The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-08
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
| Aug 6-PKrIT1oNs.- From Independent Hook and
Ladder Company, asking appropriation to repair dam
ages done their apparatus at ires-referred to FIRE
Co. Committee.
| From w. II. Bennett and others, asking that pave
ments be laid Man-st. from Mrs. Spinning prop
erty to the cor of Main and Fifth and Fifth to the
| first alley south-granted.
| From Chas. Leve and others, asking that South-st
be graded graveed and followed in centre-granted
From John Elliott and others, asking that sink be
dug on Fifth Main, to receive water from pump
in front of fremont House-ordered to be put In at
expense of property holders there.
! From A. F. Scott, and over 500 others, property
holders, asking the City TO rproprate Sloo9oo to
| the Cincinnati, Richmond and Ft Wayne Railroad.
The matter was on Mr.. MGirr's motion, referred to
the committee of the whole and made the order OF the
day for Thursday next, at o'clock.
THE following is the of the law by which the
Council will be governed in granting the prayer of the
petitioners for this appropriation:
| Sec. 60. Any incorporated city, under this act,
shall have power to borrow money to subscribe to the
stock of any plank road macademized road, or rail-
| Rad [rnnningl into through such city; to make
donations in money, the bonds of such city, to aid
in the construction of such roads, only on petition OF
majority the resident reebolders thereof Prov-
died. That said donations shall not be payable either
ia mouay or bonds until the road in aid Of which it is
given, shall be far completed to admit the run
ming Of trains from the point OF commencement to
such point, points, designated in the petition,
in of railroad, or passage OF wagons IN the case
OF other roads, and hen far completed shall be
/ obligatory the Common Council Of said city to
contract and do whatever may be necessary to carry
into effect the substantial meaning OF such PETITIONS
and the obligations herein enjoned may be enforced
in the courts of this State having competent ursdc-
ton on the application of any signer OF such petit
ton President of the road in behalf OF which such
donation may have been made. at any time after said
petition, or petitions, have been presented to such
Common Council, and for any debt in pursuance Of
the provisions of this section carrying out the IN
tentions of the petitioners aforesaid, the common
Council shall add to the tax duplicate OF such years
thereafter levy sufficient to pay the annual interest
such debt oan with addition of not less than
FIVE cents the hundred dollars to create sink
ing fund for the liquidation of the principal thereof,
which fund. with all the increase thereof shall be ap
piled to the pa yment Of such debt, and TO no other
purpose.]
From Messrs Peterson i King, asking permission
to dig a we'll in alley running from Front to Green
st. near their Factory-granted.
From David Theuser and others, asking that the
cutters on west side of Fifth-st from Sycamore to
South-st. be paved-granted.
Committee Oh Streets reported in favor of opening
Bridge-st-, but recommended deferring the grading
and crawling it fer the present Concurred in
Same Committee recommended that the Sewer from
Sixth-st. tier of lots, be walled with stone
and covered with plank. Concurred in.
The Street Commute instructed to see that the
property holders the east side of Fifth hist, from
the Depot Main-st grade and pave their sdew alks
portion only having complied with former order
of the Council.
The subject of the growth of the Canada Thistle
Fifth-st brought to the notice Of the Council by
Dr. Newton and its extraction and eradication urged
1t was referred to the Street Committee.
resolution was adopted instructing the Street
to have Graded and prayeled from
Market to Sycamore-st the present season.
Marshal Zimmerman reported Al arrests during the
past month: % for drunkenness, Is disturbing the
peace assault and battery, and each for violation
of hog ordinance, violation of license law, and TO.
vagrancy. He reports the police force in most sat
isfactory condition-al faithfully and cheefuly per-
forming their official duties. Report placed on file.
Treasurer W. P. Wilson, reported the receipts and
ments for the month as follows:
Cash on hand, iune 80, S43l4 ~
Money Borrowed ............-...-... 5000 90 |
Total. S9,8l9 90
City orders redeemed 2,O75 81
Balance in Treasury. .S7,774 SO
A resolution adopted requesting the different
Railroad companies to place flag at the crossing at
Fort Wayne Avenue, during train hours or whilst
switching cars, that accidents may be prevented.
The street commissioner reported amount OF WORK
done during month past and all the claims presented
by him allowed with the exception of Mr.. Chris.
Fetta, that was referred to the Claims Committee
The claims of Benoni Newby for stone, and Bundy,
for labor were also referred to same Committee.
Claims to the arr cunt Of $555,3 allowed and
orders issued.
An Ordinance establishing Police Force, &C., ard
an Ordinanance Defining Nusances and SURPRISING
the same, passed. See them in another column.
Aug. 8. The Council met pursuant to adjournment,
and after thorough examination of the names on
The petitions, found about hundred who not
reeholders. The petitions were handed back for the
purpose Of obtaining more names, and we do not
ioubt but the requisite number can be yet obtained
Ibis week. 4 majority of the property-ho.ders is re-
lnired enable the Council to act; but feel as
hough it should be unanimous, because the prosperity
If city in the future depends IN great measure
IN the Of this Railroad, and feel assured
its completion if this aid asked for is promptly Civ
m. Put your shoulders to the Wheel then, fellow
citizens, and give your Common Council UNMISTA-
kARLE INSTRUCTIONS, and the work will be DONE
The elements have not, within the