Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-09
CITY ooUuclL pRocEEprNes.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. April 8.

WEDNESDAY EVENING. April 8.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Messrs. Beekey, Caren, Chadwick. Com
stock, Donaldson. Gaver, Jaeger. Kammerer. McAl-
lister. Naghten. Patterson and President Reinhard
The President called the Council to order.
The reading of the minutes Of the precedin1
meeting was dispensed with.
The Mayor reported s244 20 as the total amount oil
fines and licenses collect d for the month ending
March slst 1858.
The Market Master reported the collection o.
$sl 80 as the rent of stalls and stands in the
ket house for the month of March. 1858.
The City Civil Engineer reported the following
esti mates of work required to be done:
For grading Fourth alley from High street to Fail
alley, s3ll. so. s4a1
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES ON WAYS AND
MEANS.
| To the Honorable City Council:
We herewith submit to you the annual report Of
condition of the city of Columbus at the clAseo
the fiscal year ending on the first Monday in April
cse of the fiscal year 1867 together with the amount
received from various sources, and disbursed dur
ing the year Just closed.
Ba'ance on hand and in the City Treas
Amount received from all othersources. l5i.O23 81
Total amount from all sources... sl69 I2s 9s
Amount discussed, for al purposes l6i342 81
Leaving bal in the Treas Aprils. 'ss s47s6 4s
For detailed report of the sources from which
the $s4 023 27 derived. together with the dis
bursements Of Sl64.342 so. we respectfully refer
fached. $50
Bonds for City Park, issued to Messrs. Desbler
and Thurman. s12 600: City Bounty Bonds SIS 400:
Veteran Bounty Bonds, $4,000; b. G. ailsby. for
New Engine and Hose Cart, and repairing Engine
Ben. Blake" sc 600; Columbus Gas Light aud
Coke Go mpany. for gas ending quarter estimated at
s2, COO; making total Indebtedness of $4,000.
In no year has there been so many demands upon
the treasury of this city tnat not contemplated
closed. First there was the Nicolson Pavement on
High street opposite the State House Square, paid
by h y S Ryssg on the
S7,7OO; H. q. Crawford for damage. % s77 a.; inn
provements around the North Grave Yard $2 ll3 50;
S3 500 s7 making total Of $2s 24l l3 not contem-
plated at the time the levy was made. In addition
Of supp6rtns and maintains the Fire Dep I
Police. Street Commissioner fees and salaries. and
in no department was 5 there any decrease over the
age Yet Notwithstanding all these circums tances.
your committee are pleased with the financial con-
promptly all demands against the city when due.
1t Is doubtful whether there can be found city In
the est near out of debt and in the same hnan-
cisl condition. and one in which so small tax is
paid, as the city of Columbus. In support of this
statement. your committee has been to some pains
the amount of taxes levied in comparison with the
taxable wealth of Columbus and the AMOUNT as
sessed and collected thereon for city purposes.
Thus Columbus. with a tax duplicate of sI4.-
a35 o5o. leves mills or 72 cents the sluO. and
collects total tax of Siu5 574. 10. Dayton, with a
tax duplicate of sl2, 600. Ievies lO mills and
collects sl37 500 90. Cleveland. duplicate not given,
cate - s56 90 and with steam fire department.
levies mills. Detroit. with * dupica of s2s
2s6 s42 leves and collects S4s5 $50 Is. Indianapolis
with tax duplicate IF 81. .l35 2s6. levies and col
lects 81 rs each $780, Toe TO- duplicate Civ m,
but levies 1s% Mills These evies are for city pur
poses only and do not include schoo tax. or for the
improvement of streets, alleys. &c. .
In conclusion, we beg leave TO express our graft
tude to the members of the City Council for the
prompt manner in which they have ALWAYS respond
Ell end supported the financial measures OF the COM
mittee during the year. and to ak them. as the
chosen representatives of the people, to see that
every department of the City Governm ent in the flu
ture. as in the past, is managed with honesty and
economy. In closing our report, we take the occa-
sion to express to L.. +. Wilson, City Clerk, our
high regard for the prompt. honorable and honest
manner with which he has dis charged his duties in
all matters connected with your committee.