Telegram-herald., 1888-08-14
COUNCIL COMMUN|NG
The RAILWAY ORDINANCE PASSED
All other Proceedings Of . Routine Char
acter and unintsrsstisx-& short Sos
sion and bat Few Debates, bat
the Actions Decisive

Mayor Weston was in his chair promptly
st 7:s0 last evening. and Or the roll call ell
were found present except Alderman David
son and he appeared later. The lobby was
almost vacant, Superintendent Bevier and
q few interested street railroad men consli-
tuting the audience.
petition from Frank Carpenter and
several others of the First ward was read
asking that the ward be divided iuto tive
voting precincts. Referred to the Aldermen
of that ward.
A communication was received from
Judge Montgomery. stating that the ordi
nance passed allowing the dummy line %
run on East-st, would be ineffective. The
communication wae referred 10 The Com.
mittee on Ordinances.
A communication from the Hydraulic
Company Offering 70 purchase the entire
system OF water works, was receiv ed and
placed on file
Mathew Hogan applied for the place OF
engineer in the new City Hail.
A petition for an electric light on corner
of South Division aud Sycsmore-sts., was
granted.
Several petitions for the depositing o
building materials were also granted.
Comptrollers report Aggregated Si2, ll2.2-
expended.
petition from the delegates of tn.
several organizations affiliated with tb
Central Labor Union was received fo
permission to use the streets for parade oI
the first Monday in September. also TO usi
Fulton Street Park for the addresses to b'
delivered, signed by F.. II. Gill, preside
of the Central Labor Union. 1t wa
granted.
A communication was sent by the Boar,
of Health in regard to the removal of swil
and garbage and other filth from all hotel
and other places. and complaining OF III
| removal OF this offal in the day time, and il
| leaky wagon boxes. The communication
| is comprehensive and pertinent and shoul
be read carefully and prompt and imme
| diate action should be taken. After discus
| sion the communication was referred TO th
| COMMITTEES on Ordinances and the Cit
| Attorney.
| The several committees reported as usua
no report but asked for meetings rs fol
| lows:
OF the Committee on Streets for Thursda,
| at 4 O'Clock D. m; Claims aud Accounts 70
| Thursday evening at 1870; Ways anC
Means reported favorably on the bonds o.
W. II. Tibbs, and called q meeting for Fri
day evening. The Fire Department Com
| mittee reported TO remove or fence in
bridge over the canal south of Bridge-st.
rs they considered it dangerous, and calle'
q meeting for Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Tn
Committee on Poor reported IN inventor
of property. and the Committee on Lamp
and Lighting called for q meeting on Wed
nesday at 7;3o p. m. The Committee o.
Sewers want q nesting on Thursday after
noon at 2 O'Clock; the Committee o
| Bridges are to meet at the corner of Cans
and Bridgs-sts. on Wednesday at 2. .. m.
Then the music commenced on the r,
ports of the Committee on Ordinances. The
presented an ordinance prohibiting ba
playing on Sundays. and after discussion
was referred to the Board of Police and FIJI
Commissioner Also to prohibit the Us
of tricycles and bicycles upon the publ
streets, " hich was laid over for one weel
The ordinance for the permission Of III
Street Railroad Company then came u
was read . frsa and second time, and o
motion of Alderman Shanahan it W,
placed on its final passage. He presented
copy of bonds which seemed to be amp
suffici ent TO show that the company woul
make the changes on tEast-st-. which seei
to be required by both the city and tow
ship. /. O.. the widening paving and curl
ing of Easiest. from Buckeye to Sherman
sts., and the removal of the track to II
centre of the street After discussion u
ordinance was 6nally carried by the follow
ing vote:
Yess-Dsvidson. Hayward. Mckee, Rod
srs, Saunders, Stewart, Sbanahan. SproV
| Is.
Nays-Baldwin, Creque. DeGrasf. Else
hardt. O'Donnell, Stein. Stokes.
Alderman Lsnnisre refused 70 vote.
The usual resolutions for several sid
walk Improvements and other improv
msnts in the several wards were presents
and passed and the Council then sdjourDe