Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY EVENING, August 81

MONDAY EVENING, August 81.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present : Messrs. Armstrong, Beekey,
Bergen, Caren, Chadwick, Donaldson, Frank
Ell, Gibbons, Janney, Knopf, Mcdonald,
Ross, Wall and President Naghten.
The President called the Council to or
der.
The Clerk read the minutes of the pre-.
ceding meeting. which were approved.
The City Civil Engineer made the fol-
lowing report of estimates for work requir-
ed to be done:
For grading Parsons lane from East
Public lane to the corporation line, s554.-
Is.
For grading and paving the unpaved
cutters and grading the sidewalks and
roadway and graveling the sidewalks on
Parsons street from South Public lane to
Division street, 1857 81.
For grading and paving the unpaved
sidewalks and cutters and grading and
graveling the roadway on Fair alley from
Rich street to Walnut alley, and grading
and graveling Fair alley from Walnut to
Town street, $266.49.
For building double row flag crossing
across Third street at the north side of Long
street, $94.75.
For grading and paving the unpaved
cutters and crossings and graveling the
sidewalks on John Street from Cleveland
avenue to Washington avenue, $l,324.26.
Jas. G. Bull, Mayor, reported that he had
collected 1854 for fines and licenses during
the month ending August 25th, 1868.
Mr.. Gibbons, from committee appointed
TO confer with Hooking Valley railroad, in
regard to Perry street, reported that
they had conferred with the City Solicitor
and learned from him that the railroad
is under no legal obligation
whatever to grade Perry street; that the
property holders east of the railroad would
not be benefited by grading said street;
that those Oh the west side are deeply in
terested, but the cost of the work would
exceed the value of their property, and
that in the opinion of the committee Perry
street from High street to the Western cor
poration line should be graded at the ex-
pense of the city. They presented the fol-
lowing: ltHJ ts
Resolued, That the City Civil Engineer.
be directed to make plat and estimate OF
grading the roadway and sidewalks of
Perry street. from High street to the west
ern corporation line, in accordance with
the grade heretofore established on said
street. 4s-
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Gibbons, from the Committee on Or
reported back the two following
which were read third time and passed
An ordinance to amend section 2 of an
ordinance to build main or trunk sewers,
passed July 231, 1868.
An ordinance to grade State street from
High to Sixth street. sLl e..
Mr.. Beekey, from standing committee on
Markets, reported that they had had the
petition of John Miller in regard to re-
moving the hay market from its present
but were unable to make any
change until the Council shall purchase a
lot on which to hold such hay market. The
report was placed on file.
Mr.. Chadwick introd uced an ordinance
to assess a special tax upon the real estate
bounding the north side of Mulberry alley
from High to Front street, which was read
q first and second time.
Mr.. Chadwick introduced an ordinance
to assess a special tax upon the real estate
bounding the south side of Mulberry alley
from High to Front street, which was read
a first and second time.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced an ordinance
to grade Parsons lane from East Public
lane to the corpo ration line, which was
read first and second time.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced an ordinance
TO grade and pave the unpaved sidewalks
on the west side of Sixth street from Town
to Rich street, which was read first time.
Mr.. Frankel introduced an ordinance to
grade and gravel on Parsons street from
South Public lane to Division street, which
was read first time.
Mr.. Janney introduced an ordinance to
assess a special tax upon the real estate
bounding the east side of Washington
avenue from Broad street to East Gay
street, which was read a first time.
Mr.. Caren introduced an ordinance to
grade and pave the unpaved cutters and
crossings. and grade and gravel the side
walks on John street between Washington
avenue and Cleveland avenue, which was
read a first time.
Mr.. Knopf introduced an ordinance to
assess a special tax upon the real estate
bounding Strawberry alley from Sixth to
Seventh street, which was read first time.
Mr.! Wall introduced an ordinance to
grade and pave Fair alley from Rich street
to Walnut alley, which was read first
time.
Mr.. Wall presented an ordinance to grade
and gravel on Fair alley from Walnut al
ley to Town street, which was read first
time.
Mr.. Donaldson introduced an ordinance
to change the name of certain streets there
in named, which was read first time.
Mr.. Beekey presented an ordinance to
assess special tax upon the real estate
bounding the east side of Seventh street
from Rich to Friend street, which was read
a first time.
Mr.. Knopf introduced an ordinance to
assess a special tax upon the real estate
bounding Strawberry alley from Sixth
street to, Seventh street, which was read a
first time. ass &
Mr.. Knopf introduced an ordinance to
assess a special tax upon the real estate
bounding South street to the terminus of
the South street sewer Quilt in 1862 to
English 6 Martins subdivision of outlot
No. Is, which was read first time.
Mr.. Bergin presented an ordinance to
build double row flag stone crossing
across Third street at the north side OF Long
street, which was read first time.
Mr.. Bergin introduced an ordinance to