The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Election Ordered on the Proposition
10 Vote $780, 900 10 the Straight
Line Railroad.
MORE ANNEKATONi
The Proposition OF Mr.. Weir, for the
ERECTION OF Water Works for
$175,0OO, Accepted.
NICE LITTLE sQUABBLEs.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, I

The Council met at the usual hour.
Present, the full Board.
Mr.. Doughty was called to the
Chair.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting, and the special meeting of
Wednesday afternoon, were read and
approved.
Mr.. Van Ripper, from the special
committee to confer with the County
Commissioners in regard to the i'm
provement, reported the result of that
conference reported in the JOURNAL
of friday. The expenses of gravel
ing the roads to Oak Hill and Locust
Hill cemeteries to be paid il bonds.
Mr.. Van Ripper offered the following
resolution in conclusion, which was
passed:
Resolved, That the special committee on
the improvement of the roads leading to
the Oak Hill and Locust Hill cemeteries,
the Board of Commissioners Of Wander
burgh County. In contracting for the i'm
provement Of said roads by graveling.
Mr.. Van Ripper, from the committee
to whom was referred the matter of
the Straight Line Railroad, reported
in favor of ordering the election,
applause in the audience) J, and moved
the acceptance of the report and the
ordering OF the election for the 9th
of July.
Mr.. Heilman asked if there was
not a remonstrauee.
The clerk then read aremonstrance
signed by eighty two persons.
The remonstrance says:
"Believing that the Evansville & Ohio
Railroad can De secured to us at the same
price, II not less. than the Straight Line
and that when built II would be OF m1ch
greater benefit to this city, We, beg leave
to, demonstrate against ordering q vote on
the Straight Line Railroad subscription,
at present."
The remonstrance was received and
dled.
On the motion to order the cleo
ton, Mr.. Heilman objected that the
Council was too fast. He was In favor
not In favor of the $4,000 for he
He was willing to vote $1,000 and
no more. liz the election was de-
layed we could make that arrange-
ment. he therefore opposed the vote
for an election at this time.
Mr.. John A. Reitz, by permission,
appeared before the Council and
urged a postponemeut of the order
for the election. He criticized Sc
verely the relations of some of the
petitioners to the city, whom he
charged were delinquent with their
taxes, although willing to vote $780,
900 from the city's money.
Mr.. Hiram Il. Read, By permission.
appeared and made a powerful appeal
to the Council to order the election,
and in favor of railroads generally,
which he said were the life giving
principle to such cities as Evansville.
He stigmatized the remonstrance as
gotten up in the Evansville & Craw-
louisville Railroad interests, and that
it was circulated by a man who is the
avowed enemy of all railroads. APP
plause.
Mr.. Heilman said he would never
vote more than 100000, Mr.. Read
might say what he would.
Mr.. Carpenter made a strong argu-
ment in favor Of the Straight Line
Railroad It was the E. & G. r. r.
that opposed this road; it wanted no
competition. He had wasted FIVE
years Of his life In trying to build that
road aud had received compensation
only for one years services. and that
unknown to him, but he had failed on
account of the opposition of the E. &
@. r. r. He knew Mr.. Heilman was
opposed to it, for he had on a former
occasion spent a day at the polls to
defeat it. (Applause.)
Mr.. Heilman desired to explain
that be had been made a Director in
the old Straight Line Company, but
| Mr.. Carpenter had desired to run the
whole machine.
Mr. Carpenter denying, and Mr..
Heilman reiterating, the Chairman
called both gentlemen to order, and
the sound of his gavel and voice were
heard loudly calling for order.
Mr.. Isaac Keen made the single
straightforward argument that the
question was simply whether they
would submit the question to the PEG
pie who sent members to the Council,
and thus they would leave the re
sponsibility with the people who
would have to pay.
Mr.. Van Ripper said that he was not
afraid of the people, and whether he
/ favored the road or not, he would
submit the question.
On the question being thus put,
the vote stood z to 2; Messrs. Null
hansen and Heilman voting NO"
When the presiding officer voted
AYE" the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
On motion of Mr.. Heilman a COM
mittee composed of Messrs. Van
Ripper, Heilman and Kerth were ap-
pointed to see that the road, if built,
should be first class road.
Mr.. Van Ripper offered the follow
ing resolution:
ResotUed. That the City OF Evansville
/ does hereby give Its consent as a stock
/ holder in the E., @. & p. Railroad Com
| may and shall issue i've hundred thou
sand dollars of preferred stock.
Adopted.
Mr.. Van Ripper also offered reso-
luton correcting a clerical error,
whereby provision for the interest on
the city E.. G. & p. Railroad bonds
was omitted In the order for their
issue. 1t authorizes the attachment
of coupons, supplying the defect.
| The resolution was adopted.
| Mr. Van Ripper read petition from
Messrs. Ayers and Bingham. asking
permission to erect a distillery on
their lot in Independence. A petit
ton from residents in the same neigh
borhood, joining Messrs. Ayers and
Bingham in asking the leave, was
read by the Clerk.
Mr.. Carpenter objected to granting
the leave, unless the majority of the
residents in the -neighborhood of the
proposed distillery, should join In
asking it.
Mr.. Muhlhausen supported Mr..
Carpenters position. He thought
distilleries Injurious to the health of
a.. 4. 1 n -, i - IL $3.50