Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-19


west side of Fifth street from Town to
Rich street, S1S2.
For grading, curbing and paving the un-
paved cutters, and grading and graveling
the unimproyed roadway of Mulberry alley
from High to Front street, $347 .65.a ElS
i For grading, curbing and paving the un-
paved cutters, and grading and graveling
the unimproved roadway and sidewalks on
Hickory alley, from High to Water street,
81, ,261 65. ,a9br4J 4
For building thirty inch brick sewer in
Center alley, from Gay street to Spring
street, $1,s7S.15.
The report was placed on file.
! Mr. Gibbons presentedIa petition from
Jacob Helm and others asking permission
to construct drains from their cellars into
the sewer on the corner of Frankfort and
Fourth street. Placed on file. >
Mr.. Frankel presented petition from G.
T. Ptaff. asking permission to lay the con-
crete pavement in front of his property.
Referred to committee on Sixth Ward.
Mr.. Frankel presented petition from
George Beck and twenty others, calling at
tention to nuisance on Frankfort street
and Center alley, from stagnant water. Re
ferred to standing committee on Sixth
Ward, together with City Civil Engineer.
Mr.. Frankel presented petition from
George Rath and ten Others, asking for the
passage of an ordinance for grading and
graveling the roadway of South alley from
Fourth to Fifth street. Referred to stand
ing committee on Sixth Ward. iast
Mr.. 1Reinhard, from standing committee
on City Park, reported that they had given
the contract for excavating at the City
Park to Messrs. A. b. Pfeiffer & Co., at 371a
cents per cubic yard, and offered proper
contract therefor.
On motion OF Mr.. Reinhard, the contract
was confirmed-yeas IA, nays none.
An ordinance to assess special tax on
the east half of lot No. of McElvaine's
addition on Friend street, was read Sec
ond time.
| Mr.. Bergin, from the standing commit
tee on Sewers and Drainage, reported back
an ordinance to build main or trunk sew
ers, which was read a second time, and re-
terred back to the standing committee on
Sewers. 4t ra-
| The following ordinances were read a
third time and passed:
| An ordinance to grade, pave and improve
the roadway of High street from point
175 feet south of the south line of Friend
street to the south line of South Public
lane, where the same intersects High street
yeas IA.
An ordinance to grade and gravel the
northern extension of Front street from
North Public lane to Maple street-yeas
IA. ~ i
An ordinance to grade the roadway of
Washington avenue from John street to
Buckingham street-yeas ID.
An ordinance to assess a special tax on
the property bounding the north side of
Friend Street from Third to Fourth street
yeas A.
An ordinance to grade and pave the gut
ters and crossings and grade and gravel the
sidewalks on the south side of Broad street
from the east line of D. E. Balls heirs to
the west line of East Public lane-yeas IA.
Mr.. Armstrong, from the committee on
Police, on leave. introduced an ordinance
amending an ordinance entitled an ordi-
nance establishing city police and pre-
scribing its duties, which was read first
and second times, and referred to the COM
mittee on Police to report at the next reg
ular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Reinhard, the commit
tee on Police was instructed to lay the
police ordinance before the City Solicitor
for his opinion, and that the committee
have the ordinance printed. Carried.
| Mr.. Patterson offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the City Marshal be and
ne is hereby ordered and directed to enforce
the ordinance requiring whisky shops and
| beer saloons to be closed on Sundays.
Mr.. Reinhard moved to refer the resolu-
tion to the committee on Police. Carried
yeas 10, nays 8.
Mr.. Frankel introduced the following:
| Resolued, That c. T. Pfaff be permitted to
lay the concrete pavement in front of his
| property on South High street.
The resolution was adopted.
| Mr.. Caren introduced the following res
olution:
Resolued, That the committee on Fire
Department be and they are hereby direct
ed to locate and construct sufficient num-
bef of wells and cisterns as in their iudg-
ment is necessary to protect the property
in the Ninth ward, which is now unpro-
| tected by reason of having but few cisterns
| in that portion of the city.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on Fire Department. -
Mr.. Bergen introduced a resolution d.
recting the City Civil Engineer to prepare
the necessary plat and estimate for building
four feet sewer in Third street from
Spring street to North Public lane, thenc
in Depot street to Worcester street, thence
across railroad grounds to intersection OF
Swan and Kerr street, thence in Kerr
street to Russell street, and three feet
sewer in Kerr street from Russell street to
north end of Kerr street.
The resolution was adopted.
The Clerk read communication
from the Mayor, enclosing renonstrance
from j.. w. Mckee, William Jones and
others, against the action of Daniel Jones,
David Bembo and John Davis, in putting
a six inch pipe in the bottom of the run
where it crosses Spring street in Latham's
addition to this city.
The communication and remonstrance
was referred to committee on Eighth Ward
and Street Commissioner.
: communication from Fritchey C Gates,
, in relation to new gas light, was read and
referred to the committee on Gas and Gas
lights.
A communication from the Columns
Printing Company, and from Burbank e
, Sergeant, in relation to printing and bind.
. ing city ordinances, was read and referred
to committee on Printing.
Mr.. Gibbons resigned his position as a
Director of the Hare Orphans Home.
Mr.. Reinhard moved that committee of
three be appointed to confer with the CO.
i lnmhns Street Railroad Company In rela-