The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-21

On the question of approving the
minutes, Mr.. Blemker moved to strike
out that part of the record which
fixed the wages of laborers on the
streets at 81 20 per day.
Mr.. Reitz asked Blemker to state
his reasons for making that motion.
Mr.. Blemker replied that police
men were paid 81 90 per day, and
| that he thoughtit but fair all laborers
| for the city should be treated alike.
Mr.. Reitz stated that the ex-
pense of the city for work on the
| streets was great. The working ex-
penses, he stated, were about double
what they were last year, and it
would not do to go on In that way.
Mr.. Jones opposed the reduction
| of the wages to 81 20 per day, and
insisted that men could not, at the
present rate at which city orders were
selling, afford to work at that rate.
He favored the striking out of the
81 20 per day, and insisted that g 90
was little enough.
Mr.. Reitz then referred to the
books, and made a comparison of the
work done on the streets last season.
comparing the several amounts paid
for that class of work during the lat
ter weeks of June and the first weeks
of July, 1867, and showed that the
work on streets now was costing the
city double what it cost last year.
Mr.. Blemker stated that all the
bills for work on streets were not in
cluded in those allowed, as shown by
MIR. Reitz-that much work, which
was not shown in the bills referred to,
had been done by private contract,
such as crawling of streets, &c.
Mr.. Reitz said that work was all
done in the Fall.
Mr.. Rocker favored the reduction
of wages, on the principle of increas-
ing the help. He insisted hat there
was a great deal of work in his Ward
that ought to be done, but as yet the
Street Commissioner had not been
able to reach it. He was for economy.
Jones insisted that it was no mat.
ter if the expenses were greater than
last year. It could not be expected
that the city government would be
u on as small expense as In former
years. The city was larger, and o.
course expenses would be greater.
The motion being put to strike out
the 81 20 per day, and leave the old
OEuCI VI ~ w DCl 0dN GukL Was
then put and carried.
Schneider then moved that the or.
der accepting the report of Mr.. Reel
ker, from the Committee on Printing
be rescinded.
Mr.. Rocker defended his action il
submitting the report; stated that ht
had not been able to see Mr.. Screi
Der to get his signature to the report
and that he had submitted one MIN.
self, which he knew was correct. II
WIS In the hands of the Council
aud had been approved and spread OF
! the minutes by a unanimous vote O
the Council. He defed COuncilmeI
to make a comparison of the charges
of this, with those of last, year, anC
) then submit any other report, than
that the charges of the Courier were
20 per cent. higher, and those of the
DemOkrat p per cent. higher than the
! charges of the JOURNAL and Union
last year.
MI. Schneider stated thatthe reason
he wanted the action of the Council.
in the adoption of the report rescin-
ded, was that he had never investi.
gated the matter, and did not know
anything about it.
Mr.. ReltZ stated that 1t was his duty
, to have done so, that he had been ap,
pointed for that purpose.
The question being put on tn,
) motion to reseind the order, the vote
a stood: Ayes-Blemker, Jones, Schrei
I Der, Stockfeth and Mesker. Noes
Steele, Reitz. Kolle and Rocker.
The report of the Committee OF
Nuisance, to investigate the matter O
& locating a privy in the old buria
, ground, by Willard Carpenter, wa,
read. Said report showed that in th,
Judgment of the committee the priy,
t complained of was in the Limits o
the grave yard, and recommended tina
the six be filed and the house b,
l removed at once. Also, that tn,
ground be cleaned up. the fence re
r paired, and gates hung for the con
yenience of such persons as wished 4
visit the ground. The report of tn,
committee was received, concurred in
> and the City Marshal ordered t,
give notice to Mr.. Carpenter OF tn
: action of the Council.
s The committee appointed to inquir
into and investigate the proposition
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