The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-08-03
synop.i. Of Council Proceedings.
Aueusr from Henry bro

| AUGUST S.-Petltlon from Henry bro
camp and others. asking to hove gutter
on West side of South 9Th street. Also,
a petition from c. T. Price and others,
asking a postponement Of an order to
have side walks paved bet. 9th and 7th
streets, in consequence fhaying TO use
said walks in the course Of improve
ment by driving teams over them
both of which were referred to Com. on
Streets. A petition was referred to the
same Committee, asking TO have grade
fixed and sidewalks paved on West
side Of Franklin, from Main to Fort
Wayne Avenue intersection
| The Committee to whom was referred
1 the resolution authorizing the Mayor to
1 employ Counsel in certain cases, repor-
ted adversely. Concurred in.
| South Street was ordered to be gra-
! de6 and graveled between 7th and 9Th
streets.
The waste water from pump on North
| Franklin street, was ordered to be fixed
| in accordance with petition, and the
| city to pay the cost of the same.
The Committee on Streets were auth
| orized to advertise for sealed proposals
for the grading and paving of alley be-
tween 9Th and 9th and between 9th and
10th, each running north and south
from Broadway to alley between Main
and Broadway-to be paid by the prop
| erty-holders.
An order was issued to have alley
4 graded and grayeled between the prop
erty owned by Strawbridge, Richerts
and w effel r. to be done at expense of
property holders.
It was ordered that that portion of
Bridge street, beginning at Cliff street
and running South one square, be gra-
ded and grave.ed at the cost of the city.
. The ordinance regulating sale Of 6re>
wood. read first time.
| The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Elder, and adopted
Messrs Palmer, Patterson, Reeves and
Roberts in the negative:
"Resolued, That the operation of an
ordinance entitled, AN ordinance to
exact license money from all persons liz
| censed to retail Intoxicating liquors by
county or State authority and to regu-
| late all places where intoxicating iiq-
uors are sold to be used on the premis-
es, and to regulate such sale within the
city of Richmond, and fer two miles be
i yond the limits thereof, and to repeal
i all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict Herewith be and the sam c
1 is hereby suspended. and shall not go
/ into effect until the LIST day of January,
1870, and that any person who shall
have received County License to re-
tail spirituous liquors in less quantity
than a quart, shall, on producing said
license to the Mayor, be granted city
| License for the same purpose, on the
payment of such sum as will be at TIL
rate Of fifty dollars per year, for the
/ fraction of the year between the time
such License is granted, and the going
into effect of the OF dinance above re-
| ferred to- N@ 81
DR.. Davis and DR.. Salter were each
allowed 800 for two years services as
members of the Board of Health. and
| Mr.. Pruyn and the estate Of DR.. Vale
were each allowed $50 for one year S
services on Board of Health.
Certain unsigned bonds were ordered
to be destroyed by the Mayor.
The Mayor was authorized to receive
/ Seventh street Park on conditions m en-
toned by owners-to be conveyed to
the city forever for public Park, .sif
the same can be done in legal man
ner.''
Alley running half way across the
square lying between Noble street and
the Railroad, was ordered to be vaca
ted -~
Mcssrs. c. Du Hardcney and BENZ.
Ham were appointed assistants to make
out the Tax Duplicate.
A bill for police caps, balance S12.16,
allowed.
= Treasurer reported receipts for July
at s16, 295.O9, and expenditures, &c.
/ 22O. 81 leaving balance in his hands Of
s6,O74 49,
Chief-of Police LACEY reported total
numbered arrests during month at Co.
as usual, >. the 'bane oflife,' whisky, is
the loving cause of all the police Ia
bors. -
The City authorities were ordered 70
take Up old bonds and issue new ones
inIieu thereof with interest
The Commissioner on Streets report
ed work done by him for July amount
ed to the su m of 81 ,969 %. si aia4s -
Accounts against the city, amounting
in the aggregate to sSl6 Is, were refer
red to Com. ON lalms. ea sfea
:. Adjourned to third Tuesday in this
mn w, nxg 50 en- zrae 81
Fifteen hundred dollars were realized
from the sale of the late .Indoe N II