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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 422 - 429

BRAWLS & FIGHTS (Cont'd)

422 L June 22:7/1- A few uninvited roughs attended a party given June 20 on the corner of Professor and Jefferson sts. They made it so lively that the police were obliged to interfere.

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423 L June 25:7/1 A. K. Alstein, a St. Clair st. clerk, was injured in a saloon row on June 23.

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424 L June 25:7/1 - An effort was made June 2 to arrest Billy McBride, who is supposed to have acted a prominent part in the row which resulted in a Mr. Hoffman losing a hand.

A row occurred at Henry Luedner's saloon on Columbus st. hill June 24. It was caused by beer and ended in a beer keg being thrown through a window. A few shots were fired, but failed to do much harm. (1)

425 L Aug. 13:8/1

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Fred Munch and Andrew Marks were arrested last night on charges of fighting in a saloon. Munch marked Marks, and Marks munched Munch.

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426 L Aug. 22:7/1

William McBride, charged with cutting off a man's hand in a fight on Garden st. in June, was arrested yesterday in a farmer's house about three miles beyond Euclid. He was brought to police court and his bail was fixed at $2,000.

See also Mobs & Riots

BREWERIES & DISTILLERIES

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427 L June 3; ed: 4/1 The breweries of the United States, in convention assembled, have concluded that the time has come for resistance to the aggressions of temperance reform.

"From the speeches at the Brewers' Convention one would suppose that, in the opinion of the speakers, beer and whiskey guzzling and unrestrained Sabbath breaking are the chief ends of man."

L June 8:4/5 - See Saloons

L June 8:8/1 - See Saloons

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428 L Aug. 29:7/4 In a letter to the editor, "West Side" says:
"Leonard Schlather is the happy and royal owner of a brewery on the
corner of York and Carroll sts., which he manages in the most princely
style. We beg to suggest that it will take some other than the police
court, in hunting for a remedy to stop his brewery on Sunday."

BRIDGES

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429 L Jan. 7; ed: 4/2 - Judging from the tone of the resolutions adopted by the board of trade of Keokuk in denunciation of it, the great St. Louis bridge is "an obstruction to navigation" and "a nuisance." Certainly it is singular that so many have just discovered what a terrible thing this

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 430 - 433

BRIDGES (Cont'd)

bridge is, although every detail of it was pictured and described (ad nauseum) long before a single stone of the foundation was laid or a single pound of its wonderful iron superstructure was rolled.

L Jan. 26; ed: 4/4 See Railroads

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430 L Feb. 9:7/2 Citizens residing in the neighborhood of the Columbus st. high bridge, upon whom it is proposed to levy a special tax amounting to $60,000 for the purpose of paying for the bridge, held a meeting to protest against the proposed levy and take measures for its prevention. A committee was appointed to circulate a remonstrance against the special tax and 600 signatures were obtained. The complaint made by the citizens is, that, while the bridge is of benefit to the city at large, $60,000 out of the $95,000 required to pay for the building of the bridge has been unjustly assessed upon them. They claim that the proposed assessment is just double what it should be.

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431 L Mar. 3:4/3 The case of Thomas and Butts versus the city of
Cleveland, to recover payment for a lease they hold on certain property
purchased for viaduct purposes, was decided yesterday in superior court
in favor of the plaintiff. There is an impression prevalent that the
council does not intend to build the bridge. Councilman Hornsey pro-
poses to introduce a resolution to sell the same land purchased for via-
duct purposes.
Spring has come, and it is time the work was begun.

432 L Mar. 5; ed: 4/1 Benedict introduced to the council a resolution providing that steps necessary to secure the beginning of work on the viaduct be taken at once. Fifteen votes were in favor of the resolution and ten were against it. The viaduct can hardly fail now, after completion of the waterworks tunnel. "The public demands it, and every day of delay is an injustice to the public."

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433 L May 5; ed: 4/4,5 It is now the first of May and work on the Cuyahoga river viaduct has not yet begun. The east side can get along without the bridge, but for the 50,000 people who live on the west side, the viaduct has long been a daily growing necessity.

"The West Side needs a man in the Council who will take up the subject, give his time to it, and press it. Has the West Side any such man?"

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

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434 L May 8; ed: 4/2 - Messrs. Chapman, Bayne, and Benedict, in the midst of constant discouragement, have been working faithfully to keep the breath of life in that important enterprise (the viaduct). When it is finished they will be entitled to the thanks and gratitude of the wards which they represent.

435 L May 13; ed: 4/1 - In the city council last night Mr. Hornsey offered an excuse for not reporting on a resolution in which the council had instructed him to let the bridge tending business to the lowest responsible bidder. He hung his head and said, "I could not get the committee together."

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"A report is expected from him next week however, and we will see what he will do." (3)

436 L May 20; ed: 4/2 The committee on harbors and wharves met to consider the proposition of letting the tending of the city bridges to the lowest bidder. They reported adversely. Hornsey, Higgins and McGrath had their hangers-on to reward, and the interests of the city were of subordinate importance.

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437 L May 20:8/2 City council last night passed a resolution to confirm the nominations of bridge tenders. The tenders are: John Jennings, Jefferson st. bridge; Neil Gallagher, Center st. bridge; and James Farrassy, Willow st. bridge.

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438 L May 29; ed: 7/2 - "The expectation is that the viaduct ordinance will be brought up for consideration before long, and it certainly does not seem proper for the board to pocket the ordinance and then let the improvement be at a standstill during the summer months."

