The Evansville journal., 1868-05-01
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL tHAMB ER,
Thursday Evening, April 30.

COUNCIL fFOc6euinSSs
COUNCIL CHAMB ER,
Thursday Evening, April 30.
Council met in special session.
Present-His Honor, the Mayor, and
Councilmen Blemker, Steele, Jones,
Stoekfeth, Reitz, Schreiber, Kolle,
Rocker and Mesker
Minutes Of previous meeting were
read.
Mr. Jones then said; & I motion
that the ordinance on auction license
be reseinded.
The motion being put, all the mem
bers of the Council voted aye.
DR.. Walker then spoke on behalf of
the Board of Health, In relation to
the City Hospital, and stated that
the Hospital should be completed at
once, and that a cister and a vault
were necessary. He also stated that
the Board of Health would recon-
mend the appointment of a .messen-
ger, whose duty it should be to visit
all parts of the city once a week,
and report what was necessary to Sc
cure-a healthy condition Of the city
! He urged that the appointment of
messenger be made.
Reitz said. as TO the proposition to
finish the hospital, he would favor
the appointment of a committee TO
examine the hospital and report what
work was necessary, but he was op-
posed to the appointment Of a mes
senger He thought that the mem
bers Of the Council could d. that
work without incurring the expense
4 of a Inessenger
Rocker moved that the Council
visit the hospital in body, aul make
an examination OF IT,
Steele moved to amend By saying.
and that each Cou0cilmeu take a
shovel and dig the cistern while
/ there"
Reitz moved to amend the amend
ment by appointing a committee of
/ three to visit the hospital with the
Board Of Health. to report at next
meeting z
The amendment to the amendment
\ was agreed TO. The committee con-
sisted of the following named gentle
men: Rocker, Blemker and Stock
feth.
Mr. Jones then said: g. motion
tEat George Dennis be appointed mes
4 senger for the Board Of HEALTH = and
supported his motion BY saying that
\ the Board of Health had recon-
mended Dennis, and he believed the
appointment would be a good one.
Reitz thought that doctors might
make mistakes as we'll as Council
men. The vote being taken, Dennis
/ was chosen messenger.
Jones, from the committee appoint
/ ed to take into consideration the
/ leasing Of Lamasco wharf, reported
/ that the leasing was deemed inadvisa-
bic at present, and from the Commit
tee on Mr. Heilman' IS claim for hose
purchased for the city, Jones re-
ported in favor Of allowing the bills
with interest.
Blemker from the Committee on
Mr.. Hazierigg claim for extra SER
ulces, for issuing certificates 10 non
tax PAYERS. reported In favor Of al
lowing the blll.
Reitz opposed the approval of the
bill; thought i5 TOO ialge; had un-
derstood that men had their pockets
full of certificates on the day Of cleo
ton.
Hazeirigg be Instructed to ascertain
the exact number of certificates he
had issued, and that he be allowed
ten cents for each certificate issued.
Steele said: L understood Mr..
Reitz 70 say that some men had their
pockets full Of certificates on the day
Of election I would like for Mr.
Reitz to give his authority for the
statement"
Mr. Reitz said VII do 50, If
you viii put Mr. Haze .rigg u1der
oath as to the number of certificates
he did issue.
Reitz then moved an amendment to
Jones 5 motion, to the effect that a
committee of three be appointed to
ascertain what number of certificates
were issued by Hazeirigg, aud that he
be paid for the number issued. The
amendment was carried, aud Messrs.
Reitz, Rocker, and Blemker, were
appointed that committee.