The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Straight Line Bonds.
MeSSFS. Carpenter and MUhl.
hansen Indignant
The Council Refuse 10 Bind the
Straight Line Railroad Company.
COUNCIL CHAMB ER, EVANSVILLE, I
Monday Evening, Sept. u, 1870. :

/ Monday Evening" sept. ~ 1871.
The Council met in regular session.
| Present-MessIs. Files, Van Ripper. Null
| hansen, Rlchardt, Carpenter, Schaum,
Kerth. Holman aud Doughty.
/ The President pro tenn. in the Chair.
The minutes o. the meetings previous TO
/ Sept 3, were read.
| The minutes of the meeting OF Monday,
| September B. were read as regular meet
| ing and special meeting, the special dating
/ from Mr.. DouRhty's decision that the
| meeting was adjourned.
/ The minutes, together with those Of the
4 EQUALIZATION Board. were approved
The Committee charged with the duty
| of carrying ont the result of the Straight
| Line Railroad election, reported resoIu.
! ton providing for the issue of the Straight
/ samuel d. Gilbert and w. +. Nesbit, as
i the Gust odians OF the bonds TO be Issued In
| payment of the city's subscription.
/ Mr.. Heilman offered a resolution, sub
i stantially as folloWs:
/ ResoIUed, That this Council will take no
| steps toward the issuing of the S3,C91,0)0 of
| bonds for the city's subscription 10 the
/ stock of the Evansville g. Indianapolis
| Railroad Company until the said COms
/ pany, or Francis FelloweS, the President
| thereof shall execute to the city of Evans
/ Wills a contract with sufficient security for
/ the performance thereof: that the said
| Railroad Company shall build and COM
| plete said road TO a Junction OF the Vim
| cennes Il Indianapolis Railroad
| In support of his resolution, Mr.. He'll
man argued that there was no agreement
with Mr.. Fellows, the President OF the
Mr.. Doughty supported Mr. H -ilman's
resolution. he would be in favor of Civ
ing Mr.. Fellowes, or the Company, as
strong a bond as they could K, but OPP
posed the issue of bonds until the road
was fir1sned.
resolution, aud urged that the contract be
carried out.
Mr.. Van Ripper vacated the chair, and
| spoke upon the question. He assured the
| Council, as The agent through sOh7na the
bonds mould b. issued, that they should NOT
Mr.. HeiIman said it was not business
! like to issue the bonds until the company
were bound to finish the road within q
| given time. It was not business like.
| GLoud applause from the audIence.J
air. Carpenter retorted that IL was bus
Mr.. Doughty cited the instance of the E..
| III. & N. II. Rs that the bonds were issued
| to be delivered when certain conditions
| fulfilled. The bonds had been delive ed,
but the conditions had not been complied
/ with yet.
/ in passion, ADD he commanded order.
| threatening that If they didn't behave he
| would have the audience expe1led.)
| Mr.. HeilmRn supported the mattou and
| Mr.. Carpenter replied pass1onately.
Mr.. Kerth accused the opposition Of an
| attempt to block the wheels of progress.
Mr.. Heilman explained that he paid
large sums as taxes, and he would gladly
double the city's population every year,
but he would guard her interests against
imposition.
Mr.. H. E. Read obtained leave te make
speech In favor of the issue of the bonds
q provided in the first resolution.
The Clerk then read the contract with
the Straight Line Railroad Company at
Mr.. Carpenters request.
Mr., Caprenter charged that Mr.. He'll
man was actuated by improper motives
Mr.. HeIlman reLOrted that he was only
actuated by desire to see the city secure,
and, so far as he was concerned, he Wou I'd
douate 5000 If Fellows would bind him
self to finish the road in two years. rAp-
plsuse from the audience.1
Mr.. Doughty asked the attorney of the
road, General ShackeifoTd. If a contract
on the part of the city would not answer
General Shackelford explained that it
would not. When the bonds were Issued
the company would have something to
hypothecate, which wouIo not be the case
with a mere contract to issue.
Mr.. Heilman's resolution was lost and
the original resolution adopted, when MIR.
Heilman gave warning that he would
stop this reckteSSneSS.
Police pay roll .... 1901 co
Geo. Bingham, mason work............ 40 CT
Jackson Fire 20 co
Forth q Bowles, livery. ....-............... 2 so
Street - .......... 49I CO
Chas. McJOhnston, llme............. 2 50
Gus II. JagIman, rhpaiIing clock~.... SO
Y. Y. Snreeoers extra Work --........... 10 CJ
Jas. D. 1872 90
Board of Equalization per detan...... 800 90
]. =. Goodbye, trip to CtEctnnati--.. z5 CT
VIM. Z. French q Co., curta1ns......... 4 10
Bills to the amount OF S46 80, expenses of
Mayor Walkers funeral, were allowed
| bill for witness fees, to be rendered in
certain prosecutions, CS9, was allOWe1
A petition from certain residents of Ann
| a
order, was read and the order made for u
sidewalk of Glass No. 4.
petition from residents on Second
Avenue Tor an order for brick sidewalk
on that street, from Fifth to Eighth
! streets, was read and referred to the Com
mittee ON SIDEWALKS, with MeS srs. Kerth
Mr.. Carpenter called attention to the
lay Lnat II certain places where No.
Were being land
Mr.. Muhlhausen referred humorousIy to
Inc matter and, when replied to by Mr..
surly.
Considerable squabbmng was iDduIged
IN on proposition to modify the order
for Sidewalk that was not carried.
A Petltlon OF sundry persons for q branch
sewer from OAK TO Cherry, on Church
street, was read. and the Committee on
Sewers and the Surveyor were Instructed
to procure bids for the work.
Mr.. Files called attention to the old
grave yard, but the matter was deferrsd.
A petition from certain lot owners OF
Locust Hill, asking for the removal of
Stearns Hatch and the substitution of Mr..
Adam STREET. as Sexton, was referred to the
| Trustees OF the cemetery named.
A petition from suDdry residents OF
BrinkmeyerS Enlargement, where an or
der Tor the opening Of an alley had been
pass ed, was read, and DR.. ID. g.. Keller and
Edward Burtis were appointed as apprats-
ers. on the part OF the city to open the
A petition from citizens on Franklin
Street, representing the tmPasstb'e oondI-
tion OF that street, between First and OAK.
lev Avenues was read, and referred to the
Committee on treets aud Alleys.
A petition from citizens In the same
nelghborhOod, for opening the cutters on
Seventh Street to drain FRANKLIN street,
wes referred to the same com mittee.
An Auctioneer's License was granted 10
James Marler, and his bond approved.
A communication from G. A. McCuteh-
an. Deputy Marshal, asking for an In =
crease Of salary to SIS per month. was re-
fsrred 20 the COMMITTEES on Ponce
I Liquor licenses were gr1ntEu % II. r.
Miller. Joseph kahn aud Charles Seventh
Mr. Heiiraan offered > resoIutlor that