Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-05
DIeetInE of the Board Of City Improve

AT the regular meeting of the Board, yes-
terday, Mayor Bishop presiding, the follow
ing business was transacted;
The Clerk was instructed to prepare and
transmit to the City Council an ordinance to
repair with brick the sidewalks on Melanc-
thon-street, from Cutter to Jones-street.
The Board decided upon the following To-
cation Of main-pipe for gas in Northern and
Western Districts:
Findlay.street, from Elm to Central-av-
enue, 800 feet.
Pleasant-street from Fourteenth to Fif-
teenth-street, 400 feet
George-street, from Elm to Plum-street,
400 feet
Elm-street, from Second to Union-street,
500 feet. - H
Gar-street, from Sixth-street to Whitewa-
ter Canal, 300 feet.
The Commissioner of the Eastern District
was instructed 70 have a new crossing put
down at the intersection of Third aud East
Fourth-street; cost not to exceed $50.
A communication was received from Jos.
Foster & Co, asking permission to pave the
sidewalks in front of their property, on the
east side of Elm-street, between Canal and
Twelfth. Ordered to be filed.
The sealed proposals offered for grading
and paving were opened and laid on the ta-
BILE.
The Pendleton and Fifth-street Market
space Street Passenger Railroad Company
make the following bid for railroad route
No. Z, under advertisement for same a.r
"The company will agree to build and op-
crate double track street-railroad on said
route, under the terms and conditions of an
agreement with the property-holders on the
| line of said route, hereto annexed, the car
license now contracted for, &C., &c. 81.
! "T'o the Honorable City Council of Cfnein-
matt The undersigned, your petitioners,
! anfu md Ill a. g
enteenth Ward, respectfully ask that your
honorable body will supply the needed
street-railroad communication between that
ward and the interior of our city, by the fol-
lowing action:
81. By passing new ordinances to grade,
bowlder and sewer the main avenue through
the ward, directing that said work be done
as early in the coming spring as shall be
deemed advisable and prudent by the Board
of City Improvements.
SO. By contracting with the Pendleton
and Fifth-street NJ. S. S. P. r. r. Co, fol
the privilege Of extending a double track
line of road through the entire ward, under
provision; that the said company viii
bowlder and keep in repair that portion o
the street lying between the outside rails O
their tracks, and that they be permitted t.
charge at a rate of fare not over ten cent:
per passenger from the eastern terminus o
their road to the corner of Fourth and Wal
nut-streets, and pay no per. capita tax in any
portion Of their road"
1.-THE Pendleton and Fifth-street Market
space Street Passenger Railroad Company
hereby pledge themselves to comply Will
the proposition this evening accepted by thu
meeting of property holders of the Seven
teenth Ward, when the same is agreed to by
the majority of the property holders of tht
ward, and approved by the City Council
agreeing that the rate of fare for interme.
diate points on the road, when extended
shall not exceed that at present charged by
the Omnibus Company.
'Signed this 9th October, 1860.
&c. H. KILGOUR,
'CHAS. RULE
"The company offers the following persons
as sureties for the performance of the above
contract: Charles Fl. Kilgour, Charles Rule
John L. Stettinius, John Kilgour, David
Haines, P. Sharp and A. E. Jones'"
Stone, Glenn K Co. make the following
bid for the same route, viz;
"They will pay an annual license of 81
upon each car used on said road.
"They will sell Communication tickets il
packages of thirty five for 81.
"They will bowlder and keep in repair
space of twenty feet in width in the cente
of the street, including the space occupied
by the tracks.
"They will give, for the performance G
their contract security satisfactory to tn
City Council. ''B. T. STONE,
"DANIEL H. MORTON,
MILTON GLENN,
John j. HOOKER"
The Clerk was instructed to transmit til
above bids to the City Council.
| Adjourned