Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-03

LAST NIGHT's CoUNcL-The galaxy of bright
particular stars constituting the City Council
shone ont last night from the civil heavens with
usual brancy.
Among the petitions presented for consideration
was one from Trad Kelly, asking that committee
of conference be appointed to confer with him in
regard to damage done his property by recent
works on Canal street, begging that the City will
do as they would be done by" His petition was
referred to BOARD of City improvements
The Committee on Markets, consisting ofMessrs.
Worswick, Dixon and Thayer, presented the fol
lowing report
To the CITY Council Of The City Of Ciepeland
The Committee on Markets to whom was referred
the petition of Mcssrs Church, Chamberlain and
Others most respectfully report that they have had
an interview with the parties in interest, and WIN
the original committee appointed by the Council
to locate the Market, aud that they have examined
the records of the proceedings of the Council IN
relation to said market grou ds, likewise the deed
conveying said land to the city aud after careinIly
examining all the matters 10 relation thereto, your
committee concur with the committee who loca-
ted said market ground, and with the Judiciary
C,mmttee who reported that the city are legally
bound to establish the market at the place specl-
fed in said petition and to pass al necessary or
dinanccs to establish said grounds as public mar
ket. All OF which is respectfully submitted
The Report was received and filed. In cOnneo-
tion with the above report, an ordinance was pre-
sented "estabshinga Market Ground on the land
conveyed to the City by James L, Church and
others" this ordinance is as follows;
BE it ordained by the City Council of the Clty
of Cleveland,
Sec ion LIST. That from and after the passage o
o this ordinance, Tuesdays Thursdays and Satur'
r days of each week. from O'Clock A. NJ, TO l.
= o'clock NJ shall constitute the market days east
the Cuyahoga River. And the grounds known a.
c the Central Market, as laid out and recorded By
the City Civil Engineer are hereby dedicated an'
! established as Market Grounds"
This being the first reading of the ordinance,
was referred to the Committee on Ordinances
l. What possible good the revival of the m9rke
question the astute Councilmen can hope to briu
forth, can perhaps 10 discovered by sharp sighte
readers.
The Street Railroad Ordinance presented by Nh
ID Thayer at the last meeting, came up for seeon
ID reading. The provisions Of this ordinance hay
IS been given before. Mr., Thayer moved last nigh
a that the ordinance be read by its title only a
" usual with ordinances. Mr. Ransom objected, II
re moved to amend by referring it TO Committee o
q Streets.
he Mr. Thayer hoped that tue amendment wOul
- not prevail. 1t showed an underhanded way
IN dsposing of the question. If the Council wante
e. to prevent the occupation of any OF the streets
H a railway let them I'LL it openly and aboyeboar'
!. Let the ordinance go through its regular course an
ne be voted down ir the Council 50 wiIled.
he Mr.. Ransom didn't care Tor the imputatons
the gentleman. lie was above them He wishe
Oh the matter to be referred to the Committee q
nd streets, that it might be fairly and thoroughly il
ycstigated An ordinance had passed the CouuC
~ regulating street railroads, and now this one,
10 most uew ordinance, had been introduced
.c amend the other. It should be understood belo
M going further.
Mr.. Thayer remarked that he didn't 90 upont
}, presumption that the Council were set Of foo
(The honorable gentleman might have taken III
Y view of that august body without in the least col
u" promising his reputation for discrimination a
iudgment) This matter had been discussed
Council and reviewed in the papers for year.
No ne could pretend that the members Of the b
dy were not acquainted with the whole subje
Wv and what could the Committee on Streets do
further enlightCn them. lie believed now as
sion had all along, that the draiter OF The ordinaI
t" that had passed Mr. Ransoml never intended
grant railway ordinance which would be prac
cal No sane man would be fool enough TO ou
aroad with the restrictions in kansom's ordnaI
for twenty years He charged that Mr.. Rams
wanted to kill the whole thing
ae- Mr.. Ransom challenged the gentleman to po
ave ave to any road in any city with so few restrictions
nD be had proposed. He had made it as easy as p
dh sIble.
me ,hs The matter was finally referred to the Commit
~. on Streets by the following vote Yeas-Mes
Christian, Dixon, Hickman, Lewis, Marshall,
r. Lane. Oviatt, Ransom, Russell, Wiuslow--l6
Na5s-Cark, Crawford, Rider, Thayer, w
wek-5. Seven members absent,
The action OF the worthless upon other mat
ID. will be iouud in our regular report