The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-08
CounciI Roard.

This Board met in adjourned session
yesterday.
The ordinance "requiring excavations
IN or adjoining the Public Ways to be
protected by fence and light,o was laid
over and ordered to be printed.
The ordinances sto settle the litiga-
ton with the Cincinnati Consolidated
Street Railroad Company, and to pro-
vide for the extension Of certain lines
thereof" and establishing and regula-
ting the collection of street railroad car
license, and providing Tor the enforce
ment Of the same," were referred to the
Committee on Law and Contracts in
connection with the City Solicitor.
The Aldermanic Hack Ordinance was
also tabled, on motion OF Mr.. Connolly,
1t appearing that a general hack ordi-
nance was in course OF preparation.
An ordinance to adjust and settle ar
rearages OF rent due from the Cincin-
natl & Indianapolis Railroad Company,
for the Pearl-street Market-space, and
TO reduce and secure the collection Of
the rent of said space, was passed.
THE sINToN EsPLANADE.
A communication was received from
the City Solicitor, stating that he had
examined the ordinance granting David
Sinton the right to construct stone es-
planade forty-eight feet wide, in Fifth
street Market-space, between Main and
Walnut streets, and to erect thereon a
monument Of ornamental design, under
the direction of the City Civil Engineer,
and had been unable to discover any
legal objection to 1T, as Council had sole
control OF the streets, and full authority
to regulate the width OF the sidewalks.
The ordinance, as printed two or three
weeks since, was thereupon engrossed
by unanimous vote, but went over to
the next meeting, there not being enough
members present to suspend the rules.
MIR. Fitzgerald presented the report OF
the Committee on Retrenchment (pub-
lishef several days ago), which, after
considerable discussion, was received
and the Committee discharged.
Mr.. Fitzgerald offered resolution In
structing the City Auditor to advertise
in at least two daily papers in the city,
for two weeks, for proposals to clean the
streets by contract, the contract to be
for ten years, the contractors to pur-
chase the city stables and all the Street
cleaning Department paraphernalia, at
an appraisement TO be made by the
Board OF Revision, and obligate them
selves to faithfully comply with and
carry out the requirements OF the con-
tract between the city and the Fertilizer
Company.
Coming to a vote, the resolution was
carried Dy the following:
Yeas - Messrs. AbDihl, Burnham
Bruckman, Carr, Carrfgan, Connolly
Doll, Drake, Eggleston, Gray, Grossius
Grothe, Hogan, Q. Jacob, l.. Jacob, Klein
borth, Knorr, Loder, Schmit, Schwier
Wolf, and PresidenT Fitzgeraid-22.
Nays--Messrs.. Bauer, Birnbryer, En-
| neking, Galbraith, Gurren, Herzog
Hodgson, UBrien, Porter, j. G. Riley
| Robinson, Roescne. Wernke, Wetterer-
Il.
| Mr.. Fitzgerald also reported several
ordinances providing for carrying Out
| the recommendations OF the Retrench
ment Committee as to the police ant
other city officials, reduction OF Cit!
gas, &C., which were read by their title
and laid over, without any effort to sc
them up for discussion. The Boar
| then adjourned.