Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-27
a CITY Council Proceedings. Z
= COUNCIL CHAMBER,
k KS 90 =

His Honor, Mayor Baker presiding =
"a Ceuncilmen present. Messrs. Hslbiug,
Dean. CasselberrY, Orr Heilman and
gFeldhacker. II fT11 sana4AstA
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved. .t .e.sr gsrn
I. The following bills were allowed and
ordered paidiaaga safa gee 1913 Y s'fss
A.aDarling's bill for boarding prison.
iers, $50; John Griess, for various arti-
cles for the use of Lower Engine House,
$36 80; the came, for various articles,
IS. 90; Thomas Bullin'e salary for haul
ing Steam Fire Engine, $50; Philip
Nelgen, for removing dead dog, Doc;
Peter Zapp and othersyfor labor, $46;
Todd & Co, for paper, SO so; Hugh
Duffy, for labor, So; Thomas Jordon, for
labor, So so; police bill for the week,
Sill Upper Market report, 50 so.
An ordinance relative to vacating and
opening streets and alleys was read
On the rule requiring the ordinance to
lay over one week, it was uspended, and
the ordinance paessd. 81 az ~ sE
The Wharf report for tho week ending
Saturday was made and ordered entered.
ItsheYed. that So steamboats, had paid
wharfage to the amount of$296 IS.
A petition asking reduction Of the
taxes paid the city on salt was referred
to the Committee on wha-ves
"A petition presented by c. Decker,
asking the pFisilegs- to add a frame
building to his hoase-on lot 76, adona-
ton enlargement, was granted.
- A petition coming from the Daughters
Of Rebekah, and asking that suitable
building be procured for an asylum for
orphan children, was referred to a com
mittee consisting of Messrs CasseFberry
and Helbling.
A petition relative to the filling of
certain lots in block As, eastern enlarge.
ment, was referred to- Mr. Dean. Ii ~
A committee reported in favor of al
lowing the bill Of Tvs McCorkIe, of
$25S.66, for repairing belfry on school
honsesy The bill was allowed and or
dered to be paid.
L. Frederick, made. application for
the position of policeman. The petition
was sreferred to, Mr.. Heilmau, whosra~
ported sfayerablys He was-enplayed in
place Of John Short, 10 be discharged.
Ntlwas moved that the order for the
extension of Fourth street be rescinded,
and that Mr. Chandler's proposition to
donate thirty foot Alley be accepted.
An amendmeAt was offered 20 the Of
feet that the offer of Mr. Chandler be
nct accepted, which ameadm ent carried.
Tie vote was taken on the original
question, and notwithstanding the
order. - hes VS. dstA ssiiissas Z q saS9a 9
The committee who were appointed to
confer with, Judge Iglehart, relative to
the purchase of a half a suuare@ou
Chestnut street to- be used for school
purposes, reported favorable to the pur-
chase, and 40 sofder was passed 10 ae-
cordance with the recommendation of
the committee. The property was offer
ed for $4,000
A petition Of Mr.. Heilman, saskine.the
vacation of the alley situated between
lots 20 and 30, and 10 ana 90 lower
enlargement, was granted
DR.. Gale asked a reduction; Of his
taxes on the ground of erroneous assess
ment, The city collector was instructed
to collect on $4,000, and if it was found
on investigation that ii was too much,
such sum was to be returned as would
make il equitable
The City Marshal was instructed to
cause the cannon to be removed from
the Locust street school house, and an !
other stpFe,Aeuse procured. ruAW
| A communication relative to the liti-
CATION of the Gas Company and the
city, was read The MaYor suggested
that the matter be referred to arbiters,
two being chosen to represent the city,
and two to represent the Gas Company,
they having power to choose fifth one,
to whom the whole matter should be re-
ferred fos Investigation and adjudica-
ton. On motion, the suggestion was
adopted. We publish the communica.
ton of the Gas Company below.