The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-15
City Council.
FmpAY EvENINa septemb

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z z Present, Messrs. Iddmgs, Knhns Gary
Keifer, Shank, Gebhart, Butt, Lehman
Bosler, Love, Coliiower, Braunschweigor
and Stephens.
ldi The minutes of the last meeting were rcat
and approved. HPH
A petition from Jacob Weber, desiring tC
donate a private alley in Fifth Ward fol
public use, was read and referred to the
trustees of said Ward.
A petition from j. IT, Balsley, asking tha
the numbers on part of Heathman block be
changed, was referred TO the same trustees
A petition from Hiram Lewis and others
asking that q temporary road be made III
Third street, betwecnth the Levee and Riyei
Bridge during the time of improvements
going on at that point, was read and laid
on the table,, ,-.,......,. ....
A petition from M. Miller and other ask
ing that the grades on Second street west ol
Beckel street, Newcom and Lowell streets
and the Market space in the, ,slast named
square be established, was referred to the
b Committee on Grades aud Engineer.
The Committee on Gradesi'repOrted the
grades OF north part of Wilkinson street,
and OF an alley west of Liberty street
Referred to the Committee on Ordinances
toreport an ordinance for same.
. The Committee on lniirmary reported in
favor of laying the remonstrance of citi-
zens In the vicinity of the Intirmary upon
the table. Said location being the best that
could be procured. Ordered on lille.
The Committee on Finance reported in
favor of Issuing bonds of 500 each, to the
following veteran volunteers: Alfred j.
Steffen, 5. Boohers, Henry KOhlscheck, III.
Farlings, VIM. Burrows, Jefferson Rhodes,
John W. Prlll, George Staub, Catharine
Bachman, John o. Wonderlich and G..
Kumppe. Received and so ordered.
The Committee on Gas reported IA con-
tract in duplicate with the ID. G. l.. Il Coke
Co, for lighting the streets tor q term of
four years, at the following rates. For
posts using four cubic feet per hour,$27 per
year; for posts using cubic feet per
hour, $37 per year, exclusive of United
States Revenue tax. Laid over for two
weeks. 1.-THE rates under the old contract
were $53 for the former, and $33 for the
latter, the revenue tax being also paid by
the city,
Several bids for improving part of Lud-
low street between Zeigler and Bayard
streets, were referred to the Trustees of the
Eighth Ward and Engineer, to contract
with the lowest bidder.
An ordinance TO grade and pave an alley
between State, Walnut, cambridge and
Fifth streets, was read the second time.
An Ordinance to fix the grades of State
and Plum streets, and of an allev between
Howard, Plum, Simpson, and Eddy streets /;
an Ordinance to FIX the grades Of the first
ducy HOTJH Oi IblcHafu between li1gn ana
Quitman streets of the alley leading from
Quitman to High street, between Clover
street and Aenia Avenue, aud of the alley
between High and Quitman streets and Xe-
MIA Avenue, were read the second time.
An Ordinance TO lay out, open and estab-
lish alleys from Franklin Avenue to the
leVee and thence TO First street. was read
the second time.
An Ordinance to fix the grades of Mead
street, keowee street and of an alley be-
tween Fifth and Mead streets was read the
third time and adopted.
The Committee on Ordinances were or
dered to report ordinances for the improve
ment of Keowee street and First street east
of said street.
The Committee on Public Grounds were
authorized TO employ proper person TO
NOV grass and weeds of of western leyee.
The City Clerk was authorized TO issue
an order In favor of +. StOrk amounting TO
$4OO, on contract for paving Seeley's ditch.
A claim for damages from Mrs. Neal was
referred to the Committee on Public
Square.
The Committee on Park were ordered to
notify the owner Of deer Ia Public Square
70 remove the same forthwith.
The trustees OF the Eighth Ward were
authorized TO receive bids for filling lot
No, corner OF Eaker and Prairie streets,
and report at next meeting of Council.
Bills ,Allowed-Wm. Denise S32. John
Rouzer, $248 20; II. Hutzell, 500 33: and A
Frederick Il Co., $40 49,
An Ordinance appropriating money from
General Expense Fund to pay the above
bills was adopted.
Council adjourned.