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

Mayor submitted wharf report Tor
the week ending March z, showing 30
boats landing and eight passing
without landing. Total collections,
1925.
The Mayor submitted sundry side
walk reports, which were approved
and the amounts assessed to the
property holders.
The Mayor also submitted a report
of the sale of city lot. by authority
of the Council, and asked that deed
be made to the last purchaser. Or
dered to be executed.
The Mayor also submitted the cor
respondence with the water works
engineer, Of indianapolis, relative to
visiting this city and making observa-
tons. Ordered that he be invited to
come.
A petition was received from
property holders on Division Street,
asking postponement of the bowlder-
ing on Division Street, between Sec
ond and Third streets On motion
the petition was laid on the table.
A petition was received from
property holders. asking the grading
and paving of the alley between First
and Second streets and Vine and
Division. Petition granted.
"A petition was received from many
citizens, asking that new crossings be
laid at certain points. Ordered that
they be laid as soon as possible.
& License to sell whisky was granted
to Peter Mckay, in the City Hotel!
The Mayor was authorized to bor-
row money to pay gas bill
Mr.. Feldman represented to the
Council that the gutter on the engine
house had overhowed and submerged
his cellar. Referred to Councilmen
Miller and Wiltshire, who were also
instructed to devise a remedy for the
guttering.
A. Hutchinson submitted that the
alley In the rear of his dwelling was
below the grade, and that his proper
ty had been damaged by overflow,
and asking relief. On motion, it was
ordered that the alley be brought to
the proper grade.
Hutchinson also complained that a
man named johnson had had fami-
ly hat-bcat lying at the Lamasco
wharf for six months without paying
any wharfage. Ordered that the
Wharfmaster be instructed to attach
the boat for wharfage.
John Smith asked permission to
put a box into Division Street Sewer.
Granted. aa
Couneilmen Dean and Mills were
appointed committee to cancel city
orders. lI.lH x1
Ordered that an attorney be APP
pointed relative to the proposed new
road to Oak Hill Cemetery.
= The County Commissioners asked
permission to take dirt from Seventh
avenue to improye the street across
Franklin street bridge. Granted.
A sidewalk of class was ordered
on southeast side Of Chestnut street,
from First to Second streets.
The dog question was brought up
by Councilman Smith, who proceeded
to speak at length on the subject. He
said the police said they were ordered
to kill dogs, and it was not designa-
ted in what manner they should kill
the dogs, and they felt authorized to
poison rather than shoot them. He
thought there were more dogs on the
streets now than ever. He did not
want the dogs brought back, or he
would not say a word on the subject
The police were brave men. old sold
iers, who had heard cannon roar, and
were not afraid of him, and desired
that thepolice might be called in and
examined.
Policeman Wallace was called in,
and testified that he had received in
structions to shoot dogs, but had
never been instructed to poison dogs
one man had come into the engine
house and distributed meat, but for
what purpose he did not learn; the
distributor was neither the Mayor,
City Clerk, member of the Council.
or either of the reporters of the press
After some further desultory dis
cussion and conversation on the same
subject, the Council adjourned.
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