Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-24
COUNCIL PaooeEDINGs.
MONDAY EVENING, Dec. %.


Patterson, Ross, Toll, and President Rein
hard ~ > gen" i- '''
The President called the Council to or
der. .nsss. .sifsIs lus .,is.s5.ss
as The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved. 20 r'-a-.'f 7.' T.
Mr.. Reinhard presented petition signed
by property holders in the South end OF
the city asking that two policemen be
placed in that end of the city. Referred
TO committee on Police.
Mr.. Donaldson presented two petitions,
signed by J. A. Ray and fifty Others doing
James Wilcox, President OF the Central In.
surance Company, asking the City Coune il
to procure the Fire Alarm Telegraph fol
this city. 80. e.. .,....5s,. l,..-.s;.
r ferred to select committee of five
consisting of Messrs. Gibbons, Donaldson
Ross, Comstock and Naghten.
A petition from the Agents of the Amer.
lean Fire Alarm Telegraph was presented
by Mr. McAlister,. which Was referred to
the above special committee. -f
= Mr.. Fell, from committee on Ordinances
reported back two ordinances assessing 8
special tax on the, real: estate bounding
Center alley, from Gay street TO North
Public lane, and recommended that they
be referred to the Standing committee on
Highways They were so referred. -
Mr.. Fell reported back the following
from the committee on Ordinances and re-
co,np, apdod fhoir cra Thax, xx,a,., 80 :,
a third time and passed:
An ordinance to assess a special tax on
the real estate bounding Elm alley from
Water street to State avenue Yeas Is.
An ordinance to assess special tax upon
the real estate bounding Mulberry alley
from Water street to Low alley. Yeas l5.
sa An ordinance SO assess special tax on
the real estate bounding Fair alley from
Fourth alley to Fifth alley. Yeas Is. ~
An ordinance to assess special tax upon
the real estate bounding Low alley from
Elm alley to Mulberry alley. Yeas Is.
An ordinance to assess special tax on
the real estate bounding on the east side of
High street from Spring to Lorg street.
I eas To-; ;ul ai-s t4 Oh s'.7 las
An ordinance to make a double row flag
stone crossing across North Public lane on
the east side of High street. Yeas 10.
= Mr.. Armstrong introduced an ordinance
to provide for borrowing money to build
Water works tor the city of Columbus, and
submit the same to the electors of said city,
which was read afirst and second times,
and referred back to the committee on
Water Works, and ore hundred copies Or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. Gibbons introduced an ordinance to
organize the Tenth ward of the city of Co.
lumbus, which was read q first time.
MIR. Ross introduced an ordinance to
transfer certain territory in the Ninth
ward tothe First ward, and certain terri
tory in the Eighth ward be transferred to
the Second Ward, which was read first
time. e- 4..ss ---s
Mr.. Gaver introduced an ordinance to as
sess special tax on the real estate bound
ing on the east side of Front street, from
Cherry street to Noble street, which was
read a lirst time. !ui s'e-l41 -l-z.. +z=
An ordinance to grade and gravel the
roadway of Bond street from High street
TO Neil avenue, was read second time.
Mr.. Naghten presented remonstrance
from certain residents of the Ninth ward
against proposed improvements on First,
Second and Third avenues, in said ward
Referred to committee of, Ninth Ward.
ME-. McAlister9 introduced. a resolution
to contract with Jacob Bleile for building a
single row fiagstone crossing on south side
Of Friend street across Seventh street,
which was adopted. -, ..s-,.,.... ,... ma.
Mr.. Naghten, from the committee on the
Ninth Ward, to whom was referred the pro.
posed Improvement on First, Second anG
Third avenues, and the remonstrance
against the same. reported the matter bach
and recommended that it be indefinitely
postponed, which report was concurred in
Mr.. Ross moved that the vote by which
a resolution was passed at the last meeting
OF the Council, to certify the amount of the
assessment for building the N icolson pave.
ment on High street to the County Audi.
tor, to have the same placed upon the taz
duplicate, be reconsidered.
On this proposition a warm discussion
sprung up, and on a call of the yeas ant
nays. the motion was lost-yeas 8, nays IL
Mr.. Donaldson offer,d the following:
Res0lred, That the city Civil Engineer
be and he Is hereby directed to at one.
proceed to make such surveys, run such
lines to and from such, points on the va.
rious streams contiguous to the city anG
from which in his judgment sufficien,
supply of water can be obtained for the
use of the city, and that he make ont sucf
plats, maps, &c. of such works together
with an estimate of the cost and expense
of the building and constructing of the
same and for the purpose OF carrying ou,
the1 trntioirof this resolution, he be ant
i hereby authorized by and with the con.
sent OF the standing committee on Water
Works to employ, such addi iOnal help a.
may be necessary for the prompt compli.
ance with this resolution. -
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Resolred,. That the City Solicitor be ant
he Is hereby directed, at his earliest con
venience. to report to this Council the nee
essary steps to take into the city limits al
the territory comprised in the limits o.
Montgomery township. q Jit 2G3y
Passed. i--= IT T
Mr. Donaldson offered resolution au
rhorizing the Mayor to make deed of con
veyance in the name of the city of Coluu
bus, to 6. F-Jaeger, for the land necessar.
to straighten the. north line Of the Cit,
Park. 1a
A communication from Justin Morrison
in regard to an error in charge for curbin
on High street, was read and referred t
the City Civil Engineer.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
OPERA HoUsE.-A large and delighte
audience at the Opera House last night tes
titled the high esteem in which our citi
zens holi Prof. Macallister as presdigi
tator.. His experiments are all wonderful