The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-06-22

CITY COUNCIL.
: TUESDAY EvExlxa. JuHs 1872.
All the members present, Mayor
Poe presiding.
Co2klin offered . petition for
the grading ard graveling Of 81.
Mays Avenue, from the Newport
Pike TO the river bank. Referred.
Estell presented petition asking
to have tho sidewalks paved on
North Wsshington street, between
Main and Broadway. Referred.
Crtvel offered . petition from
Gaar. Scott 4 Co.. to vacats River
street to Washington Avenue
Referred to Committee on Streets.
A resolution was read autlloriz
Ing the City Clerk to draw on the
School House Fund for 1851, %
said amount wss not at present
needed for any special purpose
Adopted.
An ordinance was read author
izing tho city to borrow the money
in two certain Sinking Funds pro-
vided for the redemption Of out
standing bonds of the city. for the
uses Of the General Fund. Passed.
An ordinance was presented aud
passed providing for the borrowing
of $4,000 for the purpose Of iund.
ing the floating debt Of the city,
not otherwise provided for.
The Beard Of Public Improve
ments reported favorable to tho
petition oi j. Zeyen and others,
asking to have the side Wake paved
on the east side Of Pearl street
from Sycamore to South street.
Adapted.
The Chief Fire Engineer was
authorized TO take charge of the
apparatus and property now In
possession Of No Fire Company.
and organize another Independent
company. as the old company will
dishand on tho 1st OF July.
The Committee on Fire Depart
ment, offered . substitute to the
bill providing for the election of q
Chief Fire Engineer. and prescribe
ing his duties which was passed
under the suspension Of the rules
A contract between the Commit.
tee on Fire Department and the
City Council Of Fostoria, Ohio,
for the sale Of NO 2 fire engine
for the sum Of el,50O vas read
and ratified.
! The Committee on Public Build
ings and Markets recommended
that suitable grounds either on the
City Farm or some other place
i outside OF the city limits be pro-
cured for public burial ground
and that steps be taken to proven,
hereafter the burial Of bodies il
any of the grounds within the city
limits. Report accepted.
The same offered . substitute t.
4he ordinance providing for thu
, removal of dead animals from the
city. Tabled.
The Committee on Gas Light re
ported that they had ordered LAM
: posts to be erected on the ives
side of Front street, between Mar
, ket and Sycamore cts. and on th
: west side Of Pearl between Marke
and Sycamore. Accepted.
A substitute to the ordinanc
Q regulating the sale Of Ere WOO
D and creating the Office of Woo
$ Measurer was pres ented and lai
9 ION the table. "
) The Board OF Public Improve
I ments offered the following:
4 "Resolved. That the President {
4 the Board Of Public Improvement
q is hereby directed 10 draw fro
the Citizens Bank Of the City I
Richmond of the $4,000. bond
:, dated August 15sh, 1870. TWEEN,
bonds amounting 10 $50 ,O0G ~
"A deliver the same to the Preside
of the C R & Fl Wayne r r Co
on receipt from said Co Of $40
Is 600 in stock That interest on t
n OF said bonds 90 delivered to COT
a. mence on the LIST day of Januar
e. 1879. and on the other ten to cor
I mence on the 1st day of Marc
1872" The resolution Was adop
of ed.
at Af:er disposing of the US,
n bills Council adjourned.
FoRr WILLIAM HorEL-What