The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-02
Council Proceedings.
W . COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
NSVIrIE IuIy 4 III

Council met pursuant to adjournment,
Present.. His Honor,, Mayor Baker and
Cook, Heilrnan, Reitz, Kolle, Wiltshire.
Absent, councilman Kraft.
The minutes of the last several meetings
were read and approved. ~"
The following bills We're presented and
sf Pofiee Night Watch salary. $40: Police
Day Watch salary sl33; VIM. w. Williams
salary Sl4; VIM. DOugherty salary $50; r.
Nj. Archer salary SS3 80; SAM Wittenbach
Schooner 81 Co. earth SIS 60; Jacob -.
Lowry work 500 30; Peter Zapp ct al.
S2i4 %; Altering q B. lumber So; Chas. B.
work S. so; ,Lowenstein & Co. advertising
Sill VIM. Troupe & Co. earth S47 81; Frank
Reupert dead animals S32 90; Henry Sick
Laid over, Benedict Schwile $40 So.
Permission was granted to transport
locomotive from the E. & c. depot to the
river by Locust street. ~
James Swanson was allowed So for ex-
penses incurred in getting lumber from the
wharf. - .r..es
"A sidewalk of class No. l. on the north
east side of First Street, between Vine and
Sycamore, was ordered.
The report of Central Market showed
S1I 56 from outside collections during the
last two weeks.
Oak Hill Cemetery report showed two
interments, including ne murdered. Or
dered to be entered.
Mayor Baker submitted sundry sidewalk
reports, which were ordered to be as
sessed up.
a mum Der of burial certificates were re-
ported. and ordered 10 be entered.
Ordered that the sidewalk on the north
west side of Main street. between Fourth
and Fifth Streets, be repaired.
Ordered that the alley from Gum to
Cowan Street, and between second and
Third. be graded.
Mayor Baker read list of alleys ordered
to be graded and paved. or gradei only.
The contract for grading alleys was
awarded to Bern hard Arnold at 81 "A
per square yard for paving and gr:yeling,
Proposal of Jacob :. Lowry was received
for the grading and paving OF cutters and
cubic yard; paving gutter, s. . per square
yard; gravelIng, 81 % per cubic yard
equal to about S. IS per iineal foot. full
width.
A petition was received asking that the
order to gravel Leet street be rescinded. 1t
was as signed by about one,tnird Of Of the pro-
A list ofthe blocks ordered tobe graveled
was re d. "
Mayor Baker explained, stating that in
his IudgmD Mt the gravel prepared fills the
biii--was fully equal to the tei ms OF the
Al the request of DR.. Muhlhausen. the
Specifications Were again read.
After an explanation, it turned cut that
Councilman Muhlhausen had not seen she
sore ned gravel at all, and knew nothing
about ii.
on motion the contract was awarded to
MIR. Jacob >. Lowry for grading and gravel
ling, and constructing the cutters OF the
second street, S. E. curb-Iine of Division
Street, and n. w. curb-line of Elm ST. eeti
Center Street, between n. w. curb-line OF
Elm Street and the East side of Leet
Street: Second Street, between y. w. curb
line Of Chestnut Street. and n. w. side of
sowan Street; First Street, between n. w.
curb-li1le OF Chestnut Street and "A point
opposite the y. w. side of Linden Street;
Third street, between n. w. curb-lin of
Chestnut Street and :. E.side of Gum Street;
Leet Street, between $. w side of First
Street and the 5. w. side of Center Street;
Leet Street, between S. w. side of Center
Street TO South side of Fourth Street;
Fourth Street, between East side of Leet
Street and the East side of Fulton Avenue
The Committee on the Lookup asked
leave to report, but it was laid over.
Ordered that Lots 3, A, and g. in Block 3,
be filled up.
Ordered that a pavement of Class No. L,
be constructed on the Northeast side OF
sixth. between Locust and Walnut Streets.
Z On motion, fine of $50 paid by Mr.. John
Meyers for retailing liquor without Ii
cense, be RENTED.
An attempt was made to take up the dog
question, but without eminent success.
TIE question ofcOmpensatiOn was raised,
and it was generally agreed that no COM
pensation should be awarded, and that If
the police did not kill the dogs, they should
be discharged.
Loeb and Miller policemen. were or
dered to report for duty at the Union En-
CINE House: the first by day. and the lat
ter by might.
ordered that Tin stock be provided for
the Union Engine House.
on motion, Council adjourned.