The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-19


4. II. q N. Railroad tax 1851 e6
Il. q. & +. Railroad tax ], l43 a
Common School tax 3. 40 e6
General City Tax. 20,O05 81
Tax on Eoils.-..--........-.. ISIS W salsolo 50
Total taxes OF Evans
Vile and Lamasco-. t2S,464 -
To which is added delinquent taxes. VIZ :
Evansville .........-.......-... GO 0z3 ~
amascoss..................... 1901 ~ 1851 W
Total Of Duplicate. s2n.089 O
Respectfully submitted.
Mayors once. Evansville. Ind. Dec. II,
1870.
The report was accepted, and the
duplicates ordered into the hands of
the Collector for the collection of
taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter, five
per cent. discount was ordered to be
allowed to all persons who pay their
taxes on or before the 31st instant,
and three per cent. to those who pay
after that date, and within thirty days
from the present date.
On motion, the Collector was al
lowed the same compensation for col
Letting taxes as was allowed his pre-
decessor in Office.
A motion so adjourn was with
drawn, and the matter Of awarding
the contract for filling the canal from
Eighth to Tenth Street, taken up.
Mr.. Files desired to explain his
action in the matter. He had been
accused of acting unfairly in the open
ing Of bids In committee, but the
charge was not true. He had called
upon Mr.. Heilman and asked him for
- 1.k = 4 L. 4.
and Mr. II. told him be had none. He
had acted in good faith and spoken
the truth as he always did.
Mr.. Heilman repeated what he said
at the last meeting: That he had ;n-
formed Mr.. Files that he would
bring bids to the Council Chamber to
be opened in Council. He did not
tell Mr.. Files that he had no bids.
He demanded of Mr.. Files to answer
if he did not tell him that he would
produce his bids in the Council, to
which demand Mr.. Files did not reply,
tho bids, he told Mr.. E., were to be
opened in the Council, and that he
would have bids there at the proper
time.
Mr.. Files answered that Mr.. He'll
man did not say that he had any bids.
Mr.. Doughty explained that before
taking action in the matter, he had
examined the Clerks minutes, and
finding that they said the committee
were to award the contract, they had
done so.
The Mayor here announced that
/ there was no motion before the Coun-
Gil, and MIR. Van Ripper moved the ac-
ceptanee and approval of the report
Of the committee on Monday evening,
awarding the contract to Maurer.
Mr.. Heilman said they might fix
the matter up in tho Council, but il
would not suit the taxpayers, who
had to bear the expense. The pro-
ceeding was irregular, and he would
not give the bids to Mr.. Files, because
he had no business with them. The
Council was the only proper place to
open bids and award contracts,
and IL it was not awarded to the low
est bidder, the county would not pay
a cent toward the work.
Mr.. Van Ripper said the County
Commissioners might keep their
money. Mr.. Heilman was not the
custodian of the Clerks minutes. He
had made the motion giving the com
mittee power to award the contract so
that his friend Files should have
the work done without further delay.
Mr. Carpenter wanted TO know how
this committee came to decide be-
tween two bidders whose bids were
exactly alike.
Mr.. Schaum said that although he
charged no wrong intent upon any
one, he believed that Mr.. Heilman
was correct in saying that the bids
were to have been opened in Council.
When the motion to refer to the COM
mittee was passed, Mr.. Heilman
moved to have the bids returned to
the Council, and the motion seemed
to be agreed to by common consent
and acceptance. He believed Mr..
HeiIman was right, and at the same
time thought the committee had acted
fairly but under n erroneous idea.
Mr.. Doughty said that his fairness
and integrity had been called in ques-
ton in connection with this contract,
and he desired to say that the man
could not live who assailed his repu-
tation for fair dealing, for although he
had but one arm and his brain where
with to earn his living, he would de-
fend his good name against any and
all assaults upon it. AS to the de-
cision between the two bids, it was in
favor OF the man who had the best
means of doing the work.
The Mayor decided Mr.. Van Riper's
motion out of order until motion to
reconsider the action of last meeting
was first passed.
Mr.. Van Ripper, thereupon moved a
reconsideration, and the motion was
lost. Ayes-Messrs. Files, Van Ri
per. Muhlhau5en, and Kerth. Noes
Messrs. Richardt, Carpenter, Schaum,
HeilmaR and Doughty.
On motion, the bids were then
opened, and the bid Of Messrs. @. H.
Kramer 4 Co. for twelve and half
cents per cubic yard, with a reduction
Of quarter cent per yard if payments
are made semi-monthly, being the
lowest, the contract was awarded
them on motion of Mr.. Doughty.
The motion requires Messrs. Kra-
mer q Co. to give bond in the sum of
81 900 for the faithful performance Of
the work.
Mr.. Kramer, who was present, ac-
cepsed the conditions and said that
be was prepared 10 execute the Job
inside Of the time of sixty days, pre-
scribed by the terms upon which it
was let to Maurer.
Henry Gumberts was granted a
license to sell at auction in more than
one place. the rate of license fee to
be fixed By the Mayor. M
A motion to adjourn was lost, and
Mr.. Schaum moved to open the bids
for the travelling Of Fulton Avenue,
Main. Ann and Seventh Streets.
A long discussion here ensued, Dir.
Schaum advocating the work and
others opposing the work.
Two remonstrances were read
against the proposed Improvement,
and Mr.. Kerth urged that the con-
siderations which they urged be heed
ed. lie further insisted that the sea-
son was too far advanced to make the
work successful.
Bar. Sehaum wanted to know if the
sesson was two far advanced in June