Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-16

usual hour Minutes Of the two previous meetings read
and approved.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
The following reports Of City ofaceu were read and
,os.,,sd IN The committee OF Ways and Means
Rsnort Of City erk showing the receipts Of the City
from upe to July g. Inclusive to have been s5321 81,
and the disbursement for the same period, s4,2l5 10
Balance in Treasury July 0, $3.50 ST.
Report Of the Mayor, Of fines and licenses collected
for the month Of June. amounting to sl62 40.
Report Of the Superintendent OF Markets Of colec.
tions from June lst to July t amounting to SlSs 81
Report Of Street Commissioner stating that there had
been employed during the month Of June horses and
carts In removing dirt from streets and alleys amount
Ing to S39 5Oapd 1907 days work Of laboreY amount
ing to sos 3ltotal s3l7 81, and also that there had
been performed during the same period by the Chain
gang l34 days work.
Report OF the Comfy Treasurer, showing the receipts
Of the city from June to July O. inclusive, to have
been s5s2i 3l and the disbursements for the same Pc
riod a qO5 e5 Balance on haud, July Q, %, 3,3s557.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. Faiing-A petition from Butler & Bro W.
H. Ide and others for the passage Of ordinance for
having and gutterng both sides Of Walnut street from
scioto to HiSh street. Peferred to Mr.. Failing
lect committee.
BY Mr.. Douty-A memorial fIom Patrick Fleming,
Mary Aston and others, owners Of lots on certain pl
vste alley ten feet wide, running north and SCUM
through the property formerly owned BY Isaac Taylor
deceased, to Gay street, representing that George ID.
Parsons was and Is Executor OF said Tayior'
and as such Executor, laid out, plated ana
divided said property into lots and alleys;
that sail plat was duly recorded In the
County Recorders office; that the msmorallsh pur-
chased these lots Of said Parsons Executor, with ref
ereuce wholly to said plat and the alleys thereon 50 laid
ont and made by said Executor that whatever improve
ments the memoraiss have made upon their respective
lots were 90 male with reference to the other lots and
the alleys therein set out In said plat that the ten feet
alley above referred to was and IL great benefit and
advantage to all the lots bounding and abutng thereon
and especially to the lets OF the memoliss; that said
alley was always open and used private alley by the
memoralss since their ownership OF their lots; that
said plat with the alleys thereon recorded was never
presented to the City Council for acceptance required
by the law Of 1857 that said alleys were never accepted
by said Council by ordinance especially passed
for that purpose a. required BY said law OF 1852
that some time in March 1862 the Council at tho spe
cal instance Of Thomas Lough, Esq, passed an ord
nance to vacae said ten feet alley, and changed the To-
cation Of another alley In raid plat that said Lough
In accordance with said ordinance 10 now building on
and obsrucng said ten feet alley to the great annoy
ance Inconvenience and damage Of the memoialiss ;
that they therefore, pray the Council to take such steps
a. will prevent said Lough from obstructing said alley,
and thai nasmuch as the vacation Of the alley In this
case ID claimed by ls moraliss to 10 void for want
Of authority In the Council to pass the ordinance yaca'
ting the same and as said Lough claims tbs right to OBJ
sruct the same By virtue OF said ordnance the memo
rallsts ask the Council to nepose and prevent injury
and damage to tbeu because OF such illegal action Of
Council. Referred to the City Solicitor with instruc'
tons to report his legal opnOn thereon ct the next
meeting Of Council.
Z RIPoRr OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr., Jaeger, from the committee on Paving and Ora
ding, to whom the petition Of John W. Andrews and
sthers had bsen REFERRED reported the following resou
ton. which was adopted:
Rssosved That the City Civil Engineer be and he Il
hereby directed to prepare the necessary plat and es
mate for grading and gayeing the roadway OF South
Public Lane from East Public Lane to the eastern
boundary OF the city.
ORDINANCES INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Howard-To assess special tax upon th'
real estate bounding upon Long street from High &c
Seventh street. Read the hrst time. t
By Mr.. Railisg-To grade and pave the crossings OF
Walnut street al Front street. Read the frst time.
~ Mr.. Amstrong-To appropriate one hundred dol
= lars for the use Of the committee on Water Works
Read the hrst time. t1F4.
ORDINANCES READ THE THIRD TINE And PASSED.
grade andp pave the crossing the west side OF Hgi
street ct Noble street.
To grade and pave on Church street from North Pub
No lane to John street.