The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-01
City Council Proceedings!
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
MAY 81. 1866.


Heilman, Miller and Wiltshire.
On motion it was ordered that no
tice be given that the Board of Equali-
cation will meet on the 18th day of
June.
|. The Board of Health made report
asking that an expenditure be made
for the erection of a pest house on
the ground donated by the County
Commissioners for that purpose, The
report was referred to a Committee
consisting of Mr., Reitz and Mr. He'll
man. seW 9I9hf
On motion of Mr.. aHeilman il was
ordered that an engine house lookup
and stable be built on the corner of
Third and Walnut Streets, and that
Committee be appointed to secure
plans and specifications. Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Heilman were appointed
that Committee. igsaeg4 - y b -.
Petitions to the Board of County
Commissioners, praying power to an,
| mex the Longworth tract of land, and
tract north of the Northern En-
largement, were signed by the Council.
Herman Dryer was granted the
privilege to transfer his license to re-
tail liquor to Henry Meyer, and Adam
Smith was granted privilege to trans
fer his license to Herman Dryer. sbanis
j. F. Gill was granted license to sell
Intoxicating s liquor at his place of
business till August mon
J. T.. Reynolds asked for fifty yards
of earth to fill a lot on Third Street.
On motion, it was ordered that the
vegetable market stands between Wal
nut and Chestnut Streets be removed
in ten days time. i'ts' 49,,
Mr.. Reitz asked if it were true, that
the action of the City Council relative
| to the Street Railway was fnal-if it
were true that it could not be rescind-
ed? Mr.. Baker said that it was a
question of law that he was not able
at present to. decidearamsa IS stisr
Mr. Reitz hoped that there would
prove to be some remedy. He re-
garded it as a monopoly, and dan
gerous ONE This was his principal
objection, which he urged at length,
and with force, charging that the city
had been sold out. rsii7o .
Mr.. Chandler rose to speak, but
was called to order His Honor
stated that there was nothing before
the Council,
Mr.. Smith moved that the regular
business of the Council be suspended
for the discussion of the Street Rail-
road question; which motion pre-
vailed. -,...
Mr.. Ingle said that he had come up
to talk to the Council@0He regretted
that this matter had been cousum-
mated so hastily. He regarded it as
a monopoly that could be used to
build up one side of the city to the
discouragement of, the other. He
enlarged that the Company did not
propose to build the road. The char
1 ter did notslook like business to hinf
lit looked like speculation. He had
no reflections to make on the Council,
but hoped that, if it were possible, the
woole matter would be reconsidered !;
it should not have been done in such
great haste He spoke Cat consider
able length in opposition to the char
ter, and explained what disadvantages
he considered would arise to the city
by the granting of the charter. o.sig 4
l. Mr.. Chandler replied 1t was
! strange that at so late day gentle
men should come up and raise objec-
4 .tions to the action Of the City Coun-
Gil. 81 As to selling. ont the city, if any
one had done so, it was Mr. Reitz.
Mr. Henning had shown the ordi-
nance to him, before its passage, and
a had met withsno objection or opinion
in regard to it. 1t was generally con-
ceded by all with whom he had talked,
that the road would not pay for five
or ten years. Mr.. Reitz did not be-
lieve that it would pay in less time
than that. 1 He wished gentlemen to
understand that their insinuatiOns
about selling out the city or the road,
the charter or the right of way, were
gratuitous The charter had been
asked and obtained in good faith. 1t
!. was the intentionsto build the road,
and would be done. He did not own
much stock in the road, and had Of
fered that to any gentleman who
would take it off his hands, but no
one was willing to do soA He had
& made that offer repeatedly. No man
fought to- complain, nor did he con-
n slider that they had a right to
do so. The action of the C,mn-
ell had been published morn
ing after the meeting of the Council.
The question had been pending for
four or five weeks, and both city pa
pers had published from time to
time what lad TRANSFERRED, All had
: been given an opportunity to, make
their objections before the passage of
the ordinance, but now it was too late,
the contract had been signed, sealed
and delivered IF gentlemen had
complaints to make, they were the re-
suit of their own negligence and in9
attention. Us 5ia4
| Mr.. Reitz said that if. the action of
z the Council could be sreconsidered, or