The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-29
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
EVANSVILLE. Ian %. 1867.

and Councllmen Dean, Hunnell, Mil
ler, Reitz, Smith, Terrence, Wiltshire
and Eeilman.
Abs ut, Councilman Mills.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read aud approved
The following bills were presented
and allowed: .fab ssH7a
II A. Tenyoorde, salary, 500; A., NJ.
/ McGriff, sundries, Sl4 70; A. N.
| Church, ct a., work, 81 rs; John S.
Mctlorkie work $74; A j Gilleft,
humber, S94 IS; VIM johnson, re-
moving animals, Sll 23s Police and
4 Fire Department., TO 18th, Day Police.
$136; Night Police, to same date,
$136; DayPolice, to January 20. $137;
| n ght Police, 1922; A j Hutchin-
son, coal, $12; Ronald Fisher, sun
dries, 81; do, gas pipe, &C., 1929 20;
Ragon Il Dlckey, kindling, SO; Union
Fire Company, sundries, Sl02 30;
Geo Thornhili, belts, $16; Philip
Klein, salary, $29; VIM Green, salary
for one month, $50; Peter Zapp, ct a.,
labor, $50 so; VIM. Miller, salary,
$50; VIM Goodman, killing dogs,
81 70; S. e. Gilbert Il Co., kinding,
81; Evansville Gas Light Company,
sundries, $53 IS. Accompanying this
bill was a communication asking any
deduction the Council was disposed
to make for defective lamps should be
made from this bill, and that the gas
bills laid over should be passed as
presented.
Considerable conversation ensued,
after which the several bills were or
dered to be paid.
Two deferred bills of Keller &
White were taken up allowed, $32 "a.
j. b. Gardiner was refunded the
amount of poll-tax, being a nom
resident. -
A bill for costs in case in the SUI
preme Court, for $18 80. was allowed.
The action of the Mayor, in set
Ting a note, was approved, aud the
necessary appropriations made.
Ordered that the balance due on.
contract for building the newengine
house be paid whenever the Clerk
and Councilman Hunnell should as
certain the proper amount.
The subject Of the cutters being
broken down by the snow was dis
cussed, and it was generally conceded
that the contractor was not response
bic for breakage
The report Of Oak Hill Cemetery
showed fifteen interments during the
past two weeks.
Licenses to sell Intoxicating whis-
ky" were granted to Peter Burke, 10
8eph Schlaiter, Philip Negley, Peter
BALI. Jacob Sekrist, Sam. P Have
lin, John HaddIesey. John Shepard,
Thos O'Conher, Chas. Adelmann.
Philip Hamburger, Louis. Eler, Chas.
Smith, Henry Walschmidt, Tom THE
man, Martin Klaus, Anthony Kelly,
James Hughes, Nick Keil JOSEPH
Miedreich. Nicholas Orth, Craft q
Mochenheimer, Joseph Kuhn, Jacob
Hauk, John Rohner, Mathew Hart
line, J. o. Scott, VIM. Sclamp, Geo.
Lumelius, e. T. Hammer, Geo. Hof,
Joseph Jurgensmier, Henry Lutz,
Mank & Sauer, Lewis Kaiser, Freder-
lex Hoffman, VIM. Miller, Fred. Eli
koffer, Joseph Geiser, Xavier Benn-
ger, Atner B. Adrian, John ID. Shep-
ard, John Eggler, McGary & Harper,
Joseph Zeigler, Joseph Nichtem,
Lewis Gilmore and Fred. Strubel.
Joseph Zeigler was refunded $12 so
overpaid on license
A communication was received
from the County Commissioners, ask
ing that the ordinance to prevent
landing paupers at the city wharf be
enforced, if such ordinance exists.
Wharf reports to the 10Th of Janua-
ry, showed that % steamboats, paid
$1H wharfage, and for the week end
ing January "A, showed z steamboats,
landing, and the amount collected
81 so
The Council agreed to refund Ger
tain moneys in the case of Brinkmey-
er's Enlargement.
The Mayor read the contract be-
tween Frank Rupert and the city of
Evansville, for the removal of dead !
animals, for the ensuing year, which |
was approved.
A communication from A. T. Whit |
tlesey was read, asking TOR the use of
the room now occupied by the City |
Collector, as a Surveyors Office, and |
it was agreed that they should occupy !
it together.
Auction license was granted to D. |
Is. Wagley TO sell off part of stock of /
goods
The Mayor announced that Mr.. /
Brinkmeyer had brought suit against /
the city, for $l8,000 damages, for tie i
burning Of his foundry. and the Mayor
was authorized to employ counsel, and /
defend the case to the bitter end.
Ordered that notices be served on /
holders for the vacation of
property on the extension of First
Street.
Reitz moved that the Mayor be au-
thorzed to close the contract with Il.
Z. Silsby, agent of the Seneca Island
Works, for the purchase of a new