The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-04
INDICATED.
The Old Board Of Public Works Again
Take Possession. Banks Bounced, and
Secretary Greuter Will Share the
Same Fate to Make Room for the
Mayors BrOther.in.Law.

Ihe members OF the Board OF Public
Works met rather Unexpectedly this morn
ing at the City Buildings.
Three members of the Board of City Com
missioners were seated in the office when in
marched the Board of Public Works with a
copy of the law passed, as certified to by
the Secretary OF State. March 81, 1880. The
law was read and the City Commissioners
donned their busters and busted.
The new Board at once went into execu-
tive session. "A STAR reporter did not know
that they were holding star chamber ses-
sion, and opening the door was about to
enter when five voices yelled "Git out-git
oeut," and five chairs we're held aloft. 1t
was too much of brace game for the re-
porter to intrude any further and e with
drew, when the door was locked and
bolted.
The reporter hung around until the
Board got through its business, and then he
was admitted. He inquired for Clerk John
d. Banks and was informed that he had
been bounced, and that D. w. Brown had
been elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Brown was hunted up, from whom
the reporter got copy of the proceedings
as follows: Mr.. David Baker was elected
President by unanimous vote For he
position of Clerk Mr.. Bell nominated
Stephen Gano, Mr. Gessert John D. Banks,
and Mr. Boyce Mr.. Brown. The first bal
lot resulted for Brown: Messrs. Caldwell,
Baker and Boyce. The election was then
made unanimous. George Setter was re-
appointed Assistant Clerk, and Oliver
Jones was reappointed also.
The bond of the members should have
been filed with the City Clerk, but it seems
they were not. Mr.. Caldwell is r,ing
his around in his pocket 1t is understood
that the others are locked up in the safe of
the City Solicitor. The bonds are for
$50, 900 each and are signed by the follow
ing sureties as far as the reporter could
learn:
John d. CaldwelESureties, Jos. Troun-
sten, Robert Mitchell and Henry Pearce.
! Jacob Gessert--Andrew Erchenbrecker,
George Fisher and Henry Kh.sterman.
E. c. Boyce--Chris. MOerlein, A. D. Bull
lock, Henry Muhlhauser.
David Baker--Chris. Boss, George Wuest
and II. w. Meier.
Mr.. Bell refused to give the names of his
nuict'cSi say i''S tndt Ulcy ulu nOb WISH
their names published. The reporter
learned, however, that they are w. N. H..
bart, Fred. Hulburt and w. s. Groesbeck.
The Board this morning deemed it best
not to make any changes in positions other
than that of Clerk.
MIR. Baker states that J. H. Greuter. Sec.
retary OF the Water-works, will be dis
charged to make room II Richard L.
TnI lnr tttn rt r
vision, and a brother-in-law OF Mayor
Jacob.
There was considerable talk this morn
ing of the validity of the proceedings of the
Board. 1t was claimed that the Board was
appoin ed and sworn in before the law was
passed. The certified copy of the law 50,
the act creating the Board of Public Works
was passed yesterday.
The Mayor has been absent several DAYS,
and must certainly have sworn in the
members before the act was passed, unless
he did it by telegraph this morning, which
is hardly probable.
The veto power given the Board reads as
follows:
mo pending resolution or ordinance
heretofore recommended to the Common
Council by the City Commissioners OF
which shall hereafter be recommended by
the Board of Public Works, and
amended in Council, shall take effect unit
approved by said Board of Public Works,
and no resolution or order in which the
expenditure of money is involved, ordi
nance or resolution or order for the ex-
penditure of money; no contract fol
the payment of money or fol
granting any franchise or creating any
rights or for the purchase, lease, sale or the
transfer of property which shall have
passed the Common Council Except
such as levying special taxes for
the improvement Of the streets,
shall take effect until approved
by four members of the Board and
for such final approval OF every such ordi.
nance, resolution, order or contract, shall
be submitted to The Board. after being ap-
proved by the Mayor, or after being recon.
mended and passed by Council, il disap.
proved by the Mayorn