Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-04-12

Corsc,L CHAMBER, April 4, 1913.


Coryc,I CHAMBER, April 4, 1913.
49,; Il met pursuant to aGjournment-ail the
..absrs present. .,
~. HowsIIs. from the committee on pnD'''
..ns;s,s and markets, reported favorab'y to the
-I-.sy.l Of the Market House from the piace
-..,. il nov stands to the Warner Bu'iding TOT
=. ....uitsee estimate the expense OF Removal
.,sN = a5ls-laif Of which "ean he raised by
-. .:.;,eus living that street" (Peail), the
---;siee are Of opinion that the balance Of cx-
- :, removai should be borne by the corpo-
-. and they submitted the following resou-
tor, to-wh:
.R.sslc<J, Ly the Common Council Of tie city of
D;rLmsud. That the committee on public build-
-. .aA markets be, and they are, hereby autlo-
rissd 70 let oat 10 the lowest bidder Tie Fc"i'V
- ~. market hous. from the place where IT
49, .a.nIs 10 the lot which the Warner Bull
- Stands mo. 25i, and the pn'ting of it up
49, i. . rood and substantial! manner; and 10
go the whole Of the work completed IN The
rasfse Of the coming summer
The report was accepted and the whole matter
lsid on the table
Mr. uoweIIs from the committee, made
snort relative TO the costs Of obtaining legal
decision in regard 10 the title of the corpora
ses 10 III. W arner Bidding; ",he costs Of OBJ
tanning such IA decision says the committee,
swiii not be any thing more shan the attorneys
Ere-the court expenses will devo!ve OH the pro-
pefty" The report accepted and laid on
the table.
Mr.. Huff, from the select committee appointed
for tina: purpose, submitted the following report,
which WAS accepted and committee discharged:
1.-The committee. 10 whom was referred the
petieion Of Matthias COncie and others, rcspec L
fully report: That, lii their opinion. the council
cannot Iegslate upon the subject for want Of a
Bylaw carry ing out the provisions Of The Char
Ter in regard TO opening new streets and alleys
they, therefore, ask 10 lie discharged from the
further consideration Of the sub.ect'
Mr.. Peterson, offered the following resolutions
Which was adopted, to-wit.
'.R. soIord, That the committee on streets be
and they are, hereby instructed TO have that part
,sf Front street. south of Main, mot provided for
~ tiss re- solution Of Feb 49, surveyed so as 10
enable the council to determine and fix the grade
Of the same
The Mayor laid before the council the assess
nent roll; wherenpon Mr.. Scott, from tho Ways
snd Means committee, offer red the following res
oluiicn, which was adopted:
"Resoired, by tic Common Council Of Me city o,
R'ehm""a, That, for the purpose Of raising rev
enuc TO liqnidatc the city dcLt-dcfray tile ex-
pcUses OF the city, and for the Improvement o
streets, &c, there he levied, on the amount o
the assessment roll, Fifty Cents ON the on,
Hundred Dollars valuation, and Fifty Cents Oh
each POLL
Mr.. llOweils stated that Jonathan Maths has
several benches to dispose Of, and he suggested
that committee be appointed TO purchase them
for the use Of the city. Mr.. Scott moved that
the subject Of purchasing said benches be refer
red u the committee on public buildings and
markets: adopted.
Claims against the city were presented by {.
O'IIaSra, for services Marshall and Market
Master, one quarters salary each, $50; John
Batc"'an, loading dirt from Main ST., s 80; q.
u. Smith, for do, Sl.l24; Christopher Clutter,
for do, 81, e72; VIM. l.. Brady, hauling dirt from
Main St, 81. On motion Of Mr.. Hutton, said
bills were allowed and orders directed 10 be CIV
en- to sasi claimants.
M. Scott submitted an Ordinance, entitled
"An Ordinance Providing for the Opening OF
Streets and Alleys, and for Improving Side
Walks and Cutters which was read the frs,
time. and on his notion said Ordinance was ead
BY its title and referred TO the com. on streets.
Bill No. :, relative to the Board Of Health
was taken up-read third time and passed.
Bill No. y relative to fixing the width of side
walks on Washington ST, was, on motion of Mr.
Hutton, eDgrossed-read a third time and passed
Mr.. VIM. Fulghum, asked the council to grant
him the privilege Of making a small fence in
front of his house Main ST., about Is feet long
and enclosing about 3 feet Of the side walk.
Mr.. Hutton, for the purpose of bringing the
matter before the council, moved that the priv
lrgc asked for by Mr.. ,,un be granted: which
was decided in the ne gatvc
On motion Of Mr.. Scott, the Clerk is authorized
TO procure three books for the use Of the Ceilec
tor and Assessor.
Council adjourned TO the first Tuesday in May
next, tMuy ID