The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-04
PrOceedIngs of council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
\. % 1000

ftt ~. .-ttF september 0us 1000.
Council met in regular session. Present
Dean, -Heilman HuHnell, Mills, Miller,
Smith, Terrence, Wiltshire and Reitz.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
The following bills were read and ordered
Thomas Austin, earth, 81 81 ". KRONER,
salary, $50 90; Jacob Teusch, police, Sl4 O0;
Herman Salem, police, Sl4 90: Robert An
derson, police, SD 90; Chr. Herman, police.
SO 90; Louis Frederick, police, Sl4 90;
lice, 81 90; VIM. Dangherty, day police,
So SO; Peter Zapp and others labor, $40 IS !;
VIM. johnson, removing dead animals,
vile Gas Co., $3.50 co.; 4. w. Archer, En-
gineer, $50 81; A. T. Whittlesey, Civil En-
gineer; sl42 Is; Hugh Duffy, paving, &c,
Johnson, Physician. $50 90; John Glass,
cleaning culvert, 81 80; v. Kramer, work
on sewer, So 90; Samuel Drick, cleaning
sewer, 81 90; VIM. Harding, brick, $54 co.;
Stems Hatch labor. $40 90; Geo. Singer,
S6l 0S; Bernard Arnold, for work, S34S IS.
Report of Oak Hill Cemetry for week
m nang was s s
Upper Market report was submitted and
ordered to be entered, showing $50 IS for
outside collections.
Central Market report, showing outside
collections IS Is, read and ordered entered.
Report of City Recorder for August was
submitted, showing the amount of fines
Petition of James Koeller was presented,
asking reduction OF license on bowling
alley: LAID over one week; 900
relative to the condition of Carpenters
Block, was read and laid on the table. The
communication shows that twenty-five
families inhabit that building.
Petition from Iglehart Bros. for permis-
sion to occupy IL by Is feet on Water Street,
between the sidewalk and block W., in
Lamasco, for wheat house WIS read. Re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Dunlap & Paxan were permitted to trans
fer their license to sell liquor to +. NJ. Scott,
and j. A. COOK was granted permission to
transfer his license to James Hadley.
License to sell whisky was granted to
Isaac Menke. ~ 80 al
On motion, the valuation of bank stock
for assessment was fixed at par. 70 = .
The valuation on Hudspeth, Dunkerson
Co.'s tobacco stemmery, personal or
Mayor read the total valuations for tax.
able levies in the city of Evansville. ITl,
Permission was granted the Mayor to
have the Wharf Report, when made mp,
placed on the minutes, the same as IL not
presented. saf-s--'aa
On the subject of certain demands made
by Brinkmeyer Co., and others sustain
ed by opening streets, was considered, and
the ordinances relating to the subject read.
A motion to pay the demand was unani-
mously rejected; and VIM. H. Walker,
John Greek, Chris. Kratz and John a
Reitz were suggested as Surveyors on part
of the city, to view the premises, and Chris
kratz and John Greek were selected.
Whole number of polls:
EVANSVILLE 066
Lamasco ,l88
... ....-.3, 254
The number ofdogs assessed:
Totai-.........'..... ........695
Bitches: M sla g5ll
GamaSco... IA
Total..................... :. :. =. So
Total valuation of property, Real Estate
and personal, including Bank Stock for
1SeaI CState... 81, 6zO
During the discussion on the subject of
nX1ng the rate of taxation, Mayor Baker
expressed the belief that not two-thirds of
tne personal property was given In, and
that the just valuation should be $20, 900.
The rate of tax was then fixed as follows:
On eacn ~ Gus.
ron W
Tax on Dogs W
TAX on Bitches. 3 w
Railroad, and 10c. on each 500 for Straight
Line. -aft}t
Ordered, That the railroad tax be paid in
cash, and the money arising therefrom be
set aside exclusively for the payment OF
coupons on railroad bonds.
Mayor Baker reported having borrowed
50, 500 from the First National Bank.
Liant Brothers were allowed 81 500 on con-
tract, and the Mayor authorized to borrow
the money. ia fsL sL..
The Mayor made verbal report, relative
to a mistake made in locating the Pest
House, which requires its removal, the
County Commissioners agreeing to pay
half tue expense.