The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-24
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
EVANSVILLE. Sept. %, 1867.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present-His Honor, Mayor Baker.
aud Councilmen Miller, Dean, Muhl-
hansen, Cook, Heilman, Reitz. Kolle,
Wiltshire and Kraft.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were presented
and ordered to be paid: Jacob S.
Lowry, sundries. $756 30; q. Tor
nette a. Co., earth, 1877 50; Thomas
Dean, earth, $22 80; Police, day
watch, s136; Police, night watch,
1874; Peter Zapp, on streets. s27l 30;
Hugh Duffy, s. %; Thomas Seifrits,
hauling engine. S75; j. Shawner,
earth, S22 40; Philip Klein, hauling,
80 cents; Christian Young, sundries,
$21 35; William Heilman, iron roll
er, 1915 so; w. G.. Turnock, brass
work, S8 90; G. Armstrong, stools,
81 80; james b. Cunningham, S75;
Liant Brothers, in bonds on sewer,
s.. 424
The Mayor submitted an agreement
with Jacob s. Lowry for the improve
ment of Second Street; also his bond
and the assessment for the same
Approved and ordered to be entered.
The Mayor submitted specihcations
for the completion of Division Street
Sewer. which were approved.
The Mayor also presented the
specifications for the extension of
Franklin Street corner, which were
also approved.
Ordered that the Clerk advertise
for bids for the work.
Ordered that inlets be put in on
Second Streets, at Elm and Pine
Streets.
The bond of Adler & Vile, with
Abraham Gumberts as surety, guar
anteeing the title to property pur-
chased for the opening of Ann Street,
was received and approved.
The Mayor read an ordinance re-
curing outside parties to pay GER
tain fee for the privilege of selling
cheap meat in market
Gen. Shackelford appeared to en-
force the petition of the butchers.
Muhlhausen thought that farmers
should be required to pay the same as
butchers, and urged that they be re-
quired to pay 81 so; which motion
prevailed.
On motion, the rules were sus-
pended, and the ordinance read "a
second time and passed. 53a
License was granted Z. {. Calvert
to sell whisky on the corner of High
and Leet Streets.
Central Market report showed
SO 80 from outside collections.
Upper Market report showed
S107 10 from outside collections
during the past two weeks.
:. Oak Hill Cemetery report showed
10 interments during the week end
ing September 21st.
Locust Hill Cemetery report showed
interments for the same time.
Bids were opened for the grading
and paving of the alley between First
and Second Streets, from Cherry to
Oak, and the contract awarded to
Bernard Arnold, at 81 70 for paving
per square yard, and for grading 40
cents per cubic yard
Ordered that all the alleys in block
56, Lamasco, be graded.
The request of the County Com
missioners for the privilege of taking
earth from Eleventh Street for use
outside the corporation was presented
and the surveyor ordered to see If
there was any earth to spare.
Bids were received for the grading
of the alley in rear of Alvah John
sons property, and the contract was
awarded to Christian Krantz at Is
cents per cubic yard.
Ordered that the cutters on Wal
nut Street, both sides from Fifth to
Eighth and on Seventh from Chestnut
to Locust be opened.