Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-24

The Council met at the usual hour last night,
President Terrence in the chair. The min
utes of the previous evening were read and
approved. tfH hNf uH $3.50
Mr.. Whitcomb presented a remonstrance
against allowing the digging of a well hole
TO carry off the offalls from slaughter-house
into the sewer on Wade-street. Referred to
the Board of Health.
MIR. Noble presented a petition from the
property holders in the neighborhood of
Wood and Fifth-street, asking Council to
take some action to prevent the Street Rail-
road Company from standing cars on Fifth
street. Referred to the Committee on Roads
and Canals. ei '''a'4
A long and warm debate was elected by a
resolution offered by Mr.. Mack, appropriating
$l5 for the cleaning of Baker-street. The
whole subject Of street-cleaning, contractors,
committees, board of Improvements, and
points of order, were fully discussed. The
resolution was finally Withdrawn.
The ordinance providing for the erection
of five iron cells in the Pearl-street and six
in the Bremen-street Station-house, was
taken up and passed. a...-l r., q
The following communication was received
from the Mayors Clerk:
To the Honorable City CounciL-Gentle-
men | am directed by the Hon. r. NJ.
Bishop, Mayor of the City, TO transmit the
inclosed communication from j. p. Wilson,
Esq, President of the Hamilton County Ag-
ricultural Society. Your action will be COM
municated to Mr.. Wilson upon receipt of the
same at this office. Yours,
G. s. BELTS, Mayors Clerk.
| CARTHAGE, May IT, 1860.
| Gentlemen: am instructed by the Board of
Managers to extend you an invitation to visit
| our Horse Fair and Steam Plow Exhibition,
| to be held on the County Fair Ground at
Carthage, on the 25th and 26th days Of May,
1860. Yours, a ]. p. WILSON,
President Hamilton County Agricultural
| Society.
Invitation accepted
A communication was received from the
engineer of the water-works, asking special
tax of ten cents per foot front on all property
fronting on the line of water-pipe now laid.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr. Mack offered the following resolution
=. ResoLUed, That the Board of City improve
ments is hereby authorized to contract fol
the extension and building of sewers OF
Sycamore, Main, Walnut, Vine, Race, Elm
and Plum; and their lateral streets, from theil
present northern termini to a point neal
Pearl-street, in accordance with plans which
may be approved by the Committee on
Sewers and Drainage.
Mr.. Noble moved to amend so as to author.
ize the Board of Commissioners to advertise
for proposals for their construction, instead
OF CONTRACTING dJ OICc, dS COHlclnpiilcu DN
the resolution. Accepted.
The resolution was finally amended by
striking out all the streets except Sycamore
Walnut and Vine after which it passed.
A resolution to purchase school lot or
Mt. Auburn, from Mr.. Cogswell, for 49, 300
recently passed by the School Board, wa
concurred in.
Mr.. Whitcomb moved to suspend the rules
in order to take up the ordinance increasin
the pay of the police. Lost.
Mr.. Stokes, from the Committee on Road
and Canals, reported an ordinance regulating
street railroad companies.
Mr.. Hirst moved that the ordinance b
printed for the use of members, and made tn
special order for next Wednesday evening.
long debate, in which personalities wer
; freely used, ensued upon this motion, i
which Messrs. Hirst, Eggleston, Hollistel
Stokes, Noble, Mack, Whitcomb and other
participated.
The President while making an explains
ton, was rudely interrupted by Mr.. Marsl
7 who was at once called to order, whereupo
D he declared he would speak, &c. He finall
Q sat down, however, and the President col
cluded.
, Mr.. Glass moved to lay the subject on tn
table. Carried, ayes l8, nays 10. Adjourned
n LECTURE TO FEMABEs.-Mrs. Bnrleigh at
: vertises in another column lecture for maj
: ried women, to take place on Saturday ever
T ing. She is a lady who has received regr
lar medical education, and has spent sewers
| wears in the Hospitals of London and Pari