The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-05-11
Council Proceedings.
TUESDAY EVENING, May 4.

on South sixth street, asking that the sidewalks
the east side Of said street be graded and paved IRON
From c. Fetta and others asking for the grading
and crawling short alley intersecting another alley
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets Laid on
the table. a@@a
A comnu nication was received from Adam Ault
Policeman, stating that in the discharge OF his duty
under the proclamation of the Mayor, he had killed
dog belonging 70 Henry R: Downing said dog being
| on public highway without muzzie. Downing
brought suit for damages, and the trial was dis
covered that the ordinance upon which the proc ina
ton issued invalid from the fact that 1t had
not been published according to the requirements OF
the city charter. Judgment for $25 was rendered
against him. with costs of suit and he had also en-
gagged attorney, at cost of $40. He asked Coun-
! Gil to pay the expenses attending the suit.
G. H. Burchenal ESQ, by leave, stated that it was
under it proca by the Mayor preventing dogs
from running at large, had frequently been issued
and carried out, objection being urged. Mr.. Aut
acted in good faith in accordance with what he sup
posed to be the law and having been fined for doing
so, perfectly justiabe in asking the city to pay
! the expenses of the prosecution.
Mr.. Elder believing that the request of Mr.. Ault
Carried.
that all pet tons and unfinished business in the hands
of the committee be transferred to the committee to
be appointed by the next Council, nasmuch as two OF
| the committee retire with the present meeting
| Mr.. Watt introduced an ordinance preventing per-
sons from riding velocipedes on the sidewalk, and
prescribing penalty of not less than 81 nor more
than $50 for so doing, which read the first and
second times aud motion the rules suspend
ed, and the Ordinance read third time and pass
ed.
The Mayor reported that himself and the City At
torney had been unable to report Ordinance pre-
venting dogs from running at large, and asked fur
Their time, which wa granted.
Marshal Z.mmeI reported Il arrests during the
month of April.
The Marshal also submitted his annual report, from
which it app that 1913 arrests had been made by
the Police during the year ending April 30, 1869.
The Clerk of the Board of Public Improvements
reported that during the year ending April 80, 1859,
fifty mine bulldog permits had been granted, and the
cost OF the buildings erected estimated at $162 800.
The Clerk is OF opinion that If permits had beeu
taken out for all the buildings erected, the value OF
improvements would have been reported at more than
$200,000.
ard allowed.
The Street Commissioner presented bills for street
work during the month of April, amounting to 5000,
which ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Ccfin (Mr. Pattetson in in the chair,) offered
the following resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of Council hereby
rendered Mayor Young for the impartial manner in
which he has discharged his duties as presiding OIL
and also for his efficient administration OF the
affairs OF the city.
On motion, Council adjourned.
special meeting of Council, called by Mayor
Young, was held THURSDAY evening, the object of
which was to order election for member OF Council
in the Fourth Ward, and attend to such other bust
ness might be deemed important.
Mayor Benaet. presided. In stating the object of
the meeting, he took sion to make few remarks,
in which he INDUCED The hope that he would have
the cordial cooperation of the members Of Council in
the discharge OF his dutT as presiding OFFICER
Second Ward, and Reeves, of the Third Ward, pre-
scented their certificates and t. their seats.
The Inspectors of Elections reported that there
tie. and consequently election for Councilman in
the Fourth Ward.
,r Patterson offered the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
ZiesOlced, That election be held IN the Fourth
Ward to fill tie vacancy occasioroi by the failure to
elect at the biennial election held on the LIST Tuesday
in May, 1859 that said election be held Tuesday,
the 18th day OF May 1859, at the southwest of
Sixth and Market Streets, in the builing known as
Registry are hereby appointed Board of Judges to
hold said election according to law; and said Board
hereby ordered and directed to meet at said desg
mated voting place ON Tuesday the 1th of May 1862
and register the of all the legal voters of said
Ward as provided by law that the Mayor is hereby
revured to give notice of the time and place of such
registry, and election provided by law.
Mr.. Palmer offered the following resolution
WHEREAS. On the 9th day of April, 1859, there
Richmand, petition praying for the creation of
new and additional Ward in said city, to DO designat-
ed as the Fifth Ward, and to be formed out of that
portion of the Third Ward of said city lying north
of Main street. and east of Seventh street and the
Newport pike and which said petition 81 gEed by
more than thirty residents of and having freehold
within the limit of said proposed Ward, and had at
tached thereto roll coaining enumeration of the
inhabitants thereof, which verified by affidavit
according to law, and which said petition was genu-
inc, and which said proposed new Ward has the req
usite population. and WHEREAS, said proposition
was submitted to the voters of said city the ben
NAL election held therein the LIST Tuesday and 4h
day Of May, the returns of said
by the Board of Inspectors it is shown that
nine hundred and iftysix ballots cast said prop
six hundred and thirty ballots cast said
proposition having thereon the word "no," showing
that said proposition carried by majority of all
the ballots cast thereon, and by majority of all the
votes east at said election, therefore be it
Resolved, That said new and additional Ward is
and designated the Fifth Ward of the CITY of Rich
mond and shall be composed of all that portion of
the Third Ward of the city lying north Of Main
and east of Seventh street and the Newport pike.
Mr.. Elder opposed the resolution, taking the posi-
ton that the question of creating the additional Ward
ted to the people, required by the charter,
quently any action having that effect would be lille
gal. he moved to lay the resolution on the table
Lost.
Mayor Bennett called Mr. Palmer TO the chair and
spoke at length in favor of the resolution. He said
petition asking the creation of the Ward
had been presented in God faith all the requirements
of the charter had been piled WITH hut tina DEM
ocratc majority refused to report upon it, and sub
init it to the people, consequently the only aterna-
tive vas for the people to take the matter into their
own hands; they did so. and large majority de-
manded that the Fifth Ward be created and he pro-
posed to respect the wish Of the majority If the
Mayor two years from this time, should refuse to
issue proclamation for the election of his success
sor, there could be election, according the
RuiHent OF Mr. Elder: out ne d1d not endorse that
doctrne the people would hold election Just as if
proclamation had been issued, and the successor
elected would demand and be entitled to the seat, if
he had to pitch the incumbent out of the window 10
obtain It. he hoped the resolution would pass.
Mr. Elder replied, sustaining the action of the COM
mittee of the old Council. He gave history of the
two petitions for the division of the Third and
commended that all action regard to them was die
tated by what the committee conceived to be the in
terest OF the city. He deprecated the idea of form
ing Ward to subserve political or local interest
Mr.. Peterson felt Xix, making few remarks but
was afraid he would not be very eloquent as he had
very bad cold, but he would venture to throw out
few hints for the sderaton of the mer,bers-
He regretted to much excitement about so
trivial a matter ) the creation of this Ward When
il was proposed to invest largely in the stock of
railr Dad that would probably be built there
nothing like this excitement He hoped the peo-
pie would keep cool and slow. He then gave his
views Of the motives that should actuate a member
of Council. in which he got little mixed up but he
got out of it handsomely by saying he speak
English very huently, but he could talk Dutch as
veil yhoav