Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05
GLOBE E-REPUBLIC.
Daily Edition.
WORk FOR THE Wards.


Police for q. A. Il. Day-spring stree
polishing Street Peddisrs.
At $40 last evening President Mast's gave
fell and the city council came TO order for an
other weeks debating society seance. Absen
Mr.. Stephan.
The minutes were read and signed.
By the clerk, financial report for Jul,
showing collection Of SEQ; opera house II
censc $50. street car licenses $llO. Reerre,
to auditing committee.
BY the same, weighmasters report fo
July, showing $50 receipts from hay scales
Referred to auditing committee.
BY the same, bond of Vim. Sharon, assist
ant city engineer, in $1,000, with Thos. r
McGrew and A. McC. Wilson as sureties, and
the same was approved.
BY the solicitor, deed of Harrison Rice fol
land for construction Of ditch on Taylor 81.
SUNNI. Of grade to be at Grand avenue. Res.
olution accepting deed was adopted.
BY Mr. Kidder--Petition signed by J. A.
Barnett and ten others, asking that resolution
for construction OF a sewer on West Main
street be considered and rescinded 90 far q
the square between Mechanic and Factory
streets, on the ground that the proposed i'm
proVement is OF no practical value there and
not called Tor. All property owners on the
square signed the petition, ss follows: ]. A.
Barnett,J. A. Shipman, Ross Mitchell, M. Steeel,
ii. M. Steele, Il. w. Mullikin, Samuel HUFF.
man, U. A. Davis, Mary Steele. Referred TO
sewer committee.
Bills were presented and referred.
ny Mr.. n dder-Petition from property
owners on Clark street, between Factory and
Mechanic streets, asking that council order
sidewalks graded aud graveled and cutters
curbed ard paved on both sides of said Clark
street within limits named. Referred to i'm
provement committee.
by Mr.. Prince--Report Of the station
house keeter for July, number meals fur
nished ,4s6, at cost of lo3 cents per day
Tor each person. Placed on file.
by Mr.. kidder--Prom chlet Simpson, COM
munica'ion stating that three fire cisterns
were 10 need OF repairs and would not hold
water, located at East Main. near Bretneys,
corner Limestone and Miller streets; Plum
near Jefferson. Referred to fire department
committee.
ny "r. lhomas-from COMMITTEES on gas
ana corporations, propositions for lighting
tue stree's OF this CITY from expira ion Of
present contract with the gas company. The
Mopos,'ions were from =. 3. feazell, the
Champion Electric Light Co. and the SPRING
heid Sasiight aud Coke 20. The following
ie.o'u'i, n accompanied the report:
ktso''ei, Ky the city council Of the city
OF SPrinetield that the fourth and fifth propo-
silons OF the Springfield Gssi1 BIT and Coke
TO-. dated August ], 1888, lie accepted, and
that tue ci'y solicitor and city clerk be in
structed to prepare the necessary contract on
'eims proposed and make the contract with
sa'd uasight and Coke 20. for the term OF
h'e years.
Inc report and resolution are signed by
'out "emoers ol the committee.
mr.. hidder moved to refer the report and
resolution back to the committee tor one
week. on cail OF the roll the vote stood
yeas. s.i3-AcSerson, Cogley, Conklln, Funk,
o'uoe' 'onnsoh, h'dder, Morn, Lessner,
mchehhH' Netts, Russell, Tehan and Pfesi-
dent; nay s-Neison' frince and Thomas.
Mo'ion by Mr. Lessner-That copies Of the
prop 'si'ions be printed and furnished men,
pers o' hncil, and that $40 be set aside, was
passed. 10 to 7.
ny Mr.. Reconsideration OF sixty-three
grocets ana business men OF the city, asking
that the puol'c streets be not used as store
rooms, rent tree, to injury Of the business Of
penuon-rs, ordinance requiring street veud-
ers aud peddlers to take out license was read
second time ard referred to ordiusnce COM
mittee ana solicitor. The rates OF license are
practically prohibitory, being $50 per month
Tor peddiers OF vegetables, ETC., $50 for ven-
ders Of medic'nes aud Loslrums, asd SEQ for
non-res'cent peddlefs OF any sort.
Ordinance Tor appointment OF twenty spe-
cial officers tor u. A. X. day, August 70 and
l3, was read second time. Motion by Ar.
Prince to suspend rules and pas to third
reading was, after motion to table had been
lost and after MIR. Hagan had addressed coun.
Gil in support OF the ordinance, and agreeing
that the city should he ut no expense for
wages OF the specials or otherwise, adopted.
The ordinance was on Mr.. Lessner's motion,
amended 20 as to free the city from expense
under It, and adopted as amended.
ray ordinances were presented AZ follows:
ny Ar. Nelson from Health committee, for
$lo2; ny Mr.. Conklln, from claims commit
tee, $:96.97; by Mr.. Tehan, from street COM
mittee, to- $6sb; by Mr.. johnson, finance
committee, $54; by Ar. Prince, p )lice CO u.
mittee, $9s6.ol; by w. Kidder, FIRE DEPART
ment committee, $3.50.
Report OF committee on Spring street bridge
bids WAS taken from the table and read. On
separate vote bid OF a. Burnett, $s69 for
abu'ments was accepted; proposition tor
superstruc'ure was laid upon the table for
two weeks. j. ID. Claytons bid tor removal
OF oli oridge woodwork at $36 was ac-
copied.
Rs l"tiois were presented as follows:
ny Mr. Tehan ~ nstrncting the street CON-
m'ttee to set grade on Jefferson street, be
tween Smaller and Western avenue. Referred
to street committee.