The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-10
Council Proceedings.


meut. Present-His Honor. Mayor
Baker. and Coulcilmen Blemker,
| Cook, Heilman, ReItz, Dean, Kraft.
Muhlhausen, and Wiltshire.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved, after which the fol
/ lowing bills we're read, allowed and
ordered paid
Evansville journal Company, $142
80; Peter Zapp and others, 1871 AZ;
Police and Fire Department. $278; G.
f.. Bateman, glazing on Lookup,
| 81 so; A. NJ. McGrif, for wood,
IS 90; Osborne & Tileston, painting
notices. s. 003 Forth g. Bowles, buggy
hire, s. 00s Nick Aberhauser, for
coal, s12 so; Hugh Duffy repairing
cutters, So 80; Phil Klein, one
months salary as City Marshal, so;
| SundriAs, Is cents; Thomas Builen,
for wood, So 90; W. W. Williams,
salary as night wharf-master, Sl4 90;
IN .rThieman, engineer. $83 33 !; keub.
Davis, engineer, 500 90; A. J.
[ Hutchinson, for coal. S25 90; Ed.
{ Hopper, sundries, $15 20, James
Rhodes. sundries, 81 q; John McIn-
merry, work on side walks, $40 90.
E Oak Hill Cemetery report for the
week ending with date, showed eight
interments.
A Communication from DR.. Keller,
stating that bewould not accept the
amount $4,000 appropriated as in
! demnity for damage done has property
| by opening a road to Oak Hill Gene
terry, was received. Ordered FLED.
The wharf report for part of week
showed the receipt of 1928 so.
His Honor, the Mayor, reported
| that he had in obedience to the order
Of the Council, renewed thesnotes of
the city Ia the Evansville National
/ Bank. 3 re@ifa AlJl <-
Various sidewalk reports were read,
/ and the amounts ordered assessed up
against property, holders. IN
A petition was read. asking that an
/ alley, in block No. 81, Lamaseo, be
1 opened Referred to Committee on
/ Streets and Alleys.
Also, a petition, asking that an al
/ ley in block 80, Lamasco, be opened.
4 Referred to Committee on Streets and
Alleys
/ Also, that an alley in block No. %,
/ LamascO, be opened. Referred.
A remonstrance against the open
/ ing of an alley in block No. D, La
maseo was alsoreferred to Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
A petition, also, for the opening of
an alley IN block ". Lamasco. was
referred to Committee on Streets and
A petition asking the privilege Of
extending the steps at the new Bap-
fist Church was read, and on motion
the prayer of the petitioners was
grantede brs E. .gggsV. .-aIae3d
Mr. Cook, on behalf of the com
mittee appointed to consult with props
erty holders ia regard to the exteh-
sion of Sycamore Street, reported that
no satisfactory Arrangement could be
made. Ordered, that nOtlce be given
that appraisers will be appointed to Tx
the value of the properly required by
the city for that PURPOSE, .5s4 h .-.fs
Mr.. Blemker, from the Committee
en- Streets and Alleys, reported IN ta-
Ypr of the opening OF Ninth and
Tenth Observation-Disclosures En-
lafgementLso as to connect with
Ninth and Tenth Streets, IN Sharpe's
. / Enlargement. Ordered, that maps be
prepared preparatory to the opening
Of said streets.18 lEL8a4
On motion ofBIrl Cook, Mr. Krafts
was appointed on the Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Mr.. Cook reported that the Com
mittee Oh Cisterns had selected loca-
lions for six cisterns in various parts
of the city. The committee was gIveL
one week more for further report.
AIr a. Simpson called the attention
Of the Council to the condition of thC
wharf at the lower bridge. Referred
TO the Committee on Wharfs,
On motion. Il was ordered that {
- room be prepared in the rear of tht
, Third Street Engine-HOuse for stor
, ing TOOLS for the use of Mr.. Happ.
The Following sidewalks, Glass No
l, were ordered to berepaired: Water
= between Main and Sycamore; south
? east sideOf Division, between Seventh
f aud Eighth Streets :; northwest side o
Division, between Seventh and Eight
Streets Glass No 2 West side o
Mary, from Annnto Sixth; seuthwes
I'd side.ot Se7eutl til, from Cherry to Oak
f northwest side Of locust, fTem FifCi
to Sixth: and southeast side o
y Chestuut,yfrom Seventh to- Eighth.
Ell Mr. Reitz, from the Committee OF
IT Erroneous Assessment, reported II
favor of a Theley being refunded OF
al 81 ,000, and john T. Clover on ST .70l
= guimotion Of Mr. Hellulana, Police
d man McCutchenRWu nderlich, Frank
Schultz, Miller and Blake, were as
ksigRed TO duty as fremen at the La
masco Engine House, No. 3. 3
4 Policeman PfafH D rendered his re-
r ignation as policeman, which was ae
II ceptad, and b knOab was appointe
y + in his staad and assigned 10 duty a
IT fireman at the Lamasco Englne HQust