Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-24
Council CHAMBER, INDIANAPOLIS

the death of James Woods, Sr. in the following
terms:
Council CHAMBER, lNDIANAPoLis
November Odd, 1862.
To the Hon, the Common Council:
Ii is with profound regret that I now announce
To- YOU that James Woods 81 . the Civil Engineer
Of this city, is no more. After painful and
lingering confinement of several weeks, he de
parted this life Saturday morning. the 18th
instant at o'clock, at the age of sixty nine
years. BY this dispensation OF Provide nee the
city has been deprived of an efficient officer, the
community of good citizen. and family of a
kind fnther and IL Is to us warning to have our
house in order "for in such an hour as we think
not. we shall be called away"
By the lie 9TH of the Engineer. the duty of APP
pointing to fill the vacancy devolves upon you,
until the next annual election. and would very
respectfully recommend % YOU the appointment
of James Wood, Jr. (son of the deceased) now
acting rs Assistant Engineer. TO the Office OF
Chief Engineer. | have the honor To he your
obedient servant, :. ID. MAXWELL, Mayor.
Mr.. Thompson moved that the paper just re
ceivcd he spread upon the minutes and the city
papers be requested To publish the same. which
was unanimously adop'ed
On motion of Mr. Wallace. the Council sus-
pended the rules and a ballot was had to fill the
vacant office OF Civil Engineer, and James Wood,
Jr was unanimously elected
Mr. Wool handed in his resignation as Assist
ant Civil Engineer
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, &c.
By Mr.. Wallace: A petition from j. W.
Johnston. asking the Council to grant him Ii.
cense to exhibit two Australian children, at less
than the usual price. The petition was referred
To n committee consisting OF MeSsrs. Wallace.
Brown and McNabb
BY Mr. Wallace: From VIM. WorlaDd, for
leave TO place scales on Delaware street and
also from II Rittenbough for a similar privilege
ON Massachusetts, Avenue The first was refer
rel TO the Committee ON Streets and Alleys, and
the last granted.
By Mr. Wallace: From the Trustees Of Odd
Fellows Hall. stating that they were about to
flag their portion of the sidewalk; and similar
one from Mr.. Wallace in relation To his property
on the corner of Delaware and Maryland streets.
and asking the city to flag their portion. The
PRAYER of the petitioners was granted.
By Mr. Brown. from Z. &. Campbell and
Others. asking the Council 10 have the dairy vn
Michigan street, between Pennsy lvania and Meri
dian. removed Referred to the Committee on
Streets AMI Alleys. with instructions to prepare
an ordinance prohibiting diaries to be kept within
the corporate limits of the city.
Bs Mr. Brown from Samuel Delzell and Others
ia relation 70 a suit now in Court. which was re
/ ferred To the Judiciary Committee.
REPORTS
i Mr. Brown. from the Committee on Streets and
I Alleys, presented the bond of Thomas Wren fol
f grading and crawling Massachusetts, avenue anc
Wyoming street which approved; also, re
porting against the petition for grading ans
/ rraveling Maryland street.. between Delaware and
/ Alabama on the ground that majority of lo
owners had not signed il. The report Wa
: adopted.
Mr. Brown. from select committee. repOrte,
back ordinances referred To said committee recon
mendng that they lie upon the table. and pre-
scented from the committee an ordinance for ih'
regulation of the police force OF the city.
The City Clerk submitted his quarterly repor
as follows: