The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC wo.rxs.
Business Transacted by she Boar
This Morning.

This Morning.
The Board met in regular session, ~
the members present, and Presidsa
Bell in the chair.
In reference to the bids for the fgf
nisning of stationery for use ofthe Bcasa
Mr.. Lewis G. Bernard, Clerk OF fls
Board, presented written commani
cation, in which he said: "There bein
such a variety Of bids for stationery,
am unable to make any calculation upra
that subject, consequently L will al
vance no decision in that direction IL
this connection / will state that there IS
not sufficient stationery used to make
an object ofbids, and would thereioH
recommend that none but good and ~
sponsible houses be dealt with, and thia3
the regular wholesale prices be obtaiaes
before purchasing"
Action on the matter was deferred.
Sidewalks in front of the premises d
the following named parties were ON
dered laid:
Peter Linck, 426 and 42s Sycamore
street; L. Robe, 431 Sycamore street,
John Dawson, $50 Sycamore street; Mt,
Auburn Street Railroad Company. 43s
Sycamore street; ChIist. Weber, north.
east corner Main and Franklin streets;
NJ. B. Hagans, 151' Spring street; II. u
Steibtl. 2oS Spring street; j. RitcheEi
1877, l99, 201 Central avenue; u
Warfeld, 800 West Fifth street;
G. T. Dixon. Ie4 West Sixth street; Il
9S and 100 West Sixth street; Mrs. Il. B.
Curtis, PA Elm street; SAml. J. Winails
| 78 Belts street; James FARRELL, 153 ant
| 1853 Eighth street; John Cochn0wer. f5i
West Eighth street; VIM. Go0dail, 2Sa
232, 234, 236, 23S, 240 and 242 Court streef
John johnson, 1888 Court street; John
| Lindeman, east side OF Gilbert avenue,
south OF Curtis street; Abe Furst, q
Clinton street; civilians, u, "a, B and
% Bremen street. !.
By resolution, the Clerk IL authorized
to advertise the Improvement or Stitra
alley from Park street to Anderson alley,
Messrs. Baker and Foote, to whom, ~
a committee, was referred the complaiui
OF j. NJ. Kelly, who claimed damages ioa
| injury to his property as having Deen
caused by slide OF earth from Edea
Park. reported that in their opinion thi
said damage was not caused by the city
but by heavy rains and the naturs
slides common along that hillside. Thi
I! report was accepted and the committes
discharged.
A resolution was adopted recommend
ing the Common Council to pass az
ordinance instructing the City Suiicit1'
10 open Quarry alley.
A resolution from Mr.. Foote directing
the Engineer to improve Dandrids'
street from Pendleton to Frankaaa
streets was adopted.
The committee to whom was referrei
the application OF Thos. Vogel to TAX
down lour feet OF the north Wall OF W ASA
ington Park for the purpose Of impros
> ing his lot, reported favorably, aud
. resolution was passed giving him Va
privilege.
!. A communication was received frof
II Larkin McHugb, stating that all the cit
bridges (iron) are badly corroded Wit
rust. ana recommending that all thos
over three years old be painted. IA
ferred back tor specifications.
BY resolution offered by Mr.. Caldwell
the Consolidated Street Railroad Gem
pany were given permission to lay 1
turn-table on Mclean avenue, near Hal
rison avenue, at its own expense.
II On recommendation OF Mr.. Fants
which was unanimously adopted, Coz
ductor Michael Brand, with thirty-iy
musicians, will be contracted with In
SOuCCltb Ill DNkH&F
Woods Park at S155 per concert.
Mr.. Foote offered the following, whisl
was adopted:
"Resolyed, That the Committee hav
lug in charge the communication OF Da
lyid Sinton, which embraces the letter O
. the Consolidated Street Railroad Com
Ipany, in connection with the City Civi
Engineer, examine into the question o
I. the practioability of dispensing with tn
tracks ON the proposed site Of the Forum
, :....u Iepvi. - :. .
an early day, such plan of tracks ol
other streets as will 0byiate the use q
said space by the Street Railroad Com
Ipanies."
Bills Of the City Water-works amouni
Ing to over Vi, ,00O was presented ana pl
dered paid.
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