The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-29

Conrad 10 co
N. W1ilard-".-...-....... ......- 81 o.
John . 90
GOtiieb Venmeyer, hauling dead
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Street brigade.-~-.--~-~~--..-m. 40 90
Buchanan & Gooding, ees.-.-.-.... I5 90
First National Lark, commissions. 81 IS
@. Decker & Sons, repairs----.-...... 2 50
Philip Puder & Bro, sundries.-.--.. . 40
ChaS. Becker, repairs..-"--...-..-.-. 40 ~
John IL. Roelker, cistern rings. 49,. u 20
Joseph StahlhOefer, sundrieS... %
ii. q -Ahlering, iumber.----.--. "a AZ
SetebeI q Bowies. livery biiis...... IS %
VIM. Hetlman, serVlceS--"..--. 8 W
John Greek, serviceS--"~-....-...- s w
l.. Butts, 3 W
Orphan Asylum, $500. 100 90
w. II. Walker, on saltEy-..- -~ 10 W
Bill of Healy & Isaacs, for ifty.one
coal ticket books, $50. was referred to
committee on claims.
The bills of Herman Yunker, for
gas lamps, were referred to the Gem
mittee on Claims.
The bill of Caspar Marshal, for
earth, was laid over for further exam
nation.
The bills of John Greek. e. Burtis
and Ed. Bowles, for condemning
property for the opening Of Ann and
Orange Streets, we're referred.
The School Trustees requested that
So, 116 so be placed to the credit Of
the Superintendent Of the Public
Schools, with which to pay teachers.
Granted.
Mayor w. II. Walker presented a
bill for 81, 100. as balance Of the sal
airy due him. Or this, 1920 was ordered
to be paid, and the balance was laid
over to await the decision of the case
now pending on the subject Of the
Mayors salary.
DIR. George b. Walker presented a
bill for $500 for damages to result to
his property by the widening of Cen
ter Street, at the corner Of eRteF ard
Laet.~ Laid ever.
A petition was received from sum
dry citizens and property holders. for
the improvement of the alley be-
tween Water and First Streets, and
extending from Elm TO Pine. The
Improvement was ordered to be made.
A petition was received from sun
dry citizens, asking that Center
Street, between Chestnut and Cherry,
be reduced to a twelve foot alley.
Mr.. Steinbach remarked that a like
petition had been presented and re-
ferred TO himself and Wiltshire, and
they had reported that the city had
no jurisdiction. As no plat accompa-
MED the petition, it was referred
back to the petitioners for amend
ment. Prof. Cow presented a plat
prepared by himself and MIR. Decker,
and a report accompanying it relative
to the opening of Chestnut Street,
the enlargement of Orange Street and
the new Cemetery road. After an
explanation of the map, Prof. Cow
was instructed to mako some slight
amendments, and the report was ac-
cepted and ordered to be placed on
file.
Prof. Cow called attention to the
fact that windows were being bro
ken, by parties, in the public school
buildings, and asked that the Jan
itors, Jacob Schweitzer, Jacob Smith,
VIM. Butress, and VIM. Hager,
be appointed special policemen to
protect the public school houses.
The Mayor submitted a report rela'
tive to certain bonds. Ordered filed.
Il. Graupner, presented a written
charge against E. II. q. Habenicht
setting forth that as public measurel
of wood, said Habehicht, gave false
certificates of measurement. After
considerable discussion, the paper wa:
laid upon the table,
Hopkins from special committee,
presented the following as Inspectors
! for the ensuing city election: Firs.
Ward, VIM. Liant; Second Ward
r Matthew Henning; Third Ward
/. Jacob Weintz; Fourth Ward VIM. u
/, French; Fifth Ward, Jacob Frmlich
Sixth Ward, Anthony Refs; Seventh
Ward, VIM. Warren, Sen; Eighth
Ward, Charles FL. Butterfield; Ninth
Ward, August Uhl.
> Also the following as judges: FRS
Ward, Albert Steinbach; Second
: Ward, Michael Meyer; Third Ward
Jacob Sinzich; Fourth Ward. JohI
CRIES.; Fifth Ward, VIM. Troupe
> Sixth Ward, Valentine Kramer; Sew
cnth Ward, John Klauss; Eight
Ward, Andrew Zeher; Ninth Ward
VIM. Hunnell.
Mr.. Doughty submitted the follow
ing names, for Democratic Judges
First Ward, Thomas Gibbs; Secont
e Ward, John ID. Roche; Third Ward
o III. Schriber; Fourth Ward, Samue
L. Jones; Fifth Ward, Michae
Stumpf; Sixth Ward, Nichola
: Kapps; Seventh Ward, III. w. Elmen
y dorf; Eighth Ward, August Wehler
Ninth Ward, Charles Schenck.
J. And the following for Clerks. II
d. Richardson, Harry Hedden, Johl
McDoDagh, Joseph Bofandick. Jane
A. Gavisk, Frank Busch, 4. K Law
g q. A. Koenig, Il. H. Jones.
Decker &Sons presented a petition
setting forth that they would sustain
II III m nos 70 tho a nno-.k - G1 100 L
the widening of Center street. AM
rendering the entire property to tn,
city Tor that sum. Laid over.
1t Mr.. Hopkins presented a repor
Is from Appraisers to assess damages t.
i the property of Alex. and jane
:, Laughlin, BY the appropriation b
: b city for Street purposes, of part
r of certain lots, which was laid over.
l. A report from John Z. Martin. an
d pointed for that purpose was submit
a ted upon the condition of the finance
: and the books of the city, as fol
D. lows:
81 To the Mayor aud Common Council Of n
Guy Of kcGnSUf.L e:
In compliance With your request, I hav
ia examined the accounts OF the city for a.
a. current fiscal year, and traced ali the in
70 port6nt financial operations from the or
GIN The result will be found IN the a,
eon1panylng statements. showing: II
m crease and decrease of the various class
of the city debt; Exhibit OF total del
lie March 18th, 1870, and receipts and exnend
lures to same date.
The present system OF keeping the cit
accounts, devised many years since yv6e
the financial operations of the civ We,
lg on a comparatively small scale, Is entirei
- inadequate to insure either safety or acer
racy now, and should be entirely rem0r
eled at the beginning OF the next ffscs
year. The debt of the city is not stated =
It's ledgers. a list of bonds outstandfn
is kept in a Register" by the Mayor. :
So his own office, and an Imperfect cOnv :
-. the Clerks Office The data on which nj
rs Statement is based, were obtained nv eon