Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-17

Monday Evening, January 10.
Present bis Honor, Mayor Caven, and a quo
rum of honorable members.
PETITIONS
BY two or three were presented relative TO the
draft, and after discussion by Messrs Colley,
Thomson and others. were referred
Mr. Brown. from property holders on Pennsyl
vania, relative TO removing sidewalk incumbran
ces Referred
Mr. Brown from Board of Public Improve
ments, recommending that Frederick Shumre
be awarded the contract for lighting the city
lamps Adopted Dem con.
ID. Root 4 Co were awarded the con.rsc. for ii.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Coburn from the committee on Finance
presented a resolution for the fefunding errone-
Gus assessments. Adopted
By the city clerk. resolution reported relating
TO issuing precepis for assessments for street i'm
provements Adopted with amendments offered
10y Mr. Sedensticker, relative 10 Dir John "
Russell's case.
THE Strict COMMISSIONER > REPORT.
This functonary set forth that for the past
month the city owed men ia his employ the sum
total Of $c29 %
Also, 10 teamstefs, 1906 90
Adopted.
THE CITY SEXTON
Reported IS iuterments during the past month,
four from the country.
FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Brown submitted report relative to
awarding contacts for proposed street improve
ments Tabled until further bidders are heard
from.
Mr. COburn offered a resolution in favor of
paying Joseph X. English 81 700 for bounties
paid by him To volunteers.
Mr.. Allen presented resolution TO the effect
that persons who pay into the draft fund shall
if drafted, be paid back their money subscribed.
as well as the municipal bounty in cash.
After discussion, in which DR.. Jameson said
the bounty ought to be paid in quarterly install
ments, and in which his views were seconded by
NJ. Sedenstiker and others, DR.. Thompson moved
&c refer the whole matter TO the Finance Com
mittee for subsequent report.
Mr. Brown Whatever we arc going to do
must be don 90 night
Mr.. Thompson argued against the great
sumption of pecuniary liabilities assumed BY
the City Council in regard TO volunteers. drafted
men aud soldiers families. He was in favor Of
the city doing all il could in the premises, but
hr honed We would attempt to do nothing more
than We knew on-oiv-. chile 10 do
br Aliens resolution vas tabled
ia. Brown moved that .be bounty De increas-
ell to $3.50. and the premium Tor procuring sub
stitute be increased to S25 and that this council
pledge itself to pay the bounty TO each drafted
man in quarterly instaIments, the last payment
ending a year hence.
Mr.. Alien moved 10 inser, S4OO instead Of
1850
Mr.. COlley moved that the whole subject be
referred 10 "A committee of five consisting of the
Mayor and four members of the council, to con
slider whether in the present state of the city's
finances any bounty could be paid at all and If
so. what shall be that bounty, with instructions
to report tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock at
a meeting of the council then to be held
Mr.. EmmersOn moved that n P. NJ. be sub
stituted for three o'clock Amendment adopt
ed, resolution adopted. committee named, and
council adjourned after the transaction Of further
unmportant business