Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-12-16

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Tbe President pro tef Mr.. Douty, oallei the ooun'
oil to order at III Q usual hour. Members present.
Mesus Armstrong, Butles, Donaldson, Douty, Boery,
Glenn, Jaeger. Naghsn Patterson, Rlckly and Wilson
Ill. Absent--Nssrs. Carmichael, Failing Graham
Howard RAIDER, Thompson and President-7.
. RIPoRT cy CITY SOLICITOR.
The President pro tom. laid before the Council the
following report which was read and ordered to be
Aled;
'|'. .|-fIf CoLuMDUs, Dec. IA, 1868.
IL ae Honorable cav Council of the city Of Co.
luD.Lus:
On the 20 h Of October last s,lution pissed your
honorable body, requesting tho City eoiioor to take
0be legal cps condemn ng all that on
Of the worthnRton Plank Road that now lies within
che lims Of this CITY, and have the same ap-
propreied a. public stree: OF the city. No legal seps
on ths part Of the city ore In order to cons
Sute ,uch portion Of the P!auk Road as lies within
the limits Of the city public street thereof act Of
the Legislature passed April Is 1857, provides that
upon the extension OF the limits Of any city 30 mnch OF
any turnpike plank road NAV be Included IN suoh
exceeded limits Oh ~ be and become Pu6ltc street Of
said city,. The sad act .so provides fer the ooDdemna
zion ot the property en- btaced within such extension,
and renders the city liable 10 action at the suit Of
any co npany for the value Of their Interest," not In the
property itself, but their right Of way over It.
The question OF owner.hip Of that portion Of the
Worthngton Pankroad embraced by the act Of enarg.
m.nt within the corporate limits Of the city being one
Of compilation and unSsssi'.y ,aa as soon a, y,
warrant II take prompt legal steps to carry out the re-
quest contained 10 your resolution. In the meanwhile
It becomes necessary to free the sad pubiic street
from nusances and obs Tuotons respectfully reler
your honorable body section OF ordinance, de-
nnIng the duties OF the street Commissioner. page lg7
Of the Chatter aud Ordinances.
AT the last meeting OF honorable body, the me
moral Of ID. Brown, President OF the Portsmouth and
Columbus Tunpike Company, North, was referred to
the undergnsd, with intrucons 10 him to respond to
NkA Nn(S lalta tha
Undersigned, the City OF Columbus has right OF &C
on In The premises against the Prtsmouth aod oolum'
bus Turnpike Road Company, North. wOuld. there
fore, respectfully suggest that the fsid Oily OF Ooium.
bus might we'll not burden Itself with questions o'
liability until the said Turnpike seeks through some
proper tnbsnai to fasten somo liability upon 1t. and
speotlully submitted.
-'7T77, = ' t.c H.. wYLIE,
City Solicitor.
Thereupon, Mr.. Wilson offered the following re.olu
tion- which vas adopted:
Resolpsd That the Street Commissioner be and Il
hereby Instructed to remove from any Of the pub IL
stree orhzhwsys Of the city any toll gates or Other
oostructons eecsd maintained thereon 10 the detri
ment or hndrapce Of free travel over the same.
fer &. f PETITION PATENTED. Es
Mr.. RiOkly presented the petition Of A 7. schat
and others fer permission to dig WE'LL which read
and ordered to be Hlsd.
Thereupon, Mr.. Rickly offered Q resolution which
was adopted granting A. y. schsb permission to dig
we'll n front Of his house south Public Lane thu
corner Of the alley between Sixth and Seventh streets
ORDINANCES. To
Mr.. Buttles introduced an ordinance making an sp
preparation Of one thouiand dollars for the poor o
ooiuubus. Read the hist time. iy
Mr.. Patterson introduced an ordinance supplemen
tary to an ordinance empowering the Columbus stree
RAroad company to oontruot and operate strset pas
singer r jads certain streets in the city Of oOlum
bus" Read the hnt tme.
Tho ordinance to assess special tax Of tweuy.thrs
Ave mills upon each foot front Of the real eSa
sounding on East Gay street from Cleveland avenue
Washington avenue, was read the second time.
The ordinance to regulate Pawnbrokers was read th
second time and referred to select committee Of ono
Mr.. BATTLES. t.r..... ......
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