The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
REuREN RosrRs tarmer from Rro,

REUBEN ROGERS, a farmer from Brown
county, while Intoxicated, took dinner
at the Broadway Hotel yesterday, and
was choked TO death by swallowing a
| fish bone. Coroner Maley held an in-
quest and the jury returned verdict in
accordance with the above facts.
CLAIMS of the city against the various
street railroad companies were present
ed as follows in the meeting of the Coun-
Gil Committee yesterday: License due
for 1873, $15,650; license due for 1874,
$l5, $50; estimate of licenses for 1876 (old
lines), $4,000; Walnut Hills line, $4,000;
total, $50, 100. There is also another
claim against the Elm-street line of $14,
ments, City Clerk, City Auditor and
City Solicitor were directed to make
written statements Of all legal claims
due the city by individuals and incorpO-
rations. The Committee will examine
them next Wednesday afternoon.
THE following ordinances to appropri-
ate money from the General Fund were
passed yesterday In the meeting OF
the Councilmen: S2,97l 5S, to pay John
| Il. Wright, for stone delivered at McMil-
| Ian street, as per contract; 1,475, to pay
Charles Graham, for wrought iron foot
bridge. at Wade street, and foundation
for. same; $45, TO pay lessees Of Public
Works, tor one run at Lock Six; $S, 743 5O,
! to pay for ground for Mason street, in
| case Of City VS.. r. A. Holden; to defray
current expenses of the city of Cincin-
natl, for the term of six months ending
December 81, 1876 Heretofore pub.
lished); to defray the salary expenses of
the city of Cincinnati, for the six months
ending January 1, 1876 (heretofore pub.
lished) $500, to pay Mrs. Il. l.. b. Nourse,
for strip of ground condemned for pur-
poses of widening Bellevue avenue; $l55,
to pay for carriage hire for Board OF
Equalization.
AT the meeting, yesterday, of the
Councumen, ordinances were passed to
assess special tax on Chapel street,
from WoOdburn avenue to section line;
Hammond and Mclean streets, from
Washington street to Highland avenue;
Mcfarland street, from Plum street to
Central avenue; Orchard street, from
Main to Sycamore streets; PARK avenue,
from Francis lane to Kemper lane bridge;
Park avenue, from Warsaw pike to Ja-
cobs' north line; Second street (n0fth
side), from John street 146 feet east;
Vine street, from Elm street to point
3SS feet east; Walker Mill road, from
Liberty street TO Harrison pike; to block
square bounded by Hopkins, Clark and
Harriet streets and Dalton avenue; to
change the name OF Washington avenue
to Vine street. Also resolutions as fol-
lows: To improve Findlay street, from
Freeman street to Western avenue; to
instruct Finance Committee 10 report
IN ordinance appfOpriating money
to defray the necessary eX
penses OF the Board of Equali-
za,ion; instructing the Board of Health
to inquire into and abate the nuisance in
and around the neishDorho0d OF the ca
nal; requesting the Auditor to furnish
quarterly statements of amounts due the
city rom individuals and corporations,
and the nature thereof; directing the
Board of Improvements to report esti-
mated assessment 10 pay cost and eX-
penses tor lands condemned to open,
widen or extend the following named
road and streets, VIZ: Crawflsh creek
road and ravine, Findiay, Hopple, John
and Pavilion streets; prohibiting en-
ployment of clerks by the various COM
mittees of Council, other than persons
in the employ of the city; requesting the
Fire Commissioners to erect d ire alarm
box and telegraph in the Twenty fifth
ward; requesting the Park Commissions
ers to furnish music in w asnington
Park; extending tue Ime Of isning' the
contract for the Improvement Of Flint
street, from Freeman TO Denman street;
requesting and authorizing the Mayor to
issue a proclamation tor the muzZling of
dogs,