The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-06-08
Synopsis of Proceedings oil. Council.
RICHMOND June l. 1869.


. PETITIoNs.-Public School Trustees,
asked for tax Of 15cts. on each 800
valuation and 25cts poll for tuition
granted. Property holders on N. Front
-on Ft Wayne Avenue to Short ct .--on
Sassafras-st., from 10th to 11th--on
same street, from 18th to 12th-on
South ST., from 7th to 8.h-and on
Bridge-st., all asking Council to grade
and gravel their several streets, and
were all referred to the Street Con nit
tee. A petition for fire well, ON Sixth
street, near the sewer, and one near
sly camore on Fifth ST., referred to the
Fire Department Committee. A petit
ton, asking the use of q portion Of the
street in front of st. Paul's Church for
depositing material for improving that
building-was granted.
ported in favor of refunding tax erro-
neously assessed to Benz. Starr. Ac-
cepted. Street Committee reported in
favor of cleaning cutters at city's ex-
paving east side of North Seventh-st.,
with stone or hard brick-owners to do
it by 1st Of August, or it would be done
by city, and taxed against the owners
property; also, the city to cut down
grade of street, in consideration of
gravel received fran Hugh Moffett and
the Society Of Friends. All of which
were adopted. S146,66 reported as hav-
ing been received from Hugh Maxwell,
rent on City farm by Committee on Pub
lie Buildings. Select committee on
Public Printing, reported it inexpedi-
ent to make a contract with any of the
printing offices, in consequence of the
bids being all alike. Accepted.
The city Assessor was granted until
the LIST of July to make his report. A
resolution of instructions to street COM
mittee was adopted, to advertise for pro
posals to grade and gravel such streets
and alleys as have been ordered--the
work to be done under the direction of
the City Engineer.
was ordered to procure 10. for a city
pound. r. IS ~
The Marshal was instructed to cause
all dead animals found on the streets
to be buried on the city farm.
A resolution was adopted providing
for constructing offices for the City
Clerk, Treasurer and Engineer, and
prison for females in the second story
of the Warner building.
H Downing was allowed $50 for
services as Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment, and one months pay was ordered
to be advanced to enable Policem en- to
procure uniforms.
The Street Committee, was instructed
to make permanent crossings at the
four sides of the intersections of Main
with Front, Pearl, Marion, Franklin,
Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh, and on each
side Of N. Fifth, at it's intersection with
Broadway. Mulberry, Sassafras, and
Vine streets.
Owners of Lots on main between
Washington and Seventh, and on Fifth
between Main and Noble, are required
to repair their side walks, with hard
brick or fiat stone, with surface of not
less tan IL inches.
Religious and educational organiza
tons, were exempted from cleaning gut
tiers, by Ordinance, which was passed
The official Bonds Of the Marshal.
Civil Engineer, and Street Comu ission.
er were accepted
VIM Brenizer, and JOS p. Ilif, were
chosen as Assistants 10 the Chief Enoin
Ger
Twenty five arrests, were reported,
during the month OF May, 10y Marshal
Zimmerman 2
VIM 2 Wilson. City Treasurer, re-
ported the receipts and expenditures
during the month of May, 20 be rs fol
lows:
heceiptS so23 $50 II
Expenditures .->... 4,421 II
Balance in Treasury -. sI8,o6s 90