The Evansville journal., 1869-06-01

IN s which he had not paid over, and
which ire ciaimed to be entitled to retain
numerous cases on MS docket. win rel n the
city was a party, and the costs remain un-
paid. See committees report on Record
rs elaim q, Dec ,, 2lst, ls6s a. page 90 Of the
/ have no knowledge of any city officer
having paid out funds belonging to the
city contrary 70 Jaw. can report however,
that Obiigationshg hgainsr he city have been,
to a large amount, paid with funds that
had never been IN the City Treasury and
therefore were not drawn out of the irea-
sury by ordinary city orders. as the second
resolution appears to contemplate shOuld
have been done. As an instance. L refer
Councif, made and adopted on the 2bh
day of May, 1858. Tne proceeding and or
der read as follows, viz:
con motion OF Councilman James Steele,
seconded by Samuel Jones, it Is now here
ordered by the Common Council OF the
City Of Evansville, that the Mayor be, and
ne is hereby. authorized and directed to
borrow for said city from any fudiyidua S
or companies, the sum OF forty-fwo thou
sand five hundred dollars, together with
an additional sum sufficient to pay the
discount, exchange ard expenses thereon,
aud execute the note or notes or bonds OF
the city for ne same, and pledge the faith
of the city for the payment of said sam or
sums CT money aud that ne IS dltth9rts q
and direc ed to p0y and deltUer t-ie SAID s42,-
500 to John III. B0rref aud J, Hg Ia0te,
.Tr., or either Of Them. for the Evansville,
Henderson e Nashville Railroad C0mpa-
ny, and that the Mayor receive from said
railroad company, or retain the bonds of
the city ordered to be executed 70 said rail
road com pany, and TO be delivered to said
Barret and IngIe, for the use of said com
lars
1t will be observed that this order could
not have been complied with by placing
the money in the City Treasury, as the.or-
der directs the Mayor 10 borrow money
and pay 1t over to MessrS. Barret and In
gle. There are numerous orders of record
similar in kind, but the Mayor. in all
ion Nfraft al
with the Finance Committee, or some
special committee of the Council, aud all
such transactions were made by and with
the cooperation of said committee and
and the Mayor, as well as With other
members of The City Council, and were
regularly reported aud approved by the
Council, as the record shows.
On the 22d day of June, 1858, he follow
ing report was made by the Mayor, and
approved BY the Council to- wit;
REPORT.
q To The HOnOra b the Common Council
of the city of Evansville:
The Gndersi gued begs le We to report,
that since the las meeting of your honor
able body, tile undersigned has negotiated
the following loans at the Banks named
herein, and paid the obligations OF the
city As herein stated:
Borrowed at the Merchants Ma
tionaI Bank, June I3th, at four
months 239I Us
months .................... ' ....--. - @ 1881 s.
@ ..-@. .~ ~ ..... 1917 80
and time The -. .......: .. 1882 90
Bank, same ..s 25so 50
Total amount borrowed........s49.o28 80
Add exchange paid by order on
CITY treasury Al -
Total amount borrowe 4, including
premium paid out of City Treas
on New York. ~ $3.50. 49, .,....... ......sI9,o69 5s
PAID OUT.
with the foregoing, the following obIiga-
tions Of the city have been paid;
Note drawn by the Mayor at First
National Bank ..--.--...... ...........s 2,5C0 20
No drawn by the Mayor payable
10 T. Miller, with interest.-.--..---.. us 81
Note drawn as aboVe..................... $50 20
change on New YORK. ,.....,.. -. - - ~ $40 90
ON exchange on New York 1891 2t
Total ................................ $40 Oa9 So
The undersigned submits herewith the
vouchers and cancelled notes representing
the amounts herein reported.
WM. Fl. WALKER, Mayor.
The foregoing report was app owed by
the an1UimOus vote OF the city Council:
CITY BOsD5 ISSUED FROM APRIL 18TH, 1868,
TO APRIL 18th 1853.
10 the EU1nsUle, Henderson and NashUaie
Ordered May I2ta, 1868.
sIlis further ordered by the Common
Council OF the City of EYansviue. that the
Mayor be and he Is hereby authorized and
directed 10 prepare, and have engraved or
printed, the necessary bonds 10 be is ued
IN payment Of the subscription to the
Evansville, Henderson aud Nashville
be signed by the Mayor Of said city, aud
c0untersigned By tns Cisy Clerk, and
ot.0u WIN blAc SOi pOLHVs Scht VI tIiS = -
aud they are hereby authorize to sign,
seal ana issue the said bonds, and the IN
terest coupons attached thereto shall
be signed by the City Clerk, or
be engraved on the coupons. 1t
Is further ordered that the Mayor be and
ten CT three hundred thousand dollars 10
the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad Company, aud receive from ne
company the stock the city - entitled 70
receive, as the same is paid FOR, together
with twenty per cent. of thes ock thereon.
IL Is further ordered that the Mayor be, |
and he is authorized, TO deliver the bonds !
IN payment of said subscription TO John |
II. Barret aud JOAN Ingle, &C., or either of |
them, for said railroad company, th8 said
railroad company having designated said |
Barre and Ingle to receive said bonds and
purchase the rails, chairs and spikes, for
the said railroad company"
Ia obedience to said order of the CITY
COun ii, the undersigned issued the follow |
Ing per cent city bonds, VIZ:
May Ist. 1868, No. Ito 81
inclusive, in favor of
Evansville, Henderson
81 Nashville Railroad
Company 80: $1,000 90 $50 600 Oo.
Nav lst, 1868, No 81 10
100 inclusive, in favor
OF the Evansville. Hen
dersOn & n Nashville
Railroad comp ny -..... $1,000 90 $4,000 90
Nay lst, 1858, No. 10I to
10 iacluslve, in favor
Ofthe Evansville, Hen
dersOn & Nashville
Railroad Company $1,000 90 100000 90.
us0feI ,v,,,,,,,t sg,,o ~, a.
The above bonds are payable in thirty
years after date.
on the 29th day of June the following
report was made to the Council and unanl-
mously approved, viz:
REPORT OF JUNE 29rH, 1895,
q To the Common Council of the City of
Evansville:
The undersigne5 begs leave to report
That he paid, with orders for cash drawn
upon the City Treasury, the following ac-
counts for the city, viz:
To - & Brother, for printing rail.
road bonds in Louisville ie--.-..-........ $50 90
Express charges on same to Evans
Nltie ..---.... %
EXPIRE charges on 10 bonds sent
to Barrett 8 1ngle, care OF Farm
ers' Loan ana Trust Company,
No. % Exchange Place, New YORK
lily 100 90
Total expenses on bonds .......-.s $50 35
On the 24th day of June, inst, the
loan made by the Mayor on the
I'D day OF April last became due
at the Merchants National Bank.
The undersigned, with a cash or
der on the City Treasure, paid
said loan, amounting TO .........s ,I55 90