The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-06-25
COUNCIL PRO CEEDINGS.

Juue21, 1870.
Council met. Present all the members.
Mayor Bennett presiding.
PETITIONS.
From w Elliott asking the privilege of
sinking a well in first alley south of Broad
way, RAINING from Front street, for the pur
pose of carrying water to Washington street:
the petitioner agreeing not to interfere with
the rights OF any other persons IN regard to
water. Referei to COMMITTEES on streets.
From S G Mendenhal and large number
of property holders, asking Council to have
the sewer between seventh and eight streets
finished. They desire that the sewer be eth
err covered with brick arched, Referred to
Board of Public improvements.
REPORTS.
The Board of Public Improvements recon-
mended the contract to grade, grave'ed, and
boulder the alley running south from Broad
way between Seventh and Eighth streets, be
awarded to Samuel Newly, and that the con-
trac. for grading paving and bordering the
alley north of Main street running from Tenth
to Eleventh street be awarded to VIM. !lhover,
Accepted.
The Board of Public Impr ovements made
report in reference 10 the opening of the
street south of c G Beeler's property, which
was accepted.
The committee on Claims reported in favor
of allowing the claims of Shoemaker & Coz
Th;mo.hy Kelly, Myers, Ezra Smith &
Co. Josep Gebire & Co, and James NJ Starr,
Accepted.
The Committee on streets offered resolu-
ton directing that the the sidewalks on south
side ofMain street. between Wash and Green
to be graveled and paved at the expense Of
the property owners, according to law. Ac-
cepted.
The sidewalks on the east side of Peral
street, from Main to the 1st alley sou tn Of
Main be regarded and paved at the expense
of property owners, according to law. Ac-
copied.
The Committee on Fire Department offered
a resolution that the Board OF Public Improve
nients be instructed to advertise for sealed
proposals. to repair the wells on New port
Pike and Liberty Pike, and the well on Noble
street between Eighth and Ninth street
making cisteYns out Of the. Referred to
Board of Public Improvements.
The committee on Gas, were instructed to
cause one of Wards Street Lamps to be
placed at the south enterance OF the bridge
over Whitewater on the Williamsburg Pike
near the Spring Founry, provided Prison &
Rattray, will bind themselves to fill, fight
and repair the same at their expense during
the wear ronnd. and to pay for said lamp at
its appraised value, in case the city should at
anv time cause gas mains to be laid to such
bridge. Adopted.
The committee on Gas offered n resolution
that the Richmond Gas Light AMI Coke Co.,
be directed and required TO lay down addition
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lowing described places: South Front st AS
feet: Finlsy-st. 1000 feet; South Seventh ST.
1850 feet: North Marion-st. 800 feet; Main-st
from Ninth to Tent; North Ninth-st 164I TT;
Senth Marion st 446 feet: Gaar and Cliff-st to
Spring Foundry, 1914 feet; North Franklin,
SOP eet-making n total Of 1C 900 feet; and
that the Financial Committee be md they are
hereby authorized rnd directed to prepare an
Ordinance providing fer the issue of City
Bonds to the amount of $40, 900, of the demo-
mination of $500 each, payable in one and
two years from date. ~ the Banking House of
Winslow, Lanier Co., in the City of New
York, and bearing interest at the rate of sew
en- per cent. per annum, PAYABLE semi annu-
ally; and when said bonds are properly
cuted, 81 lid com .nittee shall deliver thsm to
the order of the Gas Light and Coke CO., up
on the obligation of SAID Company for said
amount with interest, AMI the stock of said
Company in the amount of 200 as collat-
terai. Adopted
n TesoiutiuD was huoptei, making the Tune
table. prepared by the committee on Gas, for
the months of June TO December, inclusive,
be ado pied for the regulation of the lighting
and extinguishing the Public Lamps.
An Ordinance was introduced prohibiting
dogs from running at large in the city of Rich
| mond. The Ordinance provides that no dog
shall be permitted to run at large in the city,
without the owner having first procured IL
cense from the city clerk. Read twice, when
on motion, the rules were suspended and it
was read third time and passed.
Ordinance protecting street lamps and pre-
venting obsttuciions thereto, passed.
Street committee instructed to make prop
er street and alley crossings on west side of
Franklin-st north of Main. The same COM
mittee received instructions from the council
not to pay more per day, for laborers and
teams than private parties pay. Adjourned.