The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
CITY CLERK,
An efficient officer is complimented as fol

An efficient officer is complimented as follows:
During the year l have found it necessary to
G. Rohner for advice and information, and have
ever found him most courteous, obl1glng ana
efficient officer willing at all times to assist in any
manner in his power. The office is one OF very
important character and l consider the city as
peculiar fortunate in securing gentleman as com
petent Gs the present incumbent
The necessity for retrenchment during the past
year has required the city to curtal i'll the matter
of lighting the streets, and the street lamps nave
been lit by what is known as the moonlight plan
resulting on cloudy nights, frequently in almost
dangerous, but seemingly could not be helped,
inasmuch as the money could not be spared from
the public funds that levy for lights could be
made large enough to do any better me eAS., is
city to pay certain rate, fixed by the price IN
other cities; but we are not forced to use any
quantity; we may light as many lamps Or as few
as We please vast saving, probably Sl5O, COO per
annum. might be made by using coal oil on oil
the street lamps, and believe it would be adyis
able in these times of high taxes, for Council to
advertise for proposals to light the streets either
with gas, gasoline or otherwise; and to make
contract i'll whichever way would be the cheapest
1t seems to me that as the city now owns the
lamps and lamp-posts it would take but very lit
tie to change the lamps SO as to burn gasoline
when the lamps could be lighted for less than S2O
each, the year round. 1t individuals find it much
cheaper to discontinue gas and burn gasoline,
why not the city do likewise?
make the prediction that it will not be long
until all our streets will be brilliantly lighted by
suspended lights at proper elevation, supported
from the four corners of the streets forming the
travnI. snd Jy;l he co ar-.nand os to throw food
of light in four directions as will brilliantly light
up the streets for many squares
doxaIonnant Of t%a aIootr;c Sght for nersonai and
public use, is matter worth thinking OF in this
connection. This summer will see the matter
we shoIi oln oa carriad on in C;n
c;nnot ah;o vii shn,S tSe nraccohi,itv and
tiii UHa.i Wnica ti WI sdom tHo Mh y; faof ono
anh; ; VI IL uo ;.at VI ,, r. ~ so;,, Of nrosent
Tbera are also inppnrnvements beine made which
hnno', ne .h ho oat M f ooI a .d tnntborI hn
Gheupeis ene coSt VI eoai sas, anu asose.v, s ~ u
,tt ~ e. TudtG ;Lt; t tnt f ~ ,onann or;nd
contract for lighting the stree t9r longer pellou
n,,IS JaG ISd no t, i33orost 70 az tbo poddit;nnoi
40 o onU or u 40 noo rnnmireI " nisb the sonth
ern PniIpoad S''O'''0' " t''''' WIZ
NJ, s nss,a -, +ho ,ooo;o, ,,;,, o,nl,
. ny ~ VieMs s IL III sno i1eSotns W. "RgS
~ ;tG aied t ~ ~ sui st m .no W o
bii U.s. a" ood i Iaso t tp ft M tha 1st
He Mas p'sseu Ioln Ia ioo' & ~ ~ ON 100 ~ w "a
y y u, iI ioIo, ~ % pea ii"yv neU'' ,asN %
"ii'.i ~ % Pr u IN 10 -y "a ,I n 49,;
In the matter OF the Consodated street kallrQau
ordlIiance Veto tnought tat ~ was IN the Iliti e
est OF the people, ana would work no INJURY 70 tne
conplhy, W sen packages oa eisnI ucheG, @ ny. iof
twenty ve GEMS siAteeii ior MY cei.S, aiiG mi
ytWo lor one aoliari ~nlch cilnse iiu slsii. re-
aucon Woulu SO increase llie traVe as W cover az
losses anu at lne emu OF Ten years tc arlaiis
would be SO SATISFACTORY that the CITY "oulo ul-
heSltsatlngiy 9nsa extend tne nme, .~ot - ,,o,,,d
beiore entering INTO any new cohtfact IL "oulu
De well 10 1lIst settle the question OF street re-
pairs.
