The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-16
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
Business Transacted by tho Ksara
This Morning.

This morning.
The Board met as usual, four Menu
bers present, and President Bell in the
chair.
The following, offered by Mr. Fooies
was adopted:
"Resolved, That the sum OF 81 BOD bo
paid TO the Western Cement Company 5a
part payment of their account for cemeuS
furnished for new reservoir"
On motion. the sum OF $16 was orderel
paid TO Mr.. L. E. Hurd for one hundred
pounds boiler compound.
A communication signed By several
property owners on and In the viciniiy
Of Rice street was received, calling AT
tention to the miserable condition Of that
street between Mulberry and Founsain
streets. Referred To Mr.. Gessert and the
City Solicitor.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That Mr.. Geo. Il. Nugenf.
Assistant Engineer, be and Is hereby
directed to make an immediate survey
OF Cinnamon street from Madison Pike
10 Grand street, and furnish the stakes
to the contractor for curbing the same;
and the Clerk is hereby directed 10
notify said contractor to conform hfB
work to such amended surveyo
+
"K3soived, That from the within stale
menJ OF Mr.. Kirton, superintendent OF
the Water-workS, and the personal stale
ment Of j. Z. heather before the Board,
that no lurCher examination of tbs 0on-
paint is necessary, and that sald coin-.
paint is hereby dismissed" S
Capt. j. A. johnson was then elected
Paymaster OF the Water-works, vice u
z. heather, removed.
The !ollowing statement of the receipfs
and disbursements OF the Water-works
Office Of May Il, Is and Is, 1916, was re-
ceived and filed:
| Balance May Ii, 1876 ~, ,0Ss rs
Receipts -hydrant branches. .$sl2 II.
Water rent -. 2s9 "
| Building purposes. zs ue--ss9 m
s2.ios %
Deposits-May Is ...-....... $3.50 Al
May is. lB.............. z35 Oo--Iia5iaa
Balance this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 .0gs -
Mr.. A. D. Bullock, President of the
Consolidated Street Railroad Company.
presented in writing plan for a pro-
| posed lurn-tabie to be located ON McIean
avenue, as approved by the City Ciya
Engineer. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on Railroads.
Communications were received frOsn
Larkin McHhsh, stating that he had ex-
amined the work done by contractors
B ,dley and John Hays & Co., on the Mt.
Hope Road and Hopkins street, between
Harriet and Dalton avenues. respective
ly, and asking for the acceptance OF TIM
4 same by The Board. On motion of Mr.
Foote the City Elglneer Is to measure
the work.
| Mr.. Gessert. to whom was referred the
communication Of Messrs. Flaherty IL
O r.nf ff,ro ffs.ex
| tanning wall on tlfe Lick Bun Pike, re-.
ported thatin conference held with
| The City Solicitor he (Gessert) was in
| formed that as the contract was mot
sighed at the proper time (there being
no money set aside Tor that wOrk), fur.
| thef consideration of the matter was not
necessary. Report accepted, and the
Committee discharged.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following.
which was adopted:
"Reso.ved. That the subject matter OF
the obstruction Of the streets for build
ing and other purposes, and the matter
OF permits, be referred to coinuii ttee
for report by resolution or r'recommeAda-
ton of an ordinance"
The Chair appointed as that Committee
| nj essrs. Caldwell and Foote.
| On motion, the City Civil Engineer
was requested to report grade for Glen
way ayenu., from Mt. Harrison avenue
| to Washington avenue, as petitionea for
by the Glenway Land and Building AS.
ISOLATION, per J. H. Greuter, Presidenf.
| On recommendation of VIM. G. HalpiB.
Engineer, $40, 4S2 was ordered paid 10
| Thomas Lloyd, contractor Tor work done
on Columbia avenue, east of the Ounimy
track.
An invitation from Col. III. q. Kennefe
lfor the Board to attend the decoration
ceremonies of soldiers graves Mt Spring
! Grove Cemetery, May 50, 1875, was re-
lceiyed and accepted.
On motion bills Of the Sewerage ami
lStreet Cleaning Departments, ain0nns-
ling to 81, l06 09, were ordered paid.
Adjourned.