The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-24
Council Proceedings.
TUESDAY. EVENING Sent

AUESDAf, EVENING, sept. ~.
Council met. Present all the mems
bers but Messrs Curlne and Gaar, of the
Third Ward. Mayor Bennett asked
leave OF absence. which was granted, and
Mr.. Palmer was called to the Chair
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
A petition. numerously signed. was
presented, demonstrating against remov-
ing No. 2 Fire Company from their pres
ent location, and asking that their house
he suitably repaired. Referred to Cons
mittee on Fire Department.
VIM. Conner asked the privilege of
erecting frame shed in the rear of his
livery stable, which was referred to the
Board of Public Improvements.
A petition was received from j. l..
Meek, A. Phillips, ard twenty other
property holders. setting forth that the
frame buildings on North Marion street,
near Main, are nuisance. and endangers
their property as the buildings are open
all the time, and liable to be set on fire.
Referred to Committee on Public Build
ings and Markets.
The Committee on Claims reported the
account Of Yeo & Shoemaker correct,
and the Clerk was instructed to issue an
order for the amount.
A petition was received from Mrs.
Elizabeth Starr, asking permission to
make her pavement on Seventh street,
between Vine and Noble. eight feet wide
instead Of eleven, as ordered. Referred
to Committee on Public Improvements.
A petition was received from VIM.
Thistlethwaite and other property owns
ers, asking that the first alley north Of
Main street, running from Front to
Washington. be graded and graveled at
expense of property owners. Referred
to Committee on Streets, with power to
act.
The Board of Public improvements
Street Commissioner to have the fire we'll
on Noble street, near NTH, changed to
a cistarn, which was adopted.
The Board Of Public improvements
reported that they had accepted the first
alley south of Main street, runuing from
Sixth to Seventh streets, graded and
bouldered BY Samuel Newly. Adopted.
petition was received from the bus
mess men and property owners in the
north part of the city. asking that they
be properly secured from the ravages of
fire by making as many cisterns or fire
wells as may be necessary to effect that
purpose. Referred to Committee on Fire
Department.
The Board Of Health reported the
ditch on the south side of Washington
Avenue. nuisance. and recommended
that it be cleaned out, walled with stone,
and covered over. Referred to Commit
tee on Public improvements, who were
instructed to make estimates of the cost
of improvement.
Jeremiah Had!ey and A. NJ. Miller
were each allowed 1852. j. D. Sever,ng-
haus $40, and E g. Vaughan Sl2 for
services as School Trustees.
petition was received from R. G.
Shoemaker and eight other property
owners, asking that the grade on the east
side of Front street, between Main and
Market streets, be established, and pave
ment ordered TO be put down Referred
to Board of Pub ic Improvements.
DR.. Davis. from the Committee on
Fire Department, to whom was re ferred
the proposition of E. Smith & Co., re-
ported propositions from various parties
offering to sell ground to the city Tor the
purpose Of erecting an engine house, but
tue Committee were in favor of purchas
ing Of Ezra Smith & Co, as they were
convinced that it was the best ocation
for the new engine house. The petition
demonstrating against building a new
house was taken from the table and cons
sidered in connection with report of the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Markets. and the whole subject was laid
on the table.
The Com mittee on Gas was instructed
to have gas posts erected on Cliff Bridge,
Finley and Virgins streets, if found nec-
essary.
Mr.. Roberts called attention of Coun-
Gil to the fact that Ninth street was two
feet lower than Tenth street, and that it
was impossible for the water to flow in~
to that street as contemplated, without
digging . ditch. The Civil Engineer
said that a ditch fifteen inches deep
would keep the water out of Ninth street.
Marshal Zimmerman reported that
there was an open well in an alley in the
rear Of Mr.. Masons property. Referred
to Committee on Streets.
On motion, Council adjourned.