The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-25
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EVANSVILLE. June "A. 1887,

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Council me- pursuant to adjournment
Present His Honor, Mayor Baker. and
Councilmen Dean, Muhlhausen, Cook,
Heiiman, Reitz, Koile, Kraft.
Observation-Disclosures Miller and Wilt
shire.
preceding were read and approved.
The following bills were presented and
allowed Police day watch salary si32;
eoace nght was s sa a5g6
81 81; ]. Feldman. labor, "a so; Thos. Sci
frets, la or. SIS; William DoughPrty, work
$ 25; William Williams, salary, si4; Ey-
ansville Courier, advertising, $40; w.
Troupe, earth. &C. s53 80
The bill of the e. & G. r. R. Co., for s2l6 10
consideration.
A petition of sundry citizens living on
scented asking the vacation OF Church
street. Re erred to Committee on streets
and alleys. .s-
Block, $50 original plan, vas received, ask
ing that the license of Phillip Hamburger
be revoked, On the ground that he Is MAIN
tanning nuisance, consideration post
poned.
A no ice was presented calling the at
bond full of fiIthy wafer in GoodseIvilIe
and askln hat il be filled The locality
is lots, !. 2, 3. 4, 5 and in block Goodsels
Addition. Order ed that the same be filled.
Report of Oak HIN Cemetery showed, four
intermenis during the past week.
Upper Market Report showed s42 80 from
outside collections.
q. >. Hammer was allowed to transfer his
license TO X. Wilmington.
On petition, VIM. Hunnen and Green
BeIlainy were appointed inspectors of Di-
vision Walls.
petition was received asking that the
canal. from the elbow TO Eighth Street, be
filled. The coiI>ide alton was post pOned,
and ordered that a.fvice be taken in refer
ence To the right of property in the ground
A communication from the Board OF
Health was received, urging the inn
mediate cOtnpletionsO OF the City Hospital,
ard care ufinspecfion OF the sewers.
Hr. Payne explained that the ground
upon which the City Hospital is built
seemed to be full OF water, aad that IL ran
into the cellar from beneath the fouuda-
ton walls, aud that an attempt to dig a
sink resulted in the operator coming near
sinking through TO China, but was res
postponed. - aA 0sS
week ending June II, sixty-seven steam
boats had landed, and twelve had passed
without landing. Total wharfage col
Wharf report for the week ending June
Y, showed nfty-two boats had landed at
the city wharf and one below the wharf
Total collections s255 20.
report was read from Mayor Baker
and approved relative tothe renewal of a
The Bill OF the Argonaut No. 2 was con-
sidered. and on motion il was resolved.
pers, showing her exact tonnage, tn :.
WnarfrlastSrs should continue TO collect 30
1celIts more thAa BIER regular y n trfage. 81
The ouacil proceeded 10 open bids for ma
king the snort sewers across Water Street.
Referred to the Committee ou-5treets and
Alleys.
Bids were opened for paving alleys, which
were referred to the same committee.
A single bid was received for excavattng
alleys in Blocks "a. IS and IS, in Ls.masco.
Referred TO same com nittee.
a single Dad for graveling streets was re-
ceiyed. flom Jacob ;. lowry, which was
laid over FOR future consideration.
The Mayor was authorize. TO renew a
nore for $50. falling dueiJune 9th: also,
to- negoiiate a, loan TO meet a payment to
be made in New YORK. 81 49, -sr