Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-06

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proposition vas offered from Jane Cook
offering To sell tract OF land adjoining the City
Hospital. supposed 70 be necessary Tor city re
auircments. for 81 500 Referred 10 Board OF
Public Improvements.
Dr. johnson presented petition from j. II
Ross, l. W. sloan aud Daniel Stevenson with
regard 10 property on Pratt street. between I'LL.
nois AMI Tennessee streets. Granted.
The Judiciary Committee, by the Chairman,
Mr. Seidensticker. made report With reference
20 the stationing of flag men az railroad cross.
ings within the city lmits. introducing an ordi
nance With regard thereto. defining localities,
bounds and limits.
Read ssd referred. With a proposed amend
ment suggested bv the Mayof 60 committee on
,streets aud alleys, on motion OF DR. Thompson
DE- Thompson thought. looking daily at the
number. OF people that were docking 10 our city.
tina, the time had come for the due protection Of
our thoroughfare. for their benefit. we'll IS
all parties concerned
There vas some debate between Mr.. Seiden.
sticker and DR.. Thompson ia the regard. Mr.,
Seidenslicker wanted tie matter tested, whether
the Council bad power Over corporations within
the city limits or not.
Mr.. Seidensticker, from same committee. pre-.
sen'ed an ordinance relative 10 the preservation
Of good order az the Union Depot. Tabled for
the present
Mr Seideustickef. lfom same committee sub.
mtted report relative Go the ordinance for the
reduction ol MeknAbb street. aud donating a
certain number Of feet, taken from that street.
to the Union Railway company The report was
adverse 60 any such proceeding Report con
CURED n
The use of the Council chamber Was granted
to the publishers convention, shortly TO be held
in this city
Reports from The board of Public Improve
ments were read, with reference TO street i'm.
provement- and other matters, aud referred Tor
further consideration. The principal ques
ton related 90 the Improvement OF Washington
street IN the Wei Ivy Of Pogae's Run, and also OF
Virginia Avenue
A report was read from the Board OF Public
Improvements. recommending that n general
system Of bordering the principal streets ia the
heart OF the city, wherever needed be entered
on.
De jameson thought the Board had made "A
move IN the right direction. IL WAS time that
the city east about to ascertain what II would
coss TO improve, according to the public demand,
our principal thofoughiares He thought with
DIR Thompson, that il was now necessary 10 az
certain what was demanded Of the city. what was
demanded of the State, and what was demanded
of other parties One thing certain, the
time had cone Tor something 70 he done in this
regard
Mr. Emerson concurred. Circle street par
tieularly, among others mentioned, needed the
designated improvement Let see what we
could do in all the regards indicated and set the
work going early in the sp:ing. if possible.
After further debate between Mr.. Seiden-
sscker, DIR. Thompson. and others. Mr.. Brown
moved that the report be laid over until Monday
next for further consideration
The Board OF Public Improvements, by the
Chairman. submitted resolution authorizing the
Civil Engineer. 10 contract with Thomas Wren
for the improvement OF the sidewalks around
University square, nj a cost exceeding four hun
dred dollars. Adopted.
The Board of Public lmprov ements 10y the
Chairman, reported an ordinance with refer
ence 10 the tagging and bordering streets from
one sidewalk 10 the other. Read three times
and passed
The Board of Public lmproy ements. by the
Chairman. reported that the ordinance relative
to the extension Of the ere limits be laid over.
Concurred in
The Financial Committee introduced an ord
nance allowing sundry bills, amounting in all TO
ti.llG Il. Read three times aud passed
Mr. Bosz. from the Police Committee re
ported relative 10 the resignation OF Mr. Cramer,
Chief of Police. Said resignation ought not to
be accepted. and also urging AN increase of the
police force and radical change with regard to
the administration Of the affairs thereof At
least sixteen men additional were demanded on
the police force.
Mr.. Seidenstcker urged that our present po-
lice system was radically defective IL needed
reforming throughout. He was for making il
effective. He would move. therefore, the re
ference of the report. ia order that the right kind
Of an ordinance might hereafter be introduced.
Dr. Thompson SAID: Yes. sir. This police
force must empbstically be increased. after what
we have recently heard from New York. IL il
- not. our own beautiful city may be laid in
ashes and al ms property destroyed. Why,
SIR, yesterday the ia pbefore. two men went
To certain drug store in this beautiful metropo
liz. bought one pound of phosphorus-or one
man bought two pounds, am not certain which
The design was individually to lay Indianapolis
in ashes Sir. | regard the man who fired on
Fort Sumpter IA worse than Adam, who ate the
apple. or than Lucifer. who fell from hell
Mr. Seidensticker's motion prevailed. and the
committee. after the adoption of the report. was
instructed To prepare suitable ordinance, TO
be submitted At the next meeting of the Coun-
elk
Mr. Brown offered a resolution authorizing the
Mayor and Chief of Police to appoint sixteen
special policemen. to serve when, where and how
directed Adopted
Mr. Boaz offered a resolution Increasing the
salary Of the Chief Of Police. making il 81 600
per year Adopted.
Dr.. Thompson brought up the subject Of a
House of Refuge in this city. He spoke with
great elouuence and feeling on the subject. lie
had communications from numerous Friends in
this state, proposing TO contribute literally in the
regard Something must be done 10 stay the
tide of juvenile vice in our community, and all
philan,hropists, the eloquent gentleman insisted,
we're called upon To act.
The council. after hearing Dr. Thomson. zap
proprated 81 500 towards completing the house
of refuge now in progress OF erection, ~ speed
ly possible.
The bond of A. c. Howard. foE lighting gas
lamps was reported. and referred back 10 have
iormalities with reference 20 stamps recthed.
After the transaction OF further business, the
Council adjourned till Monday night next.
MANNING I'D Inc Citizens of Ind Inn