The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-09
council Proceedings.
sCoUECIL
Evansville. lime s. I8G

C0uncIi Proceedings.
~ -s4sna-se~ sCoUNCIL CHAMBER.
tat9sa1 2aIv Evansville, June S, 1858. 10
The City Council met Yesterday,
pursuant to adjournment, at Up. NJ.
Present-His Honor Mayor Walker,
aud Counciimen Blemker. Stoekfeth,,
Schrieber, Reitz. Kolle, Rocker and
Mesker.
Absedt 1CSancilmen) Steele and
JonessaAN .g8TXET Tn
The minutes of the last three meet
ines were read and approved. a "a
The CommIttee appointea to con-
sidersthe propriety of Opening out a
street from Vine Street. along Fourth
Street, to Division Street, and thence
along Canal Street-t6 Second Avenue,
submietsdsa favorable report, accom-
panied by a map of the proposed
Street and its surroundings, which
was not concurred in, three-fourths
of the members not voting for il.
Previous to tie vote being taken, a
discussion arose between Mesker aud
the street eighty feet wide, as he
thought sixty feet would be sufficient
for the next fifty years, and that the
city would derive a Tegepue from
property reclaimed by citizens.
Reitz favored the wide street on the
ground of responsibility and the i'm
policy of ~eramping the people, and
allowing citizens to gain property for
which they never paid.
The Committee to whom was refer
red. the petition of kundfy citizens,
asking the privilege of using the
Ninth Street School House for Sun
day School purposes, reported that
the City Council had no discretion in
the matter, and could nota grant the
request. Concurred i'd. eilaJ - apo9
+ The COMMITTEES to whom was sub
mitted the bids for grading aud paw
ing alleys made a report awarding the
contract for grading aud paving alleys
to Barnard Arnold for all alleys be-
tween Second and Third, from Main
to Locust, and between Seventhsand
Eighth, from Walnue to Chestnut,
and between Second to Third, from
Leet to GoodselI; and to James Croft
for grading alley between Elliott and
Governor, from Wheeler to Brown /;
also awarding the contract for street
crossings to O. Reitz & Bro.
1.-THE committee on Lowry's bills
were allowed further time,
The Committee on Police submit
ted a Communication requesting the
reinstatement of Jacob Sweitzer and
James Rhoads.
The Mayor submitted a. report of
money negotiated and accounts paid
by him, amounting to. Sl4,347 50,
WHICH was appEoved.a
The report of the Commissioners,
to whom was submitted the question
Of damages arising outfof the opening
of Sycamore Street to Main, was re-
ceived and concurred in as follows:
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John G Potts, Trustee~~~"-----~-- 20
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Jacob 1OV
Capt H. G. Gooding appeared as
counsel for A. Andreas, setting forth
that his client had a leasehold that
would be damaged, and asking that
an assessment might be madein refer
ence to his case, and enforced the
plea with an able speech. Thescase
was referred to the same appraisers.
COZ. DENLY presented a. petition
many feetsin length, asking that COM
t-LEdcl5 DE IuduCs WIN OAAitA
to drive a few-say twoApatent wells
Sin the vicinity of the Market House.
Referred to Committee on Markets.
AFRO Dyer submitted a bill from
DR.. George B. Walker for ST dam
ages sustained by defective sewerage
or drainage. Referred to a Select
Committee, eonsistingIIoE Mesker,
Rocker, aud Reifz. Reitz declared
himself ready to report, a. he had
seen the place and the damages done,
and thought the culveTt was toe SINAI
to receive all the water that came
doWn Leet Street upon OCCASIONS OF
Heavy rains The c4mmittee was in
structed to view the premises.
The following rs we're allowed: +,
oTbpuas McKHmoT Assessor $50
81 Dfepet, suh9ries. % s. jHoEtz
snpdries zEI0s8Os Joha Coleman, fire
man. 81. j. sFE pSderwOOd. police
5unan. S23Ia Ghas. BaueB 6remannS42
jacob Loebs, do. ~S42;4pnrad Miller.
aFepairiBgg s.. Observation-Disclosures
h~dfstrietnng286 30; Police BILL S24ln50
.Wm MlterA strestBups, Ef6 Hugh
Duffy, p9Yipg gulteF, 90 ,. Arnold,
gravtff SIP fChrig Herman. fireman,
S14; F. Fremuth, DO, st4; H Huger,
do, So; E a McGrif. copying ordi-
nances, $2T rs; George Bingham, re-
pairing inlet, So; w. +. Holmes, en-
gjneer, 800; j. S. G0odge, salary,