The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-13
The Old Council r tire and the New
Council take th3ir Seats.
The Contested Election In the ThIr(
Ward.
/. MR.. SEMONTW PRESEN IL
HIS PROTEST.
Interesting Sc ssion.
COUNcTL CHAMBER, I
EVANSVILLE. April II, 1863. {

The Council met a quarter past
O'clock.
Present: Mayor Walker, and Coun-
cilmen Blemker, Steele, ZONES, Stock
fieth, Reitz, Kolle and Mesker.
Minutes Of the several previous
meetings read and approved.
On motion, the Council then re-
tired. aud the members of the new
Council were invited to come forward. |
Messrs. Steinbach, Hopkins, Van
Ripper, Orr, Stump, Hodson, Steine-
ker, Wiltshire, and Doughty. then
appeared and took their seats.
Christian Wunderlich fled his GER
tifcate Of election as City Marshal,
and submitted bis bond in the sum
of 81 ,000 with Martin KLAUS and
William Kolle as sureties.
The bond was approved by the
Council, aud Mr.. Wunderiich entered
on his duties as City Marshal,
Mr.. Samuel Orr then rose in his
place, and presented the protest Of
Mr.. Semonin In regard to the lille
gallty Of the election in the Third
Ward.
The following is DIR. Semonin's
protest:
70 the Common Council Of the city Of Eoaa,s-
Vite:
q'he undersigned is informed tnat one
Eccies q. Van Ripper mas been declared by
the Inspector and judges of the Third
Election Precinct of the city of Evansville TO
| be elected a member of the Comma Coun-
ell OF said CT Y, from the Third Ward otSaid
city. at the cHarIer election held on the
5th day OF April. 1869, in and for the Third
! Election Precinct. composed OF the Third
/ Ward of said city, for the election Of CoHn-
/ ciimen and the other Officers OF said clI5,
4 and that said Inspector and Judges have
| given to said lEccies O. Van ripper IA Ger
| tincare of his election as Couneilman Of
/ said Ward. therefore the undersigned
| hereby notifies the Common Council II
| said city that he contests the pretended
| electto of said lcccles G. Van Ripper, as a
| member OF the Commod Council of said
| city, from the Third Ward OF said c ty. for
| the following among OF 2er reason, viz:
/. That the Judges and Inspectors OF said
| election in and for the Thil ii Election Pre-
| cinet. comp sed of the I'hird Ward OF said
/ cify, (tbe said election Being held at the
4 Engine House on the corner of Third and
/ Walnut Streets, in said clty,9 neglect
| ana refused to count and enum crate all OF
| the ballots legally cast at said election.
/ 2 That said In pectors and Judges count
ed and enumerated one or more Illegal
| ballots cast at said election.
| g. That said Inspectors and Judges count
| ed and anumerat ed one ticket 4 vote Tor
! F,ccies q Van Riper as Councilman of the
| Third Ward of said city, on which TICKET
| the only name not erased therefrOm was
| the name Of Thomas BuIlen, voted for
| the Office of 81 4rshal of said city, the name
| of Eeeies q. Van Ripper not appearing upon
said tic Est, but having been erased there
/
/ 4 That said Inspector and Judges neg
/ lected and refused 10 cOuRtand enuuerate
as voting Tor the Undersigned, two ticGets,
| having respectively printed thereon the
| name of the undersi gned, Peter. Semonin,
1 rs Councilman of the fhird Ward of saia
eli Y although said tickets nG Deen legally
| voted and placed IN the ballot OOX.
| 5. That SAID Inspector and Judges
| allowed and permitted one Rob't. ID. r CHI
| ard on, well own as resident OF the
| First Ward of said city, illegally 70 vote at
me said Third Ward election precipct If
sold aff hgtt0T hat r
and placed in the ballot box and counted,
the same being a vote for Eeeles G.. Wan
Ripper Tor Councilman Of the said Third
6. That one Frank Byrnes, now and for
| long time known to be a nonresident OF
| said city, and having no right TO ote at
any election OF officers OF said city, was
| permitted TO vote at aid election, and his
| ballot was received by said Inspectors and
| Judges and placed in the ballot box
| among the ballots cast oy the legal voters
of said election precinct. although his vote
| was CHALLENGED, and said Inspectors and
Judges were then and there informed That
/ ue the said Frank Byrnes was not resi-
| dent or qualified voter OF said city, and
that said Frank Byrne voted for Eccles q.
| Van Riper for Councilman of the SAID
Third Ward of said city.
I. That the undersigned received n ma
jority OF all the legal votes cast at said
election for the Office of Councilman of
the Third Ward OF said city; and the uu
derslgued hereby requests the Common
Council of the city OF Evansville to APP
point a time and place for the hearing of
said case, and afford him an Oppcr UNITY
to present proofs T. SEMoNIN.
On motion of Mr.. Orr, the Council
agreed to meet on next Wednesday,
April 14th, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, to con-
slider and decide upon the merits of
the case as stated above.
James @. Jones, Esq, (Judge Of
the Circuit Court asked leave to
speak, and asked the Council how
they would make the witnesses and
other parties attend on Wednesday.
Gen. Shaekelford replied, on behalf
of Mr.. Semonin, that the City Char
Ter conferred the power on the City
Council to summons and compel the
attendance of witnesses ana other
parties.
Chas. DENLY, Esq, asked if Mr..
Van Ripper would be allowed to APP
pear by attorney.
Mr.. Orr replied, for himself, "cer-
tainly, by two or half dozen if de-
sired.
The Mayor then announced that he
) would read his appointments of
, Standing Committees.
On motion, the reading was laid
, On motion of Mr.. Orr. Mayor
! Walker and Councilman Hopkins
were authorized to renew any notes
due In bank this week
{, On motion Of Mr.. Wiltshire, it was
I. ordered that work on the streets be
) | discontinued until further orders.
! On motion, the Council proceeded
to the election of three engineers for
the steam fire engines.
!. Mr. Doughty, Councilman from the
] | Ninth Ward, arose and said: Gen
. tlemen. want to say a word on this
engineer business. The interests of
, Evansville are at stake on this en-
? eineer business, and we want compe-
tent men. That is all that L have
: got to say" ,.,,.
Thomas M. Archer and William
Holmes were nominated for steamer
No. l.
Reuben Nj. Davis and Edwin Senior
were nominated for Steamer No. 2.
Thornton Males and George Nj.
Kraft were nominated for Steamer
2 No. 3.
The Council then proceeded to bal
, lot. which resulted In the election of
Thomas NJ. Archer for No. 1 Reuben
, M. Davis for No. 2; and Thornton
! Males for No. 3.
+. Councilman Wiltshire moved to
: elect a Market Master and Weigh