Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-15

held its last meeting on the evening Of The
10Th, and old claims for the year under It's ad.
minlstraiion, were expected 10 be presented.
Prcsent-Mayor Clerk and CounciInen vii.
lard, Knapp, Strong and Robertson. The fol.
lowing claims were presented and ordered
paid;
Ilcbcr Il. Hollis, for care of Engine, : 10 90.
Mrs Sarah Smith, for loads gravel, 40.
@. Geoppinger, 1862 loads snnd "a 80.
Isaac Runkle, "a loads gravel sand, 10.
Faulkner q Son, barrel waterlime, 90.
A. J. Brakeman. raking up N. Park, 20.
c. Mcrriman, Supervisor. $3.50, on
which had been credited $3.50 30, l50 o..
James Reed. for advertising, 10 25.
]. B. Brown, for advertising, 3 90.
Theod Hall, salary, fees and station
cry, 3s 80.
George Russell & Son, brick, 10 80.
Geo Crandall, blacksmithing, which
had been paid in ditch scrapings, 0 10.
George Willard, sundries, $50 20, In
whose hands was the sum Of Gj 2S,
due village, a 0S.
Geo Willard, for Protection Co., "A.
A, Abcel, team work, 10 90.
j. Capendale, blacksmithing, A 90.
Geo. G. Hubbard, sundries, 900.
Geo. G. Hubbard, tor Protection Co., / OF.
The Committee to whom had been re-
frrred the claim Of Thos Mplligan, for
damages on sewer contract, reported in
favor of payment of S35 in settlement
report adopted and the amount ordered
paid 80 90.
The following bills for labor as re-
ported by Street Comm, were ordered
paid
Hugh Calligan,. .....,...,..,......S s 90.
HMGargle, ...................... Q rs.
ThOs. Manning. ,.................. II %.
NJ. Cumansky... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL go.
Dennis Ryan,. .................... 81 IL.
John MCrOne,. e,..............u... 81 SO.
Bills were handed in for time spent and la.
Dor done on committees of ten days each at
So day, by ]. p. Robertson, G. w. Dickin-
son and Geo. Willard, which was supposed to
be regular enough, and cheap enough for the
service, but u provision Of the municipal code
was cited, which forbids all charges, by Coun-
ciImcn, for any other service except while
sitting as judges of Election. This discovery
left no other course but to withdraw the bills,
and set the services down to the score of pat
riolism or glory
The following bills were presented and re-
ferred:
j. II. Sinclair, for Hook g. ladder Co. SIT 7s.
Geo. G. Hubbard "a
James Thorp, services as Deputy Mar
shal, 1G 20.
A. Abeel, services as Marshal, 90.
Old Board adjourned.
Whereupon the new members elect to.wit /:
j. i. Crosby, w. w. Smith. and G. Geoppin-
ger, appeared and were by the Mayor, each
severally sworn and entered upon duty.
The Mayor nominated G. Nlerriman for
Street Commissioner, and called for yeas and
nays-3 yeas and 2 nays; not a legal majority
and therefore not confirmed.
Daniel Mitchell was then nominated and
had 8 yeas and nays-not confirmed
Thos. Mullgan, Fredr. Webb, Adelbert
Sweet, A. Abeel and John F. Eddy, severally
nominated, but not supported.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Street DC Sidewaiks- J. B. Crosby,
w. W. Smith,
u. Geoppinger
Public PIrks-- A A. Strong,
G.. W. Dickinson
G. A. Knapp.
Findnce- e. w. Dickinson,
j. b. Crosby,
A. A. Strong.
Messrs. Knapp and Smith were appointed u
committee to procure room for Council
meetings.
Adjourned until Monday evening, the Gath
inst.
The Semi-Annual Meeting of the Woman's