The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-10

The bond of VIM. Allen, for build
ing a sewer on Seventh Street, with
NJ j. Bray as surety, was submitted
and approved.
The report Of the amount due
against certain persons for graveling
Sycamore Street, was read and order
ed to be put on record, and the
amounts ordered to be assessed up
against the property holders.
A communication was received from
Mr.. Saunders, certifying that certain
portions of the graveling on Sycamore
Street was not up to the contract
specifications.
Mr.. Boyle said that he would make
the street good at any place where
good gravel was not put down. and
would give security to that effect.
It was suggested that the City Sur
veyor should inspect the gravel be-
fore it was put down on the street.
The Mayor reported that he had
made deed to Jesse Walker for the
old Baptist church property.
The bond and agreement of John
S. Stocks, for building two cisterns,
was received and filed.
The wharf reports showed $19S Ii
collected during the past week.
Joseph Stohlhoefer reported $237 40
outside collections for the past two
weeks. .
The pavement on Main Street, from
Fourth to Fifth, was ordered to be
brought to the proper grade.
License to retail liquor dealers was
issued to the following persons:
Charles Schauck, Simon Calm, Geo.
Singer, Carl Wilkins, III. Newman,
Archy Weist, s. Seelig, Bernard
Rusche, Rolfelder & Seaman, A.
Adler, VIM. Lerche, Daniel Wehr-
stedt, Chas. Ehrhardt, Louis Eller,
VIM. L. Porter, Joe Weinlein, j.
Oelkeup, John G. Schweizer, George
Schenck, f. Eleifer, w. ii. Elmen
dorf, Henry Half, Michael Hof, John
Albecker, Louis Ebert, Meyer &
Hofendorfer, Casper Mohr, Henry
Waltshmidt Sebastian Heinrich, L.
Plurlong, Cooke & Strulbe, Vincent
Roth, Philip Negley, Geo. Sorenz.
Leroy Calvert asked leave to tap
the sewer for the purpose of draining
the water from Lot 20, Block Is,
Fourth Enlargement Granted.
Henry Gumberts aud Hiram Nell
son were granted auctioneers' licenses.
A petition asking that certain La
masco lakes be filled up between
Walker and Leet Streets and from
Centre to Second Street, was referred
to the Committee on Nuisances.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of opening an alley
in Block No. 81, reported Mr.. Raber's
damages at $75.
On motion the report was approved.
Bernard Arnold was awarded the
contract for paving the alley between
Sixth XII aaFnp aa Seventh from Sycamore and
The Mayor read a letter announc-
ing a meeting of the stockholders of
the E.. Fl. & N. Railroad, at Madison
vile, Ky. on the 18th of August.
Mr.. Steinbaeh was appointed a
committee to have the City Attorneys
prepare the proper papers for the an
nexation to the corporation of a GER
tain strip of land between Rowley-
town and the canal.
Mr.. Semonin stated that sometime
since a committee of three had been
appointed to take the necessary steps
to secure a good road to the cemetery,
and that the committee had done
nothing yet, and would not be able
for some weeks hence to attend to the
matter. He suggested that some out
side parties be appointed to confer
with the attorneys in regard to the
matter.
Considerable discussion took place
in regard to the question, after which,
on motion of Mr.. Semo1in, Philip
Decker and Professor A. NJ. Cow,
were appointed on behalf of the city,
with power to select third person,
with instructions to confer with the
City Attorneys, so as to take the nee
essary steps to secure the right of way
outside the city limits.
On motion, the Council adjourned.