The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. 6, IL.
Regular session. Mayor Poe
! in the chair. All the members
in their seats except Mr.. Watt.
A petition was read from proper
ty owners on the South side OF
Main street. between Marion and
Pearl, stating that the stables in
tae rear of said block were in an
unsafe condition, being continual
ly stored with combustible matcri-
al, and asking to have the same OK.
amined. Referred to Board OF
Public Improvements with power
to act.
Mr.. Nye introduced bill to
amend the ordinance providing for
the establishment and support OF
a paid FIRE department 1t reads
as follows:
Sec. BE it ordained by the
common council of the city Of
Richmond, that Sec. 3. of said or
dinance be so amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 3-The Engineer shall re-
ceive $40, per month, the Fireman
$45, per month, the Drivers shall
each receive $40, per month, the
Hosemen shall each receive Sc,
per month; all o. which shall be
paid monthly ; and it is the duty
! of the Chief Fire Engineer to fur
nish his pay roll with the names
and amounts due each officer and
member, and certify to the same.
/ Sec. 2-This ordinance to be
in force from and after its passage.
Read the second time.
| Mr.. Swayne offered the follow
ing resolution.
| Resolved. That the Mayor and
city clerk, when requested to do
so by the Committee on Finance,
he. and are hereby instructed to
execute and deliver to said COM
mittee the bonds of said city, moi
to exceed the sum of $1,000; said
bonds TO bear 10 per cent. interest
and made payable to their oearer
sixty days after date. Adopted.
The Board of Public Improv.
ments reported that the street and
!, alley crossings on he north side
S Of Broadway, from Pearl to Eigh
: streets; also across Sassafras. tn
n west side of Seventh. across Broad
way, and on the west side Of Ma.
rion, had been completed and til
y work accepted by them. Repor
). accepted by consent. The sam
i reported that they had opene
Il scaled proposals 20 construe
!. street and alley crossings on tn
east side Of Pearl, from Sycamor
~ to Front streets, on the east sid
he of Front, from Pearl to Fl. Wayn
:. Ave-. on the east side of F
to Wayne Ave-, from Front to Fiftl
re and on the east side of Sixth, fro,
Ar Main to Noble streets.
~ Report concurred in, and con
W. tracts awarded as recommended. :
BY The committee on Fire Depar,
= mcnt, to whom was referred th
:. rules and regulations governil
Id the Fire Department of the Cit.
be reported tina. they had examine
~ the same and offered two amend
ments. Adopted.
s se The Chief Of police submits
en- his report for the month of Janual
TX which was accepted. The follow
n n ing is an extract.
a Arrests
ne be Destante persons lodged. {
8. Lamps not lit.
no Gates. closed. ............. IL
: Hogs cmpounded. .............
a.p The following is the monthly r
Re. port of the City Treasurer:
s., Receipts and balance on hs nd
a. last report. 910,1 80,
at Disbursements. 7.472,;;
10 Balance on hand. So. !
:" Accepted
.es The report Of the Chief Fire E
he gineer was read and accepted.
A communication was read fro
in the Committee on Fire Departmen
' hs of Kokomo, looking to the pu
til chase Of two Of our hand engine
in Referred Committee on Fl
N. Department with instructions I
Use reply that we have no engines
diSnOse of