The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-02

zens of the south, was presented Said report CON
tained resolution requesting the City Council OF
Covington TO contribute $500 for the relief OF the
Southern sufferers motion to allow out OF the
City Treasury $500 for the above cause was lost.
A resolution was presented and adopted, in
structing the Street Commissioner, under the pro-
lection of the City Marshall to tear up and remove
the rails from the road of the Covington Street
Railway Conn any, for failing to keep the street
between the rails OF their track in repair, as per
agreement
An ordinance ordering the repair of Bakewcll
street. from the south side of Third street to the
north Side of Riddle street, was laid over for one
week.
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing
tax of 398 cents per front foot all lots and parts
OF lots fronting or abutting ON each side OF Ihlr
teenth street. from the west line OF FISK street
to the west line of Kaunaugh street, being for the
Improvement OF same by John Mckenna- and sad
John Mckenna was appointed collector OF SAD
AK.
The Committee of Ways and Means reported
that. owing to the slow collections OF delinquent
taxes the city is deprived of large amount0i rev.
enlle. and reGnmm nded that the proper officer OF
the city see that the PROVISIONS OF the charlef are
properly enforced.
Recommendation concurrcd in.
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing
tax of IS cents per yard for brick and "a cents
per yard for old brick for the Improvement OF side
walks on the west side of Greenup street between
Fourth and Fifth streets by Charles kilburn, anu
said Charles kilburn was appointed collector OF
said tax.
The coffee house license of Jacob schaller was
transferred from 42G Bakewen street to sol Bake
well street.
| A petition from property holders on Orchard
street between Holman and Locust, asking to have
said street improved, was referred to Committee
on Internal improvements to report by ordinance
| or otherwise.
| Al ordinance was passed levying and assessing a
tax OF SO cents per yard for paving and 9 cents per
yard for grading, being for the Improvement OF
sidewalks on hickey street, between Thirteenth
and Oliver streets, by Peter Smith, and said Peter
| Smith was appointed collector of the tax.
The Committee on Sewers reported in favor OF
extending the sewer under Pleasant street about
one hundred feet east Report Concurled IN
and sealed proposals for doing said work asked
| for.
The Colored Young Mems Christian Association
was granted the privilege OF landing an excursion
| boat at the Covingtou Wharf free of charge on
Thursday evening, September 9th, 1878.
! petition from the citizens resisting. along the
line OF the Covington Street Railway complaining
OF the bad condition Of the street between the
rails, was referred to the Committee on Railroad
and Bridges
The reports of the Auditor and Receiving OFF,
on Ways and Means.
/ An ordinance was presented and passed order
ing the improvement of all the unimproved side
walks on either side Of Thirteenth street bteween
Wheeler and Hickey streets.
An ordinance was presented ordering the i'm
provement of the first alley west OF Johnston street
and extending from Fourth and Fifth streets, was
referred to Committee on Internal Improvements
to report at next meeting if they deemed the i'm
| provement necessary.
Council adjourned to next Thursday evening.
JOS. HERMES,
| Chairman of Committee on Printing.
Attest: GEO. Ii. DAWSON, City Clerk.
NEWPORT.
Schools opened to-day.
Alexandria Fair tomorrow.
Chancery Court Judge Menzies presid-
ing, to-day.
Sheriff White will run q bus between
Newport and Alexandria during the fair.
A man named Selmann was captured at
the ferry-boat yesterday while picking a
lady's pocket
The relics of prehistoric race, owned
by the Scientific Association, are being ex
hibited by Captain Fuller at his office, fol
the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers
Admission 10 cents.
Steve Solar, Inspector of Weights and
Measures arrested Free Nichols, a coal-car
driver for the Phillips Coal Company, Gin
cinnati, this morning. The charge agains
Nichols is that his cart was found to bt
twelve bushels short to the one hundred
The case will be called before Squire Buch
anan tomorrow morning.
Tice Gleason and Buck flanagan attended
''shin-dig" Saturday night in the upper
end of the city. About daylight Sunday
morning after being thoroughly soaked
with beer, they INDUCED in free fight il
the neighborho0d of Ann and Williamson
streets, where the blood can be seen strewI
along the curbstone and sidewalk. The res
ldens interfered and separated them, bu
no arrests were made.
POLICE CoURT.-The party arrested fol
disorderly conduct in Taylor's Bottoms
yesterday morning, received from Judge
Harton this morning the following doses
Alphonzo Winkler, shooting within city
limits, 50 so; Frank Doyle, 81 so; John Re
gan, Jack Smith and Bert Parks 81 50each
Henry Stratkamp, Frank Doyle and Ber
Parks were fined $l2 so for petit larceny
, and held in $500 bonds to appear before the
, Criminal Court
man named Kramer, farmer hailins
from near Alexandria, started to town il
company with his little son at some hou
last night with load of staves He must
have drank freely along the route, as ht
was badly soaked when he reached the city
He was driving through the streets il
a rather reckless manner, and Wher
he reached the railroad crossin{
: at Taylor street, his horse ran off, throwing
him violently against the curb stone Mis-
Stella Boal, who resides in the neighbor
+ hood witnessed the accident and was tn,
first on the scene, and after procuring som'
cold water bathed his head and washed th,
: blood from his wounds. 1t was found tina
he was taken to his home. The young
the man was seriously in ured, anC
ster escaped with slight injury
For SWEET CHAR1rYs SAKE-Hon. E. Fl
NORM and others, who had charge of Theis
saloon all day Friday, report taking in $5'
Saturday night from the sale of articles
that were generously donated and remained
unsold over Friday. This, added to thu
amount taken previous to Saturday
night makes total of $3.50
The same gentlemen are endeavor
ing to get the use of booth from the man
, ayers of the Campbell County Fair
q which commences at Alexandria tomorrow
and if successful, they will MAKE
it, one of the attractive features of the fair
Col. Trainor, proprietor of the saloon cor
9 ner of Front and York streets, who donated
fifty bottles Of superior wine, valued at 81
bottle, reports having but four of the lot re
naming having disposed of forty bottle
yesterday.
The collection at the Church Of the I'm
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