The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-18
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Evansville. May IL 1859.
Council met at II o'clock P. N.
Present-Mayor Walker and Council
men Steinbach, Hopkins, Semonin,
Orr, Stumpf, Hodson, Steineker,
Wiltshire and Doughty.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
A motion was made by Council
man Semonin to organize fire de-
partment, consisting of seven men to
each engine, which was agreed, to.
The following names were suggested
by the Chief of the Fire Department,
and appointed By the Council to
serve:
For Engine No. 1, Ben. Neihouse,
Will. Hodson, Henry Schombs, /. ohm
Grinder. Stephen Armstrong, Chas-
Alexander, Chas. Krag. and for fire.
man, Fred. Frimuth.
Engine No. 2. Chas. ReddinG, Geo.
Euler, Charles Becker, Thos. B1llen,
ID. Green, John Merchant, Bland
Scott. and for fireman, Christ. Her
man. M
Engine No. 3, Pembroke Wiltshire,
jacob Pioigge, Ghas. Parker. Fred.
Young, B.. S. Wiltshire, b. Schulz.
Chas. Krappe, and for fireman, Jacob
LuFby. 81 ausf - rs ss.is1b
Mr. hopkins then moved to dis
miss all the policemen, and appoint a
committee to confer with the Grief Of
Police for the purpose OF, selecting
fourteen men from the present force
to serve as policemen. IAgreed to.
Messrs. Hopkins and Wiltshire
were appointed, and reported the fol-
lowing names: ifnegd T
John B. Young, Casper Mstzel,
George L. Robinson, Sylvester Deeds,
Anthony Kelly, Peter Miller, Sol.
5Gonterman, A. Jasps9p, Julius
Knolle. Charles WunderlIeh, George
Hitsh, Henry Huber, james Perry,
and August Setter.
The Council conourred with the
committee, and appointed the above
named as policemen. ear
George Liant asked permission to
tap Sycamore Street Sewer, which was
granted.
Several petitions for plank walks
were presented, and ordered to be
filed.
A petition was presented asking
that a grade be ordered on Eleventh
Street, between Walnut and Crest
nut. and on Chestnut, between Elev-
enth and Orange.
Mr.. Hopkins stated that there was
no grade established in that part of
the city, and moved that committe
be appointed to accompany the Sur
veyor for the purpose Of providing
for grade; which was ordered.
Mr.. Hopkins moved that She street
report for assessments for gravelipg,
&c, be received aud spread upon the
minutes of the records of the City
| Clerk.
S. p. Havlin presented a complaint
against the steamboat ArmadiilO for
non1payment of Wharfage. E
The case was considered, and meas
ures were considered which, no doubt,
will secure the collection of the
wharfage due.
s. p. Havlin, night wharf master
reported twenty STEAMBOATS, landed,
and $102 70 Wharfage paid.
PLY. ID. Viets, day wharf-master,
reports twenty eight steamers landed,
and S160 collected.
The following are the Market re.
ports: John Dame tell, from outside
collections, So %; Upper Market for
the week ending 15sh lust, stall rent
| $476 20.
Complaints were entered by several
parties in regard to cellars filing
with water ia falling weather. The
matter was referred 70 a committee.
Several petitions Were presented,
asking that certain stagnant pools be
filled, which were referred to the
Committee on Streets ami Alleys
with the request that immediate ac-
ton be taken In the matter.
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