439 L June 2:7/4 - About 40 were present yesterday at the board of city improvements meeting, where the viaduct ordinance was to come up for consideration. The ordinance was finally passed with three ayes and two nays. The ordinance provides for the construction of a viaduct from the west bank of the Cuyahoga river to the top of the hill.

440 L June 3:8/3

The city council last night approved the contract with the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing co. for the construction of a wrought iron bridge at the south end of Upper Central Way swing.

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441 L June 10:5/1 City council last night passed a resolution providing that the board of city improvements report the several bids received for constructing the viaduct and bridge. The ordinance was passed, 23 to 7, ordering the construction of the viaduct.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 442 - 447

BRIDGES (Cont'd)

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442 L June 11; ed: 4/2 The people of the west side have in contemplation a congratulatory mass meeting for the purpose of exchanging felici. tations over the final success of the viaduct negotiations and thanking the city council for the unanimity and spirit with which it has at last come to the support of that important enterprise.

The work covers a large area and a heavy force of men can work upon it advantageously at the same time. (8) 443 L June 17:8/2 City council last night named Elias Sims and G. M. Smith as the lowest bidders for the viaduct construction. (1)

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444 L June 18; ed: 4/2 City council made an ineffectual effort on June 16 to accept a bid for the construction of the viaduct, but it failed and decided to make plans for a new set of bids.

The viaduct should be built for the least amount of money that will secure a good substantial job, and Mr. Buhrer is right in supposing that the decline in price of labor ought to greatly modify the cost of the work. Having fully determined that it shall be built, what does the council hope to gain by waiting longer? It would have been a good card for the town if the 30,000 visitors at the Saengerfest could have seen the men at work upon this great public improvement. It would have shown them that we propose to have something here besides Euclid ave., and the Perry statue. (7)

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445 L June 20; ed: 4/1 At the meeting of the city council last night, much time was consumed in debating the proposition to advertise for new bids for building the viaduct. The bids of Sims and G. M. Smith were considerably lower than the other bids reported. Several members of the council favored giving the contract to these gentlemen, but it was very wisely determined that as wages are less now than they were eighteen months ago, it would be to the interest of the city to re-advertise for new bids.

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446 L June 20:8/2 City council met last night and most of the time was spent in a continuation of the fight as to whether the bids for the building of the viaduct be re-advertised for or the bid of Elias Sims and G. M. Smith accepted. The clamor for a rebid has been raised by the same men who bid $100,000 higher than Sims and Smith, but who now claim they can do it for $25,000 less. A resolution was passed requesting the board of improvements to advertise for proposals. (8)

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447 L June 22; ed: 4/2 It is decided by the city council to advertise for a new set of bids for the viaduct. "This is all right of course. There is no call for the city to throw away the advantages of cheaper labor and material, and the only way to take advantage of the decline in value is to call for new bids on the work." From a two million dollar bug bear the viaduct has come down to $686,000, and now while the council is debating whether this is not too much, a philanthropist speaks up and offers to contribute the stone. "For once it seems judicious to look a gift horse in the mouth."

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1874

Abstracts 448 - 454

BRIDGES (Cont'd)

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448 L July 28; ed: 4/2,3

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The board of improvements by calling for new bids has saved the city about $100,000. The construction of a viaduct is secured at a price far below earlier estimates. At the price now proposed, Cleveland can easily afford to build a viaduct the only question remaining is how soon can it be built.

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Will the board of improvements remember, while drawing up the contract with Ensign. the dismal dawdling over the Main st. bridge last summer and put in such a limitation on time as will secure prompt work and an early result?

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449 L July 28:8/1 Bids for the construction of the portion of the viaduct west of the river were opened yesterday in the rooms of the board of improvements. The exact total of each bid has not been figured, although it lies between E. W. Ensign of Buffalo and E. D. and A. H. Delemater of Cleveland. (3) 450 L July 29; ed: 4/1 The city council acted wisely in passing a resolution authorizing the board of improvements to contract with the lowest bidder for building a viaduct. The present lowest bid is $78, 160 lower than the lowest bid of last year.

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"Hundreds of men now idle will then find work and the much needed improvement will be pushed to a speedy completion."

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451 L July 29:7/1 - The bids for construction of a viaduct range from $512,120 to $749,405. The bid of E. W. Ensign, the lowest offered, was recommended to the council for acceptance.

452 - L Nov. 10:5/1 - In a letter to the editor, "Taxpayer" says:

"I see by the proceedings of Council that a plan has been proposed to run the viaduct to the south of Superior st. and destroy all that valuable property on the south side of the street, on the ground of saving expense to the city. Editor, I have a plan to propose by which that half a million can be saved to the city and much less damage be done to our shipping interests than by the present plan, viz: Let the bridge pass across

the river below the Oviatt block and strike Union street a little below the Bethel."

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453 L Nov. 11:7/1 The work of preparing spiles for the viaduct is still in progress.

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BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

454 L Jan. 7:7/4 The Forest City United Land and Building association held its annual meeting Jan. 5 and elected the following officers to the board of directors: George A. Schlatherbeck, Phillip O'Neil, Andrew Steinbremer, Peter Higgins, Melchier Neff, Patrick McNamara, and Joseph Harrison. The board then elected George A. Schlatherbeck, President and James Levan, secretary.

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