Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-03
City Council, Tuesday Evening Aug.

2nd.-Present Messrs. Kiersted, Kuhns, Id.
dings, Bimmi Miniek Hilgelort, Lehman,
Thomas, McGregor and Love
The minutes of the last meeting we're read
and approved
Commtte on Accounts reported ia favor Of
allowing the bill Of j NJ Turner & Bro, for
gravel furnished to the City under contract
$li253 06. Report received aud the clerk or
dered to issue an order for said amount
The CITY Engineer reported an estimate for
an alley between lots Nos 5i8 aud 5l9, which
was ordered to be placed on file
An ordinance to improve Fifth Street, along
the d. W r, X. Machine Shop, the distance
Of l25 feet was read the third time and passed.
Yeas-all the trustees.
By Mr. Iddings: Resolved, That the trus.
tees Of the Second Ward be and they are
hereby authorized to place under contract the
grading and paving Of the alley running south
from First street, between lots Nos 6l8 &
5lg, according to the estimate of said work
reported by the City Engineer aud on file in
the office Of the City Clerk. Adopted.
BY Mr. lddings; Resolved, That the reso.
lution adopted Jolly 26th, 1864, authorizing
the payment of bounties TO volunteers By the
trustees OF the several wards, be, and the same
is hereby rescndel-the object Of this reso.
luton being to enable Council to conform
their action totbe law Of the General Assem-
bly, applicable to the subject Adopted.
By the same Whereas, The City Council
Of the City of Dayton deem it expedient to
offer and pay bounty for volunteers, in an
swer to the Presidents call Of July 18th,
| 1864, for five hundred thousand men there.
fore be it resolved-a majority Of all the
members elect concurring-
| l. That bounty of one hundred dollars
is hereby offered and authorized to be paid 10
each volunteer crelIted to each ward upon
the quota of the city, under the call afore-
said.
g. That for the purpose of providing
money to pay said bouuties, the Mayer and
City Clerk be and they are hereby authorised
and empowered, in the name OF the city, and
under its corporate seal, to execute aud issue
bonds Of even date with the passage OF this
resolution, to the amount Of thirty7fVe thous-
and dollars, Of the following denominations
ten of one thousand dollars each; twenty of
five hundred dollars each, and one hundred
and hity OF one hundred dollars each, paya-
BILE one year after date, with six per cent in.
teresti and for the payment of said bonds
and the interest thereon, the revenues and
faith OF the city are hereby pledged.
That the negotiation Of said bonds
shall be entrusted to the Finance Committee,
OF the City Council; they shall be sold at not
less than the par value thereof; and the
amount realized, shall be paid By said Com
mittee to the City Treasurer, who shall give
proper receipt for the same, and credit it to
the Bounty Fund
4. That the City Clerk upon the presen-
tation TO him of the certificate of the Provost
Marshal Of this District, or of any duly au.
thorized mastering officer OF the United States,
that the person named in said certificate be-
| ing recruit, is credited to one Of the wards
of the city, naming the ward 80 credited since
the 18th of July 1864, shall draw his order
in favor of said recruit or bearer, upon the
City Treasurer for one hundred dollars paya-
Bile out Of the Bounty Fund Provided, how
ever, that orders shall not be drawn for re-
cruits TO the credit Of any ward after the quo
ia of such ward shall have been filed.
Adopted by the following vote: Yeas
Messrs Kuhns, Iddngs, Bulm, Minnick,
HiIgefort, Lehman McGregor and Kiersted
5; nays-Messrs. Thomas and Love--2 /
By Mr. Minnick: Resolved, That the Street
Commissioner be directed 70 notify the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad
Company to have stone put across the cul-
vert on the east side Of Jefferson street. south
Of the railroad track Adopted r'f
By Mr.. Thomas Resolved, That the Com
mittee on Gas be authorized and directed to
contract With the Gas Light & Coke Gonna
ay for the lighting Of Brown street, from Fifth
10 Jones' Adopted
By Mr.. McGregor. Resolved, That the
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department be di.
rected TO put benches into the Pacific Engine
House for the use oil public meetings Adopt
ed. -
By Mr.. Love: Resolved, That the Street
Commissioner examine the work recently done
by the A. d G. W. r. r Co, along their track
in this city and report at the next meeting of
Council whether the regulatioHs of.ths city
have been observed in doing said work, pro
viding all crossings to be made passable.
Adopted 5re byig .srs.
By Mr.. Iddings Resolved, That the Fl.
nance Committee be authorized and instructed
to ascertain the nature and amount of the
claim OF the City of Dayton against the D.
| 4 W. X r. Co., the kind and amount of So.
ourity held therefor, and to report the facts to
Council, together with any offers that may be
made for the purchase of said claim Adopted.
By Mr. Minick Resolved, That the Trus
tees of the Fourth Ward put under contract
the curbing and guttering of the sidewalk
along the Dayton 4 Western Round House,
as per ordinance oo the subject, and accord.
ing TO the estimate Of the City Engineer.
Adopted. ....L sd I 1syI
A communication from Messrs Clerg d
Wood, relative to the foot bridge across the
canal on Fourth street Was received, and was
referred to the Committee on Bridges ~ ,4
The following bills were allowed. Isaac
Vsdder, s25 Joseph Hasenstab, SIC 20 :;
H. B Roster, 50 80. sfI M ~ ...'
Council adjourned. journal.
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A Letter from the 63d.--We have read
a letter from a soldier in the 63d Ohio, TO his