The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. g
MONDAY EvENING. AnriI


Council met, pursuant to- adjournment,
His Honor. Mayor Baker, presiding. Couh-
cilmen present = Messrs. Holman, Reitz,.
Smith, Mills, Dean. Hunnel, Miller, Wilt
The following bills were allowed and orr
dered to be paid: Peter Brig, for candles,
81 IS; iKoester & Co., for fence posts, $ p;
Charles Riding, for sundries, S. %; Philip
Decker, for lard oil, 81 Is :. Einder Smith Il
Co., for iron CRATE for sewer, Sill 50; Peter
Zapp and others, for labor, $69; balance-on
sewer, S2505 80; police bill, $40. -
Upper Market report, Sl7 IS.
! ! Col. Jones subFlitted a proposition of cit-
liens living on Fourth street. in Vicinity
of the Market-house for the boWldering of
that part Of the street, the planting Of
trees, &C., guaranteeing to the city the priv
ilege of using the street for market pur-
poses, provided the grading was done in
eighteen months from the present time.
The proposition was discussed at length,
after which it was decided to advertise for
bids for the removal of the Market house,
the bills to be all handed in against next
Monday night. 4s@ s~.sa%' IN
Mr.. Brown complained that the smoke
arising from the coke stove of Mr.. Brink
meyer, was a great annoyance to him. "A
committee consisting of Messrs. Hilman
and Smith, was appointed to investigate
the matter. =
$1,000 be paid as purchase money for the
Vine street engine house.
A proposition of the County Commission
to be used for the purpose of erecting city
Hospital thereon, was presented and read.
Definite acti0nwas deferred one week.
The agreement and bond of Christian
Tornado, for grading Ingle and Canal
streets. were annroxed 9aaf fr5t enc fflAruE
Arnold, for paving various streets; were
approved and ordered to be filed.
On motion, it was ordered that an earth
Maybe constructed across the Canal at Oak
street.
f Ordered, that the grade of the alley above
Main street, between FIRST and Second, be
brought to q proper grade.
The Wharf Report showed that So steam
boats had landed during the past week,
giving a revenue of S249. ~ asar-,fF
3 The Bonds OF all the subordinate officers,
elected at q previous meeting of the COuI--
CHI We're received, approved, and ordered
The Bond of Anthony. Tenyoorde, City
Marshal, was also received and ordered
Fourth Be 7iis ssii to MAT a1o wa =
ter would not stand there; also, that Lots
40, AZ, As, 80, and 80, in Hust0n's Enlarge
ment, be so filled; also, Lots Nos. l, 2, 8, A,
p. " las 81, TO- IL IL ID, IA, and is, Block 49,
IN fStockWells 8 Enlargement be SO filed
also, Lots aud Block As Eastern En-
Block ID, Eastern, nlargenlelit.9 a3fsl q
= Orders were passed for sidewalks on the
following streets Northeast side of sixth
southwest side efSixth Street, fromO Oak to
the canal, second class; and various side
walks on Third Avenue. .ts.rs4 f4tafsffsJF
4 Mr.. Ingle. then Su omitted a proposition
that a committee. OF three be appointed to
visit Louisville and Cincinnati, and learn
all they could ,re lat1ye 70 the probable cost
OF Water Works. He Signified his wiling
ness to go himself as one of that commit
tee. He said the people would not take
stock in the enterprise unless some sort of
a plan was submitted and all the details
presented as to the cost of construction.
&c. He was not in favor of engaging in
any enterprise hat he did not fully under
stand, and he wished all the information
he could get oil the subject. The people
also wanted all the information that could
be had.
Mr.. Heilman proposed that practical
men beSbrought.to the city, and prove by
actuaEsufvey VIVA 'tlie cost would be.
Mr.. Smith thought that it would be bet-
ter to send three men to Cincinnati. He far
vOred Mr.. Us proposition.
Mr.. Chandler said he objected to sending
them doubling Thomas to Cincinnati
They might be satisfied, but those who did
that the way to build Water Works was to
get the money first. If the stock was SUBJ
scribed, the plan could be easily agreed
slty for WaferrW offzs was a5and mile
date. Mr.. LIS suggestions would only de-
lay the matter.
Mr.. I. said if the money was alreadv
raised 1T would do, but he urged that ths,
people would not take stock unless they
that building on the sand would do. Amer
all the capital had been expended he
3leaIeQtnat the luea WOH1d7 Del abandoned
as impraeticable. .3srcflssfa Fl fi1ff.IfI1-TlT
Mr.. Chandler rose to set Mr.. 1. right.
The city was committed to no plan. He
had given the plans of Mr.. Jeffrey, as be-
ing those most practicable in his own
judgment. He did not wish the city to be
committed to any plan.a 1t was not best it
should Be. HE urged the necessity of NOV
ing at once IN this matter. The proposition
was fairly before the people. The question
was, will they have Water Works or not :?
If so, let them come forward and subscribe
at once. The work could be done If the
lpe0ple were ready .gtt tgliRA tlmf sa3 is ~ i
" Mr.. Baker opposed the committing OF the
city to any plan. He was not In favor Of
sending Committee to Cincinnati! The
Committee would return with~tlheir opin-
i0nsaeDgrafted with their observations.
The necessityo of Water Works he consfd-
cred as imperative We, and the plan suggested
by Mr. i. would only delay the work. The
rs. the people had moved. He did not
think II best for the city to hage q control
ing Interest In the company that, ivid-
nal "a ne1<1l al CpTss mid CENTRAL 49,