The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-18
BOARD Of CounciIm EN- .


Board OF Councilmen.
Board OF Councilmen met yesterday
afternoon Irregular session) 26 members
present President Fitzgerald in the
chair.
Mr.. Eggleston presented resolution
requesting the appointment ofa commit
tee to con 'er with the Front-street Con-
nection Track Company with reference
| to a plan for reduction of rates of trans
| fer through the city. Referred to Steam
Railroad Committee.
Mr.. Birnbryer offered an ordinance re-
quiring in all cases where water-pipes
are to be laid that declaration of inten-
| ton to improve by so laying pipe be
made by Board of improvements as in
case OF other street improvements; also
that the Mayor see that no streets in the
city be torn up between the months OF
November and April for laying street
railroad. Referred to Committee on Law
| and Contracts and City Solicitor.
MIR. Charles Jacob, jr., presented an
ordinance providing for keeping streets
of the city in repair by contract. s-.
| Same reference as above. Atterward
ordered printed, and made special order
| at 4 p. NJ, next regular meeting.
Mr.. Carr presented a resolution ill.,
structng the City Solicitor to not pro-
ceed in any condemnation OF property
until special taxes for payment for the
same be collected off the benefited prop
erty. Referred to the Committee on Law
ana Contracts.
Mr.. W. L. Robinson presented areso-
| luton requesting the Finance Commit
| tee to inquire into the amount of money
| due from the county to the city on store
| licenses, &C., not properly distributed.
| Adopted. ee- ---,..- t
| MIR. Fitzgerald presented an ordinance
| reducing the salaries OF Overseers of the
| Poor from $500 to $500 per year. Me.
| Wolf moved to reject. He thought no
| competent man could be secured to serve
| in the capacity of OVerseer of the Poor
Tor less than $500 per year. Mr.. Riley
| thought OVerseers of the Poor were like
a fifth wheel TO wagon. He would have
| the police perform that duty. Mr.. Alb
| bihl thought tiremen might attend to
| down. Motion TO suspend rules was
| lost.
| The special order, the amendment of
| the police ordinance, was then taken UP,
/ fixing The salaries as follows, viz:
| Section 2. That the salaries of mem
| bers of the force shall be as follows per
annum: Superintendent, $1,5O0 to be
paid by the city, and $5U0 to be paid by
| Hamilton County, as provided by the
| aforesaid act; Clerk, $1,000; Captains,
1 each, $1,000; Lieutenants, each, 5000;
| Patrolmen, each, $50. Payable Semi,
monthly.
| Sec. g. This ordinance shall take eff
feet from and after its passage, and
original sections / and 2 Of the above EN-
titled ordinance are hereby repealed.
1 MIR, Hodgson moved to amend to add
| $40 per year to the wages of patrolmen.
4 Dan. Wolf made a speech. Terrence
| Riley said the eretrenchment had stricken
poo men exclusively. Tony McCatfery
said policemen were required to look re-
| spectacle, and $40 per month would be
| practicable. MI. -Hodgson Withdrew his
motion, and Mr.. McCaffery moved to in
crease the pay to $S4O per year. MIR.
| Fitzgerald SAID the question was wheth-
er to reduce the number of patrolmen or
| reduce their wages. There was no other
| alternative. 1t had been thought best
| to accept the last-named horn OF the di-
/ lemma. The amendment was lost. Mr..
i A bbihl moved to strike out the six Cap
tains. Motion lost. Ordinance en-
| crossed and passed. 1t goes to Alder
men.
MIR. Fitzgerald presented resolution
authorizing and directing the City Audi
tor to advertise for proposals to clean
4 the streets for ten years, the City Civil
| Engineer and Solicitor to prepare speci-
| fications, the bidder to take all the city
street cleaning property. Mr.. Hodgson
4 moved to Indefinitely postpone. Lost.
i Mr.. Fitzgerald said that this was only
to put Council properly on the record.
it would enable Council to see what the
work could be done for.
i Mr.. Birnbryer moved to amend to ad-
4 yertise for proposals to clean by wards.
Mr.. Knorr suggested as a part OF the
specifications that the contractor be re-
quired to deposit the dirt where the
-slproper city officials objected. MIR. Nc
j Caffery did not believe in the contract
system. Amendment to clean by wards
was lost. Mr.. Abbihl moved to amend
4 to make the time two years. Lost. The
/ The resolution was lost; yeas, 15; nays,
| %.
Terrence Riley moved to adjourn
Lost; yeas, 8; nays, 20.
II Mr.. Fitzgerald reported an. ordinance
to repeal the ordinance putting the
Tyler Davidson fountain under the Parl
Board and representative appointed
Iby Mr.. Probasco; read first time.