The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-02
Ciaeinnati Tbirly wears AGO,

Those who look around our thronqed
streets, gaze upon our mob e buidin. 6, and
read list Of the various institutions of the
city, things which formerly betokened long
settlement, and tile progress OF many years;
will scarcely be able 10 form an idea of the
actual condition of Cincinnati as it existed
even as recently as thirty years AGO. 1t re-
quires some incident, the offspring of the
condition of things then existing, TO bring
graphically before our-view state OF things,
that when compared with the present, in
dicates the vast and rapid change that has
occurred. The following document. exhumed
from repository of old city papers, supplies
just one of these incidents that mark the
rapidity of the progress oil our city. We
make no apology for the subject, whatever
we may now think Of it, the names of gen
tlemen are connected with it who a pres mt
stand in the first ranks Of CincInrati socie
ty.
The document is a petition to the City
Council, which runs as follows, and which
was reported on by committee OF that body
in May, 1924. We give it literally; it will
show what free schools have done for US
since that time:
To The Trustees Of The T0l0n Of Cincinndtt:
Whereas the undersigned your petitioners
have experienced the Inconvenience which is
attended with the loss of Considerabe Prop
erty in the town of Cincinnati, for the want
OF one town ball or more in the straying
away of our cows when in the opinion of
your petitioners this Evil Might be Evadeed
by the Interference oIthe City Council by the
purchasing one or More Bulls at the expence
of the town and placing said bull or bulls in
some central or convenient lot for the con-
We nience of the town generally in the Hands
OF some person that the City Council shall
appoint for that ptyrpose as this evil has been
long felt particularly by the poorer class of
our citizens and as this mode has been adopt
ed with success in other Cities it is to be
hoped that the council ofthis city will consider
the purport of said petition and as your Pc
titorers in duty bound will ever pray.
This petition is signed by
A. II. Vaacker, John Waggoner, Ozias
| Northway, Baker Johnson, VIM. Hood Johh
Johnson, James Hartshorn, Jyunto Adam,
John Hood. John Davy, Chas. Failure, Geo.
| Livey, VIM. Person, John Miller, Oliver
Ke Hey, iun,, VIM. Norweh, VIM. Sureback.
In this list some we'll known names will
be found John Waggoner of Sixth street, for
instance. The following report was made
upon the subject, the two names signed will
be at once recognized as well known and
highly respected citizens of our own time:
The committee to whom was referred the
Memorial eff sundry citizens, praying the
council to purchase two Bulls to be kept for
the use of the citizens of Cincinnati, report
that they have enquired into the proPriety of
such measure, and are opinion that The
I city should purchase one Bull, which they
! think would meet the present immergency.
The committee are informed that Mr.. LIbey
is willing to keep said Bull without any
charge to the city. Qor considerations need
/ less to be nianed.)
JOHN SHERLOCK,