The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

AfessFs. eteinbaoh, Wiltshire and
the Mayor, special committee ap-
pointed at a former meeting of the
Council to consult the City Attorneys
upon q petition of the property hold
ers on that part of Main Street being
improved, asking further abatement
of the assessments for beWlderlng, re-
ported that the City Attorneys advised
them that the city can enforce the
payment of said assessments without
further abatement, and are of the
opinion that the city might collect
the said assessments without any
abatement whatever, if the Council
had not, by order previously made.
agreed to make an allowance to prop
erty holders on said street.
John Deacon filed a notice that he
should hold the Mayor and members
of the Council responsible for work
that lie had done on certain public
cisterns for James Parfett.
Mr.. Steinbach said before action
was taken on the notification, he
would move that Mr Parfetl's con-
tract with the city for the construc-
ton of eight fire cisteTns be declared
forfeited, for non compliance with the
contract. The motion was adopted.
Willard Carpenter submitted some
general complaints in regard to tax
alton. of certain buildings that had
been destroyed by fire, &C., and max
ing comparisons with buildings owned
By other persons, and asked that the
proper corrections be made on the tax
duplicate. He made a lengthy ex-
PLANTATION on the subject.
On motion, the matter was referred
to the Committee on Erroneous Taxes.
Mr.. Doughty stated that the ap-
proaches to a certain bridge on the
road to Oak Hill Cemetery were i'm
passable, and moved that the Street
Superintendent be directed to make
the necessary repairs, so as 10 enable
vehicles to pass.
On motion. Messrs. Hopkins, Stein
bach, and Doughty were appointed a
committee to examine Main Street,
and receive such portion of the same
as had been completed according to
the contract.
Mr.. Steinbach submitted a PROPOSE
ton from John S. Stocks, offering to
build one cistern and finish the other
seven that had been partially com
pleted by James Parfett, for the sum
Of $675; or he would finish the IN
completed seven for $400.
Mr.. Deacon spoke on the subject,
and pitched into Mr.. Stocks in
general, and demonstrated against the
Council giving the contract to Stocks.
He said it was an imposition. and it
made his blood rise in him to see
one Englishman WrongiDg another"
He wanted to finish the cisterns him
self.
Mr.. Stocks said he had examined
some of the cisterns to-day. Parfett
had said they were finished, but the
water was running In under the
arches.
Mr.. Steineker said that he knew of
one cistern in which Parfett had been
ordered to put three more barrels of
cement, but had only pat on one half
a barrel.
Some discussion ensued, but no
action was taken on Stocks proposi-
ton. The matter was postponed
until the opinions of the City Attor-
neys could be ascertained, and Mr.
Steinbaeh was appointed to confer
with Shackelford and ParTett.
Mr.. Orr moved that a cash order
for $6,6 83 Is, to pay interest on the
Straight Line Railroad bonds be is
sued. It was ordered that Messrs.
Hopkins, Steinbach, Hodson, and the
City Engineer be appointed a COM
mittee to examine some of Mr.. Brink
meyers property that Water Street
runs into, below Ford's warehouse,
and report what-action is neces sary in
the premises.
Ordered that the Council buy three
Of Bateman's maps Of the City of Ev-
ansville.
On motion adjourned.