The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-01


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John Mclunerny 80
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The following petitions were re-
ceived for Saloon licences: Martin
Eohnmiller, A. Travis, A. Severitt
and John Ashby.
Eight per cent. wasallowed following
persons on alley improvements: o. q
j. Smith, John Griess, I'll. 7. Ben
nighoff, j. B. Altering and Sebas
tan Kuehn.
A communication was received
from w. E. Parrett, Treasurer of the
Board of School Trustees, for SO, 100
% to be placed in the hands of the
Superintendent to pay tuition for
February.
The ordinance concerning the cree
/ ton of buildings was then taken up
and discussed and so amended as
to read ''all buildings &C., exceeding
fifty dollars In cost, pas sing, ayes FIVE
to three noes, and the Clerk was
| authorized TO procure the necessary
1 DtuukS W ChAy ~ AAtO NACOes
Judge Parrett submitted an ordin-
ance that recognized the payment. by
individuals, to the Gas Co., of 90 per
cent. of the amount of cost of extend
ing mains, hitherto required to be
paid into the City Treasury, as paid
to the city.
Mr.. Hopkins moved a suspension
of the rules-and the ordinance was
read second time and passed
| Judge Parrett submitted an opinion
that the appointment OF appraisers at
the last meeting. had ncs been quite
in compliance with law, and recon
mended that tb appointment be made
anew, naming ,4ch piece of property
to be appraised.
On motion cf Mr.. Semonin, Messrs.
Heilman and Reitz were appointed,
and Judge Parrett requested to draw
the necessary papers making the APP
pointment legal.
Mr.. j. A. Reitz asked leave to make
a representation concerning the ex-
istence of pond on lot 80, HeWson's
division.
On motion, the lot was ordered fill
ed up, and the Committee on Streets
and Alleys, was ordered to cause the
pavement in front of the said lot to
be repaired.
The following Ordinance, redistrict-
ing the city, was then read; and, on
motion, put on its second reading and
passed by ayes, Z, to noes, /.
AN ORDINANCE dividing the City of F.v-
ansville into nine Wards, and designat-
ing the boundaries of each of said Wards
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Com
mon Council of the City of Evansville,
That from and after the taking effect of
this Ordinance, the territory situate with
in the corporate limits OF SAID city shall
be divided into and consist of niue Wards,
as follows, viz:
The First Ward shall consist of all that
part of the city situate within the follow
| ing boundary lines, viz:
Beginning at the intersection of Chest
nut ana Fourth Streets, and running
thence by Chestnnt street to Eighth
Street; thence by Eighth street to the
Canal; thence by the Canal to the eastern
boundary line OF said city: thence by the
eastern and southern boundary lines OF
| the city TO the intersection of Madison
Avenue and Putnam Street; thence by
Putnam street and across Blaek:ord' 3
| Grove to the southern end of Sixth Street
thence by sixth street to Chandler Street )
thence by Chandler and Gum Streets to
Fourth Street; and thence by Fourth
Street 10 the place OF beginning.
The Second Ward shall consist Of all OF
that part OF the city situate within the
following boundary lines, viz: Beginntn g
GA the Ohio River at Walnut Street. and
running thence by Walnut Street TO
Fourth Street; thence by Fourth Street
TO Gum Street; thence by Gum and Chand-
Ter streets to sixth street; thence by Ski n
Street and across Blackford's Grove TO
TO the southern boundary line of the city
thence by said boundary line to the Ohio
The Third Ward shall consist of ali that
part of the city situated within the follow
ing boundary lines, VIZ: Beginning on
} the Ohio River at Walnut Street, and run
ming thence by Walnut Street TO Fourth
street; thence by Fourth Street TO Main
street: thence by Main Street o Fifth
Street; thence by Fifth Street to Sycamore
/. StIeet; thence by sycamore street to Third
Street thence by Third Street to Carpenter
, Street; thence by Carpenter Street 10 Cen
! ter street; thence by Center Street TO Leel
/ Street; thence by Leet Street to the OHIO
I River. and thence by the river to the place
| of beginning.
] that pant Of the city situated within the
] following boundary lines, viz: Beginning
2 at the intersection OF Fourth and Chest'
: | nut Strs cts, and running thence by Chest
| nut Street to Eighth street; thence by
Eight street to Division street; thence by
= Division street TO Third Street: thence by
. | Third Street to Sycamore street; thence
Z by sycamore Street to Fifth Street. thence
, by Fifth Street to Main Street; thence by
Main Street to Fourth Street, and thence
|. by Fourth street to the place OF beginning
The Fifth Ward shall consist of all that
part of the city, situate within the follow
, ing boundary lines. viz: Beginning at the
" intersection OF Leet and Center Streets
= and and Third Avenue, to Sixth street; thence
u by Sixth street, and across +. w
Brinkmeyer's Enlargement. TO the Wes
line of the Northern Enlargement; thence
n by said line to Ann Street; thence by Ann
street to Ninth Street; thence BY Ninth
o Street to Division Street; thence by Divis
ion Street TO Third street; thence by ThtrC
neT Ter Street 10 Center Street, and thence
bv Center street to the place of beginning
n The sixth Ward shall consist of all tina
part of the city. situate within the follow
ths Ohio RIVER at Leet street, and running
thence by Lest street and Third Avenue
n to Franklin street; THENCE by FrankiII
o Creek to the Ohio River. and thence By thu
River to the place of beginning.
that part OF the city situate within the fol
e lowing boundary lines, viz: Beginn1ne
on Pigeon Greek at Franklin street, anC
10 sixth Street; thence by Sixth Street t
II nue. to Eleventh Street; thence by Elev
enth Street to First Avenue; thence by
line Of the city; thence by said boundar!
10 line to Pigeon Creek, and thence by Fig
" con Creek to the place of beginning.
- The Eighth Ward shall consist OF all tina
part of the city situate within the following
boundary lines, viz: Beginning at the in
FL terseetion of Sixth Street and Second Av
euue, and running thence by Sixth Stree
and across FaW. Br1nkmeyr'S Enlarge
- noent 10 The Western line of the Northerl
~ Enlargement; thence by said line and tn
q western line of Holzgrate's Enlargement
to the Northern boundary line of the city
: tnence by said line 10 the interse ctiOI
with Second Avenue; thence by Seconi
u Avenue to the place of beginning.
Il Tha Ninth Ward shall consist OF all tina
mart OF 1.-THE city situate within the follow
er ing boundary lines, viz: Beginning at Ia
Z inIersectfon of the Yves ern line Of Holz
L rTafess Enlargement with the Northern
% Boundary line OF the city, and runnin
thence by said west line OF Aoizgs afe,s In
,e Iaroemeiit and the West line OF the North
ern Enlargement to Ann Street; thence b
80, 800 to Ninth Sheet: thence b