Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-27

IHURsDAY EVENING, March 26, 1858.
The Council met on the call Of the Presi
dent.
Present- Armstrong. Beekey, Bergen
Caren, Chadwick, Donaldson, Gaver, Glib
bons, Jaeger, Kammerer, Naghten, Patter
son, Ross, aud President Reinhard.
i The President stated that the object o
the meeting was to consider the prophet
of submitting to the people the PROPOSE
tion TO borrow money to purchase groun
and build City Hall, scr their action.
Mr.. Donaldson offered the following res
|alution:
! Be it resoEved by the City Council of the ci,
of C0lumbus. That in accordance with tn
act of the General Assembly of Ohio. en-
titled /" An act to authorize City Council
of cities of the second class having popu
lation of sixteen thousand and upwards a
the late Federal census, to borrow money
and issue bonds for the purpose of pur
chasing ground and erecting n building
thereon for city hall and other purposes,
there shall be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the city of Columbus, at the
municipal election to be held on the first
Monday of April, 1868, a proposition to au.
thorize the City Council of said city to
appropriate one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars, pursuant to said act, for
the purpose of purchasing ground and
erecting building thereon for city hall
and other purposes The electors voting
for said appropriation shall write or print
on their ballots, /" City Hall Appropriation,
Yes" Tnose voting against it shall write
or print ON their ballots, (" City Hall Ap-
preparation. No." and at the close of the
polls on the said first Monday Of April, A.
d. 1868, that the said Judges and Clerks
shall certify on separate tally sheets and re-
turn the same to the City Clerk the number
of votes Yes'' and the number of votes
No" said tally sheets to be presented to
the City Council by the City Clerk, and the
same to be entered upon the journal of said
Council.
The resolution passed-yeas IA; nays
none.
: Mr.. Armstrong offered the following res
olution:
Resolued, That committee of five mem
the Senate OF Ohio to pass the bill as passed
by the House of Representatives, known as
Mr.. Ross substitute for House Bill No.6.
The resolution passed, and Messrs. ARM
strong, Naghten. Jaeger, Bergen and Glib
bons were. appointed said committee.
Mr.. Jaeger offered resolution directing
the City Civil Engineer to prepare the nee
essary plat and estimate for grading Fourth
alley from Fair alley to High street.
Passed. IS ,,i
Mr.. Donaldson, offered the following
resolution: st r
Resolped, That committee of two be ap-
pointed to prepare the necessary tickets TO
vote upon the proposition to erect u City
Hall. tr79-
3 Carried and Messrs. Donaldson and Glib
bons appointed such committee.
Mr.. Naghten offered for adoption the fol-
lowing resolution.
Resolued, That the Clerk of the Market
be and he is hereby directed to have three
hundred notices printed, giving notice OF
the establishment and opening of a market
on the Northern market space, aud that he
distribute said notices through the market.
Carried.
Mr.. Ross moved that the Council proceed
to designate the places for holding the elec-
tion on Monday, April 9Th, which was
agreed to, and the places named as follows:
lst Ward-Beall's Auction Room.
I'd -Young's Carpenter Shop.
Sd Town Street House,
eth -Zettler House.