The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-06-28
CITY FATHERS IN SESSION.
A Busy MEETING with q Fair Assert.
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1t was special meeting Wednesday
night. Mayor Davis had been in Lynch.
burg several days on legal business, and
Prof. E. G. Smith was called to the chair.
The matter of caring for prisoners was
presented by the committee appointed
for that purpose. 1t was decided that
prisoners convicted of serious offenses
should be sent to the Cincinnati Work
House, while others should be worked
in the Corporation Stone Quarry. This
report was adopted.
The telephone committee reported
having contracted for a telephone, and
their report was accepted.
The ordinance for the issuance of
bonds was passed under suspension of
the rules.
Advertising for sale of bonds by news
paper and circular was authorized.
August 18th was fixed as date of sale.
The committee on light asked and
were granted further time in which to
arrange for the lighting of our streets.
Discussion brought to light the fact that
the Gas company had an exclusive
franchise to the use of the streets for
gas mains.
The ordinance defining the duties and
powers of the Water Works Trustees,
was read by sections, and under a
suspension of rules passed to its third
reading. 1t was then laid on the table.
An amendment had been suggested, re-
quiring all bills and expenditures to be
approved by Council.
Mr.. Pence considered this a move in
bad faith with the people, who expected
everything to be turned over to the
Trustees.
He was assured that that was all pro.
vided for in the ordinance.
An ordinance to regulate the erection
of hitching posts was lost by tie vote.
At the request of Engineer Moler, who
was here inspecting the plant, the
Council adjourned until Friday evening.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Council held long executive session
in the Clerks Office, in which the report
of Engineer Moler, on the water works,
was received and discussed. Mr.. Moler
had found the works in very good state,
and ready for acceptance, except as to
an air chamber at the pumping station.
This was called for in specifications, and
was necessary to the better control of
> the air in the wells. This, Mr.. McCabe
said he had overlooked in the specifca.
ti0ns, and would secure at once.
The ordinance defining the powers
and duties of Water Works Trustees
was taken from the table, adopted and
then the vote on its adoption reconsid.
cred and defeated. The Solicitor was
then instructed to report a similar Or
!, dinance with amendment incorporated
for consideration at the next meeting.
A committee was appointed to secure
a suitable room for the Water Works
y Trustees and City Engineer, and report.
No engineer having been employed at
, the water works, it was suggested by
. DR.. Brown that as the water works were
, not yet the property Of the city, it would
q probably be the proper thing to consult
:, Mr.. McCabe, under advice of the Solici
. tor, before sending an engineer out te
? run somebody ele's plant. On the Dr.
!, motion, such committee was appointed
? and proceeded at once to the hotel
4 where they met Mr.. McCabe and came
:, to satisfactory understanding.
. Adjourned until Friday evening, June
29th.