Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-11
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TWentYsE1gnt suns Against tAo SAsy'
sTwehty1eignt different suits against the
CITY Of Colum bus have been entered on the
docket of Justice Heyl. They are brought
for salaries or wages due officers and agents
or servants of the city; ip some cases by
the assignees, and in Others, by the original
creditors! " ~ pa.'aej d ~ .3H"
In tenof the above cases, judgments have
been rendered against the City, amounting
in the aggregate to over 500. On these
judgments executions have been issued and
are now In the hands Of the Constable. As
stated ino our paper yesterday morning
property belonging to the city has been
levied on to satisfy thesej ejudgments, though
we believe no Constable has yet laid hands
ON any thing belonging to the Fire Depart
ment. )al I.a.s3itsf'a. 1fGt7 q -' sJ1h u
There are eighteen suits AGAINST the city
pellulrS bsrOre tue same Justice, which will
be ripe for judgment and dexecution in fiw
days. The aggregate amount claimed in
these suits is thousand dollars or MORE
If things 60 on long In this way, the tax
payers of the city will have to foot one Of
these daysa pretty handsomesbill tor accu-
mulated interest and costs Of, Justices and
Conssabies, piled up mountain high. fsit
not high time, in some way, to remedy this
state of things, and brand its authors with
the irltamy they deserve? i!i'2 4 ~ +, 10 3-
Since the above was written, we saw, in
passing the Neil House, telegraphic post
covered nearly all over withlw what looked
like placards. On examination they prov.
ed to be twelve advertisements Of aconsta-
ble'ssalen The property, which is adyertis-
ed to be sold on Friday, July 20, consists Of
fve horses, five carts and five sets Of har-
ness, taken in execution as the property of
the City,of Columbus, at the suitsof Owen
HUFF, Nelson Card, Patrick Caple, and
Others. The keep Of the five horses till the
day Of sale, viii add to the usual costs Of
salesOn execution, some fifty dollars. IsurgI
The property Of the Fire Department
Exempt from Execution. 4,.eri
LAS there has been no little excitement
created by the report that property belongs
ing to the Fire Department Of our city
was about to be levied on and sold for the
satisfaction of judgments against the city,
we print the following from the first sec
ton Of an act passed by the Legislature
March 4, 1859. (see Swan g oCritchfeld's
Revised Statutes, vol. 2, page ll47.) el5bis
AN ACT to exempt from sale and execution certain
| .faa. * property therein named, f.I .T..
| SECTION /. Be u endcted,R etc.. That all
fire engines, hose, hose carriages, hooks,
| ladders, and fire buckets, together with any
| vehicle, machinery of any kind, used 9or
kept to be used by any Incorporated city,
j village OF fire company, Tor the purpose of
| extingulshing fire, be and the same is here
by exempt from execution and sale to satis7
| ~ any decree, judgment or debt, arising
| from contract or otherwise. lf1 .sgpa .2f5s
Though the horses used by the Depart
ment are not specifically mentioned, they
are clearly included In the intent, scope and
spirit ofthe law. bsouoo1tai aW aaiy adI
In this connection, It is pleasure 10
state that, while the other different Depart
ments Of thea City Government are in a
state Of disorder and disorganization, or
apparently fast vergihg In that direction,
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the Fire Department remains In a condil
tionof complete. order and efficiency, work
ing harmoniously and Systematically, nnL
der its able and accomplished Chief. The
citizens Of Columbus should see 5daas
wedoubt not they wilL that nothing shall
be permitted to impair or 10 the least Grip
pie the sfieiency Of that guardian of their it
Il
satisfy, the Fire Department. iaubeTs aoad
00a Commltted for GEana LaEcenynl
y Thomas Cummiuss arrested for stealing
over a hundred dollars In thenorthern part
Of the city, had 4 preliminary examination
before the Mayor yesterday. morning, and
was required 10 find bail In the sum Of $500
for his appearance to answer the charge oi
grand larceny at the next October term Of
the Court Of Common Pleas, Failing tC
give the hail required, be was committed "a
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