The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-06
City Council.

FRIDAY EVENING, April D, 1867.
Present Messrs. Gary, Kuhns, Brunner,
kieier, Clingman, Gcbhart, Butt, Lehman.
Love, Bosler, Colhower, BraunSchwciger.
Butt Boyle and President Iddings in the
Chair.
The minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved.
\ petition from D.. W. Stewart and others.
asking that a new bridge be erected across
the canal at Wayne street, was received and
referred to the Committee on Bridges.
\ petition from w. II. Smith and Others,
asking that the alley running from Rich
ard street to Nenia avenue and parallel
with Quitman street, be improved. was re-
ceiyed and referred tothe Committee on Or
dinances.
The Market-M Master reported collections
during March amounting to 1924 80. Re
ceived and ordered on file.
The Mayors annual exhibit of r]cceipts
from licenses, &c, was received and ordered
ON file.
The Captain Of Police reported six gas
posts not lighted in various localities since
last report. Received, and the City Clerk
ordered to notify the Gas Company OF the
same.
The Street Commissioner reported ex
penditureS during March amounting Ia
S97S ii. Ordered to be paid.
An ordinance to light Chestnut street.
and an ordinance to fix the grades of New
street, and of alleys leading to the same
from Fifth street, were read the first and
second times aud ordered to be published,
An ordinance to prevent the blowing OF
steam whistles in the corporate limits, eX-
cept the Fire Department, was read the
first time.
A motion to suspend the rules was
adopted by the following vote: Yeas
all the Trustees except Messrs. Gary and
Colhower. Whereupon the same was
adopted. Geas-all the Trustees except
Messrs' kuhns' Gary, Colhower, Braunsch-
weiger and Butt.
An ordinance to open an alley through
out-lot No. 50 was read the third time and
adopted.
An ordinance to improve Newcom and
part OF Second street, between Beckel anC
Lowell streets, was read the second time
4 bill of d. G. l.. q Coke Co. 81.
05i 9S was referred to the Committee OF
Gas. Also an item for meter rent In Pacific
Engine House.
Bills for gas of Council Chamber, Cit,
Prison and Pacific Engine House. and fo
printing time tables for lighting stree
lamps, were also referred to the Committc
IN Gas.
A bill of Rogers, Kiefer & Engle, Sll As
was referred to the Committee on Fire De
partment.
A plat of an alley through the Dutoi
property was accepted, and authorized l.
be recorded.
The City Clerk was authorized to draw
an Orderin favor of the several Trustees d
amount of fifty dollars each, for extra ser
vices on Committees of Council during u,
past year.
Mr.. VIM. Legler was ordered 70 fill hi
lot on the south side Of Ann street, With
ten days.
The City Engineer, in connection will
theG Grade Committee, were directed to re
port a grade of the alley between Quitma.
and Potomac streets, from Richard stree
to Nenia Avenue.
The City Clerk wa directed TO issue al
order in amount of $500 in favor of William
Craighead. Esq, for extra services rs Cit
solicitor during the second year of hi
official term,
The same officer was ordered to pay tn
usual amount to each of the Judges an
Clerks of the late election.
Bills allowed George Neder, $26 G.. A
Starr, S22 40; Frank B%aumheckel, $34; 1
O'Connell, 50; Beaver q Butt, 50 GO; job
Nipgen, $40; ID. c.. l.. & Coke Co., S26 90
Gardner q Reynolds. $40; M. Simpson, $
90; VIM. Craighead, SO, and Joseph eintz
man, $40.
An ordinance TO appropriate money from
the General Expense Fund TO pay tn
above bills was read, and adopted, ant
Council adjourned to meet at ~ o'ciOcl
next Monday evening.