Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-21
COUNCIL PRooEEpInas. s.
TUEspAr EVENING, Aug. 10th, 1867.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGs.
| TUESDAY EVENING, Aug. 10th, 1867.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Armstrong, Beekey.
Bergen, Caren, Chadwick, Donaldson, Fell
Gaver, Gibbons, Jaeger, Kammerer, meal.
ister, Naghten, Ross, Toll and President
Reinhard-15.
The President called the Council to Or
| der. -
Minutes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
The City Civil Engineer reported the fol.
flowing estimates: 2} p sr~
For grading and paving the unpavet
cutters and crossings, and graveling tn,
roadway of Strawberry from Filth t,
Seventh street, $442 IS.
For graveliug the roadway of Soutl
street from Ridgeway alley to Seventh
| street. $237.60. Placed on file. ,,y
A communication was received from
James G. Bull, Mayor, stating that in ac-
cordance with the resolution OF the Council
he had conveyed lot No. 1 of Jacob Hare's
Hemmersbach, and enclosing Treasurer
receipt for $l,750. Placed on file.
Mr., Fell, from committee on Ordinances.
reported back the following:
To assess a special tax upon the real
estate bounding Centre street from East
Gay to East Long. Passed-yeas IA.
IAN ordinance to assess special tax upon
the real estate bounding the north side OF
Friend street from Washington avenue to
East Public lane. Passed-yeas IA.
An ordinance to gravel the roadway OF
Last street from east side of Water to west
side of West street. Passed--yeas Ia.
Mr.. Kammerer, from standing committee
on Sewerage, reported as follows:
The Sewerage committee and City Civil
Engineer report that they have accepted
as completed according to contract, the
Spring Street Sewer, built by Hall, Form
off & Co., and the Peters Run Sewer, east
of Front Street Sewer, built by G. Staib &
Co.. and respectfully ask for your approval
of the same according to the provisions of
the contracts for said work. 80
~ III ri. CHRIsToPHER KAMMERER,
WILLIAM NAGHTEN, '
j. S. BEEKEY,
ii. VIM. JAEGER,
City Civil Engineer.
On motion of Mr.. Donaldson, the report
was laid on the table.
An ordinance to grade and pave the gut
tiers and sidewalks on Washington avenue,
between Long and Broad streets, was read
second time.
The following communication was re-
ceived and read: s5U q
To the Honorable, the City Council:
At meeting of the police force of your
city, we, the undersigned. were appointed
a committee to express their thanks toyou
for the many fayors which you have con-
ferred upon them, and especially for the
last favor received from your hands in in
creasing their pay and providing them
with caps and shields. They desire us to
express their sincere thanks to you, and
their profound sense of obligation for your
Kindness and confidence, which they feel
they can only repay by faithful discharge
OF their duties as policemen.
-ni Very Respectfully.
JAS. G. BULL, Mayor,
PATRICK MURPHY, Marshal,
j. b. CoFFRoTH, Captain of Police,
Committee appointed by the police force
of the city of Columbus.
B
Mr.. Ross introduced the following:
Resolved, That the City Civil Engineer be
and he is hereby directed to make the me-
cessary plat and estimate for paving the
sidewalks in front of inlot No. 272, west
side of South High street.
Passed.
Mr.. Gibbons introduced a resolution
granting Honiwald & Co. the privilege of
building sewer in Perry street, from
Front street to the canal. Passed.
Mr.. Gaver introduced the folio wing:
Resolued, That the City Civil Engineer
make plat and estimate for paving the
unpaved sidewalks on south side of Cherry
street from Front street to Fair alley.
Mr.. Gibbons presented petition signed
by VIM. Gulick and some twenty others,
asking the appointment of james Jack as
one of the police force.
{ Referred to the Committee on Police.
Mr.. Fell, fro m committee on Ordinances,
on leave, reported back an ordinance to as
sess special tax upon the real estate ben
efitted by the twenty-four inch brick sewer
built by the Columbus Gas Light and Coke
Company to the Spring street sewer in
Low alley, which was read third time
and passed.
Mr.. Ross moved that the Council go into
an election for twenty-six special police
men. Agreed to.
Sol. Justice, Peter Simons, Edward
P. G. Honnihan, John Brown,
Daniel Sullivan, Leonard Stands, George
Heirnlich, John McCarty, Bartelley Smith,
Patrick Kenny, Ed. Brunck, Geo. Weiland,
John Wallsmith, John Lowler, John
Daley, John Qualey, George Simpson,
Charles Strader, John Judge, Thomas
Eiland, Henry Freezing, James Jack, James
Skillen, John Sarber and Edward McGill,
were elected as special policemen.
Mr.. Armstrong offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the City Civil Engineer,
be and he is hereby directed to make sur
vey from North Columbus to the City. for
the purpose of ascertaining the practical
bility of locating Water Works there.
Passed.
Mr.. Beekey introduced resolution ap-
pointing Oliver P. Hines, Samuel Croswell
and George Kannamaker as committee on
the part of the city to examine the Peters
run and Spring street sewers, and ascertain
if the contracts have been complied with.
Passed. ig.
Mr.. Donaldson, on leave. reported from
committee on Ways and Means an ordi-
nance fixing the salary of City Treasurer
at $500 per annum. Passed.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
GOING UP.-The Millerites are preparing
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