IL COSTS NJ least three nmes as mucn 10 keep we
streetS IN repair Where tnere are lalfoars ~ 1 =.
does the streets where there are none. me city
mas always bcen liberal WIN all thc oid comp
MES; IN its many concessions, sucn as the remls
SION OF the per capita TAX, freeing them from the
oDIgauon OF keepiiig INC suee's ., III Lepaii e'c,
ad an Wnen we taRe l'4 te chep,esS zap $50 oI
having increased three10ld since the original con
tract were inaue !Iih IL W1uiu oIdy pe les4n
able for the companies 10 make small reduction
IN 1ares. -. ..-,
IN no one matter is our city more INTERESTED at
thls moment than sne Is III haVlng complete sys-
TEN OF railroads ccnterlng mere ana managed, as
far as possible IN the interest OF Clncilnnatl or
more properly speaking, not otdlscrmlhatlns against
our people IN reference 10 une-taples' lrelghS'
etc, us Is oiten done. o.
inc southern hallroad Is tne one great toplc III
whlch we are now more interested lll we are IN
any other; anu II oehooves our people 70 act WIN
Ihe grcateat cie, aiu w 'Ht SAINT eiiie W plon?n
Y insure tne suaruilis Vi 'he puoiic l4'eres's III
tne iiiaCnr' eI ,, +bo+ if,oft to O ,,oto of tho ,
I - - sT, 80 ,h,tfuI % bether onotber cont for
the comnlet;on of the road would he granted as #
w ,e oInaav ons, ,onro than Of frst ant;cinoted
mas alreaoy cost inoiS snall " nlst ahSiclpaieu M
ahu . US 'iif nioieH W." raaaaoNa that y! @ hnnrss
ha ho na;itioS tha nai.iotrrn ~ AMEND t%a
D; ~ s os w ,oIe N, on,borS of tho Roord
| - pa,,;,;o, Tr,,.ton, of tbo rood without vote
vi vi ne, a iso, ttr a5 thot anvmnat; NO. vi tbo Ts
on s Any ,yod n iaosi uSera tho oners named had
ts"t vees hao uotifsd fo attend i'''''
ny 1Tbe poe nficers named hnng freouentlv cbopoed
ord boS ZINC no vote in tho nsoceednps wonId al,
a @ ha h iS,,o1 ,Ino,, os rcnresontatiyn mon Ioot
NO sfter tbn Interests Of their constituents Tho
tas s and the trustees wod doubles favor
~ ~ pG pnGSit;om of tho members of the Hoard nro.
nSod os if would he conclusive evidence that thev
~aro caraf,,liv attending to tho rights of tLs
nonT2,o moiU |"i''O1' "'e w ' -'e'"' y. viz
PeWR%ot hoo hoen done oan NOT be ,,ndono Tho
h,mds ;ssned aireadv and the interest thereon
,v;Il have tn he Dromntly met The talk nj re,
,'diaiion con not he tnfnrsted Tho f,tmre VII,
rpon,,;ra core vio;lonco and economy in al, omr
H1u;ni,oI a,xnoEses for the navt asnaroSnr at
inos, iipnti1 fbesa hnnds orn corad for Thora
In'S,d ha feir proffer Of tho road for solo onr
tisod IN % oil tho ,iorats nj The world and yha of
sSod ~ tba fullest cnrnHntition sbnnid he socited
If 10 to o NOT ho atcted On tnrn1S sstSfact
ad t t be nnaratad tn tho fullest extnnt in tbe ~
tarast of Cn"innat and at somethinp lia ;ts fnir
vII i n,;eht ha veil tn arranea for inesn. and
saiuI =. y" L a 81 aIo 4 u.i
sa se @ Irnar sbnnd be oen 90 tbn u
nn,nattion % that Ive NAV ho enabled ~ ,nt H.
best rent out of the investment possible Proposals
should be SOllclteQ by puDllc advertisement, fOI
finishing, eQQlpplTg ana operating tlle road; open
to ali.
Or suppose the additional 81 00O, 600 be obtained
and the road finished to Chattanooga ready for
onertion which NAV be worth considrrinp That