The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-14

lot the paving OF west luScaraWas street
from Poplar street to the corporate limits.
Twice the rules were suspended and it pass
ed.
A long discussion ensued concerning the
progress Of the work of making general
grade of the city by DR., Pillsbury.
Mr.. Schaefer than read an ordinance to
provide for the application of the rents. and
incomes of Canton City Water Works. The
rules were suspended for the second and
third readings, and it passed unanimously.
Mr.. Saxton read for the second time an
ordinance to provide for establishing grade
on Tenth street. 1t passed TO third read
ing.
Mr.. Schaefer states DIR. Pillsbury could
be present on Wednesday evening, and NOV
ed that the passage of the ordinance respect
ing the grade of Tenth ST.. be deferred un-
til the arrival of the Surveyor, as they cod,
if necessary, change its purport.
Mr.. Saxton thought they should proceed
to final passage OF the ordinance.
Mr. Myers said that Mr.. Pillsbury had
taken the grade and had raised the crossing
of Tenth st. eighteen inches. He was op-
posed to raising. He lived in Sleepy HoI-
low and did not want sewers three or four
feet in depth in front of their houses.
Mr. Saxton could not see any reason in
the objection of the people on North Wal
nut ST. to the grade on Tenth St. as the
bridges on Seventh, Eight and Ninth streets
were all higher than the bridge at the cross
ing of Tenth st. on Walnut st.
Mr.. Schaeier remarked tina. Mr.. Pillsbu-
~ recommended that the grade between
Walnut and Cherry be about level.
Mr. Saxton read the following resolution,
which was laid on the table with the ordin-
ancc waiting the decision of Wednesday eV-
ening; ''Whereas heretofore this Council
has ordered the committee on Streets and
Alleys to erect two wooden bridges on stone
abutmcnts oyer the the sewers on Walnut
ST. at the crossing of Tenth St. and the at
tention of the city engineer having been
called to ii, with q request that he make an
estimate of the cost of a wooden bridge and
a stone, and has submitted to the commit
tee his estimates of the cost of each, from
which we find that stone arch over said
sewer will cost less than wooden bridge
with stone abutments-''The committee be-
ing satisfied that stone bridge at the some
cost is much the cheaper of the two, report
adoption: Resolved that the committee on
Streets and Alleys be ordered to substitute
stone arches for the wooden bridges hereto
fore ordered to be erected ouer the sewers
on Walnut at the crossing of Tenth street" s"
The following bills were presented and
allowed:
I. W. SaIton, printing and advertising,
$50.
Correll and Son, glass, $4,70.
Haak for glazier work, 81, 60.
T. b. Ballard, for numbering fire boxes
81, so, was referred to committee on Claims.
The agent for Stillwell's non-explosive
fluid, appeared before the Council asking
for permission TO keep and sell the same in
the city. The agent made fine exhibition
of the fluid for lightning purposes and also
showed its non-explosive character.
Mr.. Sehaefer said as the fluid was non
explosive, the Council had nothing to do
with its sale, as it came under the character
of general merchandise, and he should
therefore go ahead and sell tt.
Mr.. Schacfer requested that the grade on
North Market be made so thst the people
might go on laying their pavements before
winter.
Mr.. Saxton remarked that there was no
petition from the people on North Market
street to have pavement laid.
Mr.. Schaefer said the reason why they
had not petitioned was because there was no
grade established.
Mr.. Schaefer had no desire to improve
any part of the city for his own advantage.
He had an interest all over the city and had
always voted for improvements wherever
they were needed.
\ motion to adjourn was lost. Mr.. My
crs brought up the subject of Tenth street
again and spoke against the elevation at the
crossing of Walnut street. The yeas and
nays were called when five votes were for
working on North Market street, and three
against.
Mr.. Schaefer moved that a Democratic
Clerk and Judge be appointed in each Re
publican ward of the city for the election on
Tuesday and vice-Yersa-the motion was
adopted.
Adjourned until Wednesday evening.