Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-13
CIfN nnnnniI

Council met at the usual hour, President
Won. Seggern in the Chair. Minutes Of the
previous meeting read and adopted.
MT. Walker presented q petition from
Miles Greenwood and others, asking Council
to repair portion Of the Montgomery Road,
accompanied by resolution instructing the
Commissioner to have the necessary repairs
adopted.
Mr.. Larin presented resolution instruct
ing the Commissioner Of the Western Dis.
trict to have the mud pyramids removed
from Columbia street.
Mr.. Stokes presented a communication
from the Hon. John A. Gurley, in relation TO
the claim of the city against the General
Government, setting forth that he had called
upon the Secretary of War; and had the as
surance that the claim of the city would re-
ceive the early attention of the Department.
Read and filed.
The Chair presented the annual report Of
the Trustees of the City Wster-works Read
and filed.
Also, the weekly report of the City So
hcitor, of caseo pending and disposed OF, in
which the city is party. Ordered to be re-
corded and filed.
Mr. Walter, from the Committee appointed
to audit the accounts of the Treasurer of the
woodward High School, of the money re-
presented the following resolution:
"ResolUed, That the City Solicitor be di-
rected to adopt such measures as be may
deem most advisable, to have the s., ,996 2s
collected from the Woodward Trust Fund,
for taxes, returned to the city, and also to
have the amount for which said trust fund
is listed for taxation stricken from the du.
plicate." Adopted.
The City Auditors weekly report of the
state OF the finances was read and ordered to
be filed.
Also, an ordinance appropriating 5000 for
dog pound. Referred to the Committee on
Police and Prisons.
The Law Committee reported adversely to
any definite action upon the subject of the
ferry across the Ohio River at the present
time. Filed.
The following communication was received
from jeremiah Kiersted, Esq, City Commits
sioner:
"GENTLEMEN: The undersigned desires To
call your attention to certain facts connected
with the financial interests of the city, and
which will warrant the Board in taking
measures to secure to the municipal treasury
funds appropriated by taxation on our citi.
zens, but which have been either diverted
from their original purpose, or have not al
though levied in the city, been expended
within her limits. By reference to the books
of the County Auditor, from which the fol
lowing is an abstract, it will be seen that
from the year 1856 to 1861 inclusive, Except
1857, in which there was none raised(, there
has been levied in Cincinnati Township, for
bridge purposes, the sum of 500, 1872 AZ.
"Of this amount, although raised and
levied in Cincinnati Township, not one dol.
lar has been expended in Cincinnati, with
the exception of the levy Of s., GAO "a in 1861,
for Millcreek bridge.
"How Cincinnati has borne her expenses
for building bridges and keeping them in re
pair, the following abstract from the books
OF the City Auditor, from the period of or
ganization of the City Auditors Office to
February ], 1862, will show:
"There have been expended for bridge pur-
poses in Cincinnati SAC 992 80.
II respectfully recommend that these facts
be EN- bodied in report to the City Council,
that they may take such action as may be
necessary in the premises.
Respectfully submitted,
81. KIERSTED."
Referred to the Committee on Finance, in
connection with the City SOltitor.