The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-28
Council Proceedings.
"a COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EVANSVILLE. May q. 1857,

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Wiltshire and Kraft. Absent
Councilman, Miller.
- Before reading the minutes of, the
last meeting, Mayor Baker Submitted
an order for an. election. TO be held
on the 18th Of June, at, which shall
be submitted to the people the quesI
ton of taking stock, to the amount of
100000, in the Evansville, Hen
derson & Nashville r. r., and the
order was concurred In. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and ap-
PRIZE Tke Following bfils were S pres presented
and allowed. jackson Fire Compa-
ny No. l, sundries, $67 so: Peter Zapp
ct al.,work on streets, S174 %; Thomas
Bullen, hauling, 81; w. W: Will
| liams, salary: S14; Jacob Straub,
/ shoTels, 50; Hugh Dufey, paving al
leys, s14; G. b. Bateman, professional
services, S82 35 night police, salary,
sl34; day police, s126; Mayor Ba-.
ker. charges on hose, gs28 10.
| Mayor, Baker submitted draft of
the proposed improvement of Water
Street, which met with general APP
prevail ed = KS
The Wharf Report showed that Is
steamboats, had landed during the
week ending May 23d, and Is had
passed without landing; total re-
ceipts, 1872. --
The Mortuary Report showed that
there had been three interments In
Oak Hill Cemetery, during the week
ending May 25th.
The Lower Market Report showed
the total collections to be SSS %; the
Upper Market Report showed S22 50
from outside, collections and eonfis-
Gated butter, and 81 ,147 80 from the
sale of STALLS
Leave was granted for MeGary &
f. Bowers. s"
Ed. S. Martin was granted license
to sell intoxicating whisky. e
Louisa Schmidt was also granted
license to sell liquor. 1A
s. Deeds submitted petition to
erect frame building within the fire
John Hodson was granted permits
sion to erect frame addition to his
stable.
Gottlieb Speer was granted permis-
sion to erect frame building within
/ the uTe llIIlltS.
Mayor Baker submitted the follow
ing: =. IS ea. asaE .fs
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVE
MENT OF STREETS BY GRADING,
GUTTERfNG AND CRAWLING. =
Excavation. - The street to be
brought to the proper grade and
shape, under the direction of the
Mayor and Surveyor.
Gutters.-The cutters to be of the
width Of four feet and six inches.
and where they join the curb 70 be Of
the shape of the cutters already con
structed on that part of First Street
which has been bowldcred, and the
outer side of the gutter to conform TO
the grade and shape of the street
when finished The side of the gut
ter next the curb to be constructed of
nine courses of first quality, hard
burned, paving bricks, laid on
their edges, lengthwise of the
gutter, breaking joints, and at
the outer side of the brick work one
course of good, sound. hard, lime
stone dressed, laid lengthwise of the
gutter. and the residue of the gutter
to be constructed of good sound, hard,
undressed limestone, laid in courses
crosswise of the gutter, breaking
joints. and the gutter TO be completed
by one course of stone undressed, and
of same quality laid lengthwise; and
none of the stone, dressed or undress-
ed, to be less than nine inc.-es in
depth, or more than eight inches in
| thickness; and the course of stone
furthest from the curb to be at least,
twelve inches In depth, and the entire
gutter to be laid on bed of either
screened river gravel, or unscreened
bank or land gravel of not less than
six inches in depth szsr1t1.
;GraUel---The Street between ehe
gutter to be covered with lot of
/ screened river gravel, or unscreened
bank or bend gravel, of the depth of
sixteen Q6) inches in the middle of
the street, and gradually diminishing
towards the gutter, where it shall be
eight go inches in depth, so that the
gravel may be of the average depth Of
twelve Q2) inches. from gutter to gut
ter, and when screened river gravel
is used. a covering of mold of at least
I = inches in depth to. be placed upon
the gravel and the street thoroughly
narrowed, so as to mix the mold with
the upper. stratum. of gravel.
i Saapaes.-Biaders are required to
deposit in the Clerks office. samples
of the kind and quality of the gravel
which they propose to use; and sam
pies of the kind and quality o. lime
stone, dressed and undresse requir-
ed to be used, may be seen at the
Mayors Office. sfA its7 - -1ta -
/ Work, d.c.-All the work to be