The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-26
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Business Transacted by tho Board
This Morning.

HAS MOThlhHs
The Board met IN regular session, all
the members present, ahd President Bell
In the chair.
The following communication was re-
ferred to the Committee on Improve
ments: ...
"CINCINNATI, Sept. 26, 1879.
"GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to call
the attention of the Board to the fact
that heretofore the costs OF making sur
Yeys for public improvements has not
been embraced III the amounts assessed
upon abutting property. This is clearly
required by the law. (See Section 544,
Peck.) The only part Of the survey
to be paid Tor by the city would be for
the intersections and two per cent. OF
the remainder. With this slight eXcep-
tion your engineer department. Toui6
therefore be sell supporting inasmuch as
like changes should be made in the
sewerage and sidewalk divisions. On
the selling Of curb stakes the cost might
be collected by requiring a fee TO
be deposited when an application
for q permit is filed, and l would earn
estly recommend this regulation to be
enforced. This system would be tue
only just one, as every citizen would
pay the city tor the services actually
rendered, and those Who have no necd
of such services would not be taxed for
the benefit OF others who have.
"R9spectlullY submitted,
'sA. l.. ANDERSON, Cnief Engineer"
On motion the Supervisor was di.
rected 10 repair the steps on Fourth
street, from Baum to X ilgJur street.
h1
cation giving estimates for the repair
of the Park-avenue bridge. across KEN. |
per Lane. On motion The communica-
zion was ordered printed, anu made the |
special order for the meeting ON next |
w ednesdaY.
The following was adopted:
"Resolved, That the permission here |
.ofore given to The Board of Education |
70 open Riddle street for the purpose OF |
extending the sewer, be changed, SO as !
% permit them to extend said sewer for |
/ distance or twenty feet from their |
,outh line."
On motion, it was agreed to purchase
/ horse and wagon for the use OF the
Sidewalk Inspector.
The following communication was ap-
proved by the Board:
'CINCINNATI, Sept. 26, 1875.
Col. o. P. Ransom. Chief Engineer Cincrn-
natl Il Westwood Narrow gauge Railroad:
"sIR-I am authorize by the Board
4 Public Works TO communicate to you
be following directions for grading the
il ntsasss33otion sa Q! your line Of railroad aud
he new Baltimore Pike, viz:
:srhe fill to be made to the established
rade of the pike at the point of inter-
ection, which is above the common
tandard.
"Provided that your Company will
ii the approaches on the New Baltimore
ike on both sides of the railroad to the
ull width of the roadway, so that the
rade OF the said approaches shall at no !
oint exceed the rate OF six feet in one
undred feet.
provided, further, that the fill Gem
OF said approaches shall be
thoroughly impacted by being deposited
n layers of not over one foot in thick
ess, and that the surface of the roadway
hall be covered with u well-rolled laYea
{ the best quality Of broken sto~,a tho
tone to be broken so that all the frsg.
nents may pass lhro.gh a two and
alf inch ring.
"Provided further, that the surface of
he street shall be furnished smoothly
,o evenly to q true grade, the crown
Nv wing 7''e4 an eIeyati9n that the side /
ones shan :" at the rate o, ccns foot in {
Tery sixty feet. o.
provided further, shat tbe drainage
said approaches shall be pfaperly pro. =
ded for. .
provided further, that the Cincinrss :,
g. WestWood Railroad Company shall ~
ter into an agreement, in writing, to Il
ia the city OF Cincinnati harmless from lie
damages of every kind that NAV ac- Is
us from the making of said embank- -; ~
ents. h.
provided further, that the work on he
id approaches shall be so carried on m
not to suspend or interfere with travel AZ
on the New Baltimore Pike, ii,
''Resr rect:ully, In
"A. L. ANDERSON, Cnief Engineer"