The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-16
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"A communication was received from
the Chief of Police recommending
the appointment of Fiorian Schmidt
and James McDevitt as policemen,
Agreed to.
B. J. Day asked that certain taxes,
enormously paid by him on property
in Gibson County, be refunded. Re
ferred to Committee on Erroneous
Taxes. +
George B. Dennis submitted his re-
port, showing that 81 nu.sanees had
been abated during the month OF May
A communication was received from
John Deacon asking that an order be
issued to him in place of one issued
By the former Council and retained
for delinquent axes LAID on the
table.
The petition of sa1dry citizens was
received calling attention to the old
/ Division Street sewer and damages
arising therefrom. It was ordered to
be repaired.
Jones moved that a special con
mittee be appointed to protect Mr.
I Feldmann from water running from
the Third Street engine house. Jones
and Steele were appointed said COM
mittee.
Che Trustees of Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church were granted
permission to place a lamp post at
their own expense IN front OF said
church.
A communication vas received
from sundry citizens, calling atten-
ton to a former order for public els
terms. Laid over.
The committee on improvement of
Locust Hill Cemetery submitted a re-
port recommending certain improve
ments, which report was concurred in.
The bond of James Crafts. for
grading and paving alley, with Isaac
Casselberry as security, was submit
ted and approved.
Uhlhorn a Brinkmeyer were granted
permission to tap the inlet to Syca-
more. Street Sewer, when the same
shall be opened and it was ordered
that the inlets on the corner of Fifth
and Sycamore and Sixth and Syca-
more Streets, be opened.
The report Of the Superintendent of
Locust Hill Cemetery for the month
of May showed five inteTments.
Bids were opened for the construc-
ton of two small circular sewers IN
der Mulberry and Gum Streets aud a
large sewer under Third Street, La
masco.
% motion, the large sewer was
awarded to VIM. Allen. and the small
sewers to Bingham Il Nugent.
Ordered that the Street Commits.
tsioner be instructed to make certain
repairs on Franklin Street.
Ed. Burns sent in a communication
rendering his resignation as police
man. Accepted.
The case Of O. II. Hing, whom the
Chief Of Police and City Marshal re-
commended to be discharged from
the police force of the city on ac-
count Of utter incompetency, was
taken up.
The Chief Of Police was called
upon to state what characteristics
were required to constitute a com
petent policeman. He replied that
they should be men who when sent
to arrest a man, should do it if able,
and if he got whipped, they would
excuse him. The charge was speci-
fed by the Chief of Police, and Mr..
Hing made a ratEer weak report.
After much talk, a vote was taken,
and Hing was discharged from the
police force.
On motion of Blemker, the petit
ton of John Kramer, asking to be
heard In his own defense, and which
had been laid on the table, was taken
up. Kramer made a loud aud earn
est defense, and intimated that he
had been discharged because he had
arrested a good Republican. e.a.
But as Councilman Stockfeth was
earnest IN support of the report of
the committee d~ischarging him, the
insinuation did not appear to have
much weight. and a vote being
takens the petition asking to be re-
fustated was again laid upon the Ia
bic. ADD so Kramer was left off the.
police force.
Prof. Cow asked that Peter Hager
BE- empowered to act as a special.
policeman, to protect the Public
School buildings during the vacancy.
The request was granted.
Sidewalks were ordered as follows
Of class I, on southeast side of Gum
Street, between First and Second;
southwest side of First Street, be-
tween Walnut and Chestnut; and the
MarshaIr was directed to notify prop
erWhOlders.
On motion, the Council adjourned