ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

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Abstracts 230 - 231
CITY GOVERNMENT
Council
CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1838
230 - H&G Feb. 1:2/5 - Municipal. Regular Meeting, Jan. 31, 1838.
Present, the Mayor, Messrs. Cook, Calahan, Dockstader, Hall, Mills,
Merwin, Smith, Starkweather, Thomas, Williams.
Peti tions presented. - Of T. Johnson for reduction of license tax,
and J. G. Thorp for transfer of license. Referred. Mr. Thomas, from
the committee on Licenses made report in favor of the Petitions of A.
Selover and S. Brown, and against the petition of John Blenn, - Agreed to.
Mr. Smith from Committee of Schools report in relation to schools, and
a school room in the 2d Ward. Laid on the table.
Mr. Hall reported an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to authorise
the execution of notes on the credit of the city in certain cases."
Passed, ayes 8, nays 2.
Mr. Mills, Superintendent of the City Hospital, made report concerning
the same. Accepted. Mr. N. Dockstader was added to the Board
of Health, in place of Mr. H. L. Noble, resigned.
Mr. Williams, from the Committee on Claims, made report in favor of
the claims of G. Kirk, Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company, Cleveland WHIG,
J. P. Davies, W. J. Warner, Clark, Raymond and Clark. - Agreed to.
Mr. Smith from Select Committee, made report concerning the equipments
of Engine Company, No. 5 - Laid on the table.
Mr. Hall, from the committee on streets, to whom was referred the
peti tion of Wm. Mi lford and others, concerning the track of the Newburgh
Rail Road, made report that any action of the Council on the same is
unnecessary. Agreed to.
Petition of Otis and Curtis to refund certain taxes was presented
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Hall offered a Resolution authorising the Mayor, in behalf of the
city council, to petition the Legislature for an appropriation of the
auction duties in this city, to aid in supporting the poor of the city. -
Adopted.
Mr. Hall offered a Resolution instructing the Mayor to draw an order
on the Treasurer in favor of Connor Gorman for $100.
Mr. Calahan, from the committee on Licenses, made report in favor of
the petitions of Smith and Thorp. Adopted.
Mr. Hall offered a resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary
to ascertain the amount due from the city to R. Cather, and that
the Mayor, draw an order on the Treasurer in favor of R. Cather. -
Adopted. (verbatim) (7)
231 - H&G Feb. 8:2/5 - Municipal. Regular Meeting, Feb. 7. Present,
the Mayor, Messrs. Baldwin, Cook, Dockstader, Merwin, Smith, Starkweather,
Thomas.
Mr. Baldwin, from Committee on Claims, made report in favor of
Griffith & Standart, H. G. Weldon, Moses Ross, S. Whitaker, and G. W.
Lewis, Agreed to.