The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-13
n M IoIIowinp bilIs were allowed:


The following bills were allowed:
Merchant & Wells. work on IOck-Ep.Slo0 90 |
John A. Reitz lumber. "a 70
John A. Reitz lun1 ber.-.-...........---.S 50 o.
ID. Fair work on sewer....-' '..-.- -- az az " "
X C. Jewell & Co, ice............-........... . W
Haffey q Boyle. cOntracLors--.--- -..... I9a %
Evansville Journal Company -------.. log ~
Pleasant Gentry, earth-.-...-----.--....-.- 81 -
Con. Lehey, earth. 40 W
Nm Saberion, cleaning tnlets.. ....... IA 90
street Superintendents bill l..-...-.-.. so ~
John Inge, Jr., q Son, coal ..-.-.--..--... 81 81
VIM. H. 10 ~
Mr.. Hopkins, from special com
mittee, to whom was referred the bills
of various physicians for vaccinatlng
$500 children, made report, sug-
costing that the physicians swear to
the bills before they we're paid.
Considerable discussion ensued,
when Mr.. Wiltshire moved the bills
be laid on the table.
Mr.. Semonin moved to refer the
bills back to the Doctors. to be made
out in accordance with the order of
the Board of Health, authorizing the
same. Mr.. Semonins motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Steinbaoh reported that lots
six and seven, block 81. Eastern En
largement. had sufficient water on
them to float several alligators, and
said they ought to be filed up
On motion of Mr.. Doughty, they
were ordered to be filed.
Mr.. Hopkins, from a special COM
mittee to examine into the expedi-
ency of grading Second Street from
Powell to the boundary line, reported
that the street should be graded be-
tween College and Cowan Streets.
The City Surveyor stated that no
grade had ever been established above
Gum Street. and after considerable
discussion, the matter was laid over
for further consideration.
On motion, First Street, between
Vine and Division, was ordered to be
repaired.
VIM. Hunnell asked to be relieved
as surety on certain bond. The
Council had no jurisdiction in the
matter, and took no action.
Mr.. John Schubert made a COM
plant IN regard to a. discrepancy in
surveys made by Batemen and Saun
ders in Archer's Addition.
Mr.. Hopkins moved that commit
tee of three be appointed to confer
with the City Attorney, and ascertain,
In cases like these, whose survey was
the correct one, each being. at the
time the surveys were made, legally
elected City Surveyors. The motion
was agreed to, and Messrs. Hopkins,
Semonin and Wiltshire were made
the Committee.
Mr. Doughty also made a similar
complaint 10 regard to some property
owned by Mrs. Lowell, which was re-
ferred to the same committee.
The bond of James Parfett, clstern
contractor, with Asa Iglshart and
VIM. Lockyear as sureties, was read
and approved.
Joseph Stahlhefer reported $215
for outside collections for the past
two weeks at the Upper Market.
In response to petition numerous
ly signed, fire cistern was ordered to
be built near St. Mary's Catholic
Church, on Cherry Street.
Also the following fire cisterns
were ordered to be built: two in the
Ninth Ward and two In the First
Ward, to be located by the Chief Of
the Fire Department and the Council.
t men of the Wards, and the Clerk was
, directed to advertise for bids for build
ing the same.
A sidewalk of class No. 2 was. or
dered to be put down on the east side
, of Walker Street, between Third anf
, Fourth Streets; also the owners Of
Lots IA, 10. Is, IL, 18. 10, 20. 81, q
and %, In Block 18, Fourth Enlarge.
ment, were ordered to bring the side.
walk to the proper grade and pu
down a sidewalk of class No.
thereon.
A petition was received from John
w. Scott, asking that the grade be es
tablished at the corner of the cana
and Fourth Avenue, and requesting
that committee be appointed t.
. look into the matter Wiltshire, Or
: and Doughty were appointed the com
! mittee.
Mr. Steinback moved that the side
walks on the south side of Cana
Stree, from Fifth to Seventh, be re
, paired Lost.
: The two first blocks on Sycamore
Street were accepted by the Council
they having been brought to tn
; proper grade.
{ A committee was appointed to ex
+ anime the two next squares.
On motion, the Chief of the Fir
, Department was ordered to go to tn
l Ninth Street School House yard, ant
: make arrangements to. use the waite
for fires in the cisterns in the sehoO
yard.
e On motion, the contractor for tn
} work on Seventh Street, between FIftl
and Sixth Avenues, was ordered t.
complete the work.
! The wharf reports for several weeks
3 we're as follows: Sam. Havlin, $12
: IS; Ply. ID. Viets, 1862 Oh.
y Jacob s. Lowry asked that the tim
for completing the work of bOWlder
z ing Locust Street be extended unit
o the first of October, because bowlder
r. cannot be obtained. Action was post
h poned until next meeting.
A petition was received, asking tina
e Ninth Street aud Tenth Street b
y opened from Harriet to Washingto
i Streets. Referred to a Committe
&c consisting of Wiltshire, Stumpt an
- Steinbaeh.
= A petition from citizens of tn
g, Fifth Ward asking that a nuisanc
# be abated at the corner of Fifth an
4 Division Streets, was referred to til
Committee on Nuisances.
= A petition asking for brick side
r walk on Main Street, beyond Eight
d was laid over one week.
r. On motion the Council adjourned
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