The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16

his so-called crookedness. From which we
observe that he gives a number OF wealthy
citizens privilege to fill their ciserns
free OF charge, and charged the poorer
class; for instance, John Kearney was
granted pivilege of filling three cisterns for
nothing, and James Eaton was charged
eight dollars for filling. "Yet Bill Glore is
honest" He also has the audacity to ac-
cuse himself of being negligent in having
money laying loose around his drawer
The report altogether is a very weak affair."
In the County Court at Independence,
| yesterday, the will of Elizabeth Stansifer,
| almost lifetime resident of Union, Boone
Comfy, though latterly living at Banklick
Station, was offered for probate and the
disposition of it postponed. Hon. J. M.
Chambers was appointed Curator in the
,ueanvime Inc will gives all to Woodford
Stansifer, Francis M. Collins and Maria
Perkins, and there is to be conteSt ny
Ben. Collins, of Covington, and probably
Others. So Mr.. Collins himself informs us
Grounds of contest, nU@n,naclty ana uhuue
influence. The estate de..iseu IL "oi'n
$1,000.
MATRIMoNIAL.-William H. Potter, Jun.,
aged twenty-five, merchant, and Martha NJ.
Ransom, aged twenty-five, both of Coving-
ton; John w. Dorstock, aged twenty-sx,
machinist and Mary Hilgefoot, aged twen-
ty-three, both of Covington; Anton Ludwig,
aged twenty-nine, blacksmith, and Mary
Centerhaus, aged twenty-five, both of Gov
ington. The former couple will be married
tomorrow at the residence of the brides
parents, on Scott street, by the Rev. Geo.
| n Ruphaa Tho fmn Iottor oonplo oc ryo
married this morning at st. Joseph's
Church. Mr.. Louis A. Moser, and Miss Mary
Byrnes will be married tomorrow morning
ut 8 O'Clock at the Cathedral.
NEnPoRT's Proposition following
was received by the Water Works Com.
mssioners YESTERDAY;
NEWPORT, KY, nvrt. rrt.ember 13, 1879.
To, the Commissioners of Covington Natel
Works:
GENTLEMEN-We would say in response
to the suggestion made by your Commits
sion present on the 11th inst. in our city,
that we favor one Uf their suggestions, and
say in answer that we will allow the City OF
Covington to make connection at the cor.
ner of York and Tibbatts streets with our
mains, said connection to be at the ex-
pense of said City OF Covington. After
such connection is made the City of New
port will furnish the City of Covington
water for term of twenty-five years, at
the same rate as is now charged the citi-
zens of Newport; the City of Covington to
collect all water rents and keep all pipes in
repair in the said City of Covington, and
pay to the City of Newport 70 per cent.
of the gross receipts of water rents on the
18th of April and October of each year.
The above is but an outline of the propo-
sition, which, if it meets your approval,
we would be gratified to meet your Com.
mission for further consultation, at time
and place you may name, at an early day,
Respectfully,
JOHN H. BoDLEY. Secretary.
The Commissioners met last evening, all
present. The Holly Manufacturing Com
pany was allowed $4, 500 on account of theil
bill for tie new pumps. The rest to be set
tied by six months note.
Superintendent Glore submitted the fol
lowing estimate of the proposed subs'itu
ton of a sixinch supply pipe for the four
inch one now in Bakewell street from Thir(
to Riddle streets:
$500 feet of pipe, So lbs. to the foot, 46 Is
tol at 4o0
Five crosses, 1133 lbs, at 21lc............ % 3