The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-15

ing were IcdO, dmGHQtu anu dppEONSu
after which the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
Forth & Bowles. ...............-s 0C
ThoS. SufertY, hauling steam engine. - W
O. Reitz & Bro, for luInb 354 ~
Z; Herman, fireman u "
H. Yunker 20 "
Fred. freymu Jude, fireman ...--.-.--.------- "A "
Henry Knaphch. hrema --.-....-.-.---.- ~ W
g. KratZ, Sundries-.--.- .-..--.--...-.-.-- W "
F. Hunlcxs sundrl -. $500. OC
ThOs. DAVIS, fire man.--..-..-.-...-..---.- IA W
John Bruner, fireman--...... IA Og
C.. Baum, fireman. IA W
Ed. Sauer. engineer .--...... IOO "
Jackson Fire Co.. ..--.--. 10 U
Police u H. o0V %
Jacob Schowener, work on streets. - u
a. KIRKPATRICK, sundrleS --.--.-..'-. ----. > U
Nicls. Richart, for work on Streets ~ d
On the reading of the minutes,
quite a discussion arose upon the
adoption of the same.
Mr.. McGriff, the city clerk, having
entered upon the minutes his protest
against the imputation that he had
made a clerical error in recording the
proceedings of the Council relative to
the improvement of Locust Street, be-
tween Fourth and Eighth Streets.
and of Front Street, between Fulton
Avenue and Pigeon Greek, the Mayor
objected to the adoption of the min
utes with the protest entered thereon.
Mr.. Steele said that he did not be-
lieve that clerical omission had oc-
Cured.
Mr.. Walker, the Mayor, asked who
had committed the error
Mr.. Steel, answered, your Honor
made the mistake, [ suppose.
Mr.. Walker replied that it was
probably the fault of the Councilmen
as much as anybody else.
Mr.. Rocker said that if errors had
occurred 10 the minutes, it was the
duty of the Mayor to have them cor
rected. He did not believe the clerk
any more likely to make mistakes than
any one else; believed him to be a
good clerk, aud thought the Council
men as we'll as the Mayor were to
blame for the informally In ordering
the improvements above alluded to.
Mr.. Jones said if the clerk h2s the
right to protest his innocence OF
errors, so ought each individual Coun-
cilmen to have the same privilege.
Kolle said he did not want to be
held responsible for the errors of the
Mayor, and did not want it I'm der
stood that he was at all respons ible
for the mistakes of His Homer.
On motion to adopt the minutes, 1T
was ordered that the protest Ut a. NJ
McGriff be stricken from the min
utes; after which some unimportant
corrections were made, and the min
utes then adopted.
The vote to expunge the protest OF
Mr.. McGriff from the minutes of the
Council stood as follows: Ayes =
Blemker, Jones, Schneider, Mesker.
Noes-Steele, Kolle, and Rocker.
Mr.. Steele then moved that the
Council exonerate the Clerk from
any blame in regard to the minutes
in relation to the Locust and Front
Street improvements; which motion
was adopted.
Mr.. Whlttlesey complained that a
young man in the POstoffiee had been
assessed on personal property, when
be did not possess property at all.
Z ne matter was referred to the Com
mittec on Erroneous Assessment.
Mr.. Alvah johnson asked to have
the order for sidewalk on Powell
Street, from Sixth to Eight Street,
rescinded. On this a bitter discus
sion arose.
NAI. StdLEu lAldJ vi. - Ol
son had frequently appeared before
the Council, aud had annoyed that
body, and to settle the matter, he
would move that a committee be ap-
pointed to report upon the matter.
Mr.. johnson replied that the gen
tleman stated what was not true when
he said he had been an annoyance to
the Council. 1t was the first time he
had appeared before the present
Council.
Mr.. Blemker, rising to his feet, re.
piled: " Do you wish to insult me2'
Mr.. Johnson-No; but |, as other
citizens, have right 10 be heard, and
what [ have stated is correct"
Mr.. Blemker addressing the Mayor
=" appeal to your Honor to main.
tain order"
On motion, it was ordered that a
copmittee be appointed to investigate
| the matter. Messrs. Jones and Steele
were appointed the committee.
Mr.. Rocker moved that the work
on the streets be suspended for the
present, only when directed by Coun-
| cilmen.
Dir. Kolle insisted that he had
asked certain necessary Improvements
in Lamasco, aud that the work had
not yet been done.
| After some further discussion, the
! motion of Mr. Rocker prevailed.
A resolution looking to an inquiry
into the condition and efficiency and
improvement of the police force Of
the city, was submitted to the COun.
ell by Mr.. Blemker, and adopted, ano
on motion. committee, consisting o.
| Blemker, Mesker, aud Rocker, was
appointed to investigate the matter.
The following communication from
Mr.. John j. Chandler was read, and
on motion of Blemker, was referred
sessment:
To the Mayor and Common t.oupcf
Of the City Of EUGnsUille.
GENTLEMEN: The JOURNAL, a few
days ago, announced the extraordina
ry fact that the city duplicate of the
present year makes me : the third
| heaviest taxpayer In Evansville"
There is palpably something wrong
| in this | venture to assert that there
is not a member of your honorable
body, nor n intelligent inhabitant OF
the city, who does not know that ]
am not entitled to occupy this bad
eminence. In justice to very many
of my most worthy fellow citizens, |
respectfully and positively decline
that distinguished but Improbable
position. l can't afford to be the third
heaviest taxpayer in Evansville. And
| beg leave, gentlemen, to repeat to
you substantially what | said to you
when sitting as a Board Of Equaliza-
ton. Videlicet. that the process by
which | am made so cannot be sus-
tanned.
Permit me to remind you of what
/ occurred on that occasion When
appeared before you, complaining and