Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-17
II TursDAr ErEaEe. septsmbeF Il


- lstY Council. ~-r-
kEtJtB 5TuEsBAx EHESrEe, september 10
Council met At the usual hour. t7
Present-An the members except Messrs. Pal
mer, Payne and Thomas
The President Of the Council, Mr.. H. S. Ste
Yens, in the Chair.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
I m coMMUSIeAnoEs- lGE
From Board of City Impr9sem ant7, with bid
! for grading High and Middle streets. Filed
From Board ofCity Improvements, in rel ton
to building apPro2ehes to Columbus Street
| Bridge. Filed. = -
| From superintendent Of Water Works in feIs-
] ton to purchasing fire bydrants. Committee on
/ Water Works.
ON Iufrmary Board in relation to purclaas-
/ ing more land Tor the 1nhruAry Farm Filei.
I From Board OF City improvements recon-
mending that the bid Of 6. N. smith be incress-
I ed 20 g per perch. Filed.
From Board Of Edneuation in relation to q site
for school house IN 4th Ward Fled.
Of Board Of CRY Improvements on The zero
| luton to pave Front street. Fled.
Or Committee on Public Building IN reference
| to furnishing the new City Prison. Filed.
CLAIMS.
Auditor, -; E. GoElss : Co S62, SO; H Nc
Lane, s9l,2O; t. RobSon- S262s 60.
REsoLUTloNs.
: By Mr. Jones, thot the Board ofCity Improve
5nefts Be- and they afe hereby diaected to fiii up
the school lots with coarse gravel, in acror J.
aneo with the recommendation Of the Bord Of
Education. the cost of doing the same to be
charged 60 the school account. Adopted.
By Mr.. Sturges, Thai the sum $3.50 be and
the same il hereby appropr a;ed for furniture,
bnnks &c for the new City Prison, and that the
Committee on Public Buildings be authorized TO
procure the same upon the mos advantageous
terms to the city. A opted a FH. *
Z BY hir. Van Tassel, Thst the Board Of City I'm
pr0vements be authorized and requested to have
The sidewalks around the West side of the Mar
ket Grounds paved with stone hsgslng or brick
without delay. Adopted.
=, By Mr.. Keating. Whereas, complain hiss been
entered TO me by tug men who are towing on tae,
Cuyshogs River, that they have trouble Eith the
C C. sc r. gbridges--tnat the bridge tenders
are instructed not b open the bridges Is minutes
before car time, thus subjectng those who are
towing vesse visit for their own conveDiences,
and Whereas, the bridges that are constructed
by the City Of Cleveland have to he turned whCn
any vessel approaches, therefore
= Received. That the Board Of City Improvements
be instructed to take such steps as they may
deem for the best interests of the navigation df,
the CuyahOga Rlvel, up to where they have eS-
tablshed new strip wards. Adopted.
by Mr.. Bond, That the Board of City lin
prOVements be requested to place stone cross
walk across Rockwell street, on the west side of
Erie street. Adopted. ~
By Mr. Buhrer, That the Board 6f City i'm
provnments are hereby authorized and instruct
ed 70 f up and widen Columbus street hill to
the propet line Of the street, and build gfavel
walk on the north side Of said street plso 70 set
posts alongside Of walk TO prevent teams from
driving thereon. Board of ImpTovements.i .f
By Mr.. Bond, That q special committee Of
three he appointed TO act with the Committee on
Markets for the purpose of selecting suitable
lot for the new market grounds yn the east side
Of the river, and feport-fhe best location, and
what said let can pe purchased for at their ear
liest c0nvenience. tAdopt d..
BY Mr.. Conrad, That a committee be appbint-
ed f9rthe Prrpose ofinvesu eating what Arrange
ment can br made IN purchasing the twenty-f, e
acres of land contiguous 70, the north side Of the
InirmaTy BARN, and report at the next meeting
of the Council. Adopted.
By Mr.. Huntington, That the Board fCity I'M
proyements be and they are hereby auth0fizsd
10 make lhe neee Hsary changes jn the eonstruc-
ton Of the C0luInbIls slrt3et britlr4s Ro AZ IN
place the approaches as repfesented by the plans
presented by the Board Of City Improvements to
the City Council this evening. Board of City
Improvements. ~
y BY Mr. Roberts, That the Finance Committee
be shd they are hereby auth 5rzsd 10 contract
with Messrs. Cress PapRe for coal (the Quantity
not to exceed four hundred tons) to be cistribnt-
ed to soldiers families at $3.50 per ton, said coal
to be Massllon and Mineral Ridge, and t. be de-
hyer7d in 50 n htiss and at "a points as
Tn1ay Be hereafter des g1eted. Adopted. Es4
By Mr.. Keating, Whereas, the Cleveland, Co
lumbus Cincinnati, and Cleveland Toledo
Railroad are IN the habit of blOckading st Clair
Superior and Vineyard streets with their ears,
to the reatincOn Yrnienee of the citizens, and
also in vioialion Of the ordnance run their cars
across the said streets and stop and refnain
there from fifteen toFwenty minutes almost ey-
cry day therefersa
by in tructed TO have a policeman atiOned to
see that the ordnaneeit carefully carried out to
ne ye9tteTg slso at Columbus street Adosted.
- By Mf.SteFeus, That the City Gle be and is
hereby instructed tOeeItify to the County Au-
ditor all delinquent taxesfor improving streets
and bllldlag sef ers IN this city. Adopted.
,By M Huntington, That the Board OF City
Improvements be dtthey are hereby authsriz-
ed TO contract with Mr.. O-DonheIl for grading
ttlsh md allSqle streets, in accordance Wlth his
by this Council. Adopted.
By Mr.. Rodgers, That the Street Commission
er te instructed 70 lsy cross walk arross Mich
lgan street, on the west side Of Ontario street.
Board Of City IMPROVEMENTS.
by Mr.. Roberts, That the Finance Comm ttee
be and they are hereby authorized 10 execute
end Del veT 10 Blaek burn and Fuller a note for
she sum Of t939, on naecount Of material and labor
for City Prison, as per estimate of Henry Blair,
Superintendent. Adopted.
BY Mr. Huntington, That G. NJ Smith be al
lowed the sum Of $40. per perch soE laying the
llnsenFg5 OF, Columbus Street Bndes which is
bid. Lost.
Bo Mr.. Huntington, That the Board of City
Improvements be and are hereby author zed TO
employ some person to build the mason work
Of 'the Columbus Street Bridge at 8 sum not to
exceed sixteen dollars per perch of twenty-five
By Mr.. Buhrer, Thai ths erintsndent of
Markets be and he is hersby instruct. TO have
the cutters on the south side Of the Public
Square cleaned up e cry narEeE day after mar
ket hours. Adopted, q ,,-.7r -v,.-arF
URDENANCEs.
To levy and sssess a special tax upon Jersey
To pave and improve Front street nom Water
street to Cuyahoga river. City Attorney.
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