Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-24

-. TUESDAY EVENING, JUxr %.
President Stevens in the Chair. The jour
al was read by the Clerk, and approved.


PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Director and Superintendent of the
Infrmary extended an invitation to the
Council to visit the Infrmary on Friday, the
26th inst, at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon. The
invitation was accepted.
The Committee on Fire and Water recon-
mended for the better organization of the
| Steam Fire Department, that the city be di-
vided into four districts, to be called FIRE dis
triets numbers l, 2, and 4. District number
/ 1, all that portion south of Lake Erie, east
of Seneca street, north of Superior street to
Erie, south to Euclid, and all that portion
east and north of Euclid to the city limits.
District number 2, all that portion out Of
Seneca street, north to Superior street, east
| to Ontario street aud west and south of Kins-
man street and east of the CuyRhoga river.
District number 3, all that portion east Of
| 0ntariO street and Kinsman street, net men
| toned in Districts numbers ! and 2.
District number 4, all that portion of the
city lying west of the CuyahOga river. Filed.
REPORTS.
of the City Fire Engineer, of the number
of actual iremen on duty during the quar-
ter ending June 9th. Total number, PIG.
Filed.
The Board of City Improvements reported
in favor of granting the petition of David
Morrison and others against tagging Bank
street, north of Lake street. Filed.
C. Thomas, weigher of hay on the West
Side, reported that he had weighed Ill loads
Of hay during the month of May.
The Board of City Improvements reported
on a resolution referred to them with regard
to a sewer through Garden street to Perry
street. They presented an ordinance to
carry the sewer to Harmon street, the east
line of District No. 3. Filed.
The City Attorney to whom was referred
petition Of D. 3. Sexton relative to the water
pipes across the corner of his lot on Mer-
win street, and the discharge of a sewer up
on said lot, reported that the owner of said
lot will, whenever he sees fit to assert it,
have claim for damages against the city,
growing out of the use and occupancy ns
above stated. He recommended that the
matter be referred to the Board of City In
provements. So referred.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Coonrad, for a stone cross walk across
Monroe street at the intersection of Jersey
street Adopted.
Mr.. Coonrad, to build pipe sewer from
Monroe street to the railroad on the west
side of Pearl street. Board of City Improve
ments.
Mr.. sturgess, for stone crossings over Mar
shall and Hamilton streets, at their intersec-
tion with each other. Board of City I'm |
rrorements.
Mr.. Upton. for a stone cross walk at the
east end Of Vestry street, over Pearl street. |
Board of City improvements.
Mr.. Van Tassel, for a stone crossing across |
Pearl street, at its intersection with jay /
street, Adopted.
The Board of City Improvements recon-
mended the adoption of a resolution author
vi than IN o.fr 4ho I.
for tagging the sidewalks on Church street,
between Pearl and State streets also on the /
west side of West River street, between Co. |
lumbus and Russia streets. Adopted.
Mr.. Van Tassell, that the Committee on
Fire and Water, in connection with the Chief
Engineer, be authorized to dispose Of such
hand engines, hose carts, old hose, &C., as
are not needed for the use of the city.
Adopted.
Mr.. Roberts, authorizing the Finance Com
mittee to borrow, for and on the credit of the
city, the sum of $40, 900. Adopted.
Mr.. Buhrer, instructing the Board of City
Improvements to require the O. C. & C. Rail-
road Company to have the roadway pIanked
between their track, at the inter
section of Columbus and Leonard streets
Adopted.
Mr.. Huntington, requesting the Board of
City Improvements to confer with the New
burg Plank Road Company, with reference
to keeping that part of their road, within the
city limits, in proper repair, and direct them
to repair it forthwith. Adopted.
Mr.. Huntington, to construct stone pipe
surface drain through Irving street, the same
to be $50 feet long, at a cost not to exceed
S375. Adopted
Mr.. Van Tassel, iustructing the Board of
City Improvements to notify the proper own
the ciIa Of nafrnif ha /
tween Pearl and State streets, to repair their
side walks forthwith. Adopted.
Mr.. Blair, authorizing the Board of Edu-
cation to build school house in the Fourth
Ward, similar to the Eagle street school
house, said building to be located according
to the judgment of the Board of Education,
at an expense not to exceed SI2, 900 for the
building, provided the Council have authori-
ty to issue bonds to meet the expenditure
City Attorney.
Mr.. Willard, to erect Iamp-pOst at the
railroad crossing on St. Clair street, the cost
to be paid by the Cleveland and Pittsburg
Railroad Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Bond, requesting the Gas Company to
place lawp-Post on Union Lane, between
Superior Cane and St. Clair streets. Com
mittee on Gas.
Mr.. Vantassel, that Engine Companies,
n los. l, 6, and TO- be retained in the Fire De-
partment, and that the Committee on Fire
and Water, with the Chief Engineer, be au-
thorized to disband all other Companies, and
take charge of the property belonging to the
City. Tabled for one week.
ORDINANCES.
To provide for the construction of branch
sewer on Lake street. Committee on 0rdi-
nances.
To provide for the construction Of branch
sewer in Garden street, from Huntington TO
Harmon street. Committee Ordinances.
To establish the width of sidewalks on
Wood street, from Rockwell street to Lake
Erie. Committee on Ordinances.
The following ordinances were passed;
To grade, drain and improve Lake street,
between BrowneIl and Alabama streets.
To grade, drain and improve Elm street. |
To grade, drain and improve Brownell |
street, between st. Clair and Wilson streets.
To establish the grade of Lake street, be- |
tween Water and Erie streets. |
To establish the grade of Franklin street, |
between Pearl and Columbus streets.
Adjourned.