Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-01


showed well in the race. The Collins did not run
in consequence Ofaccidentally leaving her mainsai
at home. The Stranger, Fellows, Brady and Hum
ming Bird win be here on the Fifth to take part in
our Regatta.
CRY CoUScIL-The absentees on Tuesday
were Messrs. Rider. Sweet, johnson.
Mr.. Thayer introduced a resolution authorizing
the City Treasurer to purchase, at the expense OF
the city. fire and burglar proof safe, in which to
place for safe keeping the public money. Mr..
Thayer read from the Laws of Ohio, passed at the
last session Ofthe General Assembly, the following
specimen Of legislative curiOsity-which, be said,
hs did not approve but since it was the law OF the
State, should be Obeyed (secton Is Of an &C. to es
tablish the Independent Treasury Of the State Of
Ohio):
Thaiffany officer or person charged with the,col-
lection, receipt safe keeping, transfer disburse
ment Of the public money, or any part thereof be
longing 10 the state, or to any county, or town
ship or organized city village in this state, shall
convert TO bis own use or TO the use Of any other
person or persons, body corporate. association or
parry whatever, in any way whatever, or shall use
by Way of investment IN any kind of security,
stock loan, property, land o. merchandise. or in
with or without interest, TO any company, corpora
ton association or individual, shall deposit with
any company, corporation or individual, any por-
ton of the public money, or any other funds, prop
erty, bonds, securities, assets or effects Of any
kild. received controlled or led By him for safe
keeping, transfer or disbursement, orin any other
way or manner, or for any other purpose (; or Il
any person shall advise aid. OF in any manner par
tcipate in such act, every such act shall be deem
ed and held in law TO be an embezziement of so
much of the said moneys or other property, as
Aforesaid, shall thus be converted, used, invest
ed, loaned, deposited or paid out as aforesaid F;
which is hereby declared TO be a high crime and
misdemeanOr, and upon prosecution, trial by in
dictment and conviction thereof before any court
OF this state having competent Jurisdiction, such
officer or person or persons shall be sentenced to
Imprisonment in the peniieniiaTy, and kept at bard
labor for a tenn OF not less than one year nor more
than twenty years, according 10 the magni-
tude ofthe embeZzement, and, also, to a fine equal
/ 10 double the amount Of money or other property
so embezzled as Aforesaid. which fine shall operate
as Judgment at law on all OF the estate Of the par
ty so convicted and sentenced and shall be enfOrc-
cd TO collection by execution other process, for
the use only Of the party or parties whose money
other funds property, bonds or securities, aseis
or effects Of any kind as Aforesaid has been so en-
bezzled. And IN ali cases, sue fine so operating
as Judgment, shall only be .Seased or entered a;
satisfied by the rs-ty in interest as Aforesaid.
Mr.. Ransom offered the following resolution
/ Whereas, The improvement and The lighting o
the public streets most directly benefits the prop
erty fronting and abutting thereon. il being thus
rendered more saleable and more desirable for Oe
cupancy as teEements and for business purpose
and its value thereby much increased.
That the taxing Of other property remote from
such streeta and not benefited thereby, equally fol
the benefit OF such Improvement is Just aud op
Dressive and ought to be disc0untenaneed snC
believing that the property thus directly benefited
BY the lighting Of the streets in this city should b
charged with the expense Of lighting equal to thi
! amount of benefit thus derived
Therefore, ResOlVed, That sixty-iv per cent. 0
the expense Of the gas, oil or other fluid, which i
consumed in the street lamps be assessed upon thl
real property fronting and sbutting upon the sew
eral streets OF portions thereof m which such gas
oil or other fluid, is consumed, in the relative pro
portion as consumed by each. And, for the pur
pose Of carrying this resolution into effect, tn
Board ofCity Improvements are hereby instructe'
TO take such measures as shall be necessary, ani
TO report an ordinance properly assessing charg
on the owners Of such real property in properties
TO the foot front.
The resolution was laid upon the table for on
week in order that citizens who are opposed +
such setiOn may have an opportunity to remor
strate by the next meeting of the Council.
The Committee to whom was referred the pet
ton Of the members Of Engine Company No IL
praying an appropriation of $500 for the purehas
of uniforms and equipments, reported as fo
lows:
That the City Of Cleveland has appropriated
$500 TO each Of the Fire Companies 10 purchas
uniforms, and by ordinance the Companies are II
quired to keep good said uniforms out Of the moi
les paid them quarterly by the city. The Compan
Of the petitioners was organized before the Ea'
and West Sides were consolidated The Commit
tee have no means Of aseertaining whether any 81
preparation was made TO them by the late OH
City, but il is presumed that when this Compau
was organized, they weresfurnished with the nj
cessary equipments. The Committee do not b
lieTe It judicions to establish q precedent. an
would therefore report adverse 70 granting ID
prayer Of the petitioners. Signed by Z. r. He
rick, ID. Stephan and IhOs. Thompson, Committt
on Fire and Water.
SThe remonstaaDce against granting permissio
to Benajah Barker and his associates to eOnstrut
. railroad track in Superior street, was very nj
merously signed, and by nearly all the principl
business men upon that street. The reasons q
signed are As follows:
Wethink that such franchise Is is asked f
cannot be constitunOnally granted.
The printed ordinance (alloWing Barker and b
associates TO construct said track) cont aims
the restrictions that are usual in Ike cases
cities, such as keeping the track clear OF snow an
mud, regulating rates OF speed, fare, etc, etc.
asks you 10 give away all possession and control
said street without any recomPense whatever
the city.
We think that such An innovation is not needle,
and is entirely uncaled for by the Decessi les Of Il
nsual street transit. and ifbuilt viii prove an actu
damage and nuisance 20 the street. The remoI
r STRANGE was referred to Committee on Streets.
Mr.. Ovistt introduced an ordinance 10 establis
5 and lay out Long street, as follows:
Thai street IS hereby laid out and estabIishe
in the City Of Cleveland bounded as follows.
wit; Beginning At the westerly line Of Senec
street al point one hundred and fifty feet souil
eriy from Superior street thence running wesi
ery parallel with Superior street 20 the easterl
termination Of the northeriy line Of "Short street
so called, as laid out and opened by George NJ. Al
water thence along said uortheriy line as no,
laid and opened to Vineyard street thence soutl
eriy along said Vineyard street twenty seven fes
! nine and half inches thence easteriy along ID
soniherly line Of said Short street. as now laid on
10 the eastlrly termination Of the same theme
easterly parallel with said north line Of the sire,
hereby established and forty feet southerly therl
from 70 Seneca street Aforesaid thence northerl
forty feet 10 the place Of beginuing-Which sire,
including said Short street shall be known and q,
: s;g1ated as Long street. The ordinance was r,
ferred 70 the Committee on Ordinances
An ordinance was introduced altering the grad
Of Seneca street, An effort was made for 81
pension ofthe standing rules Of the Council requi
! ing all ordinances Of general and permanent n
turs to be read Oathlse separate occasions, in o
der to admit Of its passage, but was defeated, ar
the ordinance itself laid upon the table, after refe
: ence to the Committee on Ordinances
: The Council adjourned at quarter to t.
O'Clock.