Daily Republican., 1883-06-25
SPECIAL MEETING,
Viewing the Streets in the Eleventh
Ward.

. A special meeting of City Councj
was held at the City Hall at $50 o'clocl
last Saturday afternoon, with Presiden
Conrad in the chair. All the member
were present except Messrs. Grubb
Lynn and Stevenson.
On, motion Council proceeded {,
Beech and Harrison streets, in thu
Eleventh ward, to view the grade Of
Beech street at that point. A motor
OF Mr.. Newell to raice it two feet and
three inches gave rise to considerable
discussion, and the matter was finally
deferred until the next meeting Of
Council.
An adjournment was then had TO the
corner of Oak and Harrison streets,
when on motion of Mr.. Mention 1t was
decided to ask for a commission to con-
denim the beds Of Oak street from Mary.
land avenue to Broome streets, and
Harrison street from Maryland avenue
to Beech rect.
On motion of Mr.. Garrett it was
agreed to include the beds of Eighth ave-
nue. from Mary land avenue to the p. W.
q b. Railroad, Brown street forty feet
wide from Stroud line to the Latmer
line, Coleman street the same distance.
and Duncan street, from Fifth avenue
to Latimer's line.
Council then adjourned to the corner
OF Seventh avenue and Duncan street.
and on motion of Mr.. Garrett it was
agreed to ask for COZ. mission to con.
demn the beds of Fifth, Sixth and Sew.
enth avenues from Maryland avenue to
the p, w. Il b. Railroad.
Another adjournment was then had
to the corner of Maryland avenue and
Cedar street, when on motion it was
decided to ask for the condemnation of
Cedar and Stroud streets, forty feet
wide from Maryland avenue to the p,
W. & B. Railroad, after which the
members returned to the city hall.
Frank Hurd Not Very Sanguine.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A big convention, an enthusiastic |
assemblage, is no sure criterion of what
follows. The largest, grandest, most
glorious convention we ever had in
Ohio was in 1869, when Clement l..
vallandigham was nominated for
Governor. Our standard-bearer had
been banished. We then had the cour-
lge to protest against the tyranny of
he military power, the absolute disre-
gard for individual civil rights. The
had been fagrantly vio-
ated. We had the courage to protest
lgainst 1t in the face of all terrorism,
he bayonets Of the soldiery aud an in
ensed party. 1t was at that conven-
ion that | formed my love and devotion
Or the Democratic party. | saw it
tand up for the rights of citizens when
was dangerous to do it. l still re- i
lember how George K. Pugh was car '
led up over the heads of the people in a
Ne vast multitude, and made the most t
rilliant effort of his life in accepting t
ne nomination for Lieutenant Governor. i
We had then several times the number c
people here that are in the city now. n
hey came from every corner of the {
tate, in wagons and on cars. 1t was \
mass convention. No hall could hold r.
fractional part of them, and the con- v
ention was held in the spacious grounds v
the Capitol. That large terrace on v
le east side was the platform, and all r.
'allable space was taken up. l never Ii
w such a crowd, such enthusiasm n
1t we were beaten that fall by over +,
5000. | say, therefore, that it re- e
lires cool deliberation and no scheming b
lay the foundation for success. We A
ust not be deceived by this multitude Il
peop.e and this overflow of soul, but is
pect to 60 out and work to win. a,