The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-10

to take anything from the Mayors
salary, but if it was wor1h So, 600 a
year to be Mayor, he thought it was
certainly worth half that sum to do
the Mayors duty.
Mr; Rlchardt supported Mr.;
kerth's position. No damage could
occur to any one by referring the
matter Tor another week.
Mr.. Sehaum asked the gentlemen
to be plain and avow their real rea-
sons Tor opposition to the motion.
There seemed to be a mysterious OPP
position that he could not account
for. Why should they hesitate TO
give the city government a head.
mr. herth gave as his reasons, that
perhaps the Mayor could be induced
to forego part of his salary to help
pay the President, should one be
elected.
Mr.. Carpenters motion was then
put and lost.
The motion to table the resolution
was lost.
A motion to refer to a committee
was carried, and Messrs. Files. Rich
ardt and Kerth were appointed to at
tend to the matter.
Mr.. Schaum said: ITO report on
the trst of April, SUPPOSED"
Mr.: Kerth said they could report
next Monday if necessary.
Mr.. Muhlhausen said the committee
would report when they got ready, but
as ne Is not on the committee it is diff
heult to see what authority he had to
speak for them.
On molten Of Mr.. Muhlhausen a
committee was appointed to act with
the CIty Attorney in carrying into eff
feet the decision of the people in the
Straight Line Railroad election.
Sehaum, Kerth and Van Ripper were
appointed as such committee, the lat
ter at Mr.. muhlhausen's request.
The following bills were allowed:
M. BIchel, hauling engine.................s 70 90
Otto fIaInln, Assessor, on aecoant.... IS 90
z: z: Schroeder, do do 75 %
ID. Rlchardt. Disseminating. .......... 46 %
street labor pay roll..-.-. 426 rs
Bills FOR election expenser. viz:
rent and board for election officers
10 the amount of........................... 40 90
The following bills we're referred:
Keller IL White 1868, referred to
the Committee on Gas. The bill of
the Evansville Courier, 1910 so, and
the Evansville Denokrdt, $158 %,
were referred to the Committee on
Printing.
The bill of Ell. A. Mauatel, Chief
of Police, for board and committals
of prisoners, $211 40, was reported
correct, and ordered paid.
Mr.. j. Greek, late City Collector,
was invited to meet the committee on
investigation of his accounts. on FRI
day, at 2 o'clock PM.
Mr. Carpenter called for q vote on
an order for q sidewalk, of class 2,
on the northwest side of Bond Street,
from Market to Canal, which had
been deferred at the last meeting.
The order was passed.
The, following reports were ap-
proved:
]. s. England, Night Wharfmaster,
II: Lutz. Upper Market master.
M: Fuorbash. Lower Market mas
ter, ST 95.
Oak Hill Cemetery. eight inter
ments.
Appraisers for the opening of John
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owners to the amount of 1892 50.
which were ordered spread on the
minutes.
The opening of bids for the grading
OF certain alley was deferred, and
Mr.. Surveyor Saunders said that the
assessments for opening alleys were
seldom collected, the amounts being
SO small in each case. that the officers
did not care to collect them.
Mr.. Carpenter moved that the Sur
veyor be requested to make an esti-
mate of the amount of brick required
to make the extension of the Third
Street-Seventh Avenue sewer, so as
TO enable the Council to judge of the
bids when they come in.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Files made a charge of drunk
enness and misconduct against the
Deputy Chief of Police, and on mo-
ton he was suspended until such time
as the Council could examine into his
case.
The Council then adjourned.