohere speefaii
ordered By the Council
Tbis order has never been reseiudeI
Aud iu ofdgrihasa strict watch mig
be kept over the action OF the S're4
: Commissioner. ~ 6na that on June II
4 1868 Minute Book, page $50:
& "&r Carpenter moved tLatthe Stree
Commi.sioutr Be ordered u cmpic
heuis sufficient. If practicable, 10 cx
5 cute a.i work nov ordered 10 be dos
y upon the streets before the next mecgia
/. Of the Council, aud that be then repo
60 tbis Council how he may have al
cerded 10 the execution of this order
vluch waH agreed 20
p II was evidently the purpose Of q
Cooncit 90 cur,ail The amount o. wor
done on toe streets Bat there st
2 seems there was more work being dot
on the streets than was.agreeable to Il
majority Of this Council, though all Q.
citizens can testify that much wosk y
2 greatly needed, lhas was left undon
Hence, On Oct 10, 1861, Minaie Boo
e r s3i.
7 "On motion of Mr. Carpenter, 4
le Street Commissioners was ordered to I
Il doce bia lpborers 10 Eve men until farth
+ advised"
This much We give our readers
10 present. believing it covers the who
ease, and fully establishes the truth
oar former articles on the subject Of !
% .pousibiUty
i Had we time to make more caref
and pFossaeted examination OF the nj
=. uses Of the Couactl, we have no dou
"a q large amoant of additional testimo
d could be discovered and brought
> light
E OrE Army The recent report
Y Secretary Stanton, gives the results
9 be volgpieer anc recruiting service u
der tile different calls for troops, dat
D February Is, March i4gh aud July Isl
1854 Ia reference to the re-enlissms
L OF veteran volunteers during she autur