The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-06-20
Synopsis Of Council Proceedings.
TUESDAY EVENING, June 18-

PErIrIoSs.-J. c. Hadley and others.
asking that Green Street. South of Mar
ket, be graded and gr4veled-referred
! to Street Committee.
{. H Chambers and others. owners OF
property, on alley running North and
South from Mulberry to Broadway. ask
ing Council to have it graded and paved
in center, so as to sufficiently drain the
same-referred 10 Street Committee.
The Committee of Ways and Means,
reported favorably on petition from
School Trustees, asking Council to levy
. tax Of Is cts. on the 500 valuation,
and 25cts- on each poll for that purpose.
Concurred in.
The Committee on Claims, reported in
favor of allowing accounts presented by
Jonas w. zoe; Weaver, for rent of
room for election, and Fisk, for painting
No Engine. Doan l. McWhinnery's
bill referred back to them for certificate
of city officer or person having the work
done. Report concurred in.
Committee on Streets reported in ia
vor of repairing gully at junction of
Washington Avenue, Gaar and High SITS,
without unnecessary delay. Concurred
in. The same Committee also reported
adverse to granting the petition of Pax
son and others, for vacating alley run
ming from 9Th to 9th streets, as "detri-
mental to best interests of the City,
Concurred in
The contract for hauling stone, was
given to Mr.. Shower at 81 per perch.
The contract for mason work to Henry
Turbeck at 81 Scots. per perch-for the
wall on the South side of the Grave
Yard.
Augustus B. Young was selected as
assistant clerk, to help make out Tax
Ruplicate-at SO per day for time en-
ployed.
The Ordinance establishing Board Of
Health, and the Ordinance Furnishing
owners of Breachy Cows and repeating
Cow Ordinance, were passed. The Gar
bage Ordinance was ordered to be pub
lished. See Ordinances in another col
umn,
Mr.. Curme, was granted leave to lay
a pipe across Washington St, to his tan
yard.
BY resolution, offered by Mr.. Elder,
the Street Commissioner, is Authorized
to abate nuisances when instructed so to
do by the Street Committee.
The petition of w. c. Scott, and 9TH
ers, for opening alley, from Vine to
Fifth-st, was taken ny and referred to
the Street Committee.
The Street Com missioner, on motion
of Mr.. McGirr, WIS instructed to clean
up all the Alleys and Streets, where it
has not yet been done.
The action heretofore had in egard to
petition of E. Nye d Bro, and others,
vacating two alleys and establishing one.
was, on motion of Mr. Patterson recon-
sidered, and Clerk instructed to give
notice of the tendency of said petit
ton. (Sec notice in another column.
On motion of Mr.. Elder, the Commit
tee on Streets was instructed to have the
nuisance 1.-THE "Mendenhall trap at N.
w. Corner of Main and Front, abated
in the most efficient and practicable way.
The Bonds of Street Commissioner
and Market Master, were accepted and
filed.
The sum of $500 was borrowed from
John Walker, at 10 per cent. interest.
Bond No. las was issued to him.
The City cart was placed under the
control of Street Commissioner.
Contract to remove Garbage was Civ
Ell to VIM. Show.
The City printing was awarded to
Messrs. Holloway & Davis.
Adjourned to regular meeting in next
month, July 2.