The Evansville journal., 1869-02-23


Tribe, Myers & Bro., kfndling..-...-..-. %
r. senior, dog checks. 30
e. j. Ehrman, remittance on alley
Improvements. .......-----.-...-- %
Nick 'Feichert, street work. p
Vickery Brothers, sundries. ...............- %
Geo. II. Chandler, SOAP. ..........-.-... y
Geo. Bingham, repairing inlet.......... IL 90
e. Herman, fireman. .----....--... IA w
Geo. j. Hagan. lighting lam ps..,;-.... % 10 10
J. g. Fsagler, salary, market master % "
Andrew Groeniger, repairing scales. =
MicnaeI Feuerbach, weigh MASTER. "a ~
A. kirkpatrick et al street work. 22l 70
WahnSeidIer q WOlfiin, refunded On
assess m en- G...-.-... . W
T. Bullen. hauling steam engine and 60 20
kindlinQ % ~
Jolaa1 Pfendsr r, sundries.......-. 80
john II. Roetker & Co street pins. AZ 90
K. J. McGrew, damages to property. %
An ordinance repeating section 4
of an ordinance In relation to laying
out, opening. altering, constructing,
widening or discontinuing of streets,
lanes, alleys or public landings with
in the city of Evansville, passed Feb
rnary 26th, 1866, was read.
Jones was not prepared to vote for
It, and thought it should be laid over.
Rocker also opposed the ordinance.
rsaJesse Walker appeared, and by
permission, made a speech In favor of
the ordinance.
Jones moved that the ordinance be
laid over for one week, which motion
prevailed. @
A bill of Healy & Isaacs, includ
ing stationery aud blanks per City
Recorder, was laid over
II. j Gavisk, City Collector, asked
an extension Of time till the 18th of
March, TO make out the delinquent
list and his final settlement. Granted.
fNf.-.1- oA 70
Geo. T. Redfern, as Clerk of the
Board of Registration, such an
amount as he found he was justly
entitled to.
Mr.. Reitz moved that special com
mittee be appointed TO ascertain the
income from. and expenses of, the
City Recorders Office.
Reitz, Steele and Jones were APP
pointed.
Jones moved that the bill of Mr..
Schriber, which had once been pass
ed aud then reconsidered and reject
ed, be taken up and allowe d. Mr.,
Jones made stirring speech in favor
of his motion.
Reitz opposed the motion, and
thought the Committee had made a
correct report.
Blemker moved that the matter be
referred to q new committee.
x Rocker made an earnest protest
against taking up the bill or allowing
it. He said, if every Councilman
shall charge for all the services rem
dered, that he and Mr.. Reitz would
be entitled to bring in bill.
Schriber thought the bill should
be allowed, or that the Council should
pronounce him q dishonest man, in
which case he wanted to hand In his
resignation.
: Reitz thought Schriber was honest,
but was mistaken in the value of his
services.
Schriber asserted his ability to
prove that he had done more work
than Reitz had.
Rocker did not see how a man
could superintend street work seven
| ty-two days aud at the same time at
| tend to the engine in his own tanneFy
| A man could not serve two masters
atthe same time.
Jones's motion to take up aud pay
the bill was lost-ayes 4 nays 3.
The Mayor submitted a report
stating that $2920 had been paid for
| teachers salaries. Also, that he had
paid to the First National Bank notes
amounting TO $417 30.
A petition was received from sun
dry citizens asking for the paving of
| an alley In Block So; also remon-
strance against the paving.
Jones moved to lay both over till
the 1st oil May. Not seconded.
Reit1 moved that the petition, be
granted.
b. Nurre made remarks in favor OF
the work.
John Smith, ex Councilman, de-
sired to speak, and Mesker. who had
I the floor, yielded TO him. He said
as Mr.. Keller had got wheel -hOrso
of Democracy Nurre] to support the
/ petition, he desired to say a word
He did not feel. able to pay for the
work this season, but he would sub
nit to the will OF the majority.
Rcitz favored the granting of th'
petition.
] .Mesker was indifferent, but wantet
to see men make up their minds on ;
| subject and stick 10 it-some having
l signed both the petition and the re
monstrance.
/ The petition was granted.
Aubery ID. McJohnson and Antho-
ny jackson, were appointed specia
policemen to keep order at the mis-
sion meeting in Elliott's Enlarge
Ineut.
Michael Bichel was appointed t
\ haul the Lamasco engine.
Some complaints of erroneous taxa
ton were referred to the Committe,
on Erroneous Assessments.
Nicholas Reichert rendered his res
lignation as Street Commissioner fo
the Upper District, which was unani
mously accepted.
The committee to whom was re
ferred the complaint against Stearnl
Hatch. sexton of the Locust Hi
Cemetery. reported that they foun'
the complaints entirely groundless
but, on the other hand, found tina
Hatch had paid for cutting up TWEEN
ty-fve cords of fallen timber. fo
which he had received no remunera
ton, and that his house needed re
= pairs. On motion, he was ordered f
q sell the wood and get his pay for tn
cutting.
Mesker made a strong speech |
favor of improving Main Street. Ill
: lsaid it was almost impossible, ant
.drays and wagons were breaking dow
almost daily.
Rocker also favored the propose
improvement, and explained the stu
alton.
August Bowers called attention t
4 Locust Hill Cemetery. and said it wa
kept in manner disgraceful to til,
Z city. When he had his say, the Coun
II ell proceeded with the question 0
d Main Street.
Roelker moved that Main Street b
! bowldered at the expense of tn
property holders.
Mesker thought that the city shOul