The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-05-01
Council Proceedings.

now make amends as briefly as possible, By
giving results Instead Of details Of tie .abors
Of the city fathers The street committee
reported il favor Of opening Washington
Street to Cliff at he expense of the petition
ers. and that said Street be graded aud pa. in
condition for graveling. TO be paid out Of the
revenue Of '57-defeTring the improvement
Of Vine Street FOR the present. Ls:l on the
table
An Ordinance regulating the width Of N
alley between Front and Washington Streets
one creating chimney, hue and stove ripe
Inspectors. and defining their du,ies---to pre-
vent encroachEnents on the Streets and alleys
Of the city. and to protect The same-to re-
co.nize tie Public Schools Of the city and
10 provide for their support--and one declar-
ing the width Of Marion Street; North Of
Main, are all on their third reading, and will
probably be passed at next meeting.
The Fire CO Committee was instructed lo
procure Hook and Ladder Carriage whicl
i estimated to cost about SOS or SIS.
The keeping up and maintaining Nigh
Watch was dispensed with.
JOHN :. Hun; was employed to light aad
extnguish gas limrs. at so Per year
Meszrs Laieyre and CaIwalaIer wert
granted permission 10 use the earth IN the
cutters on Spring Street to fill up their lots
They are to pay the Engineers fees for survey
ing the same, and complete the grade for pa
wing said cutters, as lar As they 60
The Council leased, pcrPetua-ly. Of the
School Trustees the ground on wl.ca the
Warner building stands. a: s. per foo; front,
for tea years subject to re a2Psaiscnent7a lie
expiration of tina. time, and every Ten yes S
thereafter, and. also rented the Blill.ng a
the rate of 500 per annum.
The Street committee reported agains- the
city's mourning the expense Of opening Mar
ket street, from Franklin to Fifth; bat recon-
n.cnded that said street be opened provided
the petitioners and others viii pay the expense.
Tie report was concurred in; but At SUBJ
quent meeting, the vote on concurr.ug was
RECONSTRUCTED. and tie subject was referred
to Messrs. Burk, Virgins and Gaar.
That part of Franklin street. opposite
Graveyard, which has been in unfinished
condition for some time, IS now being iiaisAe !
/ by Mr. Jno, Peterson. who has the contract.
+ Mr. James n. Smith is about digging a
well, eight feet in diameter at the crossing al
Sixth and Market streets, at his own expense
the city furnishing cap and ring for same
/ The resolution for the erection of additional
Gas Lamp posts (6) in differen; parts Of the
city defeated.
The privilege was granted NJ. Yerigee to
remove dirt from South side OF Market, be-
tween Franklin and Marion.-under y. .--2- y,
= -; F : !, nut do dowfn ash1r.yf31r
Personal at s737,3 58. Two years ago the
AGGREGATE Of the Real and Personal property
n onr little city was 81 ,26l,35o, thus show
ing healthy increase Of s5I5,77' d"T''=
that period.
\ resolution was passed declaring Mar OIL
street North Of Main, seventy feet WIDE iron
Main rect \ nth to is junction with u
Wayne Avenue
\ resolution that Walnut street be,wee
: SIKH and Eigth be completed, was re'eTrs
: to the Stree. Committee.
5 Nessrs. Gaar, Burk and Hutton, were a
L uo.nted committee 10 assist Engineer to q
n wise plan to TX Gaar's race on Noble Stree
: aud report to next meeting.
a. DEMONSTRATING for grading and "a
D. cling North High street. Ia regard to quit
s. ~ + Kiln street. Relative to width Of NJ
C ron street Asking the grading Of Sps'
r street or East Broadway, between Frank
DC aud Seventh; were all read and referred
q Committee on streets, with the exception
DC he one in regard to the width Of AsFi
We stysat-,hat was laid on the table.
Ter The committee on streets rePor,c1 in IA
no Of finishing Walnut straightforward Sixth .
ss Eighth street-also, in favor Of grading II
u street from Fl Wayne Avenue TO rs janei'
re deferring the crawling. Tie first report
o's coucurrel in and the last laid GA the table
Is \ resolution was passed requiring the o
ers Of properly below Franklin stree; 70
rict move distractions in the Sewer and have
s.o- thoroughly clcanscd out. 50 as 70 give the
uni Ter free vent under direction Of Street I
dge missioner.
orr \ resolution was also adopted. ins'ruc
the Committee on Public Buildings and
kets 10 ascertain the probable cost, neees
sin. 70 make the Market House telausa5'e fo7
the Butchers, and 70 report al mex: mee5ns 2
-eF'. Council
The ordinance. now en- is third read
ave-. FOR the support Of cur graded Schools II
,ear saz tax Of twenty cents on he 500 VI
,c;er ton. and 50 cans On each poll. which
and ;., MARTY 81 oOO-add that to the fln
% ceived from the county and II viii make =
.; -" $4,000; which IS supposed VIII be suti
,c keep Up the school Tor tie ea'ains 5.