The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-19
yrrF City Council. mUDuV
tOiB NJ FRIDAY EVENING. NAV I9

ILQULl FRIDAY EVENING, May IS.
Present, Messrs. 1ddings, Kuhns,. Gary
Drummer, Kiefer, Shank, Clingman, Butt
Lehman, Bosler, Love, Colhower, Braun.
schweiger Butz and Stephans. FtH'b
The Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved. H it'y = '.'-h "''f
A petition from Robert Chambers and
others, asking that an ordinance prohibit
ing the erection of frame buildings and
stables of more than ten feet in height, on
the square between Canal. First, Second
and Madison streets be adopted. was re-
ceived and referred to the Committee on
Ordinances, to report an ordinance accord
ingly. 'nt 70 E'Ti
communication from Dudley Stone, Of
ferlng to contract for burying dead animals
atSl25 per year, was received, and the Com
mittee on Burying Ground authorized to
contract for the same.
communication from Board of Health
recommending that pest house be provi-
ded, and that the Mayor be requested to is
sue his proclamation. ordering all persons
to designate the presence of injecting or
contagious disease, by suspendng yellow
nag or other signal in front of premises
where such disease prevails, and that all
practicing physicians be directed to report
all such cases to the Board of Health, was
received and placed on file.
A lease for Mayors Office was read and
approved. 1.a
NVhOracts III uupllcaue lOr uSnUlng the
north part of Wayne, Smith, Jackson, Hess
and Van Buren streets, were approved.
a communication from owners of prop
erty on Walnut street. asking for the intro
duction of gas on the same, was referred to
the Committee on Ordinances to report an
ordinance for the same.
An ordinance to light with gas part OF
East Third, kenton and Wyandotte streets,
was adopted.
An ordinance REQUIRING physicians to
give notice of prevalence of infectious dis
ease; and to provide that signals be dis
played upon houses containing such cases.
was read the first second and third time,
and adopted. -
An ordinance to grade, gravel, curb and
gutter Main street from Seeley's Ditch to |
the Catholic Cemetery was read the third
time and adopted.
The Committee on Grades reported grades |
for Park, south part of Ludlow, Bayard |
and west part of Zeigler streets and of an |
alley running west from Main, next south |
of Bruen street. Received, and the Ordi-I
nance Committee ordered to report an Or
dinance for same.
The Street Commissioner was ordered TO |
clean the ditch east of the Warren street
The City Marshal was ordered to remove |
the fence off the alley between lots 3,625 l
and 3,626, under the direction of the En-
gineer.
The City Engineer was ordered to report
plats of the several lots of ground recon-
mended to be condemned by the Grade |
Committee, at this meeting.
The Grade Committee was ordered TO es-
tablish grade for Clover street. from Quit
man to High streets
The Committee on Fire Department was
ordered to purchase coal for use of Depart Il
ment and city prison. l.
The trustees of the Eight Ward were all
thorized to receive and report bids for i'm
provement of Main street hill.
The Ordinance Committee was authorized
to report an ordinance recurring shade
trees to be trimmed to the hight Of lamp
posts.
The Committee on Mayors office was au-
thorized to have the same papered and fur
nished as far as necessary.
The Gas Committee were ordered to insist
upon the Gas Company for a contract TO ,
light Jefferson street from the railroad TO
Warren street. and of Warren street thence
TO Seeley's Ditch. D
The Finance Committee were autbor- ,
lied to receive bids for the city infirmary
property, and report the highest and best
Dld 10 Council for acceptance or rejection q
A special Committee, Messrs. Love Leh- a
man and Butt were appointed In connection ,
with the Iniirmary Directors, to report )
,a9 suiIapIe ground and plans for infrmary
Bids for, paving Seeley's ditch were re- d
ierred 10 the trustees of Sixth Ward and {
Engineer, to award the same to the lowest I
bidder.
Bills-T. T. Althoif, 80 u; ii. b. Chand- !
Ter, $40 So; j. IL, Shank, $54 10: III. Yost /
81 20; A. Shinn, $22 81; A. sienz, s975 ha, :
VIM. Van Cleaye, SIG go; Fire Departme1t .
81 10; John Halverstot, 500; j. Ohlin oer l.
sl5 Co. $. Rodebaugh, $40; d. Kiefer' Ss6 e
"a; VIM. Wolf 50 so; Journal Office, $50 10 p
were allowed.
Tho IafI Tovn,.,tftoa ...o.a |
have the City Prison whitewashed and
painted. :,
After passing an appropriate ordinance
for the above bills, Council adjourned, 10 O
meet next Friday evening. at the usual II
hour. a