The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-31

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The Oak Hill Cemetery Road Com !
mittee made the following report:
To the Hon. The mayor and Common Council |
Of the CITY Of ECuHsUii,e:
The undersigned were appointed q |
committee In reference TO the exten
sion Of q road to Oak Hill Cemetery, |
and beg leave to report:
Not having received SPECIFIC lnsuuc- |
/ tiOns either rs 10 the route 10 be puT
sued or the method Of securing 1t, |
we have thought it best to procure all
4 the information we could upon the
4 subject, and having submitted it to
4 you, to ask for farther Instructions.
a petition was presented TO the
/ County Commissioners at March term,
\ 1867, asking that viewers be appoint
| ed to lay outa road GO feet wide, from
/ the end Of Cherry Street to the road
| leading to Oak Hill Cemetery. Messrs.
/ Nelson, Elliott and Kramer we're ap-
pointed said viewers. who reported at
/ September term, 1867, in favor Of the
| road, Wher5upon the Commissioners
approved the report, there being no
| remOnstrance against 1t, ald ordered
| the road to be opened.
1t further appears that the dam
ages duethe property holders were to
be paid By the city, aud that William.
Walker, John IBgle, Jra and John
Greek were appointed to. assess said
damages.
From their rerort we gather that
i survey was made and the route plot
ted. The damages were found to be
| 2,125. Of which s1.775 we're paid the
parties.
It also appears that the road, as
laid out, crossed several lots IN the
southeast block, known as RoWley-
town, and owned by a DIr. Meni, now
deceased. Five lots are not reported
by the assessors Of damage, as they
arc in the city.
Three OF the property h oldors,
Mes5r5. meni. Keller and Wheeler,
threaten TO sue out an Injunction
against further proceedings, and there
the matter rests.
i. Since the death Of Dir. Mcni, the
lots in the southeast block Of Rowley
TOWN have been sold, and one house
, has been erected, q portion Of which
would project several feet into the
pavement, the road cutting diago-
nally through the centre Of the lots.
) The damages resulting 70 the projee-
ton Of the read would amount 10
nearly the entire value ct the prop
erty. The attorneys Of Mr. W heller
5 and Mrs. Dent, who own the undl-
vided interest in the tract described
I L. a. A "a
opening Of the proposed street, as It
, | may prevent the partition OF the
l properly. DR.. Keller opposes the
8 road on account OF the inequality Of
. damages These parties did not take
the damages awarded them.
The universal sentiment, So far as
] We have gathered It from the survey
T Ots. property holders and citizens, is
that the route pr0pO cd viii be ga eX-
ceediDgly expensive one and II CON
menccd at once, cannot be made
L available as road this Winter.
e If your committee were expected
to express any opinion In the matter,
sc should undertaking recon
mend that Cherry Street. should Only
j be opened as far rs the alley kCOWn
as Olive Street; that that alley, now
]. only eighteen seet wide should be
i. made sixty feet wide, aQd be extend
2 ed in a right line to the canal, making
+ it the extension OF both Chestnut
and Cherry Streets. Also, that forty
q feet should be purchased. on tho
North bank Of the canal, along the
tow path, and the road thus taken
q would be the best, cheapest and most
readily secured at present.
All the property holders F0uld be
! willing to have this route. aud we are
authorized By DR.. Keller to say thai
if he can get new set Of appraiser:
se of damage, he would not throw any
opposition In the way of the czteu
sion Of Cherry Street.
4. Having thus briefly and imperlcctlJ
presented the facts, we would respect
fully ask for further instructions.
A NJ. Cow,
PHILIP DECKER.
On motion the T port was. received
: and ordered f.el. aud the committee
- continued, with Instructions to cOufe
"a | with the City Attorneys, and max,
the best arrangements possible, anC
ar report future progress.
- The Mayor reported that d. 9
Keller aud 4. b. Carpenter had paiC
of into the city treasury S526 OF ia set
Or | Element Of taxes assessed In 1861.
- The Mayor reported having issue
a. to John S. Stocks four city bonds O
N 1892 so each. two payable IN one year
aud the others payable IN two years
IN for payment for two fire clsterns.
IN 4 notice was received by the Coun
ell from employees on Sycamor
= Street, stating that over SZJO was du
n them, aud that they wanted thcl
v money.
y Mr.. Boyle explained that the worl
n had been let to sub contractors, an
a. that they owed the men nothing.
Il On motion, the Communication va
IN referred to the city attorneys.
/ a petition was read, calling atten
ton to the fact that hogs were per
IN mitted to run at large IN the city, con
trary to the ordinances.
ha The subject was debated at length
m but nothing was done.
- Th6whaTf reports showed $114
III collected during the past week.
The Upper Market report Shove
ae collections amounting to 1925 10.
in A communication was receive
10 from Dr. Daniel Morgan, recommen1
SO ing the adjustment Of the Board {
Health.
I'd On motion, &c was ordered that ID
ek city attorneys be directed to draw I
IN an ordinance to do away with I'll
nv Board Of Health, and Messrs. SteiI
M bach and Doughty were appointed
committee TO confer with the alto
he neys.
f A communication " received fro
ev the Coroner. stating that che hool
~ pole tank al Wiltshire s. Kriepke
NJ cooper shop was dangerous, and neet
ri cd a fence around It.
~ The Marshal was ordered to scr,