The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-20

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His Honor the Mayor submitted
the following reports for sidewalk
improvements:
Butterwolth & Kinney, Stockwelt's
p~EHIaag9Ineh Tinnav oid q 70
Butterworth & Kinney, StockwelPs
enlargement 21S 81
Butterworth & Kinney, Eastern En-
largement ..--. Is TO
All ordered to be assessed up against
the property-holders.
On the reading of the bill of Mr..
Showener, for work on streets during
the week of the election. Mr.. Steele
said that he had understood that the
hands were all dismissed an hour be-
fore the time for quitting one evening,
in order to give the hands a chance to
make a grand display in the streets,
and that he had the names of those
men who had been refused work be-
cause they voted for Baker.
Mr.. Schneider said the report was
untrue, aud he would assure the
Board it was not true; that is, if his
word was worth anything.
Mr.. Rocker moved that the
bill be referred to a committee of
three. Committee = Rocker, Steele,
and Jones.
Ga the Special Police bill, quite a
discussion arose. Mr.. Reitz said that
be had understood that one man had
behaved very badly, and that one of
them lad shot at a saloon keeper be-
cause he was refused beer.
Mr.. Steele objected to the payment
ofthe bill on the ground that police
men had spent their time Ia election
eering. and that many of them were
drunk.
After some further discussion the
bill was laid over for one week.
The bond Of J. S. Lowrey for the
bowldering on Fourth Street market
space was received and approved and
ordered fled.
On motion it was ordered that
Fourth Street, from Gum to Powell,
be opened out. The opening out Of
that street will involve the purchase
of three lots and a half. All the
Councilmen present voted for opening
out that street.
Jones, from a special committee, re-
ported in favor Of cutting down a syc-
amore tree In Mulberry Street. be-
tween Third and Fourth Streets. Re-
port received and concurred in.
A communication relative to the
improvement of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Rivers, and the Congressional
excursion, and asking that a donation
Of $1,000 to deiray the expenses of
the Congressional excursion, was read
by the Mayor.
Jones thought it would be we'll to
make an appropriation of $1,000. 1t
would do Evansville no harm. and,
therefore, moved that the amount
named be so appropriated. The mo-
ton was agreed to.
Ordered, that there be laid side
walks, Glass No. l., on the northwest
side of Division Street, from Third to
Fourth, Fourth to Fifth, and thence
to Eighth Street; also southeast side
of Division, from and to the same
points; and the northeast side of
Market, from Division to Ingle; also
a sidewalk, Glass No. 2, on Eighth
Street, from Cherry Street to the
Canal.
Ordered that there be laid side
walks of class No. l on Front Street.
from the west side of Fulton Avenue
to the east side of Fifth Avenue: FROM
the west side of Fifth Avenue to the
east side of Pearl Street. to the
east side of Sixth Avenue: and
one on Fifth Avenue, both east and
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north side of Second Street; from the
east side Of Fifth Avenue, on both
north and south sides of Second
Street, TO the West side of Fulton
Avenue. Same class on the east and
west sides of Fulton Avenue. from
Front Street to the north side of Sec
ond Street; also, on both sides of Sec
ond Street, to the west line of Fourth
Enlargement of the City of Evans
vile, and on both sides of High
Street, from the western boundary of
the Fourth Enlargement to Walker
Street. and from Walker to Goodsell
Street; and from Goodsell to the
northwest side-ofLe Street.
Inc -elstern on the corner Of Eighth
ana Locust was ordered to be filled,
and bids for building another oistern
ordered to be advertised for.
The contract for grading, graveling.
and ~bowldering Locust Street from
Fourth to Eighth Streets was awarded
to Jacob s. Lowry at 81 IS par sauare
yard. 1t was decided that the bowl.
dering of the street should NOT he
done until next Spring.
Mr.. T. NJ. Humphrey, by Mr.. Azor
Dyer, asked that the wharf boat Of
w. Patrick be removed to the place
occupied by that boat before the wa
ter rose higher.
The subject of the negro school
house was again called up, but no def
mite action was had.
The report of the Committee in
reference to the straightening of High
Street, was laid over oue week.