The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-10-20

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Council met IN regular session. Full
board.
Minutes of previous meeting were read
and approved
Msssrs. Kimban & Co., and DAnnemil-
| Ter & CO., request permission to cross Elm
street, underground, with shafts 10 run
their eleVaiOrs-referred.
Clerk Trout presented the result of cleo
tinn in each ward for Trustees of Water
/ Works. On motion entered on Journal.
Mr. Myers moved committee be author
lied to have sewer changed at the west
hill and pavements be made on W est Tus~
caraWas street-Rgreed to.
Mr.. Myers moved Engineer Williams
make profile for grading West Tuscarawas
street, from hill to west bridge agreed TO-
A running conversation took place as TO
making walk 10 Cemetery. On motion
committee confer with Cemetery AssOcia-
tion-Agreed TO.
Mr.. Schaefer said this Was q private cor
pOrAtiOn, not = public cemetery al all.
Mr.. SaxiOn enquiied If the profits were
not to be applied to The improvement OF
the grounds.
Mr. Schasfer told Of one such cemetery
association, the members of which voted
themselves high salaries, aud whipped the
devil around the stump.
Mr. Hawk, from committee on account
of city officers, reported adverse TO pay ing
Treasurer Steel's bill hut recommended
be be paid 800 for disbursing city funds
as city treasurer.
President Worley, from same commit.
tee, reported in favor of paying treasurer
Steel's bill.
Mr.. SaIton moved the adoption of Mr..
Hawks report
Mr. WorIey said treasurer Steel had
been allowed his legal per cenTase for col
lectIng this ss on other funds. This &C
count was for disbursing a. city treasurer,
IS the treasurers of all cities are paid, and
this claim is for acting Ss city treasurer.
Mr.. SaxtOn made lengthy speech in
opposition.
Mr.. SchAefer stated when = similar
claim of eI treasurer Feather, = year or
two ago, was up, letters were received
from the Auditor Of State, one of which
Mr.. s. read.
The Auditor referred to the act of May
Is, 1868, authorizing city councils 10 pay
treasurers for disbursing city funds.
Judge Frease then coincided with the
Auditor of Sta.e. Mr.. Schaefer showed
the trouble of disbursing by the numerous
small orders drawn on the treasurer. A
heavy bond, too, Is required Of the treas
urer. / think after = full examination of
the case, the treasurer ought to be paid
he has redeemed over 1, 500 orders.
After further remarks from SaxtOn, the
vote was taken on Mr. Hawks report, and
il was disagreed to rs follows:
YEAs-HaWk, Saxton and WyAnt.
EAYs-Worley, Schaefer, LIndemAn,
Myers and Shimp-LoSt.
On the question of Mr.. WOlley's report,
to pay the bill $2S4 80, it was allowed by
. vote Of to 8. ..... .
Mr. Saxton's motion to amend above re-
port, making it $50 was lost.
Lindecker's bill for repairing cistera,
$l2 so was allowed.
HACKS bill for glass, ~ IS was allowed
The bill to pave sidewalks on Sd street,
between Cherry and MahoniAg, was read
the third time. On its dnal passage it was
unanimously adopted.
The bill to accept LOUIS SchAefer's I'd
addition to Canton was read the third time
and adopted by the following:
YEAs-Worley, Schafer, Hawk, LInde-
man, Myers and Shimp.
NAYs-Saxton and Wyant-carried.
The bill to accept the addition of ]
Daum was read the first time. On motion
/.
A bill to provide for planking side walk
on Sth street, Wess of Plum, on south side.
Iln motion rules were suspended and read
thIrd time. On Its final passage the vote
was Z TO /.
Solicitor Lynch reported adverse TO the
bill of Mr.. SAItOn, providing for general
PsYIng, considering it illrgAl. On motion
laid on the table.
The bill TO accept the addition of Trump
& Wyandt was read the second tme--re
ferred till Sth street be opened.
A bill TO hx bonds and salaries of city
officers WAS read the first time.
A resolution was read requiring the
STRENGTHENING Of High, Prospect and Ches'.
nut streets, And naming them High street,
and Appropnating portions of various lots
fur said street. and instTncting the city %
licItor 20 institute legal proceedings thereto.
A bill to provide for opening Walnut
street TO ShriVer's lane was read the 1rsI
tune.
Mr. Morley (AIr. Shimp in the chsiT)
offered q resolution, that the city build
Etone vail 10 front of the premises Of Mr.
Francis J. Meyer, on north Poplar street,
and made remarks IN favor, showing thu
equity In so doing.
-ME. Schaefer advocated the resolution
and shOwed its justice in this case SIR
WOrley's resolution was referred.
Mr.. SchAefer moved the committee on
police c00tinue A LO,hamer and B +.
Greek as nigaE police for one year, as rec
ommenied by the AayOr-caEried unani-
mouSly. d. 80 '' H..
Mr.. SaxtOn moved the solicitor report =
bill, providing for taxing liquor sellers suf-
hcient to pay tho police. Mr.. Sebaefer
moved % amend 10 include AL who had
AIready got rich bV selling liquor, and who
kept Il in their dwellings.
Mr. Saxton wanted To bring money into
the treasury. BE believed the liquor Sel-
Iers created the necessity for keeping up a
police, and he wanted them to pay for it.
If they were compelled to pay . license of
$50. many of these holes in the ground
would be shut up-referred 10 solicitor.
q: Mr.. Schaefer knew of fortunes made by
\ the liquor traffic, and those now enjoying
were terribly