Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings Inst Night.-Recommend
atiOns for Appointments by the
MayOr--Standing Committees
Appointed.

Appointed.
4 The Council met at the usual hour last
night, all the members present, and Presi-
dent Reinhard in the chair.
The Clerk read the following statement
of the receipts of the city from April I'd to
May ID:
Balance in the Treasury April 2........ 81 Coz Os
| y; McA Aister, Market House collections lat %
"ray Thomas, fines and licenses. s.'......... as IS
Amount in Treasury May y2..............$3 90, 1872 60
There being no appropriations, there
were no disbursements during the month of
April, which would leave the above sum of
S3,l32 66 in the treasury.
An ordinance to grade on Scieto street
between Mound street and South Public
Lane, was passed.
Mr.. Wilson presented the oath and bond
of Samuel Thompson, the newly elected
Marshal, also the bond of Joseph Dowdalb
as City Clerk and E. F. Bingham, as School
Treasurer, which were accepted and ap-
proved.
The President laid before the council
communication from the Mayor Wray
Thomas recommending the appointment of
Edmund Davis as Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department, which after some discus
| sion was laid upon the table.
The Mayor also recommended the appoint
ment of d. McAllister as Superintendent of
the Market House, which the Council re-
fused to confirm.
petition was presented by Mr.. Graham
from Mrs. w. j. Kuhns, Mrs. A. w. Ayers,
Mrs. Matte Smith, and number of other
ladies, praying for the abatement of the
nuisance of Mr.. Doremas' machine shop, To-
Gated on Walnut alley, the smoke stack of
which is so low that the smoke falls to the
ground, to the discontinue of the whole
neighborhood. The petition was referred
to Mr.. Graham, who reported it back with
a resolution directing the City Marshal to
compel the owners Of the mill complained
of to abate the nuisance. The resolution
was adopted.
The City Engineer was instructed to pre-
pare the necessary plat and estimate for
paving the sidewalks on the north side of
Friend street between Seventh street and
Washington Avenue.
A resolution was introduced and adopted,
authorizing the President of the Council to
appoint page for the ensuing year.
The President of the Council announced
the following standing committees for the
ensuing year:
On Ways and MeanS-Messrs. Wilson,
Rickly, Thompson, Donaldson and Patter-
son.
On Ordinances and Rerisi0n-Messrs. But
ties, Wilson, Donaldson, Douty and Miller.
On Printing and Stationary Messrs.
Thompson, Rickly, Graham, Gaver and
Patterson.
On Fire Department, Wells and Gsterns-
Messrs. Miller, Carmichael, Wilson, Douty
and Jaeger.
On Market House and lfarkets-Messrs.
Jaeger, Naghten, Armstrong, Gaver and
Gilmore.
On SeuerS and Draindge-Messrs. Gil
more. Douty, Raider, Miller and Patterson.
On Gas and Gas Lights Messrs. Naghten,
Jaeger, Rickly, Gilmore aud Armstrong.
On City Police and Station House.-Messrs.
Armstrong, Rickly, Jaeger, Miller and Pat
terson.
On Street Commissioner and Chain Gdn1.-
Messrs. Gaver, Naghten, Patterson, RAIDER
and Gilmore.
On Claims and accounts. Messrs Donald
son, Thompson. Douty, Buttles and Gaver.
On Fees and SdldrieS-NIessrs. Douty,
Wilson, Graham, Bnttles and Carmichael.
On Grdrel Bdlk.-Messrs. RAIDER, Naghten,
Gilmore, Douty and Field.
On Wharf and Wharf Lots-Messrs. Pat
terson. Carmichael, Thompson, Donaldson
and Rickly.
On Goodale Pdrk.-Messrs. Carmichael,
Goodale, Patterson, Thompson, Naghten and
Jaeger.
On Hare Charity Fund Messrs. Rickly,
Jaeger, Wilson, Graham and Gilmore.
on High,oays. - Messrs. Field, RAIDER,
Douty, Armstrong and Gavcr.
On City Civil Ehgineer'S Department, P-u-
ing and Grading.-A1essrs. Graham, Jaeger,
Thompson, Miller and Buttles.