Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-12
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Drawn on appropriations, as follows:

claim Of William Barton........ 1888
Elections. ............... 2050 ..t
Sewers and Drainage ............ 1900 ..,-
Balance in tho Treasury subjectto
draft, July 4.................... sl,l5O.63
Respectfully submitted,
ra4- JOSEPH D0WDALL. City Clerk.
The Clerk read message from the Mayor
as follows: ''tst< |'. ~. run
MAYORS OFFICE
nh COLUMBUS, July 2 1864.
To the President and Members Of the City
CounciL
GENTLEMEN: respectfully suggest that
some action should be taken, and that i'm
mediately, by your honorable body to stop
the gross immortality now SO prevalent in
this city. A House Of Correction should be
obtained at once, and one can be rented
without much trouble at a moderate price,
until a proper building could be erected in
which the scores of lewd women now in
the city could be placed and kept at work.
AS 1t is now they are running not only SOL
diers, but many of the young men of the
city. The number of lewd women Is in
creasing every day by the addition of very
young girls both from the city and the
neighboring towns and counties. Scarcely
a day passes without the police being called
upon by ssme unhappy father to aid and as
sist him in hunting up his stray daughter,
who is usually found in the lowest haunts of
vice and depravity. Something to stay this
great evil, largely increased by the war,
should be done, or all the successes that
might be gained by the war would be but
poor recompense for the dreadful loss sus--
tanned in dishonored daughters and ruined
and disolute sons.
A House of Correction to which depraved
and lewd women could be sent and Kept at
labor, however light and easy, would be
good beginning in the work of reformation,
and hope that your honorable body will
act at once on the matter. / am satisfied
that all the necessary costs and expenses of
such an institution will be cheerfully borne
by the Taxpayers of the city. &-.tl
Respectfully, saF
I WRAY THOMAS, Mayor.
The message was read and referred to
select committee, consisting Of Messrs.
Armstrong, Miller and Rickley.
A communication from Superintendent
Shinn was read, making return of $10l 4f,
for street car licenses for the year ending
June 80. The document was read and placed
on file. e.'s9 s1 s -e-c 10 rU 12
Mr.. Carmichael presented petition from
residents and property owners on. Maple
street, praying for the grading and paving
of said street, which was placed on file.J U
A petition was read from Geo. Mcdonald
and others, asking the privilege of digging
well on the south side of Spring street
between Third and Fourth streets, and
Mr.. Miller introduced resolution authoriz-
ing the digging of well in front of inlot
No. 525 on Spring street. which was adopted.
Mr.. Miller presented the monthly report
of /. III. Marrow, Chief of the Fire Depart
ment, for the month of June, stating that
during the month the Department had not
been called out to fire or false alarm. He
also reports the cisterns and wells in good
order. He calls attentiontto the hand en-
gine Capitol, now in the Third Street En-
gine House, saying that it is Of no manner
of use to the Department but a source of
expense. He is of opinion that it could be
now disposed of to advantage. The report
was placed on file. go
Mr.. Miller introduced an ordinance to
pay for the graveling Of Third, between
State and Broad streets, by appropriation
from the City Treasury, which was read the
first time. aa.t "n"s
Mr.. Armstrong introduced an ordinance
increasing the pay of policemen to $600per
annum, the Captain of Police to receive,
$500, and the Lieutenant $3.50. The bill
was read the first time.
A bill presented for. telegraphing for the
u. s. Arsenal committee was referred to
Mr.. Buttles. BT $50 ,TegHtt ~ ss
Mr.. Wilson presented an ordinance ap-
propriating $10,5OO to pay the Indebtedness
of the city to the estate Of Lyme Startling;
also $4,000 to pay the indebtedness of the
city to the Columbus and Worthington
Plank Road company for the right of way
heretofore, taken by the city from the COM
pany. The bill was laid ON the table. si ,I,y
Mr.. Rickley introduced an ordinance to
grade and pave on Bank alley from Straw
berry alley to South street. Referred to
Mr.. Rickley. ,, ai. p s,eia aes'i sir s2is bo,5 .s
Mr.. Jaeger introduced an ordinance to
grade and pave on High street, south OF
Fifth alley, which was read three times and
passed. nsis.ah .os.eI H'mlk haas
Mr.. Armstrong introduced an ordinance
levying a tax Of ten cents and three mills
for grading and paving the east side Of
Fourth street from point 1sl teet west Of
Long street to point Az feet north of
Spring street. Read first time. Saal'aW @1iii
The ordinance to grade, pave and gravel
on Water street between Long and Last
10. u L u - f.saN aa 1 l.