The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-07

Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EVANSVILLE, May 8, 1867.

Muhlhausen, Cook, Reitz, Kolle, Wilt
| shire and Kraft. tt-s--s
Absent-Councilma Heilman.
The minutes of the last meeting,
not having been fully written up, the
reading of the same was dispensed
| with.
| The following bills were read and
allowed A. j. Hutchinson, coal, $50;
Liant & Bro, eyelet on Division ST,
$24 70; Peter Zapp and others, work,
l$171 so; Frank Rupert, removing
dead animals. 1923 49, W. w. VIII
liams, salary, $l4; Chas. d. .Batemau,
services, 1913 Day Police. salary. $l333;
Night Police, salary, $40; A. Ten
voOrde, salary, $50; A, Duffey, labor,
$14 25; j. b. johnson, medical SER
vices, 500 81; jackson Fire Compa-
ny No. L., hauling engine, So; Evans
will Journal Co., stationery, &C.,
1904 %.
| A Tenvoorde's bill for extra SER
vices, referred to Committee on
Claims.
| A communications from the Payne
Bros, was read, together with COM
munication from the County Aud
itor. Referred to Committee on
| Claims.
Wharf report showed during the
month of April, 264 boats had land
ed, and 81 had passed without land
ing. Total receipts for the month,
81 ,604 SO. ~ 49,
The Mayor read several sidewalk
| reports, which were approved, and
ordered to be assessed up. s
A petition was received from prop
erty owners, asking the alley running
from Elm street to Division, from
street to cross alley, to be filed to
the proper grade.
A petition from Lozier & Cofmap,
| for license as auctioneers. YVES read
and granted ffRt5
G.. O. Davis was granted to NOW
the grass in the. old graveyard, ON
condition that he cuts down the
briars- $500
A. j. Hutchinson appeared before
council and claimed an abatement of
wharfage. is,a IS Fl dsidE
| communication was received
from Vickery Bros asking that the
order for filling lots on the corner of
| Walnut and Fifth Streets, be rescind-
| ed, and they permitted to fence it up
and arrange to exhaust the water. ! -
7 The committee to whom was refer
red the case of o. B. Clark, submit
ted report recommending that he be
| discharged Clark was heard on the
subject. saying that he had acted con-
scientiously, having gone for the child
at the request of Justice Stinson.
Stinson corroborated the statement,
and expressed the belief that he had
done right, after which the motion
was laid over one week.
The Upper Market report showed
| SIT 25 from outside collections, and
20 cents from copfscated butter
A petition of Geo. w. Scott, to open
drinkery in a car by the side of the
| Mansion House, was laid over one
week for consideration.
| The report of Oak Hill Cemetery
for the week ending May 4th, showed
| four interments.
Mr.. Schmitt appeared before the
| Council, and, III German. made
speech on the dog question, saying
that as they had no policemen in their
neighberhood, they desired to keep
dogs to protect them against thieves,
/ but we're unable to pay the tax or Ii
cense.sao8 ;.s53 = Ed.trots.l - 81 80 .
nla Dean suggested that if they were
too poor to pay the license, they were
not likely to have anything to steal.
:. Mnhlhausen moved to amend, the
ordinance by reducing the license to
So and S.. Ayes 4; nays 4 Mayor
Baker voted no, and the motion was
lost.1gv, A1rN-xytN Nc.s.xsx
McInnerney was exempted from
giving bond as contractor. on streets,
he pleding his real estate as security.
A. g. Sullivan appeared before the
Council with d proposition to furnish
gravel for streets Postponed one
week, and referred to Committee on
3 ceets. ,.
day. night to consider the question of
| G5Wtdering. - t& .Ttsr- ihN''s
A petition of A. j. Hutchison, for
the filling of an alley, was referred to
Wiltshire. Reitz and Kolle. s5JeeLf
The following Communication was
received, and an investigation of the
matter ordered:
,9soi1a go 'sasa OAKDAM.i May 6.
/ :, FRIEND 1BIsCH: hasten to inform
you that there is man named Fry;
he is German; / don't know If [
have spelled his name right; he il a
butcher, and lives near the depot; he
! has bought cow and taken her to
town. She was bitten by mad dog,
and there is great cxcitement you
will inform the proper persons and
put them on his track. 800
= 2 Z u FRANK TALBOT.
A petition was received from a
number of citizens, asking the Coun-
ell to require John IngIe, Jr., to re-
move his residence from the sidewalk.