The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-05-25
The City Couacil aud the Rail-
road ShOuA,

IOau onOpSs
AIR EDlron The proceedings
in the City Council. on Tuesday
evening, while the report of tho
committee on Railroads was under
consideration. partook more Of the
character of o mob or disorderly
town meeting, than that ct q de
Lucrative body. Two legal gen
tlemen, representing different 1n-
tercsts4 were. by courtesy, per
mitted to address The Council OF;
the question before them, and this
appears to have been taken rs o
license for all 10 the lobby, who
felt themselves charged with piece
to speak, to make display of thci
eloquence and oratory for the en-
ligh,enment of the members unG
tho enter tainment OF the specta-
tors. The several parts, of serious
dramatic, comic and witty wer.
performed, and drew forth ap-
plause from those who appeared
to be there for that purpose. A
great deal that was said was ir
relevant, foreign to the subject and
out OF place. The more sbsurd
and ridiculous the statements, the
greater the applause.
As q farce the scene was a
success, but as sensible discus
sion to influence legislation of i'm
portance to the people OF this city,
it was a decided failure II the
Council has any regard for its dig
nifty and enforcement of its rules
for order and decorum, and wishes
to command the respect Of the
| good people of this ci'y, they will
not again allow such disgraceful
scenes TO be re-enacted
The matter before the Council
was one of the greatest importance
to the people OF this city. It was
the eport of their Committee on
Railroads, in reference to a pro.
posed contract witt, tie lessees o!
the G. r and Fl. Wayne r r, to
build aud operate shops in this
city. A proposition OF this kind
had been laid before tue Council..al
the regular meeting, last week, and
referred to said committee. Theil
report was made, to which was at
tachcd a resolution empowering
the committee to have a eontrac
drawn u, in proper legal form
binding the lassess of the road
with such guarantees as would b.
satisfactory 20 The Council 10 buile
and operate shops for repairirg
building, &C., all such machiner,
as would be used on said road. an,
to do work for other roads tina
could be most conveniently don
, llcre-such shops to be Of sufiicien
capacity to do all work require
AID Of not less dimensions tina
named in the contract. When tn
contract was properly signed b
parties interested, and accepted t
the city, then the city was to au
! thorizessits stock to be voted. whe
an election would oceuf, in fav,
OF confirming the lease to the part
, operating the road.
The location and builling ,
shops here, which would give en-
ployment 10 q large number {
? hands. and add to the populatio
J and business of the city. is what
4 most desired by our business me-
and working people who have Il
citys welfare at heart. If til
effort 10 get q contract for cree
= ing.shops here fails, the city won
r be in no worse condition than il
" now. No harm could result fro
the effort, as there is nothing in Il
proposition that binds the city
n accept any contract that does n
n come up to what the city require
ia 1t was simply expressing The W.
ingness Of the city authorities
: entc1tiin and consider aproposi,i
&c tor O contact with the Railro
al lessees for the purposes enumers
!, ed
r. This is briefly what caused
- great commotion and outbursts
IL eloquence in the lobby Of the Cor
4 Gil chamber. on Tuesday eveni1
a. Certtin interested, parties WI
al perhaps. have schemes OF person
lis ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to accomplish, n
he shared by the m asa Of the peo]
s. Of Richmond, have undertaken
as. control and oyerawe Council to p
,at vent any arrangements from bel
tie n ade to get railroad shops in !.
as city and aDtagenizei the city q
on the railroads. i1ai bis
in The people Of tiis5 city sho,
tie, calmly consider and inyestig
ITO this matter, before they allow
- ring who are wol king for til
it'll own selfish INTEREST,", to depr
the them, by misrepresentation, IA
nst AiAAS cAtasfsE AHs ros1tSn0u'S'
Ito benefits that can be scared
ov proper action on the part our {
mn IN. authorities SrEc TAToR
s-j sFff5k - - - -
the g 4asE5 Eaf xF
ran "a Maudlove, formerly Trustee of
my township, Decatur county against which
indict nlent for cabezzelment was found
a year ago, was captured last week at
ington and committed to the Decatur CO,
,or. Jail in default Of of 1000 bail.