The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-01
The following persons were grant

The following persons were grant
ID liquor licenses:
John Banks. John f. Grill, Joseph
Stahlhoefer, w. B. Pearson 81 Co.,
Geo. Hof, Meyer & Hofendorfer,
Joseph Zeigler. Schultz 81 Koehler,
L. Hanback,, Benjamin Hirschman,
III. Goldstein. Jos. z. Bofandick, Alb.
Cloud, Fred. Karges, John Schafter.
Buchenberger & Steuren, Gebhart &
| Fritz, Louis Keiser. Geo. Lorenz.
Henry Walschmidt, Q. b. Tighc. f.
Lang, Nicholas Keil, Adolph .Pfaf-
fin, Fred. Richman, Charles Schmidt,
John NJ. App, VIM. Kolle, Henry
Stockheth, VIM. Mccoy, Henry Rich
stein, Peter BALI, Fred. Reidel and
Henry Lu:z.
? The appraisers 10 whom was refer
red back the assessment on the rail
road property to be damaged by the
extension of Walnut Street, re APP
praised the damages to the ground
and improvements at 300
Mr.. Steinbach moved that the
Street superintendent be instructed
to make the crossings over the Street
Railway track, on Eighth Street, pas
sable, by securing rock from Seventh
Street Market Space, and placing
them close to the rails on both sides
of the track, and covering them with
earth, so as to make good crossings.
Also, that the Street Railroad Com.
pany be requested by the City Mar.
shall to put the inside of the track at
these crossings in such order as to
allow wagons to pass over it without
difficulty. The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Semonin, from a special COM
mittee in regard to water works, sub
mitted the following letter, which was
read to the Council:
OFFICE HOLLY MANUFACTURING !
COMPANY, LoCKPORT, N. Y,
January q, 1870.
P. Se1nonin, Esq, Evansville, Ind:
Your letter of the 18th, on the sub
ject of Water Works for your city, is
at hand. Our attention has been pre-
viously called to your place as need
ing HOlly's plan of Works. There is
not shadow of doubt as to the para
mount advantages of this plan in its
application TO your wants. The ques-
ton is how to make your citizens
comprehend its great value. Mr.
Holly and our Secretary, @. Keep, arc
now in Covington, Ky. They have
gone to close up a contract for Works
for that city. Water will be taken
from the Ohio and machinery ar
ranged-as would be necessary In
Evansville - with reference to the
rise and fall of the river They will
go from Covington to Conaersville,
Ind, where set of our works is
about ready to start-reaching there
on Tuesday next. / think they
would arrange to come to your place
if telegraphed on that day or the day
after-care of g. r. Claypool, Esq of
that city. If you should arrange to
have them visit your town as above
proposed, it would further the enter
prise much more than extended COR
respordence. for Mr. Holly ought TO
become familiar, By actual inspection,
with the topography of the place, and
Mr.. Keeps explanations will be of
great service in bringing your citizens
to understand the subject. | trust
you viii make this arrangement.
| am yours truly,
L. L. FLAGLER, Pres't.
Mr.. Semonin stated that he was in
favor of telegraphiug to them to visit
this city, to give an estimate in regard
to the construction of water works in
Evansville.
On motion, it was ordered that
Messrs. Stmonin and Hopkins be APP
pointed committee to telegraph and
write to the gentlemen, as suggested
in the letter.
A petition of Henry HEM was laid
upon the table.
A petition for a sidewalk of Glass
No. 3, between Washington and Har-
riet Streets. was referred to Committee
on Sidewalks.
Mr.. Steinnach recommended side
walks of Glass No. to be put down
on Gum and Chandler Streets, which |
the Council refused to order
A motion to put down a sidewalk /
of Glass No. on the South side of |
the Nowburgh road, from Governor
to Elliott Streets, was also voted /
down.
A petition for a sidewalk in front