The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-27
COUNCIL
IAdiourned Meeting.l
COUNCIL CHAMBER, EVANSVILLE, I
Tuesday Morning, July rs, 1870. !

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The Council met pursuant to ad-
journment.
P~resent-Messrs. Files, Van Ripper,
Muhlhausen, Richardt, Carpenter,
Schaum. Kerth, Heilman and Dough-
ty-a full Board.
The Mayor being absent, Mr..
Doughty was called to the chair.
The minutes of the various meet
ings Of the Council as Council and
Board of Equalization, were read,
amended and approved.
The amendment consists of making
the minutes of Wednesdays session
read, THE Finance Committee were
authorized to have 100000 of nine
per cent. bonds struck off for future
use," instead of authorized to
ISSUE" &c.
A petition from residents on Fourth
Street to have spaces on the eurblDg.
at the Fourth Street Market, laid off
and rented to gardeners, was referred
to the Committee on Markets with
power to act.
Mr.. Carpenter called attention to
the e~xtention of the sewer on Honest
John Street to Market Street, and
moved that action on the matter be
now taken.
Mr.. Heilman suggested that it be
| extended to Fifth Street, which was
badly in need of drainage on account
of the untitled portion Of the old
| canal there, and asked that the propo-
sition be SO amended.
Mr.. Van Ripper moved to lay the
matter over.
Mr.. Heilman moved that the pro-
posed improvement be paid for in ten
year 8 per cent. bonds. Carried, and
the engineer was ordered to prepare
plans and specifications for the work.
The committee to settle delinquent
tax matter with Willard Carpenter
and ID. @. Keller, reported having set
tied with those gentlemen on the ba-
sis proposed by the Finance Commit
tee and Mr.. Muhlhausen.
The report was adopted, and Mr..
Muhlhausen said, as the settlement
was now effected. he trusted Mr.. Car
penter was prepared to give his check
for the amount.
A petition for the extension of
Sixth Street from Bond to Ann Street,
was referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Mr.. Van Ripper submitted the fol-
lowing resolution. which was passed:
ReSolved, That the Evansville
JOURNAL. a daily paper published in
this city, has made statements in its
columns during the last few days.
that the City Council has authorized
the issue of $780, 900 nine per cent.
bonds without limit as to time, and
that the same was under the control
of a committee for disposition at their
discretion.
ResolUed, That all of said statement
is untrue in every particular, and the
proprietors of said newspaper are
| hereby requested to correct the same.
Mr.. Van Ripper asked authority for
the Finance Committee to sell $4,000
ten year bonds at 80 cents, as the
Finance Committee thought it best to
have some funds on hand.
Mr.. Heilman thought the Commit
tee ought to get par tor the bonds. as
merchants were selling them at that
price.
Mr.. Van Ripper would he glad if
MI. H. would point out some one
who would pay par for them.
The authority to sell was granted,
emitting the price at the suggestion of
MI. Heilman. who said if they were
left with some bank, par could be had
for them.
The Finance Committee reported
having borrowed 5000 of the Evans
vile National Bank for ninety days
from the 21st, realizing $0,842 90
therefrom, as follows: Note $1,000,
less discount $155; stamps, 50.
The following reports were received
and approved:
James =; England, wharfmaster......sII6 IS
John O'Meara, ,... I39 90
Henry Luiz, market me- ster --....,. go so
o. a.. Goodge, Sexton + Oak Hill Ceme-
terry, twenty 1nterments for two weeks.
Mr.. Sehaum, on behalf of Mr..
Wolfin, asked that the city make a
deed to that gentleman of a frag-
mentary piece of land connected with
his lot on First Street.
The request was granted on condi-
ton that Mr.. Wolhin pay all the ex-
penses of conveyance and surveying.
The appraisers for the opening of
an alley from Second to Third Ave
nusa, hetRssa Ninth aud Tenth