The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-19
CITY COUNCIL.
PROCEEDINGS LAST SIoHr.


The Board met, and QUORUM not being
lost.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CHARTER.
or the needed legislation, the special committee
any person unlawfully striking another with slung.
shot or colt, or brass knuckles, or any other hard
metallic substance, upon conviction thereof in any
Court OF competent Jurisdiction shall be confined at
hard labor In the Penitentary for not than five
years nor less than one year.
BRIBERY TO BE PUNIsHSD. it.
That II any member Of legislative body, munl:
cipa or otherwise, shall receive bribe or be paid
any thing Of value consideration for his vote or
influence for the passage Of any act, ordinance or
resolution, or with the expectation Of fee or re-
the Penitentiary at hard labor not more than five
years nor less than one year. ANY person Offering
6rGe directly or Indirectly to any member of any
legislative body, SHALL upon conviction thereof be
confined Ia the Penitentiary not more than FIVE years
nor less than one.
TO AUTHORIZES A LEVY TO BUILD A CITY HALL.
Mr, Runyan proposed that the committee be in
ssfncted 10 nave authority to levy not exceeding
struct a City Hall; Lost. Three quarters of mill
was then proposed Carried, II to9.
TO RE. ESTABLISH LIQUOR LICENSE SYSTEM
The committee was authorized to seek action of the
LEGISLATURE to have vote OF the people amending Con
shtution so as to remove restriction from city Ii
censes for retailing spirituous liquors.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
=, This subject was referred back to Committee on
Fire Department
sUNpRTEs.
badge is to be supplied the Market Masters to be
worn in service.
claim for damages rendered by Dunlap& 20. was
A claim Of Lewis wentEell for damage to his pro-
Rsy Resry on Aigh'street was referred to Trustees OF
sss4fa5 was appropriated B. hoffman l. 90. to pay
damages caused In construction of sewer on Deer
II. a al arRhf ha..a
Two old wharf boats were Ordered 10 be- broken. I'M
ana an hsnsd e city lot Or sold az may Be agreed
Dpahs% D aad o9Hnstng 9aSs of Mr. kersted oun
City Auditors report read and appropriations made
VI y appropriated for daguerreoypes taken Of
Police Department.
Part Of Ferry-street in Fulton was vacated and an
equal piece Of ground on the other side added.
IaREPREssIBLE ooNPLIcr-voTINe FOR WOOD
MFAsURgR.
For the second evening Council has voted for Wood
Measurer OF River District. After eight ballotings
week. The candidates were Samuel Lee is votes,
Richard Lampe, II votes.
ORDINANCE OF CONDEMNATION OF HUsT-sTRHKr
AMENDED.
The phraseology Of an ordinance concerning Ill unit
street, between old and new corporation line. was
Nenia Turnpike
LEGAL CONTEST PROPOSED, TO RECOVER CITY's
INTEREST IN CovINaTON AND LEXINGTON RAIL.
ROAD.
committee OF three with City Solicitor, was ap-
pointed to arrange for legal contest of the sale made
OF the Coyington and Lexington Railroad Com
pany to recover otys interest Of 100000 stock sub
scription. Benjamin Egsleston, George W. Runyan
and j. NJ Noble, committee.
CHANGE OF NAME OF WESTERN ROW.
The special order to strike out the name OF Western
row and call 1t entra-ayenue. Mr. Toohey pro.
Washington-ayenue, which did not prevail. Pres
cott-ayenue was carried in Committee Of Whole;
but when the committee arose, the name Of Central
avenue was retained, but was lost on engrossme t..
The ordinance was reconsidered and laid on table.