Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-06

city commissioners with regard to
ne closing of the ninth, tenth and
Eleventh streets where they thu
Panhandle track. Before reading
these it was demanded tina, the
railroad company's agreement Ia
regard 20 the new passenger sta
ton be read This was done. /,
comprised the matter of the closing
of the Fort Wayne avenue crossing
n as that was not a part of the
original proposition as a condition Ia
the building of the new station. as
the city could not sign the one with
out signing the other; as that was
the time limit on the report of the
city commissioners, when ii had
either to be accepted, rejected or
referred back for twenty-eight days,
the matter was so referred. after a
heated discussion. This gives twenty
eight days. The matter would have
been laid over TO an adjourned SEES
sion OF council, and the return of the
corrected agreement from Pittsburg,
had it not been for tho fact of the
time limit on the commissioners
report, which compelled de-
SAsAsS G1kiOa i0Sb uISdE 1aI
it not been for the company
putting into the agreement as a con-
dition the matter of the avenue
crossing, which was not in the
original agreement. and which was
not intended originally TO be made a
condition to the improvement of the
depot, the report OF the city commits
sioners would have been adopted last
night and the company would have
been at liberty to 60 ahead with the
construction of their improvements.
The council was somewhat surprised
at this turn of affairs last night. as
this new cause for delay appeared
entirely uncalled for.
The SO. 900 bond ordinance was
passed.
Mr.. Whelan called attention to the
bad contract for the naptha and gas
lamps. which do not burn all night.
There was a big lobby present.
The committee on streets and al
leys reported as follows:
Recommending that north f street
be graded from twelfth to Mather' S
lumber yard; that 400 feet of hose be
bought; that the city cannot give re-
lief from the bad condition of the
alley between Harris and Hunt
streets, as the lot ON the corner of
Hunt and Maple streets should be
filed.
The treasurer report for January
shows an overdraw of $6l2. 80.
The live stock inspector had in
| spected 3S6, lis pounds of meat dur
ing January. Nothing condemned,
c. E. Shiveley notified the city
that suit will be brought on a claim
of J. H. A. Schneider's for $l51.30
for sodding south seventh and south
tenth street parks unless the same is
paid. Council is willing to pay the
claim retaining SIS.
The dairy inspector reported 20
dairies in good condition.
Flush tanks we're reported gener-
ally in good shape.
A precept was issued against
Frank NJ. Rogers for $3.50. 23 in favor
of Henry Nslte.
Attention was called to the bad
condition of the engineers wagon.
The treasurer was instructed to
collect assessments against the
property of Mary L. Study, Main and
eighteenth as there is no exemption
agreement.
About the usual number of claims
were paid.
The curb box ordinance came up
on second reading.
The committee on fire department
recommended that D aro alArm box
be placed on the south side of north
eighth street between ninth and
tenth.
The committee on streets and al
leys recommended that the street
commissioner regravel Chestnut
street.