The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-14
Council Proceedings.
MONDAY EVE, Oct. 8, 1868.
.rd met Dursuant 10 sdiOurnment

Schotts addition from which triangular
piece would be cut in the making of the
proposed road. The committee thought the
costs should be assessed on Keith and Schott
and the parties named were willing, As they
had filed a bond for the payment of costs.
The committee had not come to any conclu-
sion, but required instructions from the
Council.
Mr.. Miller moved that Keith and Schott
supply the Council with aplan of the ground
and surrounding plots.
Sir Anderson seconded and the motion
was adopted.
Mr. Anderson said that Mr., Cushman had
finished the fire alarm telegraph, and that
there WAS q balance of $24S, 10 due more
than the amount of subscriptions that had
been promised.
sTHEETs AND ALLEYS.
Mr.. Sa1ton read the following report:
The Committee on streets and alleys, be-
lieving that it is more economical and better
to establish grades for the streets of the city
before rather than after the property abutt-
ing on said streets is improved, have looked
4 little to the future wants of this street and
those that il.tcrsect it in recommending the
grade they nov do for Tenth street, and have
had the advantage of what has been done
on East Tuscarawas, where the surface
originally corresponded very nearly with
that of Tenth street-and although it has
taken numerous efforts and some litigation
to get it up to its present height, 10 one
now claims is too high. The lowest point
originally on Tucarawas street was about
100 feet east of the alley at DR.. Geiger's
store, and from that point it gradually rose
to Cherry street, while on Tenth street by
the hill extending farther east the lowest
point is about 100 feet east of Walnut street.
we find from an old profile Of Tusca-
rawas street, without date, but having the
following endoI sement on it: Datum 100
feet below the top of the step at the entrance
into Kintz's, taken from Tuscarawas street.
corner of Cherry" and l think was made
by J. D. Wright, some II or 10 years ago,
after the street had been filed up considera-
bly,. BY this profile the elevation of the
Square or on Market street was 40 and
55-lOO feet; at the alley near DIR. Geiger's
90 and 6O-IOO feet, and at Walnut street 81
feet showing difference between Market
and Walnut streets of l6 and 55-100 feet
BY profile of the same street, made by DIR.
Pillsbury, We find that the elevation on
Market street from another determInus 81
and 5O3-IOO at the alley 81 and 24S-1OOO,
and al Masket street of 76 and 24l-lOO0
feet, making difference between Market
and Walnut streets of IL and 262-lOO feet,
showing that between the making of the
two profles there has been change of
and 2O-19O feet by filling up Market street.
Another item of evidence, as to the amount
OF filling that has been done on Tuscarawas
street is the relative position of the floor of
Mr.. Schneider, the barber, to the pavement
in front Of it, which is now - inches above
the floor. DR.. L. Slusser says that when
his father bought that house and moved into
Il, it had three steps before the door TO get
up to it, which at a rise of S inches to each
step would make "a inches, which with the
shows at that point the street has been fill
ed up 81 feet since Mr. Slusser took posses
sion of the house, and it is more than prob
able that the street was filed up some before
the house was built
The location of this house of Mr.. Schnei-
der's is about as far east of the foot of
the hill on Tuscsrawss street, as the
east side of Walnut is on Tenth street, and
as there is no doubt in our minds that Tus-
csgawas street has been raised at least 81
feet at that point the present proposed grade
which raises Tenth street at the intersection
of Walnut but . and $40 feet is as small an
elevation as they could recommend Coun-
Gil to adopt.
Mr.. Pillsbury, in answer to an inquiry
from the council, said that the grade would
not be antagonistical to anything else, and
he did not know why there should he any
objection to it.
hr. SaIton then said that the committee
on streets and alleys had examined Shriv-
er's Run and found that it wanted cleaning
out. They thought it ought to be made six
feet wide and two feet deep, and man had
been found who had offered TO do the work
at 80 cents yard. 1t WAS work that want
ed doing very badly.
\ general conversation took place on
streets and sidewalks, and also as to the
building Of dam at the head of the Lake.
The ordinance for the Water Works,
which appears in another part of this paper
was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Anderson was given power to beau
tify the Council chamber.
The iremen were allowed permission to
| take their engines to the fair.
ACCOUNTS.
Barber's bill for horse keeping, allowed
Saxton for oats, $4,000.
Cornell, $13, 25.
Pillsbury, $4,000.
Trovt, $659,12.
Oldfeld, $3.50.
Extra police, $1,000.
AIOwed, and ordered to be paid.
The Rescue Fire company were ordered
a stove. \ conversation look place respect
ing the sewerage on Fourth street.
Another conversation ensued as to letting
the dirt shifting on Plum street, but no de-
cision was arrived at.
Adjourned for one week.
MONDAY EVE, Oct. u, 1868.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
! Present-Full Council.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.