The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-29
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
EVANSVILLE, Dec. Is, 1866

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Council met pursuant to an adjourn
mer1tin extra session. Present, the Mayor
aid "a fun Board of Councilmen.
Mayor Balzef fsnourced that since the
last meeting of the Council Louis G. sim,
son had paid his ASSESSMENT on b9wlher5
ing, and was granted the usual drawback.
E. M. White was granted LICENSE 70 retail
Fourth and Chestnut Streets. 2niiml7I o.
l., The following named persons were an
bounced as candidates for a place on the
Police and Fire Departm emit: Joseph NJ.
Wallace, W.iA.S hder,, Robert Blum; Ham
ford n. Bassett. John b. Hutehins, ,Theo-
dore Bradley, leslie La " aorap ~, =.
b elius lotion. VIM Galway Ernst Dues
burg, Joseph A. .Jewett. Peter Rasener,
VIM w. Williams, Charles McCutchen en-,
Jacob Tusche, c. H. Lawrence, Sylvester
Deeds, Capt. VIM. zFiokas, GEO. Frank,
Henry Yost, Chas. q. Capley, Lewis Weiss,
snthale, Geo; Hitch, Benz, KenSay, Hub;
| The Mayor then proceeded to cali the
names of the present police to. determine
who had been soldiers.5 when 1t appeared
that the following members had been sol
diers enlisted for three years: Win. Dough-
erty, Join Cahlman, Robert Anderson,
Andrew Ferry. Robert NJ. Wallace. Christi
ian Wanderlich and Dewitt c. Copley of
the day police, and VIM. j. Goodman,
John Yotnk, Jacob Tusche. Christian
Hermann, Peter McGuIk, of the night
police! .5l.s.l = lB51sfl 4ai fitV ,o+' PIX .
= A consid able discussion ensued upon
Mills was not in favor of discharging
men now on! the police, merely because
they had not been soldiers. He was q good
friend to the soldiers, but desired justice
to be done. He thought some 100 days men
as deserving as any who served for three
years.
I Hellman and Reitz replied. rsf
Dean moved that committee of three
be appointed to select policemen, and re-
port to the Council, Carried. .r..,5
The Committee selected by the Mayor
consisted of HeiIman. Reitz and Wiltshire.
The Committee retired to examine the
papers and make their selections. During
their absence the other members of the
Council continued the discussion, without
any satisfactory conclusion.
~ The Committee returning, reported that
they had selected the following persons:
@. Henry Lawrence, Oran p. Clark, Ernst
Dusberg, Peter Roesner, Charles McCutch-
en-, Geo. Frank, Geo. ]. Reaves, and Ben.
Kinsey.F .sffsfgef3fF ro7 sHoil ~ buE -
Il The question recurring on the adoption
of the report, 1t was unanimously adopted,
u On motion, 1T was ordered that they en-
ter upon duty to-day. f.,1f .tusJ sTuGgfs3h
1t On motion, it was determined that Geo.
Frank, Geo. J.. Reavis, and Ben. Kinsey be
selected as day police, and that Henry
Lawrence, sOran B. Clark, Ernst Dusberg,
Peter RoeSner, and Charles McCutchen be
added to the night force.
On motion, it was ordered that the SER
vices of the Superintendent of Sewers be
dispensed with from this date.
On notion, it was ordered that Charles
McCutchen be appointed as captain of the
night police, and VIM. A. Dougherty be
appointed captain of the day police.
On motion, Council adjourned until Mon
day evening, January 9TH, 1851 ..,i. ai-1. q