The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-20


Mr.. Van Ripper moved the adoption, and
# was unRntmously.
resented IN the natter OF population, and
that we mad many mt ore residents than
we were represented to have, from wash
tngtOn. end moved that q com mittee pc
appointed TO take the census over again.
Mr.. Holman opposed the moti0ni ne
had lived here many years and would De
knew the claim OF more than y CU0 was IN
founded.
Mr.; Van RiDer sid he agseed with. AIr.
Kerth, and We had mocteG 1t abroad that
we were city of 80 900, and the census la
ker had dwlndled us down 70 a mere r..
co., BE had seen several people who had
never been called on at all.
Mr.. Heilman said the proposition wa5
only q device 70 feed s0n1s OF the hungry
ones OF their par y, for the census was
Messrs. STerth and MuhIhausen could
not see thepaTty bearing OF the question.
was a party question was absurd. Il was o
QUESTION for the city, and was Dir. He'll
man any better than any one eise9
Mr.. R1chardt got up and thumPed the
table. He would let Mr.. Holman know
that sense ruled this COanciI.
The melton was carried, and Messra.
Kerths Muhlhausen and Richardt we're APP
pointed IS such COMMITTEES, Nj. Sehaum de-
Ginning TO serve
A bill of schapGer, Bussing g. Co.of sl04 Il
was submitted and allowed The bill was
for mourning goods and Tags for the Third
and Vine Street Engine Houses, for the
On motion of Mr. Schaum, q flag was or
dered for the Lamasco Engine House.
e, Ing ,.els 1,s -, - sstes -
ported in favor OF the same.
The committee to whom was referred the
petition OF certain citizsns on franklin
Street, reported In favor OF abating a
nuisance complained OF.
the superintendent0 the Water Works
reported oa the receipt and DIST Hutton OF
Sir. Jacob Lowry was. on motion, al.
lowed e5,Ge0 In bonds on account OF his
work OF grayeillng the Cemetery roads.
]. O'Meara, Wharfmastsr, reported re-
ceipts from wharfage. STA 20.
H. Lutz, reported receipts from rents and
outside ccllecsIons st tie Upper Market,
SI52 IS. A. Fuerbach, Lower Market, SO 50.
Oak Hin Cemetery reported eight inter
on the opening of a certain alley IN La
mascO, q long discussion occurred, when
the plan recommended By the Committee,
Msssrs kex!h enc snagI1t w y, Sf2pi e6
enne betyzeer ssiSffl ana Fran lrlfss Streets.
H. VY.-EImendorR and VIM. Kahn, Jr.,
were appointed appraisers for the purpose.
| a certain one year bond Of s2I8 90. and ex-
pending SIS % for stamps on the deed OF
Mr. Doughty, from the Committee to
whom Mr. McEutohan's petition for an
| increase Of salary was referred. reported
| favorably and moved that his request for
/ S75 90 per month be granted.
Mr.. Muhihausen opposed the motion.
The motion was carried, Mr.. MuhIhausen
ar. Van RIper reported that the city had
about $4,000 Insurance in the Wander
burgh Mutual Insurance Company, and
moved that the city surrender her
policies and re-tnsure in another Com
on motion, the Mayor FRO tsns was or
dered to make the change.
mr.. Doughty, from the Com mittee on
Streets ana Alleys reported speclfi cations
for the Improvement of streets Of the city,
under which he moved that the improve
ment OF Fulton Avenue be ordered.
WAS then formally passed, recitlng the
blocks IN regular sueee sion and, on mo-
tfons the Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for the work, undsr the rules
An order for sidewalk Of Class No. 4
was passed, on the east side OF Fulton Az
eDue, from Eleventh TO Ninteenth street.
Leave was granted 60 Ferd. HoItz TO tap
the Third street Seventh Avenue sewer.
Mr.. Doughty called attention TO the con-
dition oI the sewer mouths, and asked that
the COMMITTEES on Wharves be authorized
to permanently repair them before the fail
equinox made their condition stifI worse.
After some discussion, the Acting May or
said, as member OF the COMMITTEES on
Wharves, he would look to IL at once.
when Mr.. Muhlhausen reminded him that
it was the b1siness of the Committee on
Sewers and Bridges or which ne was g
mem Der. After some more discussion IT
was referred TO both c5mmtttees for their
prompt action.
pressing necessity OF having the water
pipes extended to the vicinity Of the large
er part OF the city.
Mr.. Van Ripper explained the plans Of
the Water Works Committee at length,
showing that 1t was not the policy OF the
com mtttee to put pipes where they would
be idle, but place them where they would
MI. Schaum denied that, for fit was not
intended TO extend the pipes along the
streets lie indicated. It could not serve the
most people; they were placing pipe Wnere
it would not serve as many, nor near as
many people. -
tap the Second Street Sewer, near VINE
The discussion of the question Of the
pipe laying was resumed, and Il vas n al
pipes at a meeting TO be held at the w ater
Works Committees Office on tuesday
MI. 5. E. Gilbert, in a communication TO
the Council, discia1med the ownership OF
$4,000 Of city bonds, upon which ne mad
been assessed, and stated that they pc
longed to 5. E. Gilbert g Co., and had o. O.
schs duled BY them. he also exPiaal al 81
that when h1s schedule was handed IN ne
owned no Andes Insurance stock Dat
since that time ha had Invested sl,ESg n
the stock, which he drew from s. E. Gilbert
&(Jo, ana II was bat Changing of moneys,
that had been assessed, into STOCK he
therefore asked that the errors amounting
s RefsrTed 70 a special commIttee of
Messrs. Doughty and Heilmau.
MT. kerth, from the special coLnm4tLeo
on the claim of Mr.. B. Kiipfel, made NIL
norfty report In favor Of relieving him Tor
dam ages to his c1stern..
On mo ION of Mr.. HeiEmans Inc report
was adopted, and $50 votc d for his relief
a petiLion from r. w. Hughes guardian,
represented that a part OF lot 4, old plan,
was now assessed at q, 0C0, which was lsst
year assessed 81 S5,C0O. and asked tnat the
matter 6e examined and corrected. Re-
fsrred tospectsl committee.
On motion of mr.. Schaum, the CoancsA
agreed to bear b aft the expense OF the re-
pair of the force around the lower engine
house.
A petition for the appointment OF q
Weighmaster for the Walnut Street. scales
was laid over.
Mr.. MuhlnauSen called attention 10 the
selling OF pafent medicines, etc, to the OBJ
struclIon of the sidewalks.
A petition from certain citizens onsOaK
Street, bstgeen Seventh and E1ghtns COM
planning that they were nightly annoyed
by the dfsgur Dances kept up by some Me-
groes in that vicinity, and asking that the
disturbances be ao2led-
SAID cisturbancess as explained By the
COMMANDMENT froIn the First, being etnging
and other social amu5emeEts- Referred 10
the Marshal.
called To the matter by parties who had
refused to enter complaint be fore the Re-
cOrgfer as he had advised. Until Gucn ac-
ton vas taken. he could do nothing with.
ont he saw some brt ach OF the peace-