The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-05

largely In creased expense. baaai5 Tsi'
On motion it was ordered that the
i operations of the ordinance be snsr
| pended fOr-OHef week. .-laod2 adf Ri,
1 On motion, the Council proceeded
to- elect weighmasters for the new
tscales. which resulted In the choice
/ Of, John ,MaApp Tor the5upper and
| Moses Lena for the lower sen les. >4l
The, sexton of Oak Hill Cemetery
T feperted. five nteFneh Is for the week
ending Saturday, n ovember I'd. .t
lT4Ge6rge Stackhouse called the at.
tention of the Council to the neoes.
sity of gulating the keeping of coal
oil. aa ssa
E5oThe committee to whom the SUBJ
ject had previsuslybeen referred was
7 granted further time in which to pre-
pare their report ~, ''ll@ ga-
IOn motion. it was ordered that the
weighmasters be allowed p cents as
compensation for weighing each load
of twenty bushels. 1900
Louis Mentzner asked permission
to build a. frame kitchen on Lot No.
| 239, Dobationi ENLARGEMENT - Laid
over oneaweeka 9df 8.
Jacob Wegel was granted license to
sell whisky on First Street, between
Pine and Leet. Aaron SCOTS appIi-
oeG6nD was laid over one week, for
better designation ofthe locality. 9as 4
d. 5O:,Y Keller asked permission for
a daguerreian car to stand on one
part OF Lot 6, Lower Enlargement,
to be used as warehouse, in which,
tfereis to sbafno FIRE < ept. H0I -
On motion, the Marshal was ordered
To- have the cararemoYeds q - !
The Wharf REPORT for the month Of
October showed Ahat "a STEAMERS had
landed fotaf WHARFAGE collected, /
7 'i Mayor Submitted asTreeBbd report Of. oil
the persons who had gwen their obi
cations, for street Improvements, and |
it was ordered that Mr.. Lowry be. al /
lowed the amounts due him, and that
precepts be issued against persons
who have not: settled Eight per cent. !
was allowed for prompt payment, on
the several streets improved. iT
The Mayor submitted the contract |
of Jacob s. Lowry, with his bond for
the grading, graveling, and otherwise /
improving Fourth Street, from Good |
sell to Walker, which were approved; /
also,- the apportionment of the costs
of the improvement, which was or
dered to be assessed1up.r 70
The Mayor submitted sundry side /
walk reports. Approved and ordered
to be assessed up. ASH -
The Board Of Trustees Of the |
Common Schools of the city appeared /
before the Council, urging that steps
be immediately taken preparatory to
the erection of High School build
ing. and requesting the co-operation
ofLhei City Council. = and after due
consideration it was agreed that if the
Trustees would make the cash pay
ment sofodne- half the COSTS as the
work progressed, out of moneys that
do not pass through the CltyggFre 4s..l
ury, thattsthe qcityT would give Her
bonds for the 4other half payable lin
one, two, and three years. with inter
) Bids forgas posts were opened, al bid
the contract was awarded to Herm an
Yunker at S28 per post.
On motion, it was also agreed to
pay S12 addition for putting the posts
up, with pipes, and burners, and
lamps, complete. - 1f
On motion, the fines imposed on
the Messrs Ernest for the erection of
a wooden building within the fire
limits be refunded. the building hay
ing been removed .f-,rc-. .,z
Ordered, that a Sidewalk Of Glass T,
be constructed on the northeast side
of Water Street, between Vine and
Division; also, on the northwest side
of Sycamore, from First to Second
also, on the southwest side of Second
from Maine to Syca more; also, on
the southwest side of Second from
Vine to Division; also, on the south
east side of Sycamore from Fifth to
Sixth; and on the southwest side of
Second from Main to Locust.
Councilman Muhlhausen urged that
the contractor on sidewalks and
streets be Instructed to lay down a ]
sidewalk and crossing In front of !
Hunnell's mill. His. suggestion was
not conquered in. 4Hs3
The complaints of Messrs. : B Ham
and Shanklin in reference to
their assessment, were referred to the
Committee on Erroneous Taxes. The
Off THos. WcMurray and
l9hn McInneEny were disposed Of IN
Ike planRer,tJ roi 9llysasyH eeyna l.,
Az apiHs4fijl65pf for D. inlet, 1T the
corner OF Center and ChenrysStFeets, Ii
vas referred to Councilman Dean and +
'.5SsEgg Pqtsg4e bn8H YLigQ !,
Orderedt that the Mayor and the
sexton of 0aKhilf Cemetery be aul
hqElzea It'd fS@aKscabe Of abrissse. on
certain lots In said Cemetery.
Ls The N aY9gsnbmftteea d, eomm1nSea- ,
Ion from Engineer Cunninghaml en- |
losing aplah of + he prop SEQ, wing ]
lam, for the Improve MINT ofaoHr har- Ii
)or. t5b eVou ia