The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-20

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General City tax, IS cents on every
one hundred dollars of value...s 23, SIG SO
School tax, 10 cents on every one 4HE.
hundred dollars of value............. 2,697 Y
e. 1. & c. S. l.. Railroad tax, IL
cents on every one hundred dol
lars of value of lots and i'm
provements........... 1901 81
Delinquent taxes carried forward
from previous yearS~..................t ,S29 81
evansville. $50 80
Lamasco 81 SOB So
Total of Evansville and La
in sco w Rxrrs s Ma ,ooy Of
Mayors ONCE. Evansville, Sept. 10, 1857.
which was ordered to be placed on
the record and the duplicates ordered
to be handed ovor to the collector.
The Mayor submitted the wharf
report from September l to Septem-
Der II, showing that sixty six boats
had landed and two passed without
landing. Total collections 1921.
Z The Mayor submitted sundry side
walk reports, which were approved
and ordered to be assessed up. Isis
The Mayor reported that another
section of the Sycamore Street sewer
was finished, and it was ordered that
bonds be issued forlthe amount DUE
Under the contract Mayor Baker an
nounced that the time had come when
the Division Street sewer could be
extended In obedience to the public
demand, and it was ordered that
specifications for that work be pre-
pared and alss for the extension of
Franklin Street sewer. aM
By request Mr.. Liant read a list of
corners on which curbing was needed
to enable the contractors to complete
the inlets to Sycamore Street sewer,
and the same was ordered. -. ld.i
Sidewalks of class No. l were order
ed as follows: West side of Goodsell,
from Second to Third Streets; east
side of lGoodsell,3 from Third to
Fourth; east side of ,Goedsell, from
Second to Third; north side of Center,
from Leet to Goodsell, and on the
south side, between the same streets.
Of class No. 2 on the northwest side
of Chestnut, from Fifth to Church
Street, and from Church to Sixth, and
on the southeast side Of Walnut,
from Fifth to Sixth; northwest side
Fof Gum, from Third to Fourth !;
west side Washington Street, between
Seventh and Eighth; north side of
Eighth from Brinkmeyers to Mary:
east side of Mary, from Sixth to
Franklin, and west side of ditto; south
side of Sixth Street, from First Avs
enue to Oakley Street. I'D
Mr.. Mclnnerny was ordered to re-
pair. sidewalks at Park Square.
J Mr.. Cunningham, the engineer en-
ployed for that purpose, submitted
the following report relative to the
condition of the river and bar in front
of the city, accompanying the same
by map of the river and bar from
the bend to the Bodiam Mines: ""-
-Tothe Hon. the Mayor and Council of
the city Of EUansUttie: A
s GENTLEMEN--In pursuance TO in
structions received from Mayor Baker,
/ have examined the bed and chan
mel of the river for several miles up
the stream, with view of determin-
ing the most feasible method of re-
moving the bar now fast forming in
front Of your city, and respectfully
sumbit the following Report: 80
1t is evident that for years
past the current of high river
has been gradually washing
away the Kentucky shore, until
it has, up to the present time, carried
away some nine hundred feet, OPP
posite the city; the water way having
been increased about that amount on
the line of Main Street extended.
The bank on this side being pro-
tected, the deposit of sand along the
Indiana shore is the natural effect of
the river, preserving Gas it always will
without opposition) it's normal width
of channel or water way. -
| would propose the erection of a
wing dam,in position as shown on the
accompanying diagram. built with a
view to pernlanency, and which would
without doubt, so direct the river
channel at an ordinary stage of water
as to entirely remove the deposit now
there, and preserve 1T So as best to
subserye the commercial interests of
/ the city. -fucs4
The cost Of same should not, at
prescriptions ofSmaterial and labor,
! exceed six thousand dollars -
- ..'.-.--, jas. B. CUNNINGHAM. F
On motion of Heilman, a commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Heilman,
Reitz aud Dean was appointed to con
fer with the property holders on the
opposite side Of the river relative to
I the right to build the dam, as recon-
mended by the Engineer.
The subject of Water Works was
taken up and discussed Mr.. Gun
ningham advocated the feasibility Of
Pigeon Creek fSrsthe supply, and as
serted that a reservoir eould be con-