The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-03-07
Ce..cii sy.epsaA
RIcuwONn March Z ~

s'I ASAOAAAOAs$f Af+tsAS-~ ~
The court house dirt question was
resurrected and referred to the Com
mittee on Public Schools. AS the
Council seemingly want more LIGHT
on the subject, we should think the
Committee on Gas Light ought to
have had this matter referred to it.
John Nicholson sent in his resigna-
ton as Trustee of the Morrison Lii
braly. The resignation was accepted,
and Mrs. Lydia c. Morrison, was
unanimously elected i'd his stead. ia
Petitions were received for grading
and paving sidewalks, on east side Of
Marion, from Market to Central ave-
nue.; in favor of having junction of
Pool and Ninth streets put in good
order, and for grading, graveling, and
bordering alley running South from
the South sewer to Boston Pike, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets-all of
which we're referred to Board of Pub
lie Improvements.
In regard to taxing the capital stock
of the several National Banks in our
city, the following resolution was
adopted; r~xr n,orw xrr
of the city Of Richmond, That William
A. Bickle, Attorney for the city in
the effort 10 collect taxes on shares of
the capital stock of National Banks
for municipal purposes, is hereby au-
thorized and empowered on behalf of
the city to agree with any properly
constituted party representing such
share holders, that if said share hold
ers pay said tax into the City Treas
ury before the third Monday in March,
1874, said tax shall be held subject to
the order of the payers thereof if a
judicial decision should be adverse to
the city, or if said tax be not paid be-
fore the third Monday in March, 1874,
that said city will not exact the 10 per
cent. penalty that would thereby at
tach to such unpaid tax, either one or
neither Of these. propositions to be
agreed IT'D ID said Hck1et diacretion
with the party as above, if such party
will agree to use all proper and avail
able means to secure such judicial de-
cision as early as practicable, and with
as little expense as is compatible with
the ends of justice.
e. County Commissioners are permit
! ted to put down water pipes across
streets and alleys, between courthouse
square and the ground on which the
jail is being erected-they leaving
said streets and alleys in as good con-
dition as they found them
| Sidewalks on West side Of Front
from Market to Suspension Bridge, il
ordered to be graded and paved.
| An ordnance providing that owners
of real estate shall pay for all improve
ments on which such property abuts
was read the FIRST and second time.
| An ordinance was also introduced
and referred to a committee of one
providing that the Council may b,
authorized to have any work to b,
done by contract on improved streets
or parts thereof, at the expense Of tn,
owners Of the lots abutting on tn
streets. ssi.iosAt fo slstd
A safe belonging to the Richmont
National Bank, weighing 1900 lbs.
to arrive on the 1Oth-arrangenent
were ordered to be made to SO prepar,
the streets, from the Depot to its des
tination, so as not to damage them.
The Fire Department Committee
reported the wire for the Alarm Telc
graph was up, and fire. boxes located
and a public trial of its cf6cac
would be made in two weeks.
Gas mains are to be laid on Frank
lin street to St. Paul's LUTHERAN
Church; also on Fifth and Front t
2 Central avenue, and gas lamps order
S ed to be erected at such points as in
4 strurted.
. The pulin -Railroad- Ring-Ipvesti
Q eating Committee, reported progress:
t Police reported 81 arrests, and "a
J. persons furnished with lodgings, du
!. ring the month.
City Attorney reported that tn
Council had no power to make a re
o duction 0frwards.ssss "a .sas ~eess 5
Vi Treasurer reported receipts IS, II
g So; expenditures $3,428 So; balanc
5 A,799 IA.
$ The $50 received by Mayor and pal
3 into Treasury, for violation of ord
: nance relating to houses of illfam,
were ordered To be maid Trnatoos =