The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-04
PR OCEEDING.S OF EBOARD or
TRUSTEES OFsPLYHOUTH :
.CORPORATION,
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iD0"'N me- picseHt, q. u y uSHman,
President; r. Williamson, Geo. Koch, Fl.
a. Work, Trustees; and p Mcdonald, :,
Clerk.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved. Il
Geo. Koch, chairman of committee on
fire department, reported in favor of gen
eral repairs of the apparatus of the hook
and ladder company, and the purchase Of
twenty-five leather buckets tor said CON-
pany. Report accepted.
r. Williamson, from committee on
claims, reported lavorably to the allowance
Of the claim of j. Mcdonald for S34, SO.
Report accepted, and the clerk ordered to
draw an order for the amount.
1t was represented to the board that the
c, c. & l.. r. r. company would construct
such bitches and culyerts within the cor
porate limits of Plymouth, as the trustees
of said town may direct.
Il. Williamson, from special committee
on the petition of w. w. Hill and others,
for reduction of the license Zee now
charged theatrical and other exhibitions.
reported against the granting Of the petit
ton. Report laid on the table. Geo.
Koch, from same committee, reported in
favor of reducing the fee to $500 for each
performance, and $500 per day for ped
dlers carrying pack. Laid on the table.
X. Williamson reported in favor of al
lowing the claims of the fire department.
Report ordered to lie on the table for the
reason that the claims Of the fire depart
ment have not been presented to the board
in any manner requiring action on their
part.
1t was ordered that the rates of license
under the ordinance passed June 5th,
1867, be reduced as follows, to-wis The.
aires, concerts, and other exhibitions not
otherwise specified, be charged license
fec of three dollars for each performance :;
crcuses and meuageries, twenty-five dol.
lars per day; peddlers carrying packs
containing their stocks of goods, one dol
lar per day; peddlers, other than the
above, two dollars and half per day.
The matter of the petition of G.. Blain
and others, for assistance in building
bridge across Yellow river. on LaPorte
street, was continued until the next meet
ing of the board.
The petition of J. Blain and others, for
cToss-walk on Michigan street, on the
south side Of CAIRO street, was referred to
committee on streets and alleys.
1t was represented to the board by citi-
zens residing in the vicinity of Taylor
street bridge, that small appropriation
would render that bridge passable, and
that it was due to the residents Of that
part Of the town. and the country east of
1t, that the bridge should be repaired.
Referred to committee on streets and al
Ieys, with instructions to investigate and
report at the next meeting of the board.
The marshal appeared before the board
and desired instruction relative to the en-
forcement of the ordinance passed May
Y, 1867, to prevent swine from running
at large within the corporate limits of tie
town of Plymouth After due considcra-
ton, the board instructed the marshal to
suspend the execution of the ordin aace
until the board direct otherwise.
The corporation attorney was ordered
to examine the ordinance above referred
to, and report to the board any amendments
which IN his Judgment may be necessary
to insure the enforcement of the ordinance,
and report at the next meeting of the
Board
1t was ordered that the marshal proceed
Immediately to clear Walnut street, south
of LaPorte street.
The marshal was ordered to make a
thorough examination of all the cross
walks, and streets where cross-walks are
needed, and report to the Board the con-
dition of the walks now in use, aud the
locations where he deems it expedient to
build new walks.
1t was ordered that The supervisor give
notice to the owners Of lots 2, 3, 4 and 5,
in Merrill's addition to Plymouth, to re-
move the Instructions now in j Jefferson ST.,
on the south side Of said lots, and in case
the owners refuse to remove said obst ruct-
ions before the expiration of ten days after
notification by the supervisor, that the
supervisor proceed to remove the same.
Adjourned to meet at Corbin & Vanvakl-
enburgh's Office on the evening of the
first Wednesday in June, 1868.
- p. MCDONALD, Clerk.