Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-07
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to assess 4 special tax Of 3 1.49 on each front
foot of real estate bounding on the, east side
Of High street from North Public lane to
Russell street. ti8lidsI
On motion of Mr., Naghten the rules
were suspended and the ordinance was
read q, second time. f0oTq
Mr.. Donaldson, from special committees
to whom was referred an ordinance fol
grading and paving The west side of Third
street from State to Broad, reported tn,
same back, which was read firsttime.
On motion of Mr.. Gibbons, the Council
proceeded to the election of a City Civil
Engineer Agreed to. fCz
Mr. Becky nominated Hiram Jaeger.
Mr.. Toll nominated w. w. Pollard.
Messrs. Armstrong, Becky, Bergen,
Caren, Chadwick, Donaldson, Fell, Gavef,
GtIbbons,s Jaeger, Hammer, McAlIistef,
Naghton, Ross and President Reinhard
voted for Mr. JaegerA15.s F',isS>A
FMessrsa Comstock and Tollvoted for Mr..
Pollard--2. al Al AGAQ
Mr.. Gibbons introduced the following
,ResoEUed That the Directors Of the
Franklin County Infirmafy be permitted
to take gravel from the city gravel bank
for grayeling the Poor House lane. Refer
red to Committee on Gravel bank.
Mr.. Jaeger offered a resolution raising a
standing committee of five, of, whom the
President0f the Council shall be one, to be
known as tine standing committee on the
CITY Park which Committee shall have
charge of said Park and Of all improve
ments thereof. Passed. aaia i, al,4 2
Mr.. Jaeger offered the following:
Resolved, That the Civil Engineer, be dir
reeteda to ascertain whether Cherry Astreet
extends east of Seventh street TOW Washing-
ton iavenne,s and report thereon to, this
all proceedings in reference to grading and
paving the cutters and crossin gs, and grad
ing the Sidewalks and roadways thereof. /
Which was adopted. -- rvw-s
Mr. Fell, from committee on Ordinances,
reported back an ordinance to lay off the
land purchased Of Deshlera 81 Thurman as
City Park, and moved that it be read a
third time and passed, which was agreed to
yeas 16. nays l. t''-'. .lle3q so vsir
Mr.. Fell introduced resolution to con-
tract with Michael Malone, for making .
15-inch pipe sewer in Strais BIT alley from
Broad street to point fifty feet south OF
Gay street, at 90lcentsl per foot, which was
agreed to-yeas IL, nays nones s7aa ~
Mr.. Jaeger, from committee on Streets
and Highways, reported thefollowing.:
egCIFY CIVIL ENG1NEERfs OFFICE
-r0 COLUMBUS o., May 6, 1861.
To the HONORABLE City Council: - 's'siA
In accordance with the advertisement fol
bids for the g Nicolson pavement the bids
were received and opened at theAoffice Of
the City Clerk, on Saturday, April Both, al
1Qo'eleck A. NJ, and examined by Che City
Civil Engineer and your committee. and
after a careful and full examination of the
several bids (alla of which accompany. this
report) came to the conclusion that Roberi
McClellapd, of Chicago, Ill, was the 1owesl
responsible bidder. nv Your hs committee
therefore, offer for adoption the following
Resolued, By the City CouncU Of the City d
Colaat6ats1 Onto, That the City Civil lEngi,
neer, together with the, Standing committed
OH Highways, be directed to close a contract
with Robert sMcClelIand, of Chicago, Ill.
for che laying down and building OF a Mic
olson pavement konI the roadway of High
street, together with the excavation ane
grsdings and furnishing aud setting the
curbstone from North Public lane to a dis
tance of TI25 feet south iof FfientE street, the
same to be, made, in. accordance with the
bid and spirit thereof, made'op the 10Th day
of April, 1857, by the said McClelland, an(
accepted by the City Civil Engineer and
the standing committee on Streets an(
Highways, April 80, 1867. Provided, thai
the said contract shall not be binding unit
the same shall be approved by the City
Council, the notice OF which shall be giveI
TO the said MeCIelland by the City Clerk
. Most respectfully submitted,
s ga w. w. POLLARD,