Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-22
CITY Oounen.

TUESDAY EVEEIEa, Feb. 81.
Council met at the usual hour, the Prssi..
dent of the Council, Thomas Jones, Jr., In
the Chair.
All the members of the Council pr sssnt
except hesSrs. Bond, Danglsr, Gsrdp sr and
Townsend.
Reading minutes of the precsdiv . even
ing dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
Of many residents on Charlie street., be-
tween scoViu and Kinsnan sstreets, pray
ing mat the grade of said stree It may be i'm
u !mIedlately established, and t he grading of
T. Dc commenced at once, Board Of City
Of Board of City Imp, ovements stating
that the A. d G.W. an5. the AEahoning Rail-
roads have ot complied with their agree
menS WIN .he city with regard to eomplet-
Ipg 'ner ridge acyoss Washington street ;
bnst tne bridge b2 Main street. is at the
proper <redej sad that Shey have not COM
Plsted P.I the grading on Main street as sgreed.
VI Special Committee, recommending ad-
ul'ional compensation to c, lrtain city Off
cefs' Tabled one week.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Crapser, That the um Of S4OO be
sp Jropriated for outdoor rel. ief, the same
% be embraced in the next rdinance fol
the payment of claims. Adop. ted.
By Mr.. Crapser, That the Fl re- Engineer
be requested to see what pre- visions are
made for water in case of fir upon the
corner of Kentucky and Whitman etreeks,
and report what measures Oug, ht to bcstaken
to procure water in case Of FIRE in that
neighborhood. Adopted.
By Mr.. Keating, That seVenty-fiye dol
lars be appropriated for one quarters reut
of Armory on Frankfort street, in favor OF
Levi johnson, the same to be embraced in
the next pay ordinance. Adopted.
By Mr.. Truscott, That the Board of CiEv
improvements be requested to prepare an
ordinance for grading kentucky street be-
tween Detroit and Division streets. Adopt
ed.
By Mr.. Truscott, That,
WEKREAs, On the 18th of Dscember. 1884.
the City Council passed resolution increas-
ing the City Police force from thirty to
eighty men, which Increase seemed at that
time necessary to protect our city from a
threatened raid Of desperadoes and maraud-
ers and, wHERKAs, the finances of the city
admonish US to curtail our expenditures,
and there does not seen to exist any good
reason for retaining the extra policemen !;
therefore, be it
Resolved, Thss the Committee on Police
are requested to report to this Council at
me next Eleeting, upon the propriety Of dis
| charg.ng part Of our present police force !;
aD2 also report what number Of policemen
should be retained. Adopted.
By Mr.. Buhrer, That the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to open cutters on
| Pearl and Lorsin streets at the intersection
thereof, and also on Lorain from Pearl to
York street, so that the standing water
thereon may run off. Adopted.
By Mr.. Blair, That the Mayor and Com
mittee on Parks and Public Grounds be au-
thorized to advertise for proposals for sell
ing school house lot on Cedar street, east of
Hudson street, said lot being formerly used
for school purposes, and situated on the cor
ner of Cedar and Williams streets. Adopted.
By Mr.. Huntington, That our Senator
and Representatives be requested to en-
deavor TO procure immediately the passage
of law which will give the family of ev-
cry drafted man taken to the field, one
hundred dollars. Adopted.
ORDINANCES.
To provide for the construction of Bolivar
street branch sewer, No. 4, and to assess q
tax therefor. Ordinances.
To provide for the construction of Pros
pect street branch sewer, No. 3, and branch
es, and to assess tax therefor. 0rdi-
nances.
To levy and assess = special tax upon su-
perior street and Superior street extension.
Second reading.
To prevent keeping open barber shops on
Sundays. Lost.
To supplement an ordinance prescribing
the terms and conditions Of Street Pssssn-
ger Railways within the city of Cleveland.
Second reading.
To regulate the appointment Of Deputy
Coal Inspectors. Tabled one week.