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

Chair. and John NJ. Paxson was appoin-
ted Secretary.
On motion of r. B. Payne, a commit
of five was appointed to meet the City
Council, thea in session, and ask them
to reconsider their action on the petition
Of himself and sixty others, praying for
division of the Sd Ward Of the City,
and to report the action of the Council
to this meeting. ajiGl ags7suo) 3sIII
The Chair appointed Messrs. H. B.
Payne, w. G. Starr, A. Earnest, H. C.
Dunn and H. r. Downing said commit
tee. @ ac5 btE asg4s
While the com. was absent, on motion
of w I. Dennis Esq, rallying commit
tee of six from each ward was appointed
to see that every voter is at the polls on
the day of the election, as follows: a-..s
1st Ward--Thos.l Nestor, H. H. Son.
nickson, j. L. Meek, E. H. Page, John
S. Hunt, Charles Lieve. emo
Cd Ward-A. j. Bell, M. NJ Lacey,
r. E. Forkner, Samuel Conklin, Hugh
O. Brien, G. Peterson. es@H
Sd Ward--JaInes f. Reeves, T. Cain,
w. G. Starr, j. Nj. Paxson, H. C. Dunn,
A. A. Gonna. 5ss
4th Ward-Dr. T. Henry Davis, Chas.
Taylor, Oran Perry. James Smith, E. c.
Kelley, H. Meerhoff
On motion of w. T. Dennis, q COM
mittee of three was appointed to prepare
tickets and have them distributed or the
day of election Com w L Dennis,
S R Virgins and H Julian.
On motion of HI Popp Esq, an ex-
ecutive committee Of five persons was
appointed to serve for two years, with
power to call meetings at any time they
may think necessary, to consist of
one person from each ward of the city,
and fifth one to be selected at largo.
The following names constitute the CON-
mittee: ta sao
H G Dunn, Chairman. 1st Ward, j L
Meek; I'd Ward, J H Popp; Sd Ward,
E G Vaughn, 4th Ward, DIR. T Henry
Davis. aa - f buo1
The committee appointed to meet City
Council, reported that they had presen-
ted their views to the Council and they
had refused to grant their request, and
absolutely refused to submit the prop
osition to the voters of the city, and
through their Chairman they presented
the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which after discussion, were passed
unanimously:
BENoNl NEwBY, has been quite ill for
the past two or three weeks, but is now,
we are glad to say, convalescent.
WHEREAS, Sixty one of the resident
Freeholders of the city of Richmond,
living in the part of the city desiring
new Ward, pe,itioned the Common
Council of the City Of mond, to take
the necessary steps to organize a new
Ward, to be called the 5th Ward Of said
city, known as New Ward East of 7th
street, out of the present 3rd Ward
And, Whereas; further said proposed
New Ward would contain the requisite
number of inhabitants, and whereas said
petition did fully set forth that fact, and
the same was fully known to the said
Common Council, and whereas, further,
two weeks after the presentation of said
first named petition, another one was
presented purporting to be signed by
only thirty eight persons, and whereas
said last named petition proposed to
form New Ward by dividing the 3rd
Ward East and West, making Vine
street the dividing line. And whereas,
the New Ward thus created would not
contain more than one half the popula
ton that the first one would and, where
as said Common Council in the opinion
of this meeting, did. without any reason
for so doing, except it consists in the
fact that the first proposed division of
said Ward would result in the creation
of New Ward Republican in politics,
and in the latter case, one of Democratic
politics, report favorably on the last Pc
tition and expressly failed to take any
action on the first one, thereby repudi
ating the rights of petition, and saying
in effect that minority shall rule ma
joiity, and virtually saying that the East
ern part Of said 3rd Ward shall be gov.
eraed by a small minority in the north
ern part of it, Therefore g Fis
Resolued, That in the opinion of this
meeting the action of said Common
Council was an insult to the petitioners
on said petition, and high handed out
rage and should receive the condemna-
ton OF. all high minded and honorable
men,. asaasI .att. +e4fT .rai SCI.
Resolred, That as said Council have
refused to give the voters an opportuni-
ty to vote on the said 1st proposed New