The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-11
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

EVANSVILLE, Dec. 10, 1856.
Council met in regular session. Present.:
His Honor Mayor BaKer ana eG1 ifS Ter
renee. Wiltshire, and Hunnell. Absent:
Councilman Mills.
The minutes of the last preceding meet
ing were read and approved. SIS
The following bills were read ana allowed
or referred:
from Caspar Marshall for work done in re-
moving distractions on sidewalk on Main
Street, asking the city TO assume part OF
the expense. smith Thought the city
should share The expense. Laid on the
W. A. Dougherty, police. s45 90; Peter
Zapp. ct. al, labor, $40 20; VIM: Heilman,
SIPS 90; A. Tenvoorde. salary, $50 90; c.
Decker, lumber, So 70; Jonathan Newman,
posts, $40 00-laid over for the present;
SlI So; J. p. Elliott, rent, Sl25 90; Il. M.
Archer, $50 80; VIM. Johnson, hauling dead
animals, s27 10; Geo. $. Sonntag, spikes,
Evansville Journal Company, advertising,
Sl9l As; Police bill: II: Philip Klein,
police, $50 90; Alex. Darling, keeping pris-
$50 90; Sundries, cleaning sewer, $50 90;
c. Reitz & Bros, lumber, S2l 80; Jackson
Fire Company, $62 90; Spencer Glazier, POI
Dor, 81 Is; Matthew Dalgefl, spikes, SO Is;
Wells Kellogg Il Co., shoes, 81 90; r.. M.
DAVIS, 800 90; r.. F. Barter, stationery,
Colonel JONES' as attorney, appeared and
filed a remOnStrance of Sundry parties
against the widening OF Water, Street.
Mr.. Robert Bicktord, agent Tor the man
ufacturer of steam fire engines, of Senaca
Falls New York, appeared and submitted
a proposition for furnishing a steam fire
engine for the sum of $500 IN cash, or its
2 Councilman Heilman thought the city
not able at present to pay cash for an en-
Councilman Reitz thought the money
could be raised. That bonds could be sold
in the city; that the fire company would
take 81 500 of the bonds, and urged other
reasons in favor of the purchase OF the
After considerable discussion and infor-
NAL discussion, in which Mayor Baker
urged delay for further consideration, and
to await the reception of replies to letters
sent to various points for information on
the subject, the consideration OF the mat
ter was laid over one week. I'll
Mr.. Bickford exhibited patent coupling
for hose, very ingenius device, capable
of expediting business at tires.
eMrEsBickfOrd was instructed to addtO his
prOposition proposition for hose.
The following additional bills were pre-
scented and allowed: Heifrech e. Beehton,
lumber. SOL 80; Asa Igleharr, attorney fees,
500: Reilamy & Allen, on Locust Streetsew-
er. including eyelets, &C.. Total amount of
bill. SIl,5l0 81, subject to deduction of
s6as2 33. The balance was ordered to be
paid. =,
ments in favor of James McKuber sill 70.
including costs, and of Jacob Miller for
S2l 95, including cost, were ordered to be
paid.
A communication was read, asking on
what terms the ground occupied by the
Union soldiers in Oak Hill Cemetery could
be purchased by the United States. Re-
ferred to Holman, Miller and the Mayor.
A communication was received from Mr.
Jacob Lowry, asking an extension of
time on the bowldering of Locust Street
from Third to Fourth, and of Fourth from
Locust to Sycamore, till the 18th of July
An application was made for the trans
fer of a liquor license, SO as 10 allow sa-
loon to be placed on wheels. Laid over one
Tie reports from Oak Hill Cemetery show
nine interments for the past two weeks.
The report from Locust Hill Cemetery
shows two interments during the last
week.
Central Market report for three weeks
show $525 from outside collections.
Report from Upper Market shows $40
Sundry licenses were granted to sell in
toxicating whisky, and old ones transfer
red.
e. Riley, L.. LowenthalL Geo. Fish & Co.
O. r.. Bement, Richard Raleigh and Others
asking that stand be provided FOR drays
and other vehicles, that they may not be
allowed to block up the street. Referred
to a Committee consisting of Dean and
Reitz.
The report of the Committee on the as
sessment of damages on the Brinkmeyer
property, was amended and concurred in.
A petition was received from Hiram
Keg for $50 damages, occasioned by the
running away of his horse-the horse be-
ing frightened by the steam fire engine
running down the street, and the cracI2inS
of the whip and shouting of the driver
Laid on the table.
A petition was received from some 40
49, i'll i ~.u1-a
street crossings. Ordered that the PRAYER
be granted as raAldly as possible.
A petition, as Rlief from taxation was
received from r, n. Allen, he not being