The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-27
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHANNELS,
EVANSVILLE March u

The Council met In regular session.
Present-his Honor Mayor Boxer, and
Reitz.
The minutes of the last meeting were
The following bills were presented and
aIl2wed: Topf Long, work on engine,
6 3 iS Ihsl1p Klein ssasy sa Neither
y, sl4o: Night Police. salary. SIS; Peter
ing. 81 q; Wm- Deem, carting brickpats,
g; VIM. Johnson, rolling iogs, &C.. 81;
Engineer Cunningham and assistant,
Mayor Baker gave notice that he had
tiona1 Bank for s., 500, and 500 SO were ap-
propriated to pay interest and stamps.
Bill OF Decker Son, for SAL 50, was al
{ 4 The City Recorders report showed forty
cases esa during February Total collected
The report of the Superintendent of
Oak zHiif Cemetery showed two inter-
ments during the week ending Saturday.
The Mayor submitted suudrv side-wa.,r
repofS - which were approved, and the
aIaounts ordered to be assessed up.
sna eRos sSs ss Me aa s
had landed, and 5 had passed without
landing. Total collections s279
The petition of sundry citizens received.
at the last meeting of the Council. asISinv
for the filling of certain lots near the corr
ner of Sixth and Division, and Seventh
discussed lu was ordered that lots and T.
in block "a, and lots, IL, Is, 10, and 20. In
block "a, be filled up.
Council. and asked that the order for the
bowlderfng of Division Street from First to-
nec9ha ee rescin d,,a Inc question being
Bids for bowldering streets W ere opened,
the following being the bids on First and
Division Streets, Bitter and Chas. FelZ.
grading per cubic yard, 40 cents; paving,
per square yard, 81 Is; Elm Street for the
same, and on Water Street, grading 40
eeb Y = for pasins J
cents, paving, 81 80. l3f N ~
On motion, the contract was awarded to
The charges against C. H. Lawrence, a
policeman, were taken up, read and REFER
red to the committee on police. saoa
Dean, Re4lz ana Wiltshire was appointed,
TO select Inspectors and Judges OF election.
a. The question of salaries of the incoming
city officers was referred to the same COM
. George b Dennis was granted an auc4
tioneer's License until August LIST. 49,, -
and expressed his opinion that 1t would
be bad policy to allow Water Street to be
used until the earth settle near Pigeon
and sound lnsr s3ifiSp 8dG 2Hf
on motion. the mater was referred to
ors and Judges, with instructions to use
their discretion In the premises. %
b, George W. Scott, W, /: Jsauer, were
granted license to sell intoxicating whisky
and other beverages. AF& rlfftt tv4
On motion, Council was aboutsto adj
journ, when VIM. Johnson appeared to
explaiu the status of the case pending
against him before the Recorder for refus-
ing to pay wharfage. Considerable-discus-
sion was had on the subject, after which
the Council adjourned.
A fter the adjournment, and q consulta-
ton was had among the members of Coun-
Gil, the Mayor was again requested to call
the Council to order. 4
Mills moved to reconsider the motion
letting the bOwldering, and the bids were
referred to q committee consisting of Dean,
Heilman, Wiltshire and Miller, with in
structions TO report on Thursday night,
and the Council then adjourned In earnesi-