The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07
COanciI Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
ANSV4LLE. Jan. o, lSe

COuncll met purS uant TO aGl0uTn-
ment. Present-His Honor. Mayor
Baker, and. CounciImen Blemker,
Cook. Muhlhausen, Reitz, Kraft,
Wiltshire and Holman.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved. The following bills
we're allowed and ordered to be paid:
Philip Kline, salary as City Marsh
al,.S.5g; " W. Williams. salary as
wharinaster for one week, sl4;
Michael Bickel, salary for hau Ing
steam FIRE engine one month, S51 30;
TN Archer. engineer of steam ire
engine. $S3 3d. 4. A. Cook. for haul
ing dirt, 81 o.; I w. Simpson. for
hauling kindiing, 81 30; VIM, The
man, salary as fire engineer one
month, $S3 %; PeterZspp and others,
sundries. Sis 81: Frank RUPERT. for
removing dead animals, $50 p; Nm.
Ahrent, for repairing clstern,, y j.
3. johnson, for services rendered az
city physician, $50; Jackson Fire Co,
for hauling fire engine, SO; John ,.
Stokes, sundries, IS; George kolb,
work on lock up, SO b; B@ttlcher,
Kellogg & Co, sundries, SIG 81: D..
IL Miller for keeping city prisoners,
S47 50; w. L. Whiting, lock up,
S87 90; w. L. Whiting, for hinges
on lookup, $26 81; e. Herman, for
wood, So 80; Dotgherty, wharlmaster,
salary, $50; Day police bill for week
ending Jan. 4th, $40; Alfred Hitch,
hauling lumber, 81.
On motion Of Dr., Muhlhausen, it
was recommended that the Board OF
Health take into consideration the
propriety of discharging one Of the
city physicians.
License granted to retail spirituous
liquor to II. w. ElmendorH. on
Franklin Street, between Third and
Fourth Avenues; to F. u. Elmen-
dorf & Co, corner Of High and Good
sell Streets; and to Mich. German,
corner of Sixth and Vine Streets.
Oak Hill Cemetery Report showed
two interments for the week ending
4th of January.
The Wharf Report for the month
of December showed that 200 steam
boats had stopped and paid wharfage,
81, lib 63, and for the week ending
December 31st, AZ boats paid S372 %.
August Pfaf1in, B. I. Gillette,
Spencer Glazier, w. f. Fickes, and
S. j. Sullivan asked to be appointed
on the police. The ballot being TAX
en- August Pfafflin received five votes,
Gillette one, and Glazier one; Plat
fin was thereupon declared elected.
DIR. Muhlhansen reported the city
lookup completed, and ready for use.
Ordered that the Council examine
and receive the lookup.
Bids were opened for keeping the
city lookup and feeding prisoners.
The bids being opened, the contract
was awarded to Reuben NJ. Davis at
20 cents per meal for each prisoner.
Several cases of erroneous taxes
were reported and referred to the
Committee on Erroneous Taxes.
Blemker asked that q crossing be
placed on the corner of Eighth and
Canal Streets. Ordered laid.
Ordered. that crossings be made
about the new school house, as 1t
was expected to be opened next week.
His Honor, the Mayor, reported
that Franklin Street sewer had been
completed.
On motion, it was ordered that the
Committee on Sewers examine the
work, and if the contract had been
complied with to receive it. Messrs.
Heilman and Reitz the Committee.
VIM. Hughes asked to be discharg-
ed from the payment of taxes erro-
neously assessed. Referred to Com
mittee on Erroneous Taxes.
On motion, it was ordered that a
new metre be placed at Engine House
No. l.
On motion, it was ordered that a
portion of the Lamasco wharf be re-
paired.
A sidewalk, Glass No. 2, was or
dered on the south side OF Adam
Street, between PARROT and Camp
bell
Also, one on the south side Of Par
rott, between Washington and Adam,
Also. one on south side of Ann,
between Eighth and Ninth Streets,
No 2.
Mr.. Nelson, City Recorder, report
ed an ordinance having IN view the
suppression of houses of ill-fame,
which made it unlawful, under GER
tain penalties, for persons to keep
such houses. and also provided for
the punishment of persons who visit
such houses, empowering police Off
GERS to enter such places at all hours,
and arrest any and all persons found
there. The ordinance was read for
the first time, and passed over till the
next meeting, when it will be taken
up again.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
Amusemenis.