The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-14
Council Proceedings.

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iournment. Present., lis Honor,
Mayor Baker, and Couneilmen Dean,
Muhlhanaen. Cook, Holman, lteitz,
Kslie, Wiltshire. aud Craft. Abaent,
Councilman Miller.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read aud approved.
The following bills were read and
allowed Peter Iapp ct nj, work on
streets, s235, dry police, salary, 8l2G;
night police. salary, $40; Gas Light
Company. for gas, S77G 81; sundrie@,
cleaning alleys, Ei09 30; w. y. Tur-
mock, ~rundrios, s77 80; H. M. Davis,
salary, 800. Thoa. Bullion. hauling
engine. $50; w. l. l.. Mills, salary. $50;
| g.. II #. rLowonstcin, adv't, Els; Robt.
Rowland, salary. $50 Huehey Duhey,
repairing alleys, e2i Jacob Staub ~
Sons, sundries, - 30; Alex Darling,
keeping prisoners, &9t % Philip
Klein, salary, $50; VIM. Williams,
aplnry, 81; Kuhn Nowmnu, salary.
460; Sentinel on the Border. adv't,
st3, WIN. Troupe, hauling, 4lt 10;
j. T.. Mason, tables. E32; a. Tenn
voorde. wood, ~, Mayor Bakor, for
cash advanced, 81 10.
Wharf report showed that 80 boats
had landed, aud II had passed with.
out landing Total wharfage collect
cd. 1906 10
The Mayos submitted snndry side.
walk reports, which were approved
aud ordered % be assessed up.
Ordered, that tho Clerk give notice
for the opening ofan alley in Block 2,
Fourth Enlargement.
The Mayor submitted n proposition
from John inelc. Jr, John II Mar
tin aud fllps II. Gavin for admitting
to tho city limits certain property in
the aoutheasts part OF the city, they
asking ltay for Canal Street, running
through The triangular tract. Re.
ferrod to n #pecial 'oonmittee, consist
ing Of Councilmon Cook aud Muhl
hauaetl.
Ordered. that tho subject Of opon
ipg Vino Street be referred 10 Cpun-
Gil. :
Ordered. that a piece Of low GROUND
near Ninth aud Walnut Streets be-
| graded.
Ordered. that the alley between
/ Leet nnd CLARK Streets and running
from Second to Third Streets, be
graded also, tho alloy between frank
lin aud Seventh Street
Report Of Oak Hill Cemetery shows
three intertncnts for The week ending
Saturday, 18th inst,
Report Of Locust Hill Cemetery
shows two internents during the last
week.
John Dauuettell reported market
stalls sold IN central market to the
amount Of s3o5, and from outside
collections SO
VIM. G. KWnig was granted permits
sion to erect a wooden building with
in the fro limits.
Geo. kono was granted license Ia
sell Intoxicating liquors % No. 81
Mum Street.
A communication WINS received
/ from A. G. sullivan, declining 10 fur
nish gravel by the cubic yard, but
propo4lu4 to put it on the streets ut n
4 spc flied tjrice Der liueal foot
Geo. kone appeared before the
Council ia sxplhin away - Yao'ht1on. Of
til q fV ordinance 10y selling llqnor
vi llau6 license. The Council
couldn't see itaud on motion llo unit
tors WAS allowed ~ take its natural
lcenl course.
t%ettaia work for tho Improvements
lof lgtan Avenue vas suggested and.
ordered 2
T 4 petition wns received asking the
Council to nuke n haek stand at the
corner ~ hiaih nnd Third streets.
Mr. leienhansen appeared before.
the cotnf@il aud urged tho prayer Of
tho petition. Postponed for one week.
Ordered that the police be instruct
cd to arrange drays and hacks in sin
gle til0t4d
Ordered that the alley between
Sixth ami Seventh, from Ann to
Bond, he brought TO a proper grade.
Ordered that the Clerk advertise
for bids for filling the alley back of
Andy llutehtuson's.
On an application to tap Sycamore
Street sewer, when It il finished. il
was aseertaiuod that such permission
could not be Rrantcd.
Ordered thatthe cutters On Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth streets, in Brink.
meyers addition. bo opened.
TN motion. ordered that the con.
tract to bowlder First Street. from
Leet Street towards Fultou Avenue,
be awarded to Jacob =. Lowry. On
this motion the ayes and noes were
called, and the vote stood ayes
Dean, Cook, Heilman, Kolle and
Wiltshire; noes-Muhlhausen, Reitz
aud Kraft. Il e8sss e rs
ordered that n sidewalk of class
No. 2, be repaired on the south side
of Fourth Street, from Pearl to Sixth
Streets.