The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-05
Council Proceedings.
CoUECrL CHAMBER,
Monday Evening. May A.

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Steele, Jones, StockAeth, Schneider;
Reitz, Kolle, Roelker and Mesker.
Minutes Of previous meeting we're
read and approved after which the
following bills were allowed and or
dered paid.
The Committee on w. G. Hazel
rig claim for services rendered in
issuing certificates no taxes" re-
ported in favor Of allowing him $50.
Report received and approved.
George 5. SoHtagg q Co, tor a saw,
8; e. Newman, lighting lamps. SD;
Ronald Fisher, bracket and gas FIX
lures, SIS; Preston Bros sundries,
81 %; bill for keeping prisoners,
SO 80; Special Police for the 9Th of
April, for services in the day time, -
each was allowed, and to those who
served day and night, 50 was allowed
Board Of Registration. Second Pre-
cinct, nine persons two days each, S54
Jacob Schowener and others. work
on streets. Lower District, S113 so;
bin for work on streets, Upper Dis
trict, 1896 80; Tlfos. NJ Archer, sal
airy as fire engineer, S83 81; g. H..
Kramer services on Election Board,
50; JnO. T. Kramer. for working city
prisoners, So; the bill of Asa lyle
heart and Charles DENLY, attorneys
fees of $500, was referred to the Com
mittee on Claims A. n. NcGrif,
salary as City Clerk, Sl25; Appropria-
ton to Orphan Asylum. $50; Mich.
Riehart, for earth, 1922 40; Jos.
Morris. Night Whartmaster. II
nights. S34; Michael Mincham. sun
dries. 81 police bills TO date. S325 30;
W. d. Walker, sundIIes, e34 %.
Mr.. Oppenheimer was granted
license to auction goods az 81 Main
Street.
VIM. Rahm, Sr., and VIM. Rahm,
Jr., complained that their taxes on
certain lots IN Lamasco we're too high.
Referred to the Committee on Erro-
neous Taxes.
A petition of Thomas Whitehead,
asking for the use Of eighty feet of
the wharf. situated between Locust
and Walnut Streets, for the purpose
Of delivering coal, was laid On the
table.
Charles Eller asked Ie5ve to trans
fer his license, at Superior saloon,
to retail liquor, to Mary BaldWick;
which request was granted.
A petition asking that that part of
the Ninth Ward between Olive and
Chestnut Streets, and from Tenth
Street TO the corporation liae be
/ drained. was referred To the Commit
tee on Streets aud Alleys.
A petition asking that an alley be
/ opened il Block %, LamascJ. was
read, and, on motion Of Reitz, it was
/ ordered that the prayer of the petit
4 TONERS be granted.
James Gilman was appointed
weigh-master for the Bodiam Coal
Mines.
Quite a number of licenses to re-
tail liquor were granted, among the
number Capt. KLAUS, corner of
I Seventh and Locust; Fred. Becker,
between Sycamore aud Vine, an d
Adam Hagar, on Eleventh Street,
LamascO.
A petition, asking to have John
and Smith Streets, Smiths Enlarge
ment, brought to a proper grade, was
referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
The wharf report for the week end
ing the 18th inst, showed receipts OF
1854 50. and for the week ending
April 26th, S407 s..
The Mayor reported that be had
effected a loan from the Merchants
National Bank Of S5.444 TO pay the
teachers of public schools, and pre-
scented the receipt that the money
had been paid TO the Superintendent
Of the Public Schools; report received
and concurred 10.
The Mayor reported that he had ef-
fected a loan from the Merchant I
National Bank for 81, 155, to pay in
terest on railroad bonds report con-
cured In.
The committee appointed to exam
Inc the pest-house, reported Ia favor
Of having a fence built around the
house, a ci-tern and sinks dug. and
that an additional ditch be dug, which
report was received aud cOncurred il
and a committee appointed t7 have
the work done, specifications 10 be
made and contract let.
4 report OF the condition d the
alley between Chestnut aud Cherry,
and Second and Third Streets, which
was said 70 be in a bad condition. was
referred 10 the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
His Honor. the Mayor. read a COM
municatiou from the agent o- the
LongwOrth tract Of land, stating q
proposition to lease the tract to tie
city for niuety-nlDe years, the lessee
n nav All taxes AID a rent Of SD 900
Der appum. to be paid semi-aunually.
giving the city the privilege Of pur-
chasing said tract ar ozDg,0Jy TOR the
whole tract. or 9oO,OOg for the one
fourth Of the tract. Laid over for
further consideration.