The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-23
CITY Council.

rklDAl March %, 1867.
Present, all the Trustees, except Messrs
lddings and Colhower.
chairman. "''
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved. ~
A petition from property owners on
Chestnut street, asking that said street be
lighted, was referred to the Committee on
ordinances to report an Ordinance accord
inglY.
petition from r. d. Bradley 4 Co.. and
oClers' asking permission to lay a walk
across Second street, in front of the Dom
House at their own eXpense-was received.
the request granted-the work to be done
under direction of the City Engineer.
A petition from w. Westerman and 9TH
ers, asking that Pond street be improved,
was referred to the Committee on Grades
10 report a grade for the same.
The Finance Committee reported that
they had examined the annual report of
Inc City Clerk, and had found it correct
Inc report was received and the Clerk auth
orlZed to have three hundred copies printed
in pamphlet form.
The Committee on Grades reported the
grades of New street and various ALLEYS i'm
tIe eastern portion of the city. Referred
JHe ordnance committee, to report an
Ordinance accordingly.
An Ordinance to prohibit the erection of
frame buildings more than ten feet HIGH.
on the square between Kenton, Third. 81.
Clair, and Fourth streets, was read the first
tlme. a motion to suspend the rules, was
IoSt: confederate Democrats all voting
against it.-ED. JOURNAL
lOur morning contemporary having thus
l~hterpolated his own words into what NAV
be termed the official report of the proceed
ings' and thus set a precedent, we may be
permitted to follow it.
There were ten Abolition councilmen
present, and every one voted to suspend
the rules and push the Ordinance through,
after the manner of the Bumpers at Wash
ington. Why? Mr.. Love, a Councilman
stated that it was because a Democrat had
IN contemplation the ere ction of a large
Livery Stable on that square, an d that this
Ordinance was sought to be pushed through
to prevent that improvement being made
Ed. EMPIRE.
An Ordinance to flag the sidewalks in
front of lots Nos. l65 and 1GG was reud fhr
irst time; also al ordinance to improve
and part ofSecond streets.
Ordinance to fix the grades of Newcom
md part OF Second streets, and of alleys
of High street; to improve Barr and
,art of Clinton streets, and to light Fourth
treet with gas between Jefferson aud st.
lair streets, were read the second time and
for publication.
The trustees of the Sixth Ward were au-
horized to receive bids for the grading and
,aving ofthe alleys between High, La Belle,
lcLane and Fifth streets.
INT Committee on Gas were authorized
0 add one more gas post to the contract for
on Sixth street.
The owners of lots Nos. 27S7, 27Ss, 27s9. {
100, 279l and 1892, and out lot No. 2G4, 6
ERE ordered to gravel their sidewalks !
'ithin ten days. l
Mrs. Winters was ordered to repair the !
dewalks with gravel in front of lO96-7 O
I'd 8 within ten days, under the direction n
the City Engineer. /"
The G. H.. & DIR. r. Co, were ordered TO s.
the entire culvert on the east side of q
ain street at Sixth to the same width as
lder the r. Il. track.
ID. A. Wareham was ordered to fill his r