Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-29

l PRocnEDINasoF THE County ConaisaIoNEhs.
AZ the regular diurnal session Of the County
Commissioners, held yesterday morning,
orders were passed amounting in the aggre-
gate TO $l,Sfl 40, of which 81, ,767 80 were
paid 70 Hugh MoCullom, for plumbing work
at the Southwestern Lfnatic Asylum; $50 30
70 J. Mcdonald, for gfate bars, and S2s 35 to
n. Kelley. for vegetables furnished The Lick
Run Lunatic Asylum, tnf'
An order WAS issted TO A. Winter for re-
funding the amount of 5000, which was paid
BY him into the County Treasury on bonds
for appearance in Court Of Samuel Breust,
who was charged with horse-stealing, said
Breust being brought into Court, the money
was refunded. -, ....r
A report, favorable as far as Hamilton
County is, concerned, was received from VIM.
Hopper, A. Hopper and James w. Fagin, ap-
pointed to examine the condition of the 20
lumbia and New Richmond Turnpike. They
also reported that they passed resolution
authorizing the Turnpike Company to erect
gate and collecttoll according to the statute.
The following petition, signed by Lewis
Wilson, Chief Of the Police, and johnson o.
johnson, his attorney, relative TO the COM
pensation of Capt. Wilson for services as City
Marshal, was laid before the Commissioners;
"Io the Board Of County Commissioners Of Hamilton
"GESrLEMEN-You petitioner respectfully
represents that on the first day of November,
"A. ID. 1859, in pursuance of the decision OF
the District Court of this County, and by vir-
tue Of his Office as Chief Of Police Of the city
of Cincinnati, he has assumed the functions
and has ever since performed the duties ol
City Marshal. ....
"Your petitioner further AYERS that since he
has performed the duties of City Marshal he
has paid into the County Treasury large
amount of money heretofore received by the
City Marshal as fees, but that he has received
no compensation for said services as Marshal
aforesaid.
"Your petitioner also says that by virtue o.
the law Of 1859, organizing and appointing
Board Of Police Commissioners, i was made
the duty Of your honorable body to fix the
salary to be paid by the County to the Chic
of Police, and your petitioner, therefore, asks
that the said salary shall be fixed, and thai
an order may be drawn upon the County
Treasurer for services rendered by him under
said law from December /, 1859, until the Isl
day of March, A. D. 1885, or if your honora
BILE body shall arrive at the conclusion tha
on account of the conflict as to who was thu
legal Chief of Police under the law of 1859
that at least having performed the duties o
the Office of City Marshal, paid the fees here
tofore received by said officer into the County
Treasury; devoted his time and attention t
the duties of the office, and the County
having received the benefit of his labor, tina
such an amount shall be allowed to him BY
the County as shall compensate him for th,
actual labor so performed by him.
Your petitioner further says that by vir
tue of the second section of the act passed
March, 1860, regulating the duties of Chic
Of the Police--he, as said Chief, is entitled Il
a salary of not less than $500. The maxi
mum amount being discretionary with you
honorable body, payable out of the Count,
Treasury--and he therefore asks that you
honorable body may fix his salary ms afore
said, to date from the day said act went int
force, that is to say from the 9Th day 0
March, A. D. 1861"
The Commissioners agreed to meet tn
Commissioners of Clermont County on Tues
day, May 8, at ten o'clock A. NJ, at Brancl
Hill and Polktown, in regard to the bridg
over the Little Miami River, and at Unio
Bridge, May 8.
A petition was received from Andrey
Scott and four hundred and thirty-two othe
citizens of Colerain and Crosby Township!
asking the Commissioners to erect bridg
over the Miami River near New Baltimort
according to an act passed March, 3, 1861
entitled "An act further to describe the du
ties Of the Commissioners of Hamilto
County," of which certified copy was fur
nished. The Commissioners resolved to NEE
the petitioners on the ground, in compan
with James B. Bell, ESQ., County EngineeI
on the first Tuesday in May next at te
o'clock, after which the Board adjourned.