The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-19
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHANNELS,
EVANSVILLE, NOV. is, I65l
Council met pursuant to adjourn

Present-HIs Honor, Mayor Baker
and Coupcilmen Dean, Muhlhausen.
tCook, Heilman, Reitz, Wiltshire and
/ Kraft. .- 80 ...
Absent-Councilman Kolle.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved. .ll5aH
| Rhe following bills were presented
and ordered to be paid: 81. -.Tq--.sis
Kuhn Newman, salary $50; Jackson
Fire Company, hauling, SO; Keller
Il White, sundrier, S, 80; Liant Bro,
work on sewers, $28 90. a. 3. Hutch
t~insOn, Pittsburg coal, SO; L. Her
Imam. saving wood. 81 so; \. J.
HUTCHINSON, coal, Sl5; Peter Zapp
| and brigade. S194; Peter Zapp and
brigade. $252 70; STATE q Co, Ill
loads briek-bats, $11. 10; T. Bullen,
hauling engine and wood, S5f; r. d.
! Davis, engineer, 500; Philip Kline,
I salary. $50; Vim. w. Williams, salary,
SIS; FL. VI. Harvey, City Physician,
S33 80; Venneman s Behme, rope,
! 50 cents; Chris. Torntte; earth. &c.
81 70; i. Dean, hauling earth. -
Stark. BGlnkmeyer q Co, lumber,
| ST. 25; w. J. p. Mills, salary, s. J;
FJQhn Mutt, hauling $57i 90; Ronald
Fisher, sundries, $50 80; Gas Light
Company, extending pipes, 1928; Gas
Light Company, twe2monthB' gas bill,
1896; Stems Hatch, building cistern,
$50 ~; Thos. Serfritz, salary, $75;
Robert A. Hill, services, S85; John
mcInnerney, sidewalks, $22 90; Mich
oias Richart, earth, $42 ~; Jacob
Straub 4 Son.. sundries, 81 %; VIM.
Heilman, sheet iron chimney $44 81
IL. Schmutte, carpenter work, $38 ).
John Miller, sundries. 81 So; Mann
& Hennecke, suhtlries, $12 35; G.
Reitz L Bro, lumber, &c, So 80;
Liant Bro, on sewer, S434 50.
The complaint Of james Swanson,
on the assessment Of lumber yard
property, was referred TO the Com
mittee on Erroneous Taxation. ~
The complaints ofAlexander Kirk
patrick, Philip Schmutte and Mrs.
Z. Payne, on theysame subject, were
also referred to the same committee.
VIM. A. Dougherty was permitted
to put his horse in tie brick stable on
the alley between Locust and Walnut
Streets. a-,rg .-.,. fas5 ssga
The Mayor submitted sundry side
walk reports, which were approved
aud the amounts ordered TO be as
sessed UP. .tsAg5a 1 I1s1
The report of Oak. Hill Cemetery
for the two weeks ending November
18th, showed 13 interments.
Wharf reports for two weeks showed
that IS boats had landed and two
passed. Total cole lions, 1924 rs
The contract of Jacob S. Lowry for
the Improvement of Fourth Street.
from Walker to GoodseIl Street, with
his bond, was presented and APP
proved. ~ rs ~
The report of. Alex. May, relative
to the sale Of goods, was received and
ordered to. De fled. gsfer8 rslrI
The petition of Mark Il Hennin ;and
First Street, that obstrueted the
view. was read, and the Marshal was |
instructed to confer with the agent of |
the property on which the tree stands.
The report of Charles r. Bateman, |
City Engineer, on the length ofFthe
street railroad now constructed, was
two and One-quarter miles. Ordered /
to be filed. ~
The complaint of Schresher and |
Deitze, in reference to assessment, |
was referred to the Committee on Err |
roneous Taxation. rear
The Locust Hill Cemetery report |
shows three interments during the
week ending November g.
Louis Mentzer was granted leave
to erect wooden building within thes
fire limits. B. 49,. >, g.
johnson & Co. and Aaron Scott
were granted licen-e to sell whisky.
The Upper Market Report showed
$113 % from outside collections
in two weeks. The Report of Cen
trail Market, from November I'd |
to the 18th, showed $12 40 from out
side collections. --.9t
Henry Gumberts was granted Auc-
tioneers' License.
Peter Roesner, chief of night po-
lice, reported that Geo. Denger and
Ernst Deusbery. policemen, played
Keno and slept when they should be /
awake and on duty. Referred to
Committee on Police. sf
.FSundry complaints on assessments
were referred to the Committee Oh /
Erroneous Taxes. Sundry com
plants from persons in the Upper
Enlargement were referred to Coun-
Gilman Reitz, and he was instructed T
to act in all cases in conjunction with
the regular Committee on Erroneous
Taxes. faces ICS8 3UE9n VtIE
A petition signed by two yards of
names was presented, asking thesuse
of one of the steam FIRE engines to
fill the lower end az the canal with
water, and on motion it was laid on
the table.