Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-04
CITY COUNCIL.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, April 8, 1867.

WICK, ComStOck, DOuty, Fell, GaVer, CID
bons, Kammerer, Naghten. Patterson,
Reinhard, Ross, Toll and the President
Is.
Absent-Messrs. Armstrong, Barcus and
Jaeger-3.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
o. r. Brake, Superintendent of Markets,
receipts of 1924 65 for month of
March.
James G. Bull, Mayor, reported receipts
of $4,000 for fines for month of March.
The report of the City Clerk, showing
amount of receipts and disbursem ents, was
postponed until after a report of commit
tee on Ways and Means be received.
The report of Col. /. III. Marrow, Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department, was re-
ferred to the committee ON Ways and
Means.
Report of w. w. Pollard, City Civil En-
gineer, of estimates for graveling the road
way of Last street OF $3.50; of Chapel street
from Fourth to Straight alley of $4lS.75;
for Donaldson street of $163 65, was receiv-
ed and filed.
Mr.. Naghten, from the special commit
tee to whom was referred the ordinance for
paving Bond street from High street to
Park, reported the same back and recon-
mended its passage. The ordinance was
passed-yeas Ia, nays 2.
Mr.. Naghten offered the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED, That the City Civil Engineer be
aud he is hereby directed to make the nec-
essary plat and estimate for paving the
roadway of North High street from North
Public lane to University street, with what
is commonly known as the Nicolson pave
ment.
Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Chadwick introduced resolution
authorizing the City Civil Engineer to
contract in the name of the city of Colum-
bus with VIM. A. Platt and John E. Tip
ton, for grading and graveling the road
way on the north side of Spring street
from High to Front. Agreed to-yeas IL,
nays none.
Mr.. Gibbons presented a remonstrance
against an ordinance for grading and grav-
cling the roadway of New street, signed
by John Heinmann and some thirty others.
On motion of Mr.. Gibbons, the remon-
STRANGE was referred to the standing COM
mittee of the Sixth Ward.
Mr.. Gibbons offered a petition for an
ordinance for grading and graveling the
roadway of New street, signed by Frank
Koehler and some thirty others.
On motion of Mr.. Gibbons, the petition
was referred to the standing committee OF
the Sixth Ward.
Mr.. Reinhard, from a special committee
to which was referred an ordinance entitled
an ordinance to amend an ordinance defin-
ing the duties OF the City Clerk, passed
April ~, 1868, reported the same back and
recommended its passage. The ordinance
increases the salary of the City Clerk to
$1,000 per annum, and is to take effect
from the first day of April, 1867. Passed
yeas 13, nays7.
Mr.. Becky offered the following resolu :
ton: Gt5
RESOLVED, By the City Council That the City
Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to
transfer out of the Hare Charity Fund the
sum of four hundred dollars to the credit
oftbe Directors of the Hare Orphans Home
to be distributed in accordance with section
five of an ordinance entitled an ordinance
passed January %, 1867, to establish the
Hare Orphans Home of the city OF Colum-
bus.
Resozued. That the City Clerk be and he
is hereby directed to forward copy of the
above resolution to the City Treasurer.
Mr.. Toll introduced the following res.
olution:
Resolved, By the City Council of the city o.
Columbus (two-thirds of the members pres
eDt cOncurring), That the City Civil Eu-
gineer be and he is hereby instructed to
employ B. F. Bowen as Assistant, for ont
month, at salary not exceeding $50.
Mr.. Reinhard said: AS this is the las
meeting but one of this Council, offer tn
following:
Resolued, That our thanks are hereby
rendered to Luther Donaldson, Esq, Pres
ident of this body, for the faithful, able
impartial and gentlemanly manner witt
which he has discharged his duties as pre-
siding officer of this body.
Passed unanimously.
Mr.. Donaldson said: (Mr. Armstrong il
the chair.)
Mr.. President 1t is very gratifying t,
find ones friends so very unanimous il
| their expressions of kindness and regard a
one is dying. Whether they would be sc
| were Just being born into office is anOth
er question. The duties we perform her
are very onerous, aud especially so ar
those of the office shall soon vacate.
have found the gentlemen with whom
| have been connected here, kind and courte
Gus, and our relations have been mos
| pleasant. So far as the performance Of tn
duties devolving on you as COuncilmen ar
concerned, we can truly say they have bee
a most decided success. Receiving no pa,
| for our services, the position is one that ha
no charms, and in no city of its size in tn
United States, l am free to say. is so muel
labor so faithfully performed for nothing
| But few persons properly understand tn
amount of work we have to DO, and our re
turn is often. too often, misrepresentation
and abuse. Yet it is pleasant to feel tina
inward satisfaction of having faithfully pei
formed our whole duties to the city and il
inhabitants. I'VE regret our crowded col
umns forbid our being obliged to condens
the gentleman's remarks, as they wer
pointed and well received. He closed b
again returning his thanks for the persona
cOmpliment conveyed i'm the resolution, an
trusted that in the future as in the past, hi
intercourse with the gentlemen OF the Cour
Gil would be as pleasant and agreeable t
| them as to him.
Mr.. Patterson offered the following. resC
luton:
ResoEued, That the thanks of this Counc
are hereby rendered to Levi Wilson, Cler
for the very efficient manner in which
has discharged the duties of Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Naghten, the follow
ing were designated as places for holdir
elections for Members of Board Of Educ'
tion on Monday next, April 9Th, as follow
First WGrd-John Beal's Auction ROOF
Third Ward-Town Street House.
} Fifth Ward-South Engine House.
Seuenth WGrd-Tryne's Shoe Shop.
Ninth WGrd-EdWard Hartley's.
NJ nOpoI6c0n froY,o tbo g,oo;oI