The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-03-09
Council Proceedings.
TUESDAY, March ?, 1869.
Council met. Present all the members.

TUESDAY, March 2, 1859.
Council met. Present all the members.
+a go PETITIONS
petition received from Irwin Reed, alleging
that his son, who has the smallpox, is in fair way
to recover and that apprehension need be enter
tanned Of the disease spreading his account, and
asking that he might be permitted to attend to lis
business, and that the flag be removed from his
dence Referred to the Board of Health.
A petition received from J. A. McMeans, J NJ.
lewiston and others, owners of property on Sixth
street, west side betw Main and Walnut, repre-
senting that the side walks in very bad cnndi-
ton and asking that they be paved with stone
hard brick. Granted.
petition was received from Samuel Marlett, sta
ting that he considered his property Moth Pearl
street damaged by changing the grade of the street.
but he willing to wave his claim for damages if
the city would remit the amount as sessed against
the property for grading and paving gutter. Refer.
red to Committee on Claims.
Fl. r. Downing allowed $40 account OF
being active fireman Of No. Fire Co.
Mr.. Croker, by leave, asked that the grade Of
Centre street be etablished. On motion, the City
Engineer was instructed to establish the grade Of
that street. ~ -.ss4 =. =
petition was received from H. B. Payne, John
c. Page, s. R. Virgins, Thomas Woodruff and ff-
tythree others, asking that the Third Ward be divi
ded, and a Ward to be called the Fifth Ward,
tablished embracing all the Territory ia the
porate limits North of Main and East of Seventh
Street. The petition referred to selec:
mittee consisting Of Messrs. Elder. Coffin and
McGirr.
Mr.. Patterson, from the Committee on Claims,
ported favorably sundry claims, which were al
lowed. Adverse to the claim Of John Vcgg for
vices as policeman; also in favor Of reducing tho
of r + al rty In
$l25,0o, and adverse to the petition of Nordyke,
Marmon & Co., for a reduction in the assessment
their Green Street property. Adopted.
The Committee Streets reported in favor OF
grading and graveing Sassafras street, from Ninth
to Tenth streets. Accepted.
Mr.. Coffin from the select Committee, to whom
was referred an Ordinance making appropriation
of Si25,000 to the Cincinnati, Richmond and Fort
Wayne Railroad reported it back with amend.
ment to the effect that the principal repair shops and
Offices Of the road shall be established in Richmond,
and recommended its passage, which was agreed to
by ayes 8, noes 0.
Henry Elstro complains that he is assessed will,
more property than be is the fortunate posscssor OF
and asked q reduction. $4,000 was stricken from
his assessment.
Charles Geyer said he was represented on the tax
duplicate owning lot on Main street, 80 feet
front, whereas his deed only called for sixteen and
one-half feet Referred to the Committee or Claims
Marshal Zimmerman reported thirty -four arrests
during the month of February:
Receipts. -. ....-..... .S16,6o3 II
Disbursements ................-...... 1,497 81.
Balance in Treasury ..$l5,l05 20.
| communication received from Virgins
CO., offering to sell their ground on the corner Of
Pearl and Smith streets, on which to erect house
for the Hook aud iailer Company also inquring n