The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-05

The Board met in regular session yes
terday afternoon with forty-one members
present for roll call.
CONTRACTS FOR REPAIRS OF THE
STREETS.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on
Law and Contracts, called up the special
order, the resolutions to contract for the
repair and maintenance Of the streets.
The contractors are: John Brady, First
District; Louis Glover, Second District !;
Eerd. Springmeier, Third District; Pate
McGrath, Fifth Districts; John G. Brad
ley, Sixth District; John Ryan,
Eighth District; Henry Ken
kel, Ninth District; James Dalton,
Tenth District; Edward Kramer, Elev-
enth District; Michael +. Ryan, Twelfth
District; Patrick Mitchell, Thirteenth
District; John Brinkman, Fourteenth
District; Michael Ryan, Fifteenth Dis
trict; Frank. Hackers, Sixteenth Dis
trict; Henry Uring, Eighteenth Dis
trict; Edward Nealus. Nineteenth Dis
trict; Patrick Moran, Twenty-second
District; VIM. Michel, Twenty third
District; Geo. p. Campbell u Co., Twen-
ty-fourth District; NJ. f. Finn, Twenty
fifth District
Mr.. Terence Riley, after waiting for
these resolutions, arose and said he was
surprised TO hear no voice raised in OPP
position to these contracts. He warned
the members that this scheme is an ele-
phant, and every one Of them would rue
the day they voted for it. These con.
tractors were not able to give the bonds
they are required to give, and they will
have to give up to monopoly. If the
contract was for one year, it might not
be SO bad; but for five years 1t was too
much. He asked the City Solicitor il u
member of Council was obliged to vote
for these contracts.
Mr.. Peck said the law requires the
contract to be made, and he construed
the law TO mean that Council should
vote to confirm the contract, thous h
there is no penalty for failure.
Mr.. Carr explained that he was op-
posed to the law, but he deemed IL ne
cessity to make these contracts.
Mr.. Wolf regretted that he could see
no way out OF the difficulty except to
vote Tor the contracts.
Mr.. EggLestou believed that the work
could be done without these contracts,
and he believed also that Council was
not required to vote on the subject. But
the Guy Solicitor decides that Council
must vote. Therefore, he voted under
| advice OF tne OlIy oOIlclIOr' ne HOIeu
for the contracts, hoping that they may
be carried out according to the specitca-
tions, but he predicted That they would
not.
| The vote was then taken and the con-
tracts were approved by a vote of yeas
81; nays, 8. Those voting in the mega
tive were Carrigan, Clarke, Drake
Duffy, Gray, Gurren, Hogan, Riley
(lsrence) and SclWill,
The following resolutions to contract
for the repair OF streets, adopted by the
Board Of Aldermen, were concurred in
! by the Board: Leander Dutfner, Fourth
District; A. Dunkle, Seventh District;
John I. CoughlIn, Seventeenth District
VIM. j. Halpin, Twentieth District
VIM. O'Brien, Twenty y-frst District
The vote stooG-yeas, 3G; nays, 6.
| Mr.. Loder presented communication
from the Directors Of The City Infirmary
asking that the Council make the loan 0
$40, 600 authorized by the Legislature
and also make an appropriation o
$4,000 for the benefit Of the City In
tirmary. 1t was accompanied by reso
luton directing the Finance Committee
| 10 make the loan.
| A vote being taken on the resolution
it was adopted. Yeas, 81; nays, 10.