The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-08
BOARD OF C0UNCILMEN.
The Bread Stamping 0rdinance-City sealers
Fees, and the Newport and Covington
Street Railroads.


The Bread Stamping 0rdinance-City sealer't
Fees, and the Newport and Covingtor
Street Railroads.
The Board of Councilmen held meeting
yesterday afternoon, and transacted the fol.
lowing business. The following resolution
was offered by Mr.. peSerisy:
Whereas, 1t is charged by the press OF
this city that there are two street railroad
companies now using the streets of this city
without authority Of law, either from the
city or State; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Committee on Street
Railroads in connection with the City So
licitor, be instructed to examine and report
the facts and what action of the Common
| Council is necessary to prevent such unlaw-
full use of the streets of the city, and that
the report herein provided for be made the
special order for o'clock of the next regu-
lar meeting of this board after the final
adoption of this resolution"
| Mr.. Abbihl offered an amendment TO the
bread stamping ordinance, that no person
shall use the patent spring and that no
bread shall be sold unless it be made OF
good, wholesome flour or meal. Referred
TO the Finance Committee.
| The amended ordinance respecting the
| fees of the City Sealer was referred to the
| Finance Committee.
1t provides for fees as follows:
For inspecting and sealing any rail-
road or track scales of I, 900 pounds or up
ward, So so.
Anypatent balances, platforms, or scales,
of 1000 pounds or upward, with their
weights, rs cents
Or from 800 pounds to 5000, with their
weights, so cents.
or less denominations, each, Is cents.
For inspecting and sealing large scale
beams, weighing 1000 pounds and upward
% cents.
For inspecting and sealing weights of
pounds and upward, 3 cents.
Set counter weights from half ounce to
pounds, each set, 13 cents.
For every single weight under 4 pounds,
each cents.
For every bushel, half bushel, peck, half
peck, and quarter peck measure, 5 cents.
For every 5 gallon measure, cents.
For every gallon, half gallon and quart,
cents.
Pint half pint, gill or half gill, cents
For every yard measure, cents.
Mr.. Thompson offered resolution in
structing the City Solicitor to proceed in
open Court TO enjoin the Coyington and
Newport Street Railroad from running
oNei tue bldCh Vi NO. y, between
Fifth street and the Suspension Bridge, the
injunction to continue until an ordinance
is passed by which the street railroads pay
the city for the privilege. Referred to the
Committee on Law and Contracts and the
City Solicitor.
An ordinance TO extend Route No. IS,
connecting with the Mount Adams In
clined Plane, was passed.
The ordinance granting the Marietta &
Cincinnati Railway permission to lay CON
nection track over Second street. between
its freight depot and that Of the Ohio &
Mississippi Railway, was referred to com
mittee OF five, in connection with the Trus-
tees of The Eighteenth and Nineteenth
Wards.
The resolution instructing the City So
licitor to proceed against Councilman Cur
rem TO recover $25, appropriated in 1877 for
Precinct B, Nineteenth Ward, was -.,,.rrea
to the City Solicitor, with .,st,nct;ons to to
receive the money ff.um Mr., Gurren within
a week. 'N'' ''' "1'"'"