The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-21
Council Proceedings.
MONDAY Eve, Oct TO-, Is

MONDAY Eve, Oct TO-, 1868.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment
Present all but Councilman A1iller-Pres-
idenl Wyant IN the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
From A. +. Wolf and others, asking for
the extension on North Poplar street to city
limits of gas lanterns. Referred to Com.
on Gas Lights and Lanterns.
From Jacob Miller and others asking
that provision be made for Che drainage of
North Cherry street il consequence of the
accumulation of water thereon in conse-
quence of a change Of grade on North-st.
Referred TO Com. on Streets.
The Committee on Accounts of City Of
ficers were granted a weeks further time to
report on Ex-Treasurer Feathers claim.
ORDINANCES.
To establish the grade of Market street
between the middle line of Fourth street and
the middle line of Eighth street. Twice
read and referred to Com. on Streets for
further investigation.
To lay down a plank walk on the weet
side of Liberty street between the Railway
and lot No. 10l in Thompson's Addition.
Read three times and passed.
To establish b. n. Cbench mark for
all grades in the city. Referred to the City
Solicitor
To repeal the ordinances for the exten-
sion of y. Plum, n. Cherry and n. Wal
nut streets. Read the first time.
CLAIMS.
The following claims were allowed:
Joseph Rigler IS, 90; VIM. Oldfeld 81;
J. W. Robinson Sl-iotal SIG, 90 for police
tervice.
On motion of Mr.. Schefer, That the
amount of the judgment in favor of Thos.
Patton be allowed.
This motion provoked spirited discuss
ion between members of quite a personal
character. The motion was agreed to.
Also the judgment in favor of Jacob
Winterhalter, 500 and costs, was allowed.
TENTH STREET.
This irritating subject was again brought
up, Mr.. Sch,efer offering the following:
Resolved, That the vote taken on the fl
nal passage of can ordinance to establish
| grade on Tenth street" be reconsidered and
that the City Solicitor amend the same.
This resolution was persistently disagreed
to by Messrs. Anderson and Saxton, but
finally passed gentleman named voting
nay.
Mr.. Saxton then offered the following
as a rejoinder:
WHEREAS, The City Engineer furnished
/ profile of and recommended grade for
Walnut and Tenth streets at the request of
| the City Council, and at the request OF
| the Committee on Streets and Alleys fur
| nished an estimate of the cost of wooden
| bridges with stone abutments and a stone
arched bridge for the sewers on Walnut st.
at the crossing of Tenth, showing that q
stone arched bridge could be built as cheap
| " rs wooden one with stone abutmenis,
and,
WHEREAS, The City Council 10y the votes
/ of Messrs. Lindeman, Wyant, Schilling,
| Schefer and Myers, being a majority, hay
ing decided that his judgment as TO a grade
is not worthy of their adoption; and thai
his estimates for the expenditure of $500 ol
| 5000 ON culverts are not reliable unless they
intend to record themselves as voting that
wooden bridge ut the same cost is bette
than 4 stone one. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the estimates of said en-
gineer for the expenditure of about $50, O0(
Tor Water Works are equally unreliable an(
no further expenditure shonld be made unde
them.
Mr.. Schefer. move the preamble ant
resolution be referred to the Committee OF
Grayeyards.
Mr.. Saxton. What for
Mr. Sch@fer. For interment. Laughter.
Mr.. Anderson thought the subject shoul
in common respect DO referred 10 the prope
committee or tabled.
Mr.. Schefer then offered the following
Resolved, That George Wolf, as sui
Street Commissioner, proceed in his wOr
= on Tenth street by raising the bridges o
l both sides of Walnut street, 18 inches, an
f work at gradual grade ON and from we
, side of Walnut street at an elevation {
% 5-10ths feet on Market street. Adopted
Mr.. Saxton offered a resolution for h
widening of Market street north of Mort
street the full width to the corporate limit
which was,
On motion of Mr. Sch@fer, referred
l the Committee on Ways and Means.
The Committee on Gas was instructed
: examine the city meters and pipes. o.
4 Adjourned