The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-05-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING. May II.


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TUESDAY EVENING. May IL.
Conncil met-all the members present
Ma yor Poe presiding.
\ Mr.. Bennett offered an ordinance providing
| for the compensation of city officers and pc.
lice force for the current year. The ordin
ance provides that the Mayor shall receive
f., $1,000; Clerk, $3.50, and $50 additional iol
services as Clerk of Board Of Public Improve.
ment; Street Commissioner, 81 50 per day
for the time employed; Marshal, $500; Asses.
scr, $500; Civil Engineer, IS per day; Mar
ket Master, SIS; Chief Fire Engineer, $50;
members OF Council, 500 each; Treasurer
per cent on all taxes collected withou. dis
tress and sale, and on tax collected by dis
tress and sale, the same as is allowed the
County Treasurer; Chief of Police, SOS per
month, and Patrolnlen, go per month.
! Mr.. Palmer moved to strike out the words
Chief of Police" and insert "Lieutenant."
Ruled out of order.
ar. Elder moved to amend by making the
salary of the Mayor one thousand dollars.
Adopted.
Mr.. Elder moved to further amend by re.
ducing the pay of policemen to fifty dollars
| per month. Lost.
Mr. Elder moved to further amend by stri.
king out the fifty dollars allowed the Clerk
| for services on the Board of Public Improve
nent. Lost.
MI. Bennett moved to 80 amend the ordi
nance as to allow the Mayor an additional
amount equal to the fees collected BY him.
The ordinance, as amended, was then read
the third time and passed-ayes Z, noes 8.
Mr.. Bennett introduced an ordinance def
ming the duty of the Mayor and Marshal in
reference to issuing and serving exccut ions
| which was adopted.
petition was received from J. W. Gilbert
and others. asking for the removal et the
dead trees on North Marion street. Referred
to Committee on Streets.
petition was presented from H. Groten
dick and others, asking that the cutters and
sidewalks on Eighth street, from South to
South Park street, and referred to the Com
nttee on Streets, &.-s-' p
petition was received from Enos Ed.
wards and others. asking for the grading aud
Lowldering of Walnut street. from Seventh
to Eighth. Referred to Committee on Streets,
9 petition was received fro m l. H. Julian
and others asking that an engraving of the
MORRISON Library building be obtained TO,
the forthcoming history OF Wayne county
twas also suggested tn at an engraved por.
trait of Mayors Saylor and Finley be pro
cured. The whole matter was referred to tn,
Committee on Finance.
! Mr. Bennett offered resolution instructipa
the Clerk to procure book properly bon nc
and lndexed in " hich to record.the ordina nee.
OF the city. Adopted.
Mr.. Bennett offered resolution instructius
the Mayor to procure full set of Gavin 4
Hord's reports for the use of the city. Ac.
cepted.
resolution was presented from Morrison
blanchard and others, for the grading and
repairing of the sidewalks on the east side o,
North Pearl street to its junction with Front
and.tront fiom Pearl to Fort Wayne avenue
and Fort Wayne avenue to the intersection
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OF Fifth street. Referred to the Board o,
Public improvements.
| a petition was received from DR.. Hartman
and others, asking for the grading and paving
OF the sidewalks on the west side of Pear
1 from Main to Broadway.
The Board of Public Improvem en- Is report.
ed resolutions instructing property owners te
grade and pave tho sidewalks en- the north
side of Main street, between Seventh and
Eighth. and on the east side Of Ninth, be
tween Sassafras and Broadway. Adopted.
the Committee on Streets reported adverse
to the request of the Western Uuion Tele.
graph Company for permission to erect add.
ronal poles on Main street. ~ 1ea.
| The Chief Fire Engineer reported that be
| bad appointed Simon Sparks and Charles l.,
Tay Tor his assistants, which was confirmed
+ The Committee on Printing reported it in.
expedient to contract for the printing for the
ensuing year. ,.-....t- ~.
On motion, Council proceeded to the elec
ton of Wood Measurer, and on.the eighteenth
ballet Andrew J. Bell wac declared elected.
On motion, Coun-il adjourned. ~