The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-11
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 10, 1868.

/ ENANSNALAaEs ca" Aof A@tos
Council met purs uant to adjourn
ment. Present-His Honor. Mayor
Baker. and Councilmen Blemker,
Cook, Heilman, Reitz, Kraft, and
Muhlhausen.. a...,.. r+ae
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved, after which the fol
lowing bills were read, allowed and
4 ordered paid: .. -
r. NJ. Davis, salary as engineer,
800; Jno. Scantlin, sundries, - 50;
q. Newman. salary as lamplighter,
$50; Peter Klein, one months salary
as Marshal, $50; w. w. Williams, one
weeks salary ms night wharf master,
$14; Police, day watch for week ending
9Th, $40; j. Z. Pfafflin, sundres,
81; Hornbrook & Co., hay scales,
$500; School Trustees for fuel. 50 IS;
Boards Of Registry in various wards.
$72; Mr.. SchreiLer, sundries, So; Cas-
per Mcdonnell, for hauling coal, 81
Police night watch, 1872; bill Of Da-
Wis, for keeping c ~ prisoners, $47 %.
Some of the colored people who had
lost their property at the fire, APP
peared before the Council and asked
assistance.
Mr.. Muhlhausen suggested that it
was the business of the Trustees.
Mr.. Hedderich being present stated
that he would make the necessary
provision for them,u sli - ianat
Several cases of erroneous assess
ment were referred 70 the Com mittee
on Erroneous Taxes. gei5
Mr.. Hedderich appeared before the
Council and complained that persons
were in the habit of coneregating on
the corner of Third and Main Streets,
so that ladies could not pass, and
asked that the Council take the mat
ter under consideration Ordered
that notices be put mp in that vicinity
asking people to pass on, and not to
block up the sidewalks. aae Dr3il
Mr.. Hugo complained that there
were a great many barrels of coal oil
stored at the Blue Warehouse, and
urged that measures be taken for the
removal of the same.
Ordered that notice be given at
once for the removal Of the oil, aud
thatan ordinance be drafted forbid
ding coal oil being stored at any one
place in such large Quantities.
Ordered that an ordinance be
drawn up for the government of per-
sons sinking privy' vaults, and making
certain restrictions relative to the
sinking of the same seo ~ :
Mr.. Aivah johnson asked that the
order for a sidewalk on Campbell
| Street, betweeu Adams and Washing
ton, be rescinded, and stated that the
walk could not stand If built. +
Ordered that members Of the
Council visit the street, and decide
what should be done. 20 81 ifip
Mr.. Cow complained that in conse-
quence of a leak In the gutter Atithe
High School Building, the wall was
in such condition as to endanger
the health of the children, ar.-r :
Ordered, that a Committee examine
the house, andreport at next meeting
Various reports were read Of per-,
sens who had paid for street improve.
| mehts. Ordered fled.
- A petition from citizens in Lamasco
was read, complaining Of the manner
/ in which Locust Hill Cemetery was
/ kept, and that graves were not dug
sufficiently deep. Referred to the
Committee on Cemeteries.
a communication from the School
Trustees. stated that Liant & Brothers
were entitled to city bonds to the
amount of $4,000 on contract for
building High School House. Order
ed to lie over one week.
License to retail spirituous liquors
was granted to j. j.. Kahn, on Third
Street, between Main and Sycamore
Streets. ff $1,000.
The Upper Market report showed
the receipt of So . from outside coll
iections. 49,.
Oak Hill Cemetery report showed
six interments for the week ending
the 9Th instant. t.- .fa
Ga motion, the Council adjourned.
j A COOP MovE.-Last night the
City Council ordered that an ordi-
nance be prepared forbidding the
storing of coal oil, benzine. and like
combustible fluids, in large quantities,
in the city. The occasion for the or
der for this ordinance was a report
that at least 800 barrels of coal oil
were stored Vat the Blue Warehouse,
near the scene of the late fire. Had