The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-09
Council Proceedings.
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~ EVANSVILLE. July, ., 1851 81
Council me- IN regular session. Present:
Miller, Dean, Muhlhausen, Heilman,
Reitz, Wiltshire end Kroft. Absent:
Councilmsn Cook and Kolle; The min;
meetings were read and approved. The
following bills were allowed:
Evansville GasIight Co. gas, &c, 1921 So;
Henry Siegman, for cisterh, &c, $50 81; n.
q G. r. r. Co., repairing engines, S2l6 10:
w. W. Williams. salary, slf 90; Jos.
Peter Zapp and brigade, work. Si73 so;
Schultze, Thurman a Co., repairing en-
CINE, $50; Thos. Bullen, hauling engine,
&c, slls; Evansville Journal CO. printing,
SO 50;G. Jageman, for clock, sl3; Srow-
en- & Co, earth, ~ 55; TIL. Ernst q Co.,
EARTH. 50 60; ackso Fire Co.'S bili for
lowed; sundries for cleaning alleys s3S 9ss
W; Trnpe & Co, earth, s. IL Keller q
White sundFies, s. 81; Louis Ellen, cleo
ton expense, 81 SO; Inspectors. Judges. &C.,
End and 3rd precincts, s. each otherex-
gg;s%assss = s.sst,sa ~ T g9llcs, NPisRh ft Frsnch
sundrles, 81 5O;sS Kuhns On wharf, BIB Is.
The upper ma,ket report showed s22 ~
Joseph, GeisIer was allowed to transfer
tween Fourth and Fifth Streets. 80. 80
John App, for $500. This is for damage to
certain property, by reason OF tbs city
s's Tbs s% Sg slf R fsssa o loa tss a Week. ing
June 30th, showed 50 steamboats, Ian ed,
and 10 passed without landing. Total cel-
the month of june showed 2e4 boats land
ed. and 43 passed without landing. Total
RECEIPTS, l.457Is ~, g.
read, thainking thel cItizensSofI Evansville
for their voteon the railroad question, and
scr hinf the fS GSpr p6e t9 @Ilht nave saoe
the moral iiniipense waich af such action
we're Tne re sedns as e 81 | iRs bs TIE fht E,essa9a
showing ,4Sl votes cast for, n 366 against
taKing stock showing q majority Of l,l15
IN favor OF taking stock. ordered toibe
| The question of curbing o. the blocks
d scussed. and II was agreed that the gut
tering should be of wood fourteen inches
ldeep and fhree inenes thick f1af
I Mayor Baker submittedfhe agreement
of Jacob s. Lowry, with his bond, for the
improvement of Second Street from Chest.
nut TO Cherry, which were approved.
The Mayor also submitted the assess
ment to the property holders, which was
also approved. Total expense, 81, $50 20;
The report of Oak Hill Cemetery for the
week ending July 9Th, showed six inter-
MIS-. Hornbrook verbally applied to the
Council for an for having re-
moved a house that was on the public
Street. Reitz moved toHallow her S25. Dean
moved to lay the petition on the table,
| Hellman~ then moved that as Mrs. Horn
brook was poor, that an allowance of so
be made for her relief; Agreed to.
/ OTuefcu-d ucWtik VI CidSS L, Ou tuS
Northeast side of sixth Street, from Main
/ to Locust. %tL4
w. p. Beacon submitted that he had de-
posted the lowest bid for certain work
on streets and alley $, and insisted that ms
bid was by the cubic yard. y re 5erence 10
the papers sho we'd ii was by the perch, and
Mr.. Beacon caved like "A little man.
Tue Mayor announced that he lad CON-
templated submitting an ordinance pro-
hibiting horses being kept in the market
space. 80
An informal expression of sentiment
showed a concurrence On the part of the
Council, and the matter was taken under
adyisement. rtF- Ell
Mr.. zapp was instructed to do certain
work. tr
sidewalk of class 2, on the southwest
to be repaired, and on the nor heitsG side
of Tenth, from Sycamore to Vine, = new
sidewalk of class 2, was ordered.
Also. a new sidewalk on the northeast
side OF ark s.-..t. Iro a JJhn to Fourth
Street. Also, ga tIe uosO side OF Leet
street, from Third, of class 2, TO
be repaired.
Ordered that lots I3, IA, and ID, in Block
ID, tourth Enlargement be filed.
Ordered that the gravel on the bowldered
streets be removed.
a boy appeared before the Council and
asked permission to pay license on n dog
by instaiiments. Agreed to. The matter
excited the sympathy of the Council and
others, and they made up the dehcit 81, the
boy having paid 81 on account.
Ordered a stone curbing on First Street,
from Leet Street to Fulton Avenue.
Ordered that the alley fro1n Mulberry to
Gum street, and between Wafer and First
Street be g AIDED and paved.
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