Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-15

MONDAY EvExISe, Jan. IA.
Council met at ~ o'clock. His Honor in the
Chair
Mr. Haughey presented a petition from John
A Beal, asking relief in regard to property be
longing to the late J. NJ. Patterson, and purchased
tor taxes. Prayer of petitioner granted
STREET RAILROADS
Mr. Haughey presented ordinance granting
to The Citizens Railway Company, of which
b Catherwood is President. the right of way
through the streets of the city. The time 10y
which three miles of said road is TO be completed.
IS October "a No bond is required of the
company: forfeiture of grant and work. in case
of failure to fulfill contract. being considered
sufficient
Mr. Catherwood made statement of the abil
ity OF himself and those connected With him tn
prosecute the work. and indicated his willingness
10 accept the grant under the ordinance proposed
The Council by an informal vote agreed &C
coriiug to terms specified. to confer the grant
upon Mr. Catherwood's company 50 soon as il
should present itself properly organized
BoUSTIEs
His Honor stated his. object in calling the
Council together tonight. Ii To make pro
vision for paving municipal bounties to tour hun
dred and hlIy five veterans of WillerS mounted
| brigade who hid re-enliStei and desired To be
| credited 10 IndianlpoIis Although our quota
to- receive these for the not over
not halt over-and. in his opinion. -four or five
more drafts would be necessary. Let Us there
/ fore keep IN advance of our duty. IL we had
thousand more men to our credit all and
/ more would be needed before the last battle
! is fought and There WIS no danger of
| getting too many men IN the field liz wOa!d he
/ wise If Indianapolis would vote AT once 500 900
/ additional To what already appropriated for
/ bountes He had dispatch from the Var De-
/ partment To the effect that men re-enllsted were
credited to localities and not to the State at large
/ Mr. Haughey committed the proposition OF the
Mavor IL we give bOuntes To recruits from one
regiment we would be called UPON to give boun
/ ties Ia all He did not think it just that lndi-
annapolis should be cllei upon to recruit Tor the
whole State.
+ Mr. Brown novel that the MAYOR be author
zed Ia issue bounties 10 the extent of the S25 900
I already appropriated. and no more There wa
( no necessity for further appropriation We were
ALREADY far ahead of any draft hereafter II bad
been sscertsined Within dav or two that some
zoo men belonging 10 the 18Th. llth. IL u and
18th regulars redtei 10 Indianapolis We
zever. IN his opinion. you'd have "A draft in La
diana
d.. Thompson not prepared 10 CO operate
with the ,yor The future stare him ia the
face. and he was AFRAID of IL There WIS such \
thns a. a corporaton-l city treasury becoming
bankrupt
DR. jameson said that one stroke OF Secretary
Sianton's pen would seud our bounties AL Ia the
moon so far credits any future drafts we're
concerned IL the government should become
straitened. il would take the men where they
could be had without regard to quotas and cred
it, He was Tor appropriating literally for the
maintenance of soldiers families That was our
duty But when it comes to granting these extra
bonnties. he WAS opposed 20 -
Mr. Rrown's motion. modified 80 a. 10 permit
the Msyor a discretion in the matter OF dlshursns
,hs hounti.s was carried 1t was agreed that all
enlisted bona fde residents Of Indianapolis were
entitled tn bounty.