Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-10
city Council
TUESDAY EVENING, January 8.

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TUESDAY EVENING, January 9.
Council met at the usual hour, the Presi-
dent Thomas Jones, jr, in the chair.
All the members present. except Messrs.
Dangler, Henderson, Reynolds, Russell,
Thorman and Townsend. ~
Reading minutes of preceding meeting
dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
of Joseph Henderson and others, asking
that Mr.. R. Graham may erecta wooden adj
dition to his shoe store in place of the build
ing moved out some two months since. Fire
and Water.
Of City Engineer on Canal street main
sewer. Consideration deferred one week.
OF Director Of Infirmary. Filed.
Of Inirmary Department for third quar-
ter ending Dec. 80, 1865. Filed.
0fOut Door Relief for quarter ending Dec.
so, 1865. Filed.
OF Committee on Harbors and Wharves,
adverse to granting prayer of I. D. Masters
for increase of wages for tending the Will
low street bridge. Adopted.
A0fsame, adverse to the appointment of H.
u. Downsr as tender of said bridge.
Adopted.
OF special committee urging the necessity
| of taking immediate steps 10 provide for the
construction of the Hamilton street branch
sewer. Adopted. Z
Of Gas Committee adverse to placing .
lamp post on Franklin street between
Franklin Place and Pearl street. Adopted.
Of Board of City Improvements on the
action of the Rockport Plank Road ComPa-
ny. Tabled two weeks.
of Weigher of Hay, West Side, for quarter
ending Dec. 81, 1865. Filed.
CONCENTRATIONS.
From Board of City Improvements with
bids for building Of main sewers. Filed.
From Arson Smyth, Superintendent Of
Public Schools, inviting the Council to at
tend at the Central High School, the pre-
~sentation of cards Of honor and merit to
those pupils of the Grammar schools who
have been prompt and regular in their at
| tendance the last term, &C., to tax place at
half-past two o'clock this afternoon. Ac-
cepted.
ora. T. Van Tassel, inviting the Council
to attend the ball ofCo.G, 29th regiment o.
n. G., next Monday night. Adopted.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE. 20,
OfAlexander B. HalIiwell and Joseph
Stopped, $500, from grading and paving
Michigan street. Board City Improvements.
Of John c. Reeve, $500, from grading
Michigan street. Board City Improve
ments. GOD
RESOLUTIONS.
By Nj. Huntingdon That the Cleveland.
Gas Light and Coke Company be requested
70 lay gas pipe along G~arden-street from
| Browneu street to Hudson street, and place
the necessary lamp posts between the points
named, and TO convey gas to the same.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Huntington, That the Board of
| City Improvements be requested to prepare
an ordinance for the construction of the
Hamilton street branch sewer. Adopted.
By Nj. Martin, That the sum of $75l.30,
now in the hands of A. E. Burlison, In
Urinary Director, be appropriated for Out
door Relief. Adopted.
By Mr.. Pelton, That the Committee on
Ordinances be requested TO report to this
Council an ordinance prohibiting the sale
of undrawn fowls in our market. Adopted.
By Mr.. Rogers, That the Board of City
Improvements be authorized to contract
with Southworth & Williams for the con-
struction of Sterling avenue and Hudson
street main sewers, and with barley & Day
for the construction of Perry street main
sewer, in accordance with their beds, sub
jeet to the acceptance of the anne by this
Council. Adopted.
by MI hO86Isy Iudb u bpSCldl COMIIlltce
be appointed TO examine the provisions of
an ordinance, hereby attached, Ito establish
q street-cleaning Department, &c, and re-
port at their earliest convenience, as to the
proprietY or expediency of Incorporating
the same in our city laws. Adopted. Com
mittee: Messrs. Pettengill, Truscott and
Caikins.
By Mr.. sturges: WHEREAS, The largely
increased and increasing commerce of
the lakes renders the maintenance of the
Marine Hospital in this city, on account
of its central location as well as
for other reasons, not only desirable but
eminently just and proper, and WHEREAS,
Cleveland, from its eligibility of site and
salubrity Of climate, is well adapted to aid
in securing the humane and generous objects
for which such institutions are established,
therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the 9seas-
ury be respectfully but earnestly requested
to retain the Marine Hospital in this city
as a Government Institution, and that he
make therefor such appropriation according
to law as may be necessary to place the
same in a proper state of repair, in order to
render il in the highest degree useful.
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble
and resolutions be forwarded to our Repre-
sentative in Congress, with a request that
he urge this matter without delay upon the
/ Secretary of the Treasury. Adopted.
By Mr.. Pelton, That in accordance with
a petition this evening presented, r. Graham
be permitted to erect a wosden or frame ad-
| dition to his shoe store, No. Isl Detroit
street, said addition to be in place of the
building recently moved off from said lot.
Fire and Water.
By Mr.. Frees, That the Street Commits
sioner be requested to procure the cinders
sc A. Dn11inn Mills ON tho T0lo ShOra and
make a road on St. Clair street from Erie
street running east to the toll gate. Adopted.
ORDINANCES.
To lay out, open and extend Kentucky
street between Washington end Division
streets. Passed.
To levy and assess a special tax upon an
alley lying between Hamilton and Lake
streets, and running from BroTnell to Dodge
street. Passed. 10
NoE-InPoRrATIoN OF "CATTuE."-The or
derof the Secretary of the Treasury con-
corning the non-impOrtation of cattle"
from Canada, has been somewhat modified,
as will be seen by the following supple
mental order, which was received yesterday
by John C. Grannis, Esq, Collector of Gus
toms at this port:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, January 9Th, 1866.
SR-Upon mature consideration have
concluded to suspend, for the present, SO
much of the regulation promulgated on the
23d ult., as may relate to the importation Of
Canadian horses, mules, and asses.
You will, therefore, until otherwise in
structed, permit the importation of those
animals under the general regulations, with
mt referonca to that of the 22d nit Ynn