Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-07-06


Referred Back to Committee.
Council met last night with all the
members present except Messrs. Gil
lilan and Leftwick.
The vehicle ordinance which Is to be
brought into council. was not pre-
sented last night because of the ina
bility of the city attorney to prepare
it because of absence from the city.
The Item, as appears below. gets the
first class printing of the city. The
city engineer again claims that the
Light, Heat and Power company is
placing in a bill that is too steep. The
mayor made patriotic resolution con-
cerning our war victories which was
unanimously adopted by council.
MINOR MATTERS.
The following minor matters came
up and were properly disposed of:
Bad condition of south fifth street,
from g to H; bad condition of south
eleventh street, from f to G.; unclean
condition of Main street bridge; bad
condition south seventh street. from
Main to A; bad condition street be-
tween street car track on west fifth;
need of stair-steps at west end south
overflow at north + aud twelfth streets.
CLAIM.
The claim of Mr.. and Mrs. Good
rich, north eighth street, for $50 dam
ages resulting from the construction of
a sewer was referred to the committee
on claims.
WALK net MADE.
A motion was passed providing that
the superintendent of police notify the
owners of the Bradley opera house to
take up the old flag sidewalk on north
A street and relay the walk according
to the grade. This was ordered done
last year, but delay granted.
SOUTH TENTH STREET PARK.
Mr.. GEM presented a resolution
providing that the park commiss ioners
should construct cement sidewalks In
the south tenth street park during the
present season, these walks to consist
of an eight foot walk, with six foot
laterals, the work to be done by Sep
tember l. The resolution was laid on
the table.
PETITION.
Henry Nolte, Francis Sauer and
alarm box at sixth and south Il. Re
ferred to committee on fire depart
ment.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
This committee made a number OF
reports as follows: For rebouldering
of alley in rear of Huntington house;
that street commissioner pick ana rel
Richmond avenue, north side: that
street commissioner pick and roll south
ninth from Main to A; against repsil
of north twelfth street, from Main to
E; ordering street commissioner TO re
pair alley between eighth and ninth
from c to north ID.
THE B. P. I.
The board presented the following
reports and final estimates:
Sewer in alley north of + street
twentieth to twentythIrd. A. A. Pho
nier contractor. Total cost, So16, 20
Construction of south G street, from
fifth to ninth, j. II. A Schneider
contractor. The total cost was 81,
142 81.
Alley between fourteenth and IF
teenth, from south A to b, f. W
! Grottendiek contractor. The tota
cost was $3.50. .45.
Alley north of Main, from twenty
| first to twenty-seeond. f. W. Grotten
dick contractor. The total cost wa
$2o7.72.
| NEW HORSE.
| The committee on fire department
was given authority to purchase
horse for number 3 hose house, on
horse being worn out.
| NExPEDIENT.
| The committee on public building
and grounds reported against provid
ing an Office for the street commits
sioner at the market house.
| CITY PRINTING.
The city printing, class [, wa
awarded to the Item on its bid of 5
per cent. of. The committee on prin,
ing and stationery was instructed I
confer with the Job offices regardin
classes 2 and 3.
| MUST PAY PART.
i The Richmond Traction eompan
must pay part of the cost of rehoorin
the Doran bridge. The part is S2SS. 6s
/ CREMAToRY.
The report of Superintendent Dur
ham for June showed q total of 9S
lcubic yards of garbage consumed
The cost of fuel was $6S.SS.
LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES.
An invitation to attend the league {