The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-01
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Business Transacted by the Board
This Morning.

This Morning.
The Board met in regular session, all
members present, and President Bell in
the chair.
A communication was received from
s. s. Wiltsee saying. that the application
of Mr.. d. Kusworm for sewer connec-,
tion on his premises for drainage was
proper and should be granted. 1t was
81 lanted.
A communication from VIM. Kirton,
Superintendent of Water.works, asking
for water valves was received. The
valves were allowed at cost 1892.
G. NJ. Weeks & Co. asked for con-
tinuance OF the use of Lincoln Park Lake
for the boating season OF 1875, for which
they will pay $1,000 In monthly INSTALL
ments of $3.50. The contract was
awarded to them.
The City Civil Engineer in commu-
nication to the Board stated that the
Storrs Township & sedamsville Street
Railroad are now ready to construct
their tracks In Evans and Slop streets,
in order to connect the Eighth-street ex-
tension with the old road, and asked Of
the Board: "Will the Street Railroad
Company be allowed to lay their tracks
before the streets be raised, as CON-
templated, or wait until Evans street
be 80 improyedW
On motion, the matter was referred to
Messrs. Foote and Baker.
The City Civil Engineer reported an
ordinance for changing the grade Of
Fountain street, from Spring Grove ave.
nue. seventy-one feet south. Referred to
President Bell.
Mr.. Foote offered the following, which
was adopted:
"Resolved, That the City Auditor be,
and'he is hereby requested to tmmedis
ately cause to be sold the two frame
houses at present remaining ON Slod
street, the same being necessary for the
opening Of the street, as provided for in
the ordinance to condemn"
An estimate was submitted of the cost
of repairing all streets and alleys In the
Ninth and Thirteenth Districts. Total
amount for the Ninth District, Sc, ,665; for
the Thirteenth, $4,710. On motion, re-
ferred to Mr.. Caldwell i'll connection
with the City Solicitor.
The following, offered by Mr.. Caid-
wen, was adopted:
"Resolved, That the petition of John
Dorsey for extension of time to perfect
bond to enter into contract to Inn
prove Sarah alley, be not granted"
Applications from the following named
gentlemen to tap sewers were granted:
Francis Rauth, NJ. Hart, j. Ii. Bickman,
Larz Anderson, Charles b. Russell, j. e.
Frey, j. A. Koch and Dledrich Imholz.
The Clerk presented the following
pay-rolls, which were approved and or
dered paid: Park Departmen mt, $3O6 80;
Sewerage Department, $556 70; Street.
cleaning Department., ST. 754 80; bridges,
$I2S 90.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following,
which was adopted:
"Resolyed, That record be made on
the Park Records of this Board, under
,direction OF u committee of one. setting
forth the locality ana the name Of the
oaks planted by Colonel A. e. Jones in
Eden Park, as may be furnished by the
superintendent OF Parks. While appre-
ciating the interest taken by citizen
in this memorial, this Board declines to
apply the names of citizens to any por.
tions Of the public parks"
| Mr.. Caldwell constitutes the Commit
tee mentioned above.
| The following resolution, offered by
President Bell, was laid on The table:
"Resolved, That John Ryan, the con.
tractor on Columbia avenue, be directed
to discontinue the work of grading In
front Of the property Of Judge Isaac L.
Collins"
BY resolution adopted the Superin-
tendent of the Pipe-laying Department
was instructed to repair all dangerous
places in the streets where they are en-
gagged in laying pipes.
Mr.. Caldwell, as committee who had
been appointed TO attend to the matter.
reported th..t"the grievance complained
of by Mr.. Isaac Mcfarland as to the
continuance OF side track of the Ohio
& Mississippi Railroad over a portion OF
the wharf at the foot of Fifth street 10
not In the province of this Board to
remedy, as the track was laid there in
defiance of law and without the consent
OF the city authorities, and that the lease
to the city OF said wharf property has
Iexpired." Mr.. Caldwell was discharged
from reconsideration OF the matter.
| Adjourned.