The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-23
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EVANSVILLE. July %. 1856


The Council met in regular session.
Present-His Honor, Mayor Baker,
and Councilmen Miller, Dean, Muhl-
Wiltshire and Kraft
The minutes of the last regular,
and several intervening meetings, were
read and approved. 9
A remonstrance was received
against any change in the sidewalk
from Ann to Ingle, on Eighth Street.
Referred to Reitz and Wiltshire.
A communication from j. ID. San
ders was read, relative to the grade at
John Kehoe S corner. Referred to
the same committee.
A petition was received from sun
dry citizens, protesting against the
grading of an alley from Mulberry to
Gum, and between Water and First
Streets Referred to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
A petition was received, asking
that an alley opening on Tenth Street
be vacated for certain reasons. Re
| ferred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
The following bills were read and
ordered to be paid:
A bill, for s. damages done by the
steam fire engine to property of Mr..
Schmutte, was referred 10 Committee
on Fire Department.
John Mclnnerney, labor, So; W. [.
B. Mills, salary, $50; Peter Stultz,
hauling, so cents; Lone & Bodley, re
pairs, $40; Helfish & Richter, $152 Sc;
Preston Bros, sugar hogshead, 81:
| Hollingsworth Bros, lumber, ST 25;
Ritz & Britt, clubbing. So; Philip
Euler, Assessor. $50; Sam WitteD-
bach, Assessor, $50; Robt Rowland,
Assessor, 500: p. Hornbrook, sur
dries, SIS 80; Martin SNAKE. work,
So; Peter Zapp ct. al. S249 30; Po-
lice, Night Watch $136; Police, Day
Watch. S132; j. McInnerney on ac-
count, $50
Report of Upper Market showed
| S97 40 from outside collections.
III. Nelson's report of fines aud
Jail was submitted, showing that the
| total amount collected and paid over
during the month of June was
$171 20.
The Mayor submitted sundry side
walk reports. which were approved
and ordered to be assessed up.
The Evansville National Bank was
allowed $105 on note renewed.
The report of the Committee to
cancel orders was read, showing or
ders to the amount of $19626 SO had
been cancelled, and that the Treasu-
urer had paid S24 50 interest, and it
was ordered that that amount be al
lowed him.
The wharf report for the week end
ing July 18th, showed forty five boats
| landed, and one passed without land
ing. Total wharfage collected,
s19S 20.
Surveyor, explaining a certain survey.
and setting forth the difficulties he had
! to encounter, showing that other sur
veyors had made mistakes; that
correct records of points, pins and
plans had not been kept, and recon-
mending that the City Surveyor here
after be required to keep such record
of dates.
The Mayor also submitted COM
| munication from A. L. Whittlesey
setting forth palpable errors by
| former surveyor, who has been an
nounced as the best civil engineer in
the country.
Inc communications were ordered
to be filed.
The Committee on Streets and AL
legs submitted report in relation to
the opening Of an alley; setting forth
/ that the owners asked damages above
the views of the Committee. On
motion the report was approved
The same Committee reported in ia
vor of fixing the license on ten pin al
legs at SIS. Agreed to by vote of
to2, but after discussion, the sub
iect was laid over. ~. ,Tr
Ordered, that the Superintendent of
Street Repairs, be instructed to fur
! nish two more carts to assist In clean
ing the streets. lia t-a-
A petition was presented setting
| forth that the coiored school on the
corner of Chestnut and Fifth Streets
is an annoyance and an injury TO the
/ residents in that mel ghborhood 1t,
is signed by long string of names
Referred to the Committee on Nui-
sances. 5ay. 49,; ,4
Councilman Kraft asked that an
order for sidewalk on the northeast
side of Tenth Street, from Sycamore
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