The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-13

Schultz & Reitnar 8 90
Chief of "a 50
Street 90 e
G. Wunderlich, 80 70
Messrs. Fair and Erskine, County
Commissioners, presented the bills
for the improvement Of the road over
| the culvert near Ingleside, which ag-
| gregate $S4I 09, and an order for
1920 55 the city's half of the amount,
was authorized.
A letter from Albert Weber, of
Brussels, Belgium, was read, notify
| ing the city that he held twelve bonds
| of the city of the issue of 1850 for the
E. & @. r. r. Mr.. Weber demands the
face of the bonds, $4,000, in coin.
/ and g, 626 for interest on the same
basis. On motion of Mr.. Carpenter,
the letter was ordered returned with
the answer that the city declined to
pay in anything but currency or Its
equivalent.
A petition from WA. Kramer aud
others was read, praying for the fill
ing of certain lots in Lamasco. Re-
! ferred 20 the Committee on Nuisance.
A communication from Messrs.
| Martin, Gardner & Co., was read,
asking that the City Attorney be in
structed to push the suit between the
city and Martin, Gardner & Co. to a
| final termination in the Supreme Court
as soon as possible. Referred to the
City Attorney. @
The Mayor read an ordinance for
the prevention of tbs collection Of
crowds on the street, and the regula,
Of peddlers. -
Laid over under the rule.
L L. ~ al Iw~kS
authorizing the Mayor to tender to
city orders, and to D. @. Keller,
1920 20, also in city orders, the award
of damages for the opening of Walnut
Street.
a communication was received
from the citizens of Lamasco, submit
ting the following resolution:
'ResolUed. That we, the citizens of
the western part of the city, formerly
called Lamaseo, herewith earnestly
protest against the location of the
| rUUu U1IEVu51r vlluvt Pa -Glso City,
through Third Street, Honest John
Street and Ann Street. as proposed By
the City Council for the purpose, to
make a connection with the Evans
vile and Charlottesville Railroad.
RESOLVED. That we, the citizens of
the above named part of the city OF
Evansville, ask your honorable body
to reconsider your action.
Mr.. Doughty moved to refer to the
City Attorney.
Mr.. Muhlhausen earnestly opposed
the motion. A lengthy discussion oc-
Cured, in which Messrs. Van Ripper,
RicAardt, Carpenter, Heilman, and
Doughty participated.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to refer the
matter to a committee of three, to
confer with a committee of the pro-
/ testing citizens. Mr.. Doughty With
drew his motion, Mr.. Carpenters
motion was carried. and Messrs. Car
penter, Doughty, and Muhlhausen
were appointed as such committee.
A communication from H. M.
SWeetser, asking for a reduction of the
tax on the steamer City of Evansville.
was referred to the Comittee on Erro-
neous Taxation.
A petition from steamboat owners,
asking for q reduction in wharfage
rates, was referred to the Committee
on Wharves.
Mr.. Carpenter submitted a resolu-
ton forbidding the contracting by any
officer or member of the Council to q
greater sum than ten dollars, without
| first procuring an order from a major
iry of the Council, prescribing the
cost or description of the work pro-
posed. Adopted.
Mr.. Carpenter also submitted a res.
olution ordering the Street Commits
sioners to discharge all but six of his
laborers.
Mr.. Doughty moved to lay on the
table, and Mr.. Carpenter, in arguing
for the adoption, stated that the
| Street Commissioner force had, in
several instances. filed the water pipe
trenches where they were not fully
filed by the contractors.
Messrs. Doughty and Van Riper
said the work of that description.
done by the street laborers, would be
compensated for by the contractors.
A lengthy discussion occurred,
when Mr.. Van Ripper moved to refer
the matter to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys, which was carried.
On motion of Mr.. Sohaum, the
force of street laborers was ordered
to be reduced to nineteen men, half
the present force. b
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the sidewalk bill against d. H.
Kennedy, reported the Same correct,
and 1t was ordered to be charged up
to the property.
On the proposition to omen bids
for the work of filing the canal. from
Eighth to Tenth Streets. a long dis
cussion occurred, Mr.. Doughty main
tanning that the receiving of bids was
referred to the Special COMMITTEES.
with power to let the contract. Thew
had opened bids in accordance with
their understanding of their duties
and he protested against a re-open-
ing of the matter, as they had award
ed the contract to John Mauer at
fifteen cents per cubic yard, and hav.
ing proclaimed the price at which the |
work was let, he said it was not hon
orable to open bids again.
Mr.. Heilman insisted on the omen. !
ing of bids In the Council, and main /
tanned that the Committee had no |
power to let the contract. After some /
discussion the bids were all read. and |
on the motion to award the contract
to a lower bidder at fourteen and |
three quarter cents, a stormy scene
ensued, Ia which Messrs. heilman and
Doughty INDUCED in some sharp
references.
On motion of Mr.. Richadt, the
opening of bids was deferred, and the
receiving of further bids and award
ing of contracts was ordered to be
done anew, the bids to be opened at
the next regular meeting.
Professor A. NJ. Cow, on behalf of
he Board of Education. appeared be-
fore the Council, and suggested that
f they desired to secure the earth to
be removed from the Lamasco school
ot, for filling the Lamasco Park,
provision for its removal be made.
At Professor Cows request the
Street OoPNmissioner was Instructed