The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-14
Proceedings of Council.
Council CHAMBER,

Council met in regular Session.
Present: His Honor, Mayor Baker,
and Councilmen Hunnell, Heilman,
Dean, Mills, Miller, Smith, Wiltshaw,
and Reitz.
Absent: Councilman Terrence.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
The following bills were presented
and allowed:
Ramald Fisher, 81 so; Peter Zapp,
$50 %; Sundries work on streets,
$153 %; Mr.. Foster (hauling dog),
50c.; A. Tenvoorde, police duty,
81 so; Jacob Teutche, police duty,
$l4 90; Herman Salin, $14 90; Robt.
Anderson, $14 90; Chr. Hermann,
$l4 90; Louis Frederick, $14 90;
Philip Klein, $14 90; William John
son, work on wharf, 50 90; Liant
Brothers (sundries), 1921 90; j. &
w. White, earth, 1872 90; Henry Wal
lis, labor, $50 90; Conrad Newman,
lamp lighting, $40 80; VIM. Payne,
hauling engine, SO So; G. Reitz, ium,
Der, $38 So; Ronald Fisher (sundries),
$50 90; Liant Brothers, extending Lo-
Gust Street sewer, $678 70; Liant Bro
theirs, side drains, $572 90; Sebastian
Kuhn, work on wharf, s.; Levi
d. Walker, removing safe, SO 90;
J. e. Dannan, candles, etc, $16 so.
Wharf Report for August LIST to
August 9th, $210 IS.
Mayor Baker read a list of notes
given for bowldering, showing a bal
ance due Mr.. Lowry, contractor, of
$105 81, which was ordered to be
paid, and precept was ordered to
be issued against James Scantlin,
jr, for that amount .s.
Petition of Joseph Schorle to re-
move his saloon. Granted.
Bids for the building of the City
Hospital was then opened as follows:
Dyson & England, city orders,
S. $3.50; Tom Crisp, in city orders,
S. 800; Geo. w. Scott, cash, $1,000;
Liant Bro. q Co., in city orders,
$3.50; John S. McCorkle, in city
orders, $5,185; Jacob Myers & Bro,
in city orders, So, 265; Payne Bros,
in city orders, $4,760; Thayer &
Myer, in city orders, s., 26O; Christ Il
West, without stone sills and caps,
5000, and with stills and caps s., 14S;
The bid of George w. Scott being
the lowest, the contract was awarded
to him. -esa+i
M. S. E. Gilbert asked for the use
of the fire engine, to fill a reservoir
for his brick works. Considerable
discussion on the subject. was had,
and it was finally determined that the
petition should not be granted
Ayes-Smyth, Heilman. 2. 4
Nays-Hunnel, Dean, Mills, He'll
man, Miller, Wiltshire, 6.
A petition was presented remonstra-
ting against granting license to hold
show on the public grounds, near
Robt. Barnes residence, signed by
residents Of upper Water Street.
Granted
Ordered that bitches be filed near
the Barnes residence, to prevent
water from running over the bank.
Ordered, to remove the canal
bridge on Chestnut Street.
A petition to change the fire limits
of the city, so as not to include the
block above Chestnut Street to the
canal, tor two years, was presented,
signed by Major Robinson, and nu-
merous others. Granted, until fur
Their notice. ~
A petition asking attention to a
gutter from Canal to Eighth Street,
on Main, and signed by sundry bust
ness men on Main Street, was present.
ed. 1t being, by Ordinance, the duty
of the residents to keep the cutters
clean, the stones were ordered to be
removed and the property holders be
required to clean the gutter.
The report of the Upper Market
House was received, showing outside
collections at S55 p. Ordered to be
entered
Report of Central Market: Outside
collections, s. go; stalls, S24 90.
Ordered, That lime be bought to
disinfect such localities as need it.
A nuisance, caused by water run
ming from Gruens wooden mill, was