Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-09
CoUNOIl. PRocEEDINGs.

MoNDAf EVENING, July 9Th, 1857.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Armstrong. Beekey
Bergen, Caren, Chadwick, Gaver, Gibbons
kammerer, McAllister, Naghten, Patter
son, Ross, Toll and President Reinhard.
The President called the Council to or
der.
The minutfs of the last meeting wer,
read and approved. rrr g - =
The City Civil Engineer reported the fol
lowing estimates, viz: $4,000 Ea
For graveing the roadway of Last street from ~
me east side OF Water street to the west side
For laying Crossing on west side Of Hisb S4''
street across Cherry street,. ...-....... 7e
81. VIM. JAEGER, City Civil Engineer.
The Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment made report in regard to the affairs
and operations of the Fire Department,
from which we take the following:
Your department is in the best possible
order, the engine horses, hose carria ges.
hook and ladder truck and houses are in
excellent condition.
There have been but two fires and one
alarm offire during the quarter lust closed.
The estimated loss by these fires wa
$2S,71S, upon which there was an insur-
ance OF $1S,443. Loss over insurance, $40,
270. The main loss occurred on the morn.
ing of April 10, caused by the burning OF
the Ohio Furniture Company's shops, OF
West Mound street. The combustible ma
terial stored within the shops and build
ings OF the Company was SO great that the
tire, in few minutes after 1t was first
discovered by their watchman,l spread with
such rapadity that it was impossible t.
save the buildings. The efforts OF the de-
partment were directed to saving the Wool
en- Factory and the valuable lumber stored
around the burning buildings, in whicl,
they were successful.
The number of new buildings erected
and completed and examined by me during
the quarter is as follows: Deaf and Dumb
Asylum; 2 School houses; l Church, and SO
dwelling houses, making total of 81. o.
this number 30 are brick and 27 frame. ]
have removed or caused to be repaired II
detective lues and AZ stovepipes, that were
in my Judgment unsafe and liable to set
fire to the buildings.
The expenses of the department includ-
ing pay of employees, horse feed. repairs OIL
wells and cisterns. &C., for the quarter has
been $3,05S.35. The appropriation madt
by your honorable body for this depart
ment in April last So 500. 1t will be seen
It leaYes an uneXpended balance of that
in the hands of the City or
OouuIy treasurer Vi $44lO0.
By order of your honorable body por-
ton of the gravel taken from High street
Is now being placed on Canal street.
would respectfully recommend that addi
tional logs be placed on the side of said
street fronting on the river to keep the
gravel from washing into the river.
Respectfully submitted.
/. Fl. MARROW,
Chief Engineer.
Mr.. Ross, from committee on Police, re- |
ported back the petition of Col. Fred. Beck
md others, with the following report:
To the Honorable City Council:
The committee to whom was referred the
petition of Col. Fred. Beck and forty-two
,ther citizens business men and property
,wners of the Fifth and Sixth Wards. in
he city of Columbus, recommending B. NJ
dcEwen for policeman in said Wards.
would recommend that the request of the
petitioners be granted, as the said B. NJ
dcEwen is now in the service, and believe
hat he has faithfully discharged every
uty as policeman to the satisfactil of all.
Very respectfully submitted,