The Richmond palladium., 1871-12-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

TUEsDAY Bv1NIN0, Dec. 10.
Council met. Present all the members
but Nr. Roberts.
Mr.. Elder presented . remonstrance from
. number Of citizens protesting against tho
action Of council against opening stone
quarry on weat Mi1lbtreet. Mr.. Peterson
explained the object 10 be attained by the open
log Of . quarry. On motion the petition
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Nye offered resolution to tho effect
that the city purchase all the property and
effects belonging to Engine Company No. 4
--at price 10 be determined by apprais-
ers-ths Fire Department to appoint one.
the company ono in case Of disagreement
third person is 70 be appointed by the two.
Mr.. Palmer suggested that it would be pre-
fersble for the appraisers to designate the
value Of the property and report to coun.
Gil.
Ar. Nye moved to lay the resolution on
the table, to await the presentation Of an
itsmizsd bill OF effects of the company.
Mr.. Nye from the Board Of Public Improve
mepts submitted report showing the cost
OF improving the following streets: Eleventh.
from Main to Broadway at an expense Of
s4s7 % to the city and $546,57 from porper-
ty holders-g' aiding and graveling. Eleventh
and bordering the cutters from Broadway
to Mulberry $4l9,l1 to the city, and $563,78
from property holders.
For grading and graveling Eleventh street
fnnrn Ms~lt 80 q. 40 IA
and $75O.47 to citizens.
The Committee on Claims reporkd ad-
verse to allowing the claims o: Knollenburg
4 Shuttle for putting in . new pump on
Fifth street, As the pump belongs to pri-
vate parties.
The Commiitev on Claims reported in ia
vor Of allowing Gen. T W Bennett 200 dol.
lars for revising city ordinances.
Mr. Bickle, by consent, represented Gen.
Bennett. He thought that the city was IL
able to . reasonable compensation for re-
vising and codifying the laws. The charter
does not demand that such services shoull be
performed without reward.
Mr.. Elder made q statement TO the effect
Sooe otC " A0sOu Va OIuu0UC0S vas AA0O0 ~
the suggsstion Of Gen. Bennett. Tho old
ordinances were in a confused and disarra
ed condition, and il was conceded that there
was . necessity for the revision. II was
his understanding that Gen. Bennett was not
to receive any pay for his services, as he
agreed to give all the advice they required.
lie prepared the marginal notes, and assist
ed in preparing the index. It was the un-
derstanding of the committee that this work
was voluntary. No member of the committee
charged anythinS for their services. On
motion the resolution was mot adopted By
ayes Sand nays 8.
Ar. Peterson thought the apount asked
| by Gen. Beuuett to be too large, bu! thought
| he ought to have . compens ,tion adequate
I" his services.
The Committee on Fire Department re-
ported that they had purchased of Silsbee 3
Manufacturing Company q No. Rotary
Steam Sire Engine, with all the appurten.n-
ces, for 5000 dollars. in payment of which
they turned over to the Silsbee Co. their old
Steamer at 2, 500 dollars, and offered reso-
luton empowering the Mayor to issue al Or
der to Silsbee Co. for $500 dollars payable
on the frs: day of April, 1872. Adopted. Tho
committee reported that they had contracted
with Bruce &Co for horse cart, at cost
Of $50 dollars, payable on the lst of April,
1872. Accepted.
Mayor Poe stated that he had been sub.
pmuaed to appear before the Wayne Common
Pleas Court to testify iu the case of T W
Van Aernam of the city Of Richmond, claim
/ ing s., 500 damages occasioned by the over
flowing Of the cellers during the heavy rain
last summer. On motion the Committee on
Claims were empowered to consult attorneys
and employ council if they deemed it proper
or ia case an arbitration could be effected
on reasonable terms, they we're empowered
to do % If they thought such procedure
practicable.
Mayor Poe called the attention of Council
TO the fact that there had been man in the
| CITY prison since the first of the month, who
refuses to work. and has been using his ef-
forts to demoralizs the other prisoners. He
is now subsisting at an expense of seventy
five cents per day. Various means were
suggested ~ to the best mode to get him to
Ego in on his muscle" hut it was thought
that the best plan was 10 con6ne him in q
dungeon, and let him luxuriate on bread and
water until he is willing to work on the
streets.