The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-27
From the journal
City Council.
FRIDAY EVENING. April

hlDAI Nv ENANNf hpil -O' Aouf'
Present-Messrs Iddings, Wiggim. Brun-
ner, Keifer, Gebhart, Lehman, Aman, Love,
COlhOwer, Butt, and Boyle.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
A petition from II. L. Brown, President,
and j.. L. Kreidler, Secretary of the Board
of Education, for the use of the old City
Hall, for a Public library was received and
the prayer granted, and the present tenant
ordered to vacate the sam at the expira-
ton of the lease.
A claim of Austin Shed, for damages
done to a horse and cart at the Third street
canal bridge embankment, was received
and referred to the Trustees of the Third
Ward.
A communication from the attorney of
G. MauritZ, Offering to take $500 for his
claims against the city, was referred to Il
selectcommittee consisting OF Messrs. kiefer
Wiggim and Gebhart.
The Market Master reported collections
during the month of April, amounting to
1924 03. Ordered on file.
The Trustees of the Seventh and Eighth
Wards reported in favor of allowing A.,
Becherer to construct IA drain from his
Brewery to Warren street water course, at
his own expense, under the direction of the
City Engineer, the city reserviug the right
to stop the flow of water therein at any
time. Received and adopted.
The Committee on Bridges reported that
they, together with the County Commits
sioners, had determined to add another
span of $50 feet to the Third street river
bridge, in order to give additional water
way at that point. Received and ordered
on file.
The same Committee reported in favor of
leaving the west bridge across the canal on
Sixth street where it is, and in favor of re-
moving the east bridge on Smith street to
conform with it. Ordered on file.
The same Committee reported in favor
of building new bridge across the canal
at Wayne street. Referred back, with in
structions to the Committee to reports plan
for the same.
The City Solicitor reported concerning
the form prescribed by the stat"te for Or
dinances to block squares. Ordered on file.
and the Ordinance TO prevent the erection
of frame buildings on the square bounded
by Third, KentOn, st. Clair and Fourth
streets, was referred to said officer fol
amendment.
The official bond of II. C.. Kielmeier a;
Director of lnhrmary, was received ant
approved.
fhe President reported that the vacancy
in the Select Committee for Levees should
be filled by Mr.. Turner, successor to thu
former member, Mr.. Butt.
An ordinance to open a siXteen-foot alley
through out-lot So and part of 81, was reaC
three times and adopted.
A bill of A. Shinn for $40 so was referred
to a select committee, consisting of Messrs
Love. Colhower and Clingman.
A bill of Dayton Gas-light and COX
Company, Sill 81, was referred to the Com
mittee on Gas.
The Clerk was ordered to issue bonds il
the sun of 500 to each of the following
veteran volunteers: Jas. NJ. Malambre anC
D.. A. Bright.
quired to report a Health Ordinance, unde
the late law on the subject.
The Street Commissioner was granted
permission to take the dirt and gravel from
the cellar of Mr.. Grimes, at the south Ell,
of Ludlow street.
The City Solicitor was ordered to repor
to Council at its next meeting as to tn
ownership, OF who is required to keep tn
levee in order from Watert to keowee stree
The Standing Committee on Bridges wer
instructed to ask of the County Commits
sioners for the construction of an iron eX
tension of the bridge on Bridge street, sim
liar to the extension on Third street, an
report the result to Council.
The Street Commissions was ordered
put Shawnee street in proper repair.
The same officer was ordered to grave
Ludlow street from Zeigler street to tn
culyert, and to clean the ditch along tn
canal at Warren and Main street bridge.
The gravel from VIM Dlchey ; CSl,ar
to be placed upon streets in the vicinity
Ludlow and Sixth.
The City Solicitor vas requested TO II
stitute the necessary proceedings an law {
Il James w. barrow to remove his IRAN
house off the sidewalk, south OF Je1erso
street bridge.
The Engineer is to employ assistance {
make the surveys and estimates on tn
leyee.
The Grade Committee were ordered t
examine and report a change OF grade a
corner of jefferson and Green streets, /
front OF Mr.. Wuichet's property.
The owner of lot No. 1903 on Buckley
street, was ordered to fill the same With
thirty days.
A resolution to issue bonds in the sum c
$4,000 for levee purposes, was laid owe
and made the special order of nextmeetlnS
A number of bids for printing the cit
exhibit for 1867, were opened, and the con
tract awarded to Stout q Millard, the low
est bidders, $50 for 800 copies.
Bills off Geiger, $50 So; Fire Depart
ment, $500; IL. Hartzell, $40 81 IL. Gerkt
Sc 10, and Empire Co.. $50, were allowed
Council adjourned to meet next Friday
at half-past seven o'clock P. N.