The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-01

"a x-sTl aza- -rarrotEon frezr license as fha
opera Rouse, ana 1s uu7arstQou aaaA psK-
ties renting 1t paid the Opera HOUSE CON-
-. l1AaxaL.r. ~ consent. appeared
before the Council and faiiy e2plaindd the
manner and motive OF the exemption OF
1S5S, which parJook OF the nature Of a con-
tract, anu said the com Dany were not sup
picants for exemption, but only asEed
that the Council set in good faith in the
N after. AS regarded the assertion that the
com pany had charged license, they were
obliged 20 rent the house at q very low
rent, and certainly received no license.
MIMI nfhausen dfsput ed the c1TTecGnSSs
of DIR. Carpenters position, when after
some discussioa the minutes OF the meet.
ing of Saptem Osr 14th, 1858, were p oduced
and read, where the peeluOn OF the opera
House Company and others, asking 10 a
remission of license snd taxes ior the
space OF I've years OCCURS
The report OF the committee to whom
this pe.ttion was referred was also resds
recon mendiDg exemption from Incense
only. fuzzy sustaining Messrs' carson ana
Chandler.
Nr, NuhIha usen moved 10 refer tae
whole matter TO q eomEittee OF two.
Tine chairman put the ORIGINAL motion,
to resc nd the acLIon imposing license,
Mr.. Carpenter moved that in accordance
with the action of the CouncI OF 1888, the
Opera House be exempt from paying II
csnses for exhibitions therein for three
years from date.
motion as follows: That the eXem ptlon OF
the Opera Horse from license for EXHIBIT
lions therein, granted By the Council @egt.
2Stn, 1868 Tor i've years. be carried out In
gooi faith for the remaining three years
nom said date.
A petition from the Firemen, for an il.
crease In their salaries, from $50 10 fzUO
per year, was read and refused
A petition from Jas. Oakley and Others,
for the grading and paving OF the alley
between First and Water, from 4uIperTy
to Gum STREETS, was read AID the prayer
Adam Daum. was granted leave to tap
the Third Street sewer.
a sidewalk OF Class No. 2 was ordered on
the north side OF Market street, from
second 10 Fourth Street, Lamasco.
from another alley to Ann Street, Gees
cent Enlargement, as described by plat
submitted was read and prayer granted.
A sidewalk, of class No. 2, was ordered
on the south west side of FOurth Street q,
between Vine and Division.
LIQUOR licenses We're granted to Charles
Bradley aud Louis LangnM.
Harry Porter's petition for Ices was
OF moIion OF Mr.. HeiInan, the Clerk
and Treasurer were instructed 10 Issue
licenses tor fractional half years, at the
rate of i've dollors per month from now
until the LIST of February.
The art of Third street, Lamasco, bor-
dering on the west bank of Pigeon Creek,
vas O deEed vacateq az petitioned Tor by
MeSsrs. Kerth aud Schaum, spe 2iai COM
mtttee, reported In favor OF taking imms-
diate steps ZOE tns ,p projection q the in1ets
L
sewer by fIdng the streets mp 20 the
M. Henmau moved to have the work
/ done, at cost not to exceed s5sU00. Car
| rteds
City Surveyor Saunders repOrtei that
i the amount OF earth 10 be exc2Vated from
| curtin street was AS CUBIC yaros.
MIR. Carpenter, from the committee to
| repair Pig sOn CreeK bridge, reported 90
| percn OF slOne necessary &c repair the
| same at q COST of 81 70, perch and the con-
| tract for setting the sJoae had been let to
| MIR. b Arnold ( Jr u, Iva b, maztns a total
OF 81, 299 IS for he whole improvement.
| Mr.. I. e. GarVIn having declined 10 act
| az sppralsor for the opening Of Vine and
| William Streets, ] 5hu A. Rettz was ap-
| pointed IN his stea !.
The following officers reports were re-
| ceived:
Wnarfmaster O'Meara. 81 81
| ............ lUL 81
Msrketun aster Lu' z.............................
| EeuerDacn...... ...... 3s
| Collector Maynard, oOiIections......... ~ q
Oak Hill Cemetery reported six inter
| ments, and Locust Hill ten, for tine pagl
| week.
Od motion of Mr.. Carpenter. he was au-
| thorizsd TO have coat Of paint put on the
| roof of the Ceatral Market at one dollar
Il per square.
Mr.. xerth called attention to the fact
| that the lamps on lower Pigeon br -dge
/ were much neglected and Insufficient as
Il Schultz Was authorized TO secure proper
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