The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-12
COVINGTON.


the 9th.
The union services on Thanksgiving Day
are to be held at the Madison-street Bap-
tist Church.
POLICE CouRT-John Morrison, safe-keep-
ing discharged; Barney Feltman, drunk,
81 and costs.
VIM. Devine and Theresa jacob were
granted license to pull in double harness
this morning.
Right Rev. Bishop Toebbe left last even
ing on visit to Maysville, whittier his pas
toral duties call him.
The choir of the Fifth-street Christian
Church gives q concert at the Richmond
street Church in Cincinnati tonight.
The wedding of Rev. William Waugh, of
Gainesville, Florida, and Miss Fannie Nc
Gill, of Petersburg, Va, took place last
evening at the residence of Dr. I. V. Wise.
The remains of the late Joseph M. Hance
were yesterday afternoon taken to Cincin-
natl and placed on the steamer, in charge
of sew eral of his relatives, to be taken to his
home for interment.
Jennetta Rossel, thirteen year.old lu-
natic, who was taken to the Asylum at Lex
ington last Friday, has been returned to this
county to be boarded at 500 per year, the
expense to be borne by the State.
AT a meeting of the pastors Of the differ
ent city churches yesterday it was decided
to hold Union Thanksgiving services at the
Madison-street Baptist Church, with Rev.
S. M. Jefferson to preach the sermon.
Coroner De Gruyter says "that was the
deadcst office ever was. I've been two
months in office, and haven't got cent
vet. | run out to Lewisburg and take care
,f hoo oil bot fnr ha urt
don't get a cent. It's an outrage"
COvlngtOn Council PrOceedingS-Of-
ficial Report.
A regular meeting of the City Council of Gov
lngton was held in the Council Chamber, Thurs
day evening, November 7th, 1873, President Ste
phens in the chair, and all the members present.
The minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted.
An ordinance was presented and passed. appro
priating lnOney to pay all claims heretofore al
lowed by Council.
The Committee of Ways and Means reported
that the President of Council had executed a note
on behalf OF the city in favor of the First Ma
tional Bank for 50 900, as per instructions Of
G. unCil.
Report concurred in.
An ordinance was presented and passed fixing
as the compensation OF the City Assessor VIZ per
list fo each property list, and cents for each poll
tax list.
An ordinance was presented and passed in re-
lation to the taking and filing of official bonds.
A petition asking to have gasoline lamp erected
in the alley between Greenup and Garrard and
Sven h and Eighth streets, was referred to Com
mttee on Gas with instructions to have said lamp
erected.
Upon petition the insurance license of B. T.
Hardin was transferred to lIadin 4 Dul0ney.
An ord nance WIS presented and passed making
it the duty of female prisoners confined in jail to
wash, repair and make the clothing OF any pris-
oncr confined in Jail except county or United
States prisoners.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor of
al claim n StDpElp tD
S. 10, for rmedicines to the poor.
Report concurred in and claim allowed.
Same Committee reported in favor. OF allowing
for medicines furnished the poor.
Report concurred i'll and claim allowed.
Same Committee reported in favor of allowing
the claim OF II. H. Penkhause, amounting to
$40 60 for medicines furnished the poor
Report concurred in and claim al owed.
Same Committee presented the claims of Peter
Nodler, amounting to $5 90, for medicines fur
nished the poor. and stated that he had refused to
render his bills SO as to compare with the price
list adopted by Council.
Upon motion the claims were allowed, less one
cent, and the City Physicians instructed to send
no more prescriptions to Mr.. Nodler until he sig
nifieu his illingness to fill prescriptions for the
poor at the ex ense of the city, in accordance with
the price list adopted by this Council
Same presen ed the claim of NJ, Hermance,
amounting to $50 80, for medicines furnished the
from his bill forty per cent, as required by
Council.
Upon motion, the claim was allowed upon the
same conditions as Mr.. NOdlers bill.
Same Committee presented the claim of T. c.
Reiss amounting 10 Sl7 S5 for medicines fur
nished the poor; and reported that he has refused
to deduct from his bill iorty per cent as required
by Council.
Upon motion, the claim was allowed upon the
same conditions as the claim of Mr. Nodler.
Upon motion, the City Clerk was ordered to in
struct the Health Officer to notify the District Ply
slcans to send no more prescriptions for medi-
cines to the poor at the expense of the city to
druggists who refuse to fill said prescriptions in
accordance with the price-list adopted by this
Council, under penalty of removal from office.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor of
allowing the claim OF Messrs. Maybery Brothers,
amounting to SCI IS for stationery.
Report Concurred II and claim allowed
A communication from Clemens IIelebusch |
offering to dedicate to the City of Covington
twenty-five feet of his property on Seventeenth
street for street purposes was referred to tie Com
mittee on Law.
An ordinance was presented and passed order |
ing the removal OF stagnant water and putrid sub
be published in full in this paper for two weeks) |
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing |
tax of 81 cents per front foot on all lots front
ing or abut ing on each side OF the first alley
south of Fourth street and extending from Scott |
to Greenup streets to pay for the improvement OF |
same by JOS. H, Collins and said Collins was ap-
pointed $ ecial collector of the said tax.
An ordinance was passed levying and as eSsiug !
tax OF AZ centsfer front foot on all lots fronting
or abuttng on each side of the alley b tween |
Washington and Russell streets and extending |
from Tenth to Robbins str cts, to pay for the i'm
provement OF same by John Fedders and said
Fedders was appointed special collector Of said
tax.
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing
tax OF 46 cents per yard for laving sidewalks on
Fifth street between Scott and Greenup streets by
John Culbertson, and said Culbertson was ap-
pointed special collector of The tax.
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing
tax of 81 "a per front foot on all lots ontng or
abutting on Jackson street between Orchard .
street and the north line of Hoban alley tp pay
for grading or filling same by John Luen, and said
Luen was appointed special collector of the said .
tax.
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing
tax Of rs 14l0O cents per front foot on all lots
fronting or abuttng each side of Stevens street.
between Powell and Byrd streets, to pay for i'm
proving same by Jos. H. Collins and said Collins
was appointed special collector of the tax.
An ordinance was passed levying and assessing
tax of 4S ~ 100 cents per front foot ON all lots
fronting or abutting on each side of Bush street.
between Greenup and Stevens streets, to pay for
the improvement OF same by John McKenna, and |
said McKenna was appointed special collector OF
eaid tax.