The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-06

if the Council so direct. on the pay
ment into the City Treasury Of the
proceeds. viz:
Bonds NO -. DATED SEPTEMBER !, 1870.
bonds at 500 %
Less per cent, reducing the same 10
TO 10 W
1885 90
Interest from Sept. l to Dec. !, 1870. sl IS
Proceeds ..................s8.4l 0 80
Bat one offer has been made for
nine 30 per cent. bonds, and that for
only one thousand dollars, and at a
price so low as.to be deemed by the
as Inadequate.
w. BAKER,
Mayor.
December 5, 1870.
Mr.. Carpenter from the delegation
to the Immigrant Convention, at In
dianapolis, submitted the report of
the delegation.
Mr.. Carpenter made a verbal report
in addition to that written, In which
he expressed the opinion that the res
olution of the convention urging up
on the government the establishment
of a Bureau of Emigration was but a
scheme to settle up the land granted
to the Pacific Railroad, by inducing
the general government to1aford emf
grants free transportation to the FROM
tier States aleng the line of the road,
thus diVerting the tide thereof from
more easterly States, Indiana among
the number.
He reviewed at considerable length
the progress of immigration from an
early day, and expressed the opinion
that Indiana should move in the mat
ter of attracting immigration within
the limits of the State.
Mr.. Van Ripper moved the accept
anee Of the report, and that a com
mittee of two be appointed to get mp
pamphlet, setting forth the advan-
tages to immigrants of locating in the
vicinity of this city.
The motion was adopted, and
Messrs. Carpenter and Van Ripper
were appointed as such committee.
Mr.. Carpenters amendment that our
Representative in the Legislature be
instructed to prepare a bill for the
Legislature that shall carry out the
same idea, being also carried.
The report Of the City Surveyor,
Improvement of Main Street, was
read and accepted.
Mr.. Van Ripper moved thai no
further work be done on Third, Hon
est John, or Ann Street. The molten
prevailed.
Mr.. Heilman moved to defer any
further work on the improvement Of
Main Street until Spring.
On motion, the Mayor was author
lied to accept the bids, and, with the
Finance Committee, was authorized to
borrow the amount necessary to make
up the 81, 600 in cash, and tender the
same to j. j. Chandler, in payment Of
his damage for the opening of Fourth
Street.
Mr.. Van Ripper opposed the motion,
which Mr.. Heilman finally with
drew, when. after great deal of dis
cussion, Mr.. Carpenter moved to de-
fer the improvements until March,
and Mr.. Kerth seconded the motion.
Mr.. Doughty reminded Mr.. Kerth
that he had promised to agree to the
improvements asked for when the
proposition was first made.
Mr.. Kerth emphatically denied the
assertion.
The motion being put, Messrs.
Files, Carpenter. Kerth and Heilman
voted aye; Messrs. Van Ripper, Rich
ardt, Schaum and Doughty, no."
Mr.. Muhlhausen, after q long consid-
Grafton, the Council refusing to ex.
excuse him, voted aye" and the
motion being carried. Mr.. Doughty.
By COZ sent, changed his vote to aye"
The Mayor reported several places
at which street crossings were re-
quired.
The Mayor also called attention to
the crowds that collected about the
mounte-banks who cry "shoo-fy"
candy and other humbugs at street
corners, and recommended q stringent
ordinance imposing high license on
them. Referred to the Mayor.
The Mayor reported having pre-
pared the bonds ordered to be ex-
changed with Mrs. Hicks.
Dir. Van Ripper moved that the
Mayor be instructed to prepare bonds
and city orders to pay the awards to
certain persons for the extension of
Adams Avenue. Carried.
Mr.. Heilman here asked leave to
change his vote on the Main Street
improvement to mo" and Mr..
Doughty asked leave to change back.
Leave being granted, the motion to
defer was lest.
The Mayor read large number Of
sidewalk bills, all of which were or
dered to be charged up against the
property named.
The bills for sidewalks on Powell
Street, between Third and Sixth, were
referred to the Committee on Side
walks. Mr.. Van Ripper asserting that
he had been informed that they had
not been laid in compliance with the
law.
The Mayor asked for information
as to how he should pay the bill of
the steamer Eckert, and Mr.. Van
Ripper said a probable payment into
the City Treasury would provide for
the matter shortly.
The Mayor was authorized to fit up
his Office in proper manner.
Mr.. Muhlhausen, from the Com
mittee on Markets, submitted the re
port of Gen. Yeatoh. Collector of In
ternal Revenue, that farmers visiting
our markets., have, with few excep-
tions, refused to pay the licenses as
oCEECA Gs5o4ASb OctOALA buClE re-
fusal on the implied promise of the
Council to protect them in so doing.
and that as required By law, he should
be compelled to proceed against them
if the tax was not paid. Mr.. Muhl-
hansen thought the farmers should be
notified of the state OF affairs so that
they might save cost.
Messrs. Alien and Shea were al
lowed the balance of 81, 900, due
them for the completion of the Ann
Street sewer extension.
By agreement Messrs. Allen and
Shea were allowed $1,000 In bonds.
and the balance in city orders. 8 Der
cent, discount being made on The
amount paid in city orders.
Mr.. Van Ripper called attention 10
what he termed an attack of the |
JOURNAL upon the Water Works |
Committee for the removal of the |
powders Of the streets, and asked |
that the gentlemen connected with |
that paper suggest a better plan for
the repair of the streets.
He noticed those streets particular
~, and he knew the attack was made
for political capital. He made these
remarks to relieve fha nuhlio mind /