Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-23
COUNOIl. PROoEEDINGs. :
MoNDAY EVENING, April %, 1867

MONDAY EVENING, April %, 1867.
The Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The President called the Council to
order.
Present-Messrs Armstrong, Becky, Ber-
gen, Caren, Chadwi Comstock, Donald
son, Fell, Gaver, Gibbons, Kammerer, Nc
Allister. Naghten, Patterson, Ross, Presi-
dent Reinhard-16.
Absenl-Messrs. Jaeger and Toll.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
The estimate of the City Civil ENGINEER
of cost of grading and graveling certain
streets therin named, and for building a
sewer on Low alley, was received and
placed on file. el.ga'
Mr.. Comstock introduced petition.
signed by VIM. Monypenny, w. Ross and
e, A. Fitch, asking forian improvement of
Frank street, west of Scioto.
Mr.. Fell presented petition from John
M. Pugh in behalf of Columbus and Gran
vile Plank Road Company, asking for the
appointment of a committee to confer with
lsaid Company for the disposing of that part
of said road lately taken into the corporate
limits of the city. Messrs. Fell, Ross and
Gibbons were appointed said committee.
/ Mr.. Naghten, presented petition signed
by E. M. Owens and others, asking for the
passage of an ordinance for grading and
graveling the roadway of Lagrange street,
and moved its reference to committee of
the Ninth Ward. 1t was so referred.
Mr.. Naghten presented remonstrance
signed by Thomas luther and ten other
property owners on High street between
| North Public lane and University street,
protesting against putting down the Nicol-
son pavement on that portion of High
street, and moved to refer it to committee
of Ninth Ward. 1t was so referred.
Mr.. Ross presented a petition signed by
Middleton & Co., on behalf of the Pacific
and Atlantic Telegraph Company, asking
the privilege of. putting up poles in the
city of Columbus, and recommended its
reference to the committees of the Seventh
and Fourth Wards. 1t was SO referred.
Mr.. Donaldson, from the committee on
Ways and Means, presented an ordinance
making appropriations tor purposes there
in named. and it was read a first time.
i Mr.. Donaldson moved that the rules be
suspended, and the ordinance was read
second and third times, and passed-yeas
Is, nays none.
Mr.. Patterson, from the committee to
whom was referred the ordinance defining
the duties and fixing the compensation of
the City Solicitor, reported asubstitute for
the original ordinance, and recommended
its passage.
The substitute was read and passed-yeas
1S, nays none. @
| Mr.. Naghten, from the committee to
whom was referred an ordinance provid-
ing the Mayor and City Solicitor seats on
tile floor of the Council Chamber, with the
privilege of debate, reported the same back
with an amendment, by which those Off
GERS may debate on invitation of majori-
i ty of the members of the Council. The
amendment was agreed to, and the ordi-
nance passed-yeas Is, nays none.
/ ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING.
Mr.. Gaver offered an ordinance to grade
and pave the sidewalks from State street
to Chapel alley, on:the east side of Front
street. sa'
Mr.. Gaver offered an ordinance to grade
and pave the sidewalks and cutters from
1 Fair alley to Front street on the south side
of State street. r7-g.19ss 4
i Mr.. Patterson offered an ordinance to
| grade the roadway of Spring street from
Front to Water street. Also, to grade Low
alley from Spring street to Elm alley. AL
SO, Bank alley from Spring street to Null
berry alley. Also, to grade Mulberry alley
from Bank alley to Low alley. Also, to
grade Elm alley from Water street to State
Mr.. Patterson introduced an ordinance to
build a two foot brick sewer in Mulberry
alley from the west end of the one hereto
fore built in said alley by the Gas Com
pany, and running thence westwardly,
crossing Water street to Low alley, and
to connect with sewer to be built in Low
. alley. 4, 5.ys ,.~.. ~
1 Mr.. Gibbons offered an ordinance to
/ grade and pave the unpaved sidewalks, gut
tiers and crossings on New street, from
South Public lane to Kossdth street.
/ Mr.. Armstrong offered an ordinance to
establish Board of Health for the city of
i Columbus.
Mr.. Armstrong moved that the rules be
suspended and the ordinance lie read Sc
cond time by its title.
}, Mr.. Armstrong moved that the said ordi-
nance be referred TO the committee or
Sanitary Matters and to the City Solicitor
$ and also that it be printed. 1t was SO re.
ferred. .1.se 80
p Mr.. Ross introduced the following:
RESOLVED, That all ordinances be referred
to the standing committee on Ordinances
after their second reading, unless otherwise
ordered, which was passed.
Mr.. Naghten introduced an ordinance tc
grade and pave the roadway of High
street from Russell street north to the cor.
poration line, which was read first time
An ordinance to grade and pave side.
walks, cutters and crossings on west side
of High street from Second alley to Perry
!. yeas 1s. nays none.
i: An ordinance to grade and pave th'
roadway of High street from North Public
lane to University street with Nicolsor
pavement was read second time.
= Mr.. Gibbons introduced the following:
Resolued That select committee of fiv,
9 members of this Council be appointed tt
: contract with Deshler and Thurman for D
acres of land in what is known as Stewart
Grove, for the purpose of park i'm The
southern portion of the city, as provided
g by resolution passed March Is, 1867. =
9 Agreed to.
Mr.. Fell offered the following
Is ResoEued, That the committee of Wav
i and Means be and are hereby requested tx
=, 90 (S..