The Evansville journal., 1869-07-27

Orr, HOdsOn and Doughty.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved.
The following bills were allowed:
Charles Viele e. 20
Philip 36 05
Thomas Foster, Hauiing..-.............-.-2 z -
duSh DuIIy ...-..'-..'.----' % OO
Buchanan and GoodiRg were.allow-
ed $l5 in each case for prosecuting
Hattie Sisler and Esther Sharp.
The Chief of the Fire Department
was authorized to purchase two
pumps and thirty feet of lead pipe at
a cost of SCI 80.
A conn unication from sixty-nine
lot owners at Locust Hill Cemetery,
requesting that the Sexton be only
allowed So for digging each grave in
stead of S. as at present, was referred
to the Committee on Cemeteries.
A petition was received from vari-
Gus citizens asking that the low lands
lying between the Newburg road and
the County road, leading through
Arthur McJ ohnston's farm, and lying
within two miles of the corporate
limits, be drained. On motion, re-
ferred to Committee on Sewers.
The wharf reports showed $1S9 col
lected during the past week.
A petition was presented asking that
a certain tract Of land north and east
of Tenth Street, in the rear of Ba-
ker 4 Ingle's Addition, and between
the Boonville Road and Chestnut
Street, be annexed to the corporate
limits.
On motion the petition was laid
over ono week.
A petition was received asking that
a sidewalk be put down on the north
east side of Ninth, between Vine and
Division Streets, in Block No 3.
Mr.. Orr stated that he was tired of
the discussion of the sidewalk ques-
ton, and moved that a Committee on
Sidewalks be appointed, whose duty
it should be to examine and report
where sidewalks were needed. Mr..
Orr's motion was adopted, and
Messrs. Steinback, Doughty and
Wiltshire were appointed the commit
tee.
On motion, the petition for the
sidewalk was referred to the above
committee.
Mr.. Orr gave notice that a note for
SD, 900 would fall due on the 28th at
the First National Bank, and asked
that the Finance Committee be au-
thorized to renew it. Granted.
Joseph Zeigler, on the corner of
Second Avenue and the canal, and
Henry LutZ, corner of Chestnut and
Centre Streets, we're granted lieenEe
to sell liquor at retail.
A communication was received
from the citizens living on the Market
Space. between Walnut and Cherry,
asking that something be done to re-
move the butcher stands from In front
of their residences, owing to the great
annoyance during the night. The
Market Master was authorized to
move them to another place.
Louis Brizius and Gotlieb Georing
were appointed special police, with
out pay, to guard the pump on the
corner of Ninth and Cherry Streets.
Mr.. Doughty moved that Mr.
Lowell be allowed $25 for removing
his fence on Lot Is, Block IA, North
east Enlargement. Carried.
joseph Stahlhofer reported $107
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Proposals for building FIVE public
cisterns were then opened, as follows !:
John S. Stocks, $3.50 each.
John Deacon and James Paffett,
| 1868 each.
VIM. Bedford, Jr., 1915 each.
On motion the contract was award
ed to John S. Stocks.
The petition of John S. Stocks,
James Steele and others in regard to
taking up some water pipe, was re-
ferred to a committee consisting OF
Messrs. Steinbaoh and Hodson.
On motion, adjourned.