The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-13
City Council.
FRIDAY EVENING, April II, 1861

Present all the Trustees.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
A report from the City Solicitor in re-
lation to ordinances to condemn ground for
the alley through out-lOt, and to open the
alley across the east end of lot No. 3OS7, was
received and ordered on file.
\ petition from citizens and property
owners near Wayne street and Ncnia ave
nue., asking that Il Fire cistcrn be built at
junction of said streets, was received and
referred to the Committee Oh Fire Depart
ment.
The report of Mayor Kcnney. for the
month OF March last. showing collections
III that month, amounting to $27 80, was
received and the amount of money ordered
TO be paid to the Treasurer.
me official bonds off. L. Krcidlcr, City
Clerk George Snavcly, Assessor of 9TH
Ward; f. W. Andcrton. 3D. Ward: c..
Snayely, ID Ward; Joseph Brown, 18th
Ward; George Neibert, 9TH Ward, and
Jacob stephens, of the Sth Ward, were
presented and approved.
Tn qualification OfCol. David b. Corwin.
rs City Solicitor, was received and ordered
on file.
A communication from A. Becherer, ask
ing for permission to dig Il drain from his
brewery to the gutter on the east side of
Warren street, was referred to the Trustees
VI Nv slh anu CIl w hTUS.
An Ordinance to block the square be-
tween kenton, Third, st Clair and Fourth
streets was read the second time and refer
red to the City Solicitor.
An Ordinance to flag the sidewalk in
front of lots 1865 II lGG on Wilkinson street,
was read the second time.
y bill of ID. II. Morrison for building
Sixth street Iron Bridge, $2,0l4O0 was re-
tcrred to the Committee OF Bridges.
The President auuOuUPpI the StnuliDU
Committees iorthe ensuing year, rs follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES. lSG7-s.
On Finauce-MeSsrs Kcifer, Gcbhart and
Wiggim.
On ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Wigglm, Kuhns
and Love.
On Market Houses-Mcssrs. Colhower,
shank and Aman.
On Bridges-Messrs. Gcbhart, Wiggim
and Lehman.
On Gas-Messrs. Clingman, Kuhns and
Lehman.
On Public Square and L~evee-Messrs.
Shank, Drummer and Love.
On Grades-Messrs. Turner, Gebhart and
Braunschweiger.
On Fire observation-disclosures Lehman,
Clingman and Kuhns.
On Burial GrOunds-Messrs. Butt, Boyle
and Aman.
On Jail-Messrs. Shank, Drummer and
COlhower.
On AuctiOns-Messrs Love, Boyle and
Aman.
On Printing-Messrs. Drummer, Refer
and Butt.
On Ordinances-Messrs Turner, Love
aud kcitcr.
On Intirmary-Messrs Kuhns, Turnerand
Butt.
On Railroads-Messrs. Boyle, Love and
BraunSChweiger.
d. w. IDDINGs, Pres't.
Several bids for the improvement of the
alley between High, La Belle, Fifth and
McLane streets, were opened, read, and the
contract awarded to Mr.. John Drangen-
stein, the lowest bidder.
BY Mr.. Shank-ReSOlced, That the Com
mitUee on Bridges be authorized to contract
for an additional span of one hundred and
fifty feet at the proposed new bridge across
the Miami river. Referred to the Commit
tee on Bridges.
The Street Commissioner was ordered to
remove the pump at the corner of Wilkin-
son and Second streets, and to cover the
well with tagging.
The same officer was authorized to build
a culvert on old Brown street, to carry the
water into Seeley's ditch.
The same officer was authorized to con-
tract with Colonel Lowe for the gravel in
the cellar of his proposed building on Third
street.
Messlh. ItNNlal anu NeDbHf were or
dered to be notified TO remove the stone oil
the sidewalk on the west side of jefferson
street within thirty days.
The Committee on Public Square and
Levee were authorized to repair the fence,
and steps on LeVee, and also to plant shade
trees in City Park and on the sidewalk
around the same; also to place ~hitching-
posts around the same where needed.
On motion, Council went into an election
of q member of Board of Intirmary, in
place of VIM Spickier, deceased. Messrs
G. IL. kielmeier,'D. Heinz, and B. Iharp
were nominated. Mr.. kielmeier was elected
on the first ballot, receiving nine votes
Mr.. Heinz six, and Mr.. Tharp one vote.
A motion to elect Il Foreman in Chic
of the Fire Department was carried
Messrs. VIM. ii. Gill and John q. Salisbury
were nominated, and the former elected by
nine to seven votes for the latter.
Council agreed to meet hereafter ut in
teryals of two weeks, on Friday evening AT
n O'Clock.
Bills of Chancellor & Dicks, $40, and
Valentine Kalbleisch, Sl2, We're allowed,
aud Council adjourned,