The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-06-28
CITY COUNCIL.
LAST NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening for the purpose of taking
into consideration the ordinance prescribing
the terms and conditions of Street Passenger
Railroads within the city of Cincinnati.
The Board went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Weasner in the Chair.
Mr.. S. s. Davis proposed an amendment
making the charge for riding any distance,
in one direction, not over five cents, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Noble offered an amendment requiring
Street Railroad Companies to make month
ly report to the City Auditor, of their gross
receipts. Adopted.
Mr.. Eggleston wanted the ordinance amended
to read that any company to whom privileges
may be granted shall, within ten (instead of
sixty days come forward and sign the proper
contract. His amendment was adopted.
Mr. Runyan proposed as an amendment that
any company to whom privilege may be
granted shall sign a proper contract to COM
plete the same within six months (instead of
twelve months) after commencing. Lost
Mr.. Davis proposed that the companies to
whom privileges were granted should com
mence operations thirty days (instead of sixty
after signing contract.
Mr.. Pierce offered the following as an addi-
tional section:
And provided further, that any such Com
pany shall charge sucn rates of fare as Council
may from time to time direct. Lost.
Mr.. Davis presented the following as a new
section:
The City Council shall at any future time
have the power, when the public good de-
mands, to grant second or third Company
the right to occupy any track already laid
down, provided the expense of laying and
keeping in repair of said track, so far as used
by different Companies, shall be equally borne
by all those that use them. But the Council
shall not have the right to grant permits to
run upon any route already disposed of for a
greater distance than one-tenth of the whole
route. Adopted.
Mr. Runyan moved as an amendment to the
| 18th section that no car should be drawn at a
greater speed than six miles (nstead of fve)
an hour. Adopted.
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| 21st line of the same section, that at least one
horse in each team shall wear bells. Lost.
Mr.. Snodgrass moved as an amendment to
the closing specification of the ordinance SO
as to read that if any person or persons shall
cause to remove any large iron safe, or large
and heavy substance, they shall be allowed a
sufficient time to load and unload them with
out being liable to the penalty attached to the
section. Adopted. .....
Mr.. Cunningham proposed as an amend
ment, that no car shall remain standing at
the central or principal depot, more than ten
minutes, (instead of five minutes.) Lost.
Mr.. Eggleston offered as an additional Sec
ton to read ss follows This ordinance shall
be and continue in force from and after its pas
sage. All contracts made under the provisions
of this ordinance shall be for the time and Pc
riod of twenty years. Adopted.
The Committee then rose and reported pro-
gress.
Mr.. Marsh then offered as an amendment to
the entire ordinance, to strike out all after the
enacting clause, and to insert in effect that the
subject of street railroads shall be submitted to
vote of the people, and that the Mayor shall
issue his proclamation ordering vote of the
people on the question, and that the Clerk issue
to each poll 5000 tickets for and 5000 agains
street railroads.
Mr.. Davis moved that the whole subject be
referred to special committee Of seven, to re-
port back to Council at as early date as pos
sible.
Mr.. Weasner moved that the proposition o.
Mr.. Davis be laid on the table. Carried.
Question was then taken on Mr.. Marsh'i
amendment, which resulted in its being lost Dy
vote Of 10 to II. t- .Nfr .hffa
Mr.. Noble then moved to amend the second
section Of his ordinance, so as to require com
paniss to obtain the consent of q majority O
the property holders along the line Of streets
through which their tracks shall pass. Thu
yeas and nays were taken on this amendmen
} with the following result: Yeas 10; nays IL
Mr.. Noble moved that the ordinance be TO
ferred to Committee of i've, in connection
with the City Solicitor. Carried.
! Adjourned. ia,