Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.


Council met 10 regular session. Pres
ent, His Honor the Mayor, and Council
men Dean, Orr, Heiiman, Helbling,
Showner, Feldhaker, Boepple and Mills.
Absent, Casselberry
inmates Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Sundry bills were presented and al.
lowed or referred.
On motion, the contract made by Mr.
Newman, Wharf Master, with the steam
err Idahoe was ratified, and $24 was or.
dered to be refunded to her.
The penalties attached TO the various
city offences were fixed at The same
amounts as last year.
Charles Redding fled his. bond as
Market Master; also, Henry Haherneck
and W. G. Mank, as City Assessors,
fled bonds which were approved
s. NJ Archer's resignation as School
Trustee was received, and, on motion,
the same was not accepted.
License was granted to J. j. Cohn, to
sell goods at auction.
An application by J, J. Cohn, for re-
mission Of a penalty paid by him, was
referred to committee consisting OF
Mills and Heilman.
Reports of the committee on settle
ment with W. S. Boepple, as City Collec-
tor, was received and concurred in.
The report shows clean record
On motion of Councilman Boepple,
]. w. Lilleston' enlargement was taken
within the limits of the city, and added
to the Eighth Ward.
On motion of Mills, Orr & Harrson's
addition was taken within the limits of
the City, and annexed to the Ninth
Ward.
Petitions of the City Council to the
County Commissioners we're adopted,
asking that Carpenters Field and all
that part of Section l9, ip Township 6,
Range TO- included in the City limits
but not annexed thereunto, may be an.
nexed to the City.
An order was made for plank side
walk on Fourth Street, between Short
Street and Seventh Avenue.
On motion, Habernicht was designat-
ed to assess real estate; Euler TO assess
personal property, in the City of Evans
vile, and Mank to assess personal in
Lamaseo.
Bill of Street Com missioner was pre-
scented, approved and ordered to be paid.
Market report for the Upper Market
House was read and ordered to be fled.
Charles Redding made report set.
ting forth that a pair Of scales for weigh
ing butter, was carried off and appropri-
ated by Joel Sherwood, late Market Mag
ter, compelling him, the said Redding,
to purchase new pair; as whereas he
paid for the first pair, be asks the Coun-
ell to pay for the second, which was
agreed to,
Report of wharfage for Que week,
ending April 18th, was presented, show
ing the receipts to have been $443 So.
Bonds of Phillip Klein, as Wharf
Master, and A. TeRYoorde, as City Mar
shall, were filed and approved.
On motion, the contract for hose reels
was awarded to Lindersmith at $500
The contract for removing Sycamore |
ST. Bridge, and constructing a new one,
was awarded to Benoni Brown at $3.50, |
be having been designated by lot, his |
bid being the same as Dennis Kinney's. |
The Council fixed the salary Of the |
Mayor at 5000, and that of the City |
Clerk at 81, 500per annum.
Vim. Green was elected day Wharf |
Master instead Of Mr.. John Newman.
A. Hitch was discharged as police
man, and Thornton Males was appointed |
in his stead
On motion, it was ordered that Messrs. I
CAT, Cochran d Co be- notified to re-
move their hay shed on the river bank |
within 10 days