The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-03

| Samson, borrowed broad AK, ~ 0Oi
Green Bellamy, sundries. $19 so;
Frank Rupert, removing dead AMI
mails. $28 IA; Charles Buner, labor,
50 90; John Keeling, labor, g o.;
John Blom, labor, 81 90; DannattelI
& Co., caps and stills, Sc Is; j. L.
SAMSON & Co., coal, $50 o.. VIM. A.
Dougherty, salary, $50 90; L. NJ.
Archer, salary, 1913 80; w. w. Wiz
-liams. salary, $28 90; A. NJ. McGr1ff
&C.,, salary, &C., $125 90, William
Baker, salary, 2 months, $500 90.
The bill of Philip Klein, City Mar
shall, for expenses incurred in captur-
ing burglars at Carlyle, Illinois, and
bringing them back, was referred to
| the County Commissioners.
Henry Fishers bill for the work on
the Union Engine House, was re-
ferred to Councilman Reitz.
Ire sum of S400 was appropriated
TO the Orphan Asylum, being eight
months allowance.
The bill 2of Vauderburgh County
for $50 80, for lumber, was allowed.
Complaints of erroneous assess
ments were referred to the Committee
an Erroneous Taxes.
The bill of Herman Yunker, for
lamp posts, for $451, was allowed.
Sidewalks of Glass No. 2 were. or
dered on the Southwest side of Di-
vision Street, between Eighth and
Ninth Streets; on the Northeast side
of Fifth Street, between Cherry and
Oak Streets, and on the Southwest
side of Fifth Street, between Cherry
and Oak Streets, were ordered.
Some specifications In reference to
the Lock. Up, were considered,
and it was agreed to substitute yell
low pine, one inch thick, for inch and
a quarter poplar, for the floors, and
then the whole subject was referred
to Councilman Muhlhausen.
The agreement and bond of George
Kook were read and accepted, for the
building of the City Lookup.
The Mayor submitted sundry re-
ports of street improvements, with
the assessments on the same, and the
usual percentage was allowed for
prompt payment.
A petition was received from Henry
Wingert, setting, forth that he had
been seriously damaged by back
water. to-wit, to the amount of So, 900,
and praying that his taxes for the
to Cook, Reitz, and Heilman
The bond of j. Ell. Cotfman, auc-
tieneer, with Ell. A. Coffman, Louis c.
Stinson, and John Travis, as sureties,
were presented. After full discus
sion of the matter, the whole subject
was referred to Councilmen Reitz and
Heilman, with power to act at once.
Ordered that sidewalk near Frank
h,-:.1 f,,a siaa v.a,@i
? Mr.. Otto PfafHin was appointed
sickness of Hugo Pfaffiin.
Mr.. V. Wetzell asked that Walker
Street be brought to proper grade,
and made an eloquent speech in sup
port of the measure. Others had a
few words to say-0n the subject. Passed
over.
The bill of Asa Iglehart, for pro-
fessional services, to the amount of
$105, was ordered to be paiu.
The subject of Walker Street was
referred to Reitz and Heilman.
A sidewalk of class No 2, was or
-dered on the south side of Bell Street
from Eight to Center, aud on the west
side of Center Street, from Gum to
Bell, and on west side of Edgar
Street, from Sixth to Franklin, and,
on south side of Franklin Street,
from Edgar to Oakly.
Mr.. Zapp was instructed TO clean
the mud off Main Street.
Ordered that general crossings be
put down wherever needed, the worst
needed first.
Oak Hill Cemetery report showed
four lnterments during the week end
ing November 30.
z e report Of Locust Hill Cemete-
ry showed five interments during the
week ending November 80.
License to sell whisky were granted
to l.. Hanschild Il Co.. and to James
M. Marshall 4 Co.
A request was made that one of the
steam fire. engines be loaned to the |!
Gas Company 20 fill the gas tank, in
order to improve the gas. The ques
ton was discussed at considerable |
length.
Heilman moved that the engine be |
granted the Gas Company, provided /
that the horses always be on hand to
attach to the engine in case of a fire
alarm
Muhlhausen moved to amend by
providing that the Gas Company
should assume all responsibility in |
case Of loss of the property during
the absence of the engine from its /
proper place. DIR. Muhlhausen made
an ella borate argument in favor of his
amendment.
The vote being taken, the amend
ment was lost, and the motion to loan
the engine, on the first named condi-
ton; was adopted. g