Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-14

City Counoii-Prcoeedinas Last Night.
The Council met at the usual hour last
night President Torrence in the Chair.
Mr.. Whitcomb offered a resolution, in
structing the Board Of City improvements
to advertise for proposals for bowldering
PennOck alley, from Baymiller to Freeman
street. Adopted. ,ui 1,
Mr.. Clearwater offered the following reso-
luton.
"ResolUed That the Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes Of Hamilton County in the Gen
eral Assembly be requested to procure the
passage Of such laws as will provide for the
division of the wards Of Cincinnati into
election precincts of convenient size; and
elso provide for a Board of Aldermen, to
consist Of one member from each ward and
eCommon Council, 10 consist of two from
each ward, and the city TO be redistricted,
SO as TO contain not over fifteen wards
The resolution was referred to the Law
Committee, in connection with the City So.
licitor.
Mr.. Manson offered a resolution, author
izing the purchase of seventeen new ballot.
boxes, of the non. stufing kind, at a price
not to exceed So each.
Mr.. Weasner opposed the resolution as
unnecessary.
Mr.. Manson explained. The clerk had in.
formed him that several of the boxes needed
replacing, and it would be good policy to
purchase those most recommended. Lost.
The subjoined communication was read
A large number of our most intelligent
citizens, conceiving that the proposition sub
mltted by the Dayton and Cincinnati Rail-
road Company in une last for the sale to
the city Of tract of land for Park purposes.
and the grant of facilities, whereby the CITY
might be supplied with water by natural
flow, was not maturely considered by YOUR
Honorable body, before the same was allowed
10 pass from your attention, have urged me
TO renew the application for a survey est
mate, and report on said proposition. I
therefore respectfully renew the said appli-
cation, and ask for a recorded vote on the
same.
beg TO assure your Honorable body that
| have assurance from the most thorough
and experienced engineers, that the entire
cost OF such a survey need not exceed $4,000.
Very respectfully,
SAMUEL ii. GOODIN,
Pres. Dayton and Gin. K r. Co.
The following resolution accompanied the
communication:
toOtCtt AudJ lu6 lEubl6tS OF Ile Civ
Water. works be and they are hereby ar-
tborized to have a survey made of the canal
Tor water. work. proposed by Samuel H.
Goodin, President of the Cincinnati and
Dayton Short line Railroad Company, at a
cost not to exceed So, 900.
Mr.. Marsh thought it singular that this
resolution should be presented after the sub.
ject had once been Investigated by a COM
petpnf anmmiifaa CNnrtagu D., 4L.A -
mittee required that it should be defeated.
Mr.. Weasner made an earnest speech
against the resolution, as designed to take
money from the treasury.
Messrs. Cunningham and Walker further
spoke against the proposition.
The resolution was lost.
Mr.. Hirst, from a special committee, re-
ported in favor of paving Grifin-street.
Withdrawn until there was a fuller attend
ance.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Frazer, in
favor of the petition to block the square
bounded by Pearl. Columbia, Lawrence and
Broadway, was adopted.
A resolution wss offered, granting the
Buckeye Ball Club the use of the Orphan
Asylum Lot on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Resolution adopted.
A resolution was offered, that a committee
of five members be appointed TO report on
the probability of laying out and receiv-
ing the dedication of an avenue eighty feet !.
wide, TO be located some where west of the
West-end Park, aud to run from Eighth
street to Harrison.road.
Mr.. Walker said the property. owners, and
not the Council, should attend TO the work.
Carried.
S%nodgrass, Whitcomb, Noble, Marsh and
Manson were appointed the committee.
Ordinance for the improvement of Grit
fins street passed.
Special order, Fire. alarm Telegraph, was
postponed.
The next in order, to purchase the county
Jail property, was made the special order for
the next Wednesday evening.
Ordinances for paving streets were re-
ported by Mr.. Noble, Chairman Of Commit
tee on Improvements.
The ordinance for bowlderiug East Front
street, from Washington street to the east
corporation line, a distance of about two
miles and a quarter, was passed.
Adjourned to meet Friday night next.