The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-23
CoUNCIL PRuCEEDINGs.

COUNClL FAUCEEDINOSs
TUESDAY EVENING, March 10, 10
Mayor Poe presiding and all the
members present.
MIR. Conklin offered the follow
ing: a
Resolved, That f. II. Swayne be
authorized and instructed 10 VOC
the city stock lii the Cincinnati.
Richmond & Fl. Wavne r r. at
the coming election in April, for
directors Of said road. On motion
OF Mr.. Nye the resolution. was
adopted.
Mr. Peterson presented o re-
monstrance, numerously signed by
residents in. the southern part Of
the city, against placing the pro-
posed new steam fire engine in the
No. 3 engine house and asked to
have it kept in the house occupied
by the No. l, instead Referred
to Committee on Fire Department.
The complaint against the Gin
cinna,i, Richmond 4 Fl. Wayne r.
r. from the Board of Trade was
referred to a select committee COM
posed Of Messrs. Conklin, Nye and
Peterson.
Mr.. Elder presented the follow
ing resolution from the Public
School Board adopted by them at
their last regular meeting:
Resolved. That the Common
Council OF the City of Richmond,
be and are hereby requested to
| assess and levy a tax of fifteen
cents on the hundred dollars val
uation, and twenty FIVE cents on
! eacl, poll, for tuition for the com
mon schools Of this city for tae
ensuing year.
The same was accompanied by a
resolution from Mr.. Elder, which,
was adopted, authorizing the City
Clerk to notify the County Audi
tor to have the said tax placed on
the tax duplicate.
A petition wss read from jacob
Theis, stating that the assessment
on his property on South Sixth
street was too high, and asked tina,
it might be reduced for 18Th. Re
ferred.
| The Board of Public improve
ments reporting favorably, til
we'll in front Of Perry's pillow shcl
ON east Main street was made Cit,
property.
The same reported in favor O
fencing Main street from the ga
works to the National bridge, pro
viding the Turnpike Company vii
fence the pike beyond the bridg
to the Burbank property. Repol
accepted.
| The following contracts for do
ing work and furnishing the mate
] rial for the sewer to be constructe
I on Washington Avenue, wer
! awarded: For excavsting, back
filing, laying the track and stone
to Jacob Middaugh; for stone,
4 Chris Erik and VIM Grottendick
!: for brick, to Rernasd Washma
and VIM. Thistlethwaite.
TIE Committee on Claims,
4 which was referred the petition
/ of j H. Hutton & Co, and &c,
. H. Fetta, asking the city to pa
i damages incurred by them durin
/ the overflow in August last, n
ported adverse to granting sal
petition. On motion of Mr.. SvayI
the report was concurred in.
A communications was receive
from the Quaker City Fire Co n
2, giving notice of their intentie
to disband on or about the fir
4 day of April. Placed on file
j The bill of Virgins & Co., VI
referred.
The select committee to whi'
! was referred the blk creating fro
4 school districts in this city and Il
election of one commissioner fit
each district asked that the men
Der presenting the bill withdra
the same from further consider
{ ton. The bill was withdrawn.
!, The matter in relation 70 Il
ally below Market street betwe'
( Sixth and Seventh, was referred
Board Of Public Improvements.
On motion Council adjourned.