The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-21
but the appointee does not 60 on duty
until the LIST of January next.

Mr.. Theo. F. Hallam made an elegant and
appropriate speech last night in Council on
the remission of fines. Why Council will
continue to remit fines is a mystery; 1t is
not only unjust to the Mayor and police,
but encourages the old offenders to continue
their depredations,
The srAR's dispatches few days ago give
lengthy account of an accident on the
stage that runs en- route to Leadville from
Colorado. Among the passengers were Rev.
Mr.. Pickett, Lawrence Trimble, Swift Light
aud Frank Drexelius. The partic'
nlars OF tho case are as follows;
1t seems that the stage was
ascending a mountain, when a violent
windstorm arose and the stage and all the
occupants were blown over the mountain.
me abnve-named preacher was instantly
killed, and the three other named, all OF
whom are from C0vington, we're seriously
injured and received several bad bruises.
Cry CoUNcIL & Finnell pre-.
sented bill of 1875 being fifteen per cent
IN ", 500 back taxes" from William jones
estate. Referred to the Committee on law;
the point, We suppose, being whether taxes
covered by the next December duplicate
are OacK taxes or not.
The contract for Eighth street, from
Washington to Russell, was awarded to J..
W. Rich at nineteen cents per yard tor
grading, and 81 70 per foot lineal for rest
Of work; also for alley between Fourth
and Fifth and Johnston and Russell streets,
at nineteen cents for grading and sixty
seven and three-f0urths cents per foot lineal
for rest of work.
The Washington-street sewer ordinance
was reported by Mr. Woods aud referred to
the Committee on Law and Committee on
Internal improvements.
The Committee on Jail reported recon-
mending remission of half of Joe Mertz's
line of 800 for striking his wife. 1t ap-
peared that Joe had just been travelling in
Enrone. and had riv"n bond for his fine
Mr.. Reuben McDannold, however, struck
ont for point for January BY moving to
remit S25 more. Sat down on as usual, and
the report concurred in by fifteen to two.
newport WATER-woRKs-The following
was presented and unanimously agreed t.
in Council last night:
Cov1NaToN, KY, October "a, 1879.
To the City Council Of Covington:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned, members
" the Commission appointed BY your
honorable body to negotiate wi a similar
commission appointed bv the City Council
OF Newport for a supply of water for
'ovingt"n from the Newport Water-works,
beg leave to report: They say that more
than seven months have elapsed since the
commission was raised; that very soon
thereafter negotiations were begun, and
that many propositions were received from
Newport almos all OF which we're based
unon the idea of consolidating the Works
at Newport and running them there
after as one. Your branch of the
Joint Commission are a unit in the
oninion that Covington ought not to do
Anvthing of the kind ut least, not now.
Acting upon that view of the matter, thev
ave declined to recommend accept
ance of the best proposition received for a
consolidation, which was that "Covinvton
pay to Newport 1925 900 for q one-half in
terest in the Newport Works outside of
Newport, Covington t., make her own con-
necti"n with the the Newport main, and
the works thereafter to be operated at the
int expense IT the two cities in pr.pnr.
tion to consumption of water" After this
proposition was made ard declined New
port made TWO propositions t, supply Cow
ington with water from her works, The
one most favorable to Cpvingt'n was that
"COvingt"n make connection with the New
port mainat herown expense and Newport
ereaf er supply Covington with water for
10 per cent. of the water rents, Covington
to collect and pay over semi-annnally in
April and Oct ber." This proposition, if
accepted. would require an expenditure of
SO 900 tn 5000 to make the connection.
and would. of course, involve the continual
use "f the distributing pipe of Covington.
which has cost very nearly if not quite
s30n,O00. We could not recommend the
of this prop sition and we be-
lieve it to be the best that Newport has made
or will make. Wherefore the undersigned
respectfully ask the CITY Council to accept
this as our report and discharge us from
further ne citations with Ne port in this
matter. Your obedient servants,
B. SENoUR, Jr,
A. MONTGOMERY,
ROBERT HOWE,
N. y. STEPHENS,
Fl. WoRTHINGToN,
WILLIAM ELLIS.
NEWPORT.
Rev. DR.. Eastman has recovered from
severe spell of sickness.
Pilot VIM. Underwood, the hero of the
Inflated u mall arrived home this morn
ing from Vicksburg.
Rev. Mr. Gellert returned yesterday fr"m
Louisville, where he officated ut the ordin-
ltion of Rev. r. Kline to the Baptist Min
stry.
The Mite Society of the Baptist Church