The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-07

and a precept ordered to be issued for
the payment of the same rsra
Notice by s. K Leavitt, City Treas
urer, of the appointment, of Colonel
Butterfeld as Deputy City Treasurer,
during the month of September, was
read, and the appointments confirmed.
Sundry orders for side walks wore
read and approved. nsuipos hne ags
Mr.. s. E. Gilbert made statement
relative to the assessments of his furni-
ture. Subject referred to Committee
on Erroneous Assessments. gF
An informal conversation ensued
between Mayor Baker and Mr.. Gil
bert relative to the policy OF, taxing
His Honor expressed the sentiment
that discrimination be made yin favor
of the poor, which sentiment was
loudly applauded.
Mr. John Il. Taylor Presented
verbafpetition to throw Block IL in
the Eastern enlargement, ont lofsthe
fire limits. Question pOstpaaed. x y
A petition for the opening of Syca-
more from Tenth street to tIleE cor
porate limits, was read and referred to
Committee of the whole Council.
HGOrdafea5t that City CDu1eiiaRpoFt-
ers of the pEssss and TIE City Clerk,
Cemetery, at 81 o'clock tomorrow,
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Proposal were received, from L.
HQrpbroOk, for new pair of scales.
Subject postponedl for further con
sideration. d.
A petition, from the butchers, of
&. biael city, praying a reduction CofTtlie
price of Market-stalL to $5e per an
DuIa ,swas read. sA molten, ft6 lay on
the table was lost. Moved that the
prayer of the petition be granted.
10 amend, iby fixing the price
of stalls, above the centre, at $50; and
those below, at $75. After consider
able discussion, a substitute was Of
fered, that the nj eat Market be closed,
and the Market house torn down.
Mr. Smith made a speech adVocat-
ing the rights of the Butchers, de-
tglIeg their terfihle9trials and dlard-
ships Butchers, he said, were citi-
zens, and paid their taxes like other
citizens, and were entitled to some
consideration. Mr.. Reitz's motion was
Market master Redding made
speech, indicating the authority of
the city
The motion to close the market
was agreed to, and there will be no
market this morning.
The Council then took up the sub
ject of building an engine house, and
Mills and Hunnel were appointed
committee to prepare plans and speci-
fications for the same.
The Council instructed the Market
Master to admit only such butchers
to the market house as would pay full
price for the same for one year; and
the City Marshal was instructed to
have present police force sufficient
to enforce the order. &C sgk1uog
Jacob Newmeier, John Riddle, T.
O'Conner, William Seaman, Charles
Adelmann, Richstein. & Kargas, Fred
Ellikaffer, Jacob Kissle, Fred Wen
seidler, j. A. Cook, Lewis Bugiers,
Laurens Duray, Charles C. Terghe,
- Eberhart, Mckay, John
Jarvis, Phillip. Nagley, and sundry
others were granted license to sell in
toxicating whisky, and chain light
ming.
Outside collections, Central Mar
ket, So go; one stall, So
Upper Market Report-Outside col
lections, SCI 20
Report Of Sexton of OakhilI Gem
etery, showing "a interments for the
month ofTJuly, was submitted and
fled.
Incense as an auctioneer was grant
ed to Henry Gumberts.
The Council ON motion, adjourned
to meet again at 81. O'clock this morn
lng.rTqxR1azug 'aeFEqEawwes.