Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-02
City Coupoll-PrOceodIuss Last Night.


The City Council met last night at the
usual hour, President Hirst in the Chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
MIR. Baker offered a resolution iustructing
the Commissioner for the Western District to
block the sewer on Columbia-street at Race,
Elm and Plum streets. The resolution was
referred to the committee in connection with
the Board of Public improvements.
Mr.. Mayer presented a petition of the
Queen City Artillery Company, of which
Mr.. Lewis Hoffman is Captain, stating
that they were unable to obtain the proper
arms from the State, and praying that they
be furnished by the city. The petition was
referred to the Committee on Military
| Affairs.
Mr.. Edwards offered resolution that
twenty-three dozen pairs of woolen socks,
made in the Female City Prison, be donated
to the volunteersat Camp Harrison. Adopted.
Mr.. Walker presented resolution. from
William H. Stevens, Captain of the Horse
Company of Union Dragons, rendering their
services to the city whenever they should be
needed. Referred to the Military Committee.
A list of receipts from licenses was read,
as reported by the Mayor, and ordered to be
filed. .Egt..
An ordinance to vacate Keck. alley was, on
motion of Mr.. Warren, taken from the table
and passed, tbereupon the deed of Mr.. Henry
W. Taylor and wife, dedicatiDg twelve feel
in width on Livingston. street, for the dis
tance of z60 feet, was presented and accepted
A number of ordinances were presented
by Mr.. Warren, Chairman of the Committee
on Public Improvements, and passed.
Mr.. Warren offered resolution to instruct
the Commissioners of the Northern Distric
10 open a sewer under Betts-street at a cos
not greater than $l25.
Mr.. Doherty, Chairman of the Committed
on Lighting the City, offered resolution Il
borrow the sum of $4,000 of Culberson
Kilgore & Co., for paying bills due the Gin
cinnati Coke and Gas light Company. Th'
resolution was referred to the Committee OF
Claims and Finance.
F A communication from 7. 9. Ware, Cit.
Solicitor, was received, announcing the ap
pointment of VIM. Disney, Esq, Assistan
Solicitor. The bonds of the same were pre-
sented and accepted.
Mr.. Marsh presented an ordinance amend
ing one now in force, in such manner as Il
authorize the Auditor to administer oaths il
that capacity, and not as Notary Puplic.
3 Mr.. Eggleston bad serious doubts whethe
!, the Council had the right to authorize an.
! one to administer oaths. He referred to
case where the city had got into difficulty il
f. this way.
The City Solicitor was called upon, an
> gave it as his opinion that the Council ha
! the power contemplated by the ordinance.
4 After further consideration the ordinanc
was referred to the Law Committee.
> Mr.. Glass presented communication fror
! Thos. ]. Peters, City Civil Engineer, repre-
T. senting that the City Street Railroad Con
panies had not complied with the ordinanC
!. by which they were required to keep th
"a streets paved, many of them being now yer
much out of repair. Referred to the Con
q mittee on Public Improvements.
!, Mr.. Glass also presented communicate
"a from the Independent Guthrie Gray Reg
"a ment asking Council to appropriate q
"a sum of $4,000 to assist in completing the
equipment. They stated their object to
n to preserve their identity as a Cincinnt
er regiment, by adopting their old uniforI
This, with an accompanying ordinance a
,r propriating the desired amount, was referr
ro to the Military Committee.
I'd A communication, presented by Mr..
ia wards, asking Council to appropriate 81
for equipping the Cincinnati Rife Oompar
was referred to the same committee.
le- An ordinance, apprOpriating $40 to viii
IS, wash the fence around Eighth.street Mark
de space, was lost on suspension OF the rul
re- The Council adjourned.