The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-04-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY EVENING, April 2, To.

Council met in regular session. Mayor
Poe presiding. and all the a.embers present
excepting Nessrs. Palmer and Conkiing.
4 petition was read from property owners
on South Seventh st., asking to have said
street paved and guttered from South st. to
the South end of the Park. Referred. -
A petition was read, asking to have the
sidewalks on West side Of South Sixth 81.
from Market to South ST., paved With brick.
Rsferrsd.
resemblance against vacating the alley
running East and West. between lots Nos. 8
and ., on the West side Of Eighth street, be.
tween South and Park streees. Referred to
Street Committee.
Mr.. Swayne moved that the Chief Of Police
b Instructed to give ten days notice u per-
sons occupying buildings, or doing business
on Main street, between Frons and Seventh
streets. 10 remove sign pests, y sign boards ,
awning posts, sigma, boxes aud other obstruc-
tions on the sidewalks, outside OF four feet
from their respective buildings, excepting
hitchina posts, not more than four feet high
The Board Of Public Improve msnts report
/ Cd in favor Of constructing fire we'll near
the centre OF Sixth street, between the sewer
and South street. Adopted.
The Board of Public Improvements report.
ed that they still adhered to their report Of
July 5th, 1871, 10 rel stion to vacating GER
tain alley between Sixth and Seventh streets
running South from Market.
| Tho Fins ma Cnrn mi too ,ono~toA advarao tr
the abatement of the tax on the property ol
Jacob Theis, but recommended that the as
sessment ON the property of Henry Spence
on Thirteenth street be reduced to $3.50. Re-
port coucurred in.
The Committee on Fire Department report.
ed that they had purchased of the Slsby
manufacturing company, one Of their thirt
sized rotary steam FIRE engines, with hos.
cart, for IS, 900, five hundred Of which is L
be paid on delivery, and the remainder il
three. four and Eve years, with seven PEI
cent. interest, payable seni-aunually. Re.
port accepted.
The same reported that they they though
reservoir at the spring at Knopp Bros.
slaughter house yards would be of publ
utility. and recon men ded that the matter b
referred to the Board of Public Improvements
with instructions to have reservoir con
structed without delay. Report concurred ia
The same to which was referred the petit
ton of Albert Schurr and others, askin
Council TO re-corsidar the resolution authori
zing the purchase OF an additional steamer
and placing the same in No. engine bouse
and asking to have it placed 10 engine hous
No. instead, reported that they found n
good reason why sucn change should b
made, snd therefore recommended that tn
resolution be not reconsidered. Report con
CURED in.
The Committee on Public Schools reporte
that they in conjunction with the County Ell
aminer. had examined the report Of the Trea,
urer of the School Board, for the past yea
and found that il agreed with the books OF II
County Auditor. Accepted.
The Committee on the Fort Wayne raj
road reported that they had investigated IL
matter referred to them, and recommend th,
the Council take charge of the matter, IN
ses that our rights are respected.
The report Of the Chief Of Police show
thirty arrests for the month of March.
The following is the monthly report Of u
City Treasurer !:
Receipts and balance on hand at
last report. .t45, 969
Disbursements .................. 1875
Now ON hand. ................. 1871 1898
petition, numerously signed, was rea
asking that . new pump b placed in the We