The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-27
COBNC5L PR0OEEDINGs.
re ELECTION ordered.
Thu opera House Lie snse Ex mp
ti01 Revoked
cor-,-crr. CHAnBER. EVANSVILLE,
Sf0v,e4av F,venfuu. Sept. %. 1870.

Tho Council met IN regular session.
Present: Messra. Elless Van hiPers Muhl-
hansen, AtcnaI0ts ~as RSnt6fs A6E~A anu
The Mayor pro TEN presided.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
mi NJ. '' CaFpentsr called up the matter Of
dlling mp Lot 3, Block J, which had been
ordered and not executed.
The Marshal explained that he had no
authority 10 touch the matter until thirty
days had elapsed after the service OF q no.
tice, and the time specified By law had not
elapsed since the service. The MARSHAL
called attention to similar cases where the
orders passed gave him no power
The following bills were allOWeds
City Ofdcers 70 IS
Fire Department. pay roll ....--...-.-.. ,e5j %
ReItz Il Haney, 7le lbs sewer CRATES
Sheriff Miller, fees ......-......--.---... u %
schapEer, Busting & Co., hags Tor
No-3 Engine Honse-...-.-.---.-....--. ~ %
M eet..... g s1. p...1-1 ma 15s %
Reitz & Haneys repairing nre en- ~ a.
glnes-- ~ ~
Police pay roll 3Os W
street Comm issfoner's f0rce..... ....~ So ~
James ID. Saunders. survey Ing ltv "
John Eotnengarten, removing
fence from street ...-.-.. .-.--.......... - %
Valentine AcAert, brick laying. 81
insurance ordered last meeting...... S0l -
Mr.. kerth explained that the msgni-
tude OF the Street Commissioners bI1 was
accounted FOR BY the tact that the force
were engaged IN grading Washingeon
street and certain alleys, IN i've different
wards
Mr.. Carpenter was tired Of hearing II
said that these bills were soon to be small
er. and SIS regarded W ashineton Streetsthe
grading was more damage than good
mr.. Doughty SAID ne inP pS gaIs
ter was one OF the petitioners.
Tne Council donated SD 90 The Orphan
II The f6iIowing remonstrance was read
70 "a the the 0oamon Council OF the.City or Ev-
The The Undersigned respectfully represent
that a summons was served npon eacn 81
the suit Of the City OF Evansville 70 recover
tue amount of an assessment alleged 70
have been made by the Common common
for the cost and expense Of boWldering
and Eighth streets.
BY referring 10 the Improvement Book
Of the city II viii be seen that the whole
amount of the assessments for boWldering
said street, which Eeu4aln unpaArs Is Slz.-
0l0 co. and that the amount upon wn men
suit has been brought Is ~ st54 =, leaving
the surn OF s10,856 s. upon which no suit
i has. been br0ugnf- #fgz
The object OF this communication IL TO
bring to the notice OF the Council the IN
Justice OF thus selecting four OF the par
ties against whom the. claims are small,
and falling to Include those VINO are
CHARGED villa much larger amounts.
If these charges are legal, and can be re-
\ covered, and If ID is the intention OF the
/ Council 70 bring Ia all the parties charged
| and Eeoover against oil then the under
signed are suite willing 90 pays bnt they
protest against this proceeding which pro-
poses to c1mpel payment Is to a few OF the
II parties, without, st The same tlxnes- seek
4 ing to enforce the claims agaiusG al.
We append hereto 3 list OF the assess
ments for tie improvement OF said street,
4 Which remain unpaid, promising that tbs
property charged against Frank Hammer
stein, Annie d. Clark. lsleheart Bfothera
1 and ID. q. Keller, Is nders1ood TO De prep.
erty OWned by Councilman Carpenter,
l and that he is responsible for the payment
1 Of assessments against the same. SD
/ 1T. nj. THAYKR. H1gaM
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