The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-04-20
The New Ward Pro iect.

see by your last paper that s. R. Virgins has is
sued his pronuncamento in regard to city affairs
giving his instructions to the people to how they
should Vote on the ward question. He evidently
attaches great Importance to bis views matters
connected with the cv government, and seems to be
particularly exercised, at this tme in reference to
the action of the Council in submitting to the people
the question of making ward out of portion
of the third ward but he is either posted Oh the
subject wlfuly misrepresents the facts of the case
Two petitions presented to the Council, asking
to have the question of creating ward out of
portion of the territory of the Sd ward submitted
the people, but making different boundaries. One of
these petitions to the Council properly verified
required by the city charter and the other did not
comply with the requirements prescribed. A MAORI
ty of the committee to which the petitions were re-
ferrea, reported in favor of submitting the question
of making additional ward on the petition that
came to them in proper form and the Council pied
the report of the majority of the committee, and
was ordered on the proposition contained in that pc
ton for dividing the Sd ward. The petition about
which Virgins is SO much con cerned was withdrawn
from the hands of the committee, by of the petit
TONERS and is in the hands of the City Clerk, and
not in Elders pocket as he states. Virgins was the
medium through which this petition was presented
to the Couucil and if he had been well informed
he assumes to be, he would have known that it did
not fill the requirements of the charter. II, through
his ignorance laundering, his pet project failed he
ought. in Justice, to blame only himself and the lead
connected with him for their stupidity. 45'a
In reference to the question OF dividing the Sd ward
and making two wards out ofit have only to say
that can propriety, Justice good reason for
doing 1t is population that is designed to be rep
resented in the Council, and the population of the Sd
ward is not large that of OF the other wards,
is there sufficient difference in the number of in
habitants of any of the wards to demand division.
The population of the different wards be properly
apportoned, if such is not the now, by the
Council changing the boundaries OF the wards so as
to equalize the population in each as practice
able. 1t is evident, however, that the aim of Wig
gins petition to give the present Sd ward, in eff
feet four Councilmen, and thus give to that portion
of the city undue and controlling power in the
Legislation of the city, and the expenditure of the pub
lie money in Improvements, &c, and, at the Same
time accomplish a partizan purpose Creating new
ward would add to the city expenses with no cor
responding benefit to the city generally. These are
the Gust purposes that Mr. Virgins complains that
Elder, Young & Co. attempting to thwa,t.
Mr.. Virgins announces that he has discovered
democratic cat concealed in the Sd ward meal tub
on which the Council ordered the vote for new
ward be taken, and that he don't like the Democra.
cs anyhow, having fallen out with that institution
during the Democrats will, doubt feel bad
over this announcement, and will deeply regret that
they had not propitiated his favor by agreeing with
him, and by fighting bleeding and dying in the
of the country, he did, by dispensing the bounty
funds appropriated by the city, Ac. lie winds up his
article by proposing to vote the 9TH street new
ward project, regardless of any legal action in the
matter. Well, know of no law regulation to pre-
vent man from making a fool of himself by voting
for any proposition he may choose to put his tick
let. He would have the privilege of voting for him
self as Dictator OF Richmond if he chooses SO;
he should recolect that the charter which is the
fundamental law Of tho city, points out the mannerof
creating new wards, and that he is probably notsuf-
ciently weighty to overrd that document He seems
to imagine that his great abilities necessary
keep the machinery of the city Cover properly
in notion and that his views and vote of greater
force and importance than the charter itself. The
government has been running pretty smoothly for the
past two years without his aid. in any official capaci-
IT, and it has been ascertaned that his very valuable
services can be dispensed with even in the keeping
and dsbursng of the funds of the city, notwthstand-
ing some persons seemed impressed with the idea
that such a thing could not be done. j. E.