The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-20
City Council--AdjOurned Meeting Last
Night.
WHY Is wATER.sTREET, wEsr OF sMrrH-srREET,
CL0sED2 .

CL0sRD? ....
In compliance with direction Of the City
Council, answers this question, and what interest
The public has In that part Of the street. The Street
Commissioner reported that Waterstreet ey tends l2O
feet west OF street. the same being wholly
improved, and having no outlet from its western
terminus that temporary fence and gate have been
bnilt across Wsterstreet, at the West line Of Smith
street. by the owners Of adjacent property; that the
title Of the city not questioned by said parties
and the city interest is not injured by the occupancy
Filed.
DEDICATION TO WIDEN A. PORTION OF WESTERN
A sum, not 70 exceed two hundred dollars, was
authorized to be paid H. II. Hughes, who proposes
dedication Of SO much oof the property fronting the
street north two hundred feet, as viii be- BON necessary
to widen that part OF Western-row to the width Of
sixty feet.
STANDS FOR HUCKsTERs AND GARDENERS.
The Superintendent Of Markets Is instructed to
assign and number all stands in the markets occu-
vehicles of the same to be numbered accordingly.
The curb stones are to be numbered, and the wagons
assigned to that locality are to bear the same num-
bers.
M'MIoRRN SCHOOL FUND TRUSTEES.
Messrs. Thomas Ii. Weasner, Jackson NJ. Mol 10,
aad SilaB Lorenzo Snodgrass, have been appointed
Standing Committee on the Nc Micken beQuest. The
following names were submitted, from which, az
next meeting the Doard to select six Directors OF
the McMicken Free University, viz: VIM 5. Groes-
heck, James Wilson, Bellamy Storer. Alphonso
Iaf, John B; Stale, A. M. Taylor, Miles Greenwood
Graham
APPROPRIATIONS.
SS5 to repair bridges at Elm, Twelfth and Findlay
streets.
$40 to repair sidewalk on Richmond-s treet oppo-
site Linn -street.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR DAMAGES.
$500 to Hugh 0rumley, damages for change OF grade
$500 to Anthony Handman, damages for change Of
grade of East Third-strest.
$500 to Edward Woodruff, Attorney, for town Of
Fulton, reduced from Si25.
$3.50 70 John 3. Nixon, Attorney for Fulton-rs.
duced from x64S claimed.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF MEETING NIGHT.
Wednesday has long been the regular meeting
night Of the City Council.
The following members voted to hold regular meet
ings hereafter on Tuesday evening: Messrs. Gun
ningham, l. B. Davis, Hannah, Higbee, Hollister,
Johnson, LOCKER, Mack, Mayer, Moore, Runyan.
The vote not being majority one, it did not pre-
Those who opposed the change were; Msssrs Baum,
Pssrce, Perry, Ross, Weasner, Whitcomb and Eg-
gleston-l2
ACCEPTED BowLDERED STREETS.
further list of Bowldered Streets, now in repair
was read and accepted by the City Council as foows
Western DistrIct Ici; H@oadey load from Fifth to Sixth
from Western-row to Smith SIXTH from Vine Ia
Rsos; Stone, from Fifth to sixth Webb, from Park
street east to Morriss west line; Richmond, from
Western.row to CUTTER Home, from Fourth to Fifth
Race, from Seventh to Eighth; Second, from West
ern row to Mill; freeman, from Sixth to Whitewa
ter Canal; Fourth, from Wood g Smith Vine, from
| miller; Mill, from Second to Whitewater Canal
F RSis sns iron son stSn
Eighth from Kim to Plum South side Of Eighth, from
Elm to Vine; Front, from Mill to Fifth; Eighth
from Freeman to Harriet; Elm, from Seventh t.
| Eighth; Plum, from Fifth to Sixth.
Klleys.-Hetters, from Weslsrnrow to Plum
| Stone, from Fifth TO Burk's Alley; Graham, fron
Western to Smith.street; Baldwin, from Seventh
to Eighth; Piatt, from Vine to Elm Thorp, from
Elm to Plum; Andrewg, from Race to Plum street.
Northern District.-Hamilo on road, ffsm Dunlap
street to Mohawk Bridge.
The PROPOSED CITY HOSPITAL PLANS.
81 800 were appropriated to Msssrs Isaiah Rogers
Son 4 Co., for plans of new City Hospital ordere,
| by q committee
vACATE OR PAY RENT.
iessrs. VIM Resor Co.. are notified to vseate, OF
the lst Of January next, 2 portion Of Water.stgee
per year rent until vacated which must be done afte
thirty days notice. ..,.
ASSESSING 0RDINANOEs.
| The following assessing ordinances vera passed.
| In favor Of ]. W. Smith for paving Hozsn- -alle
| from Hafer-alley to Green'strest
In favor Of II. Il. Smith for paving Hagan allie
| from Forbus.alley to Henry street.
CONTRACTS.
| With q, H. Smith to pave with limestone Eden
street from Pete to Main street.
Also to pave with brick the sidewalks on Fifteent
| from Vine to Race on Moore. e.Btreet from Walnut L
Liberty; on Dayton.street from Baymler to Fres
With Boyer 4 Horn to repair bridge over White
| water Canal ut Freeman street