Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
City OounciI--sDeoIaI HIeetIns.

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The President, h. s. Stevens, in the chair.
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
The President read a call for a special
meeting of the Council, signed By Messrs.
Dixon, Blair and Benton.
Mr.. Dixon stated that the object of the
meeting was to consider the propriety Of re-
seinding the resolution passed at the last
regular meeting of the Council, appointing
four commissioners to visit Washington to
present TO Congress the claims of Cleveland
to the proposed National Foundry,
Mr.. Bond offered the followipo . resolution
which was adopted.
RtSolUed, That the resolution passed at
the last meeting OF this Council, appointing
Amasa Stone, Jehn A. CroWell, Prof. ]
Lang Oassels, and @. j. Ballard a commit
tee to proceed to Washington with a view
to getting National Armory and Foundry.
established in this city, that the same be
and is hereby rescinded.
The resolution was discussed at eonsider-
able length. Mr.. Bond said, anono other
reasons for offering the resolution, that Il
was pretty certain the expense ATTENDING
the commission would reach from $500 Ia
81, 900, and he regarded it as unjust for the
Council to impose this expense upon The
taxpayers Of the city. Moreover, be
thought ifa commission were necessary At
all, one man would accomplish all that four
could, so far as was essential in the matter,
and at much less expense; but in view of
the fact that Government commission was
likely to be appointed TO locate three works.
Of the class for which Cleveland is ssking,
IN the West, he did not believe a commits
sion to represent Cleveland at Washineton
is necessary at ALL All we needed to do,
he thought, was to induce this Government
Commission to visit Cleveland.
Mr.. stevens disagreed with Mr.. Bond ss
to his Judgment Of the expense that would
be entailed by the commission, and the sup
position that no such commission ia neees-
cary. He thonght it imperativelY necesss-
~ that the city should be represented in
this matter at Washington.
Mr.. Dixon could not see the necessity for
q commission Of four. He believed as much
could be accomplished by one. or at most
two, and thereby prOportionate decrease
of expenditure attained. he was ready, as
a taxpayer, to contribute his share in fur
therance Of this object, whether four or
twenty commissioners were needed, but he
could not see any reason why one msn
could not do all that was called for in the
matter.
4HLis odiAdfu VCCupLeu QeiicHto position
in the matter. BE favored the commission,
In the course of his remarks he said there
were parties in the city who were dissatis
fed with the commission for political rea-
sons, and that they had used their infu-
ence to bring it into disfavor.
Several others spoke upon the matter,
the burden Of their remarks being the ex-
pense the commission would entail.
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. Thomas, That the City Attorney
be and he is hereby requested and author
lied to take the necessary steps to have
jury empanneled for the purpose Of deter
mining the amount of damage sustained by
the different persons who have filed claims
for damage in consequence Of the proposed
grade Of Champlain street. Adopted.
By Mr.. Stevens, That Robert Waterton.
superintendent Of the Industrial School and
Children's Aid Society, be and is hereby au-
thorized and instructed 10 contract with the
official printer of the city TO print at the ex-
pense Of the city 1000 copies of his fourth
annusl report. Committee N PIintingl 10
report expense to Council. ~
BY Mr.. Ballard, That the City Clerk be
requested not to include the present meeting
Of the Council when he shall make up the
amounts due the respective CJunciImen at
the close of the present fiscal year. Laid on
the table.
Adjourned to Tuesday evening, March
4Gh.