The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-03
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
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HleuI. IFeSelG-1lS honor, mayor
Baker, and Councilmen Blemker,
Cook. Heilman, Reitz, Dean, Kraft.
Muhlhausen, and Wiltshire.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved, after which the fol
lowing bills were read, allowed and
ordered paid:
VIM. Heilman, sundries. $13 so;
A. NJ. McGriff, salary as City Clerk,
1925; Police bill, day watch, $40;
Police bill, night watch. SL32; Cook
& Schlueter, sundries, SO 90; Grem-
niger 4 Bro, sundries, S25 70; Peter
Zapp and others, work on streets,
1887 so; Hiram Ne son, sundries,
81 10; w Williams, salary as night
Wharimaster, 81; James Crofts, for
earth. 800; w. Dougherty, one
months salary as Wharfmaster, $50;
>. Hatch, services as Sexton, $50;
Z. b. Bateman, services as Surveyor,
SO 80; John Greek, one month
salary for keeping graveled streets in
order, Sl44; Jackson Fire Company
salary as fremen and other work,
SO; Bodian Coal Mine Co. $50; J.
5. Goodge, for evergreens at Oak Hill
Cemetery, $3l 80; bill for removing
dead animals. S3l Is; L. ID. Walker,
balance on contract, SIS 30.
Kraft reported that the school
house on Main Street needed repairs
badly, and asked that something be
done with it.
On motion. it was ordered that it
be sold if the title be good.
Several sidewalk reports were re-
ported, and the amounts ordered to
be assessed up against property
holders.
Oak Hill Cemetery report showed
that eight interments had been made
10 that cemetery during the week end
ing the 18th ult
Charles Habbe made application
to have his license to retail liquor
transferred to Charles Kinkle, which
was agreed 70.
George Volkers was granted license
to retail liquor, corner of Washington
aud Hamilton Streets.
Central market report showed out
side collections to the amount of
SO ID, for the week ending the 18th
ult.
Wharf report showed collections for
the week ending 18th 'ult., 1892 Is.
and for the month 81, 1855 43.
On motion, it was ordered that
shade trees be placed around the
school house on Ninth Street.
A petition asking that cistern be
dug in the vicinity of Zion's Church
was laid over.
The contract of the city to pay fifty
dollars per month for the use of the
Orphan Asylum having expired, OIL
motion of Mr.. Blemker, it was re-
newed for one year.
The City Collector reported $12,-
181 so of taxes not collected, and, on
motion, Mr.. Heilman and Mr.. Reitz
we're appointed a committee to settle
with the City Collector.
On motion, ii was ordered that
three alphabetical lists of delinquent
tax payers be made, one for each pre-
cinet, to be used at the election.
On motion, it was ordered that
committee be appointed to select
places fer the building Of twelve new
csterns.
His Honor, the Mayor. reported
that a case involving the annexation
of the Longworth track, would be
called in the Spencer County court
next Monday, and stated that it
would be we'll for the Surveyor. as
well as others, who were we'll acquaint
ed with It's locality, to be present.
which was agreed to.
On motion, it was ordered that the
two mouths allowance to the Orphan
Asylum be made, which was agreed to.
\ petition was read. from various
citizens, asking that an ordinance be
passed prohibiting steamboats, blow
ing their whistles at the wharf.
Upon reading the petition, his
Honor, Mayor Baker, reported an
ordinance prohibiting steamboats,
whistIiug at the wharf
On motion, the rule was suspended
and the ordinance read the second
ime 1t Is therefore the law, and
will take effect from and after next
Monday. The penalty for the viola
tion Of the ordinance Is SO, for the
first ofense, and $25 for each subse-
quent offense.
On motion of Mr.. Muhlhausen a
Committee was appointed to examine
and report upon the condition of the
old grave yard, and suggest such i'm
provements as might be necessary.
Mr.. Cook, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Fire Department. to whom
was referred a bill of the Union Fire
Company, reported that, as that Com
| pany had ceased to operate the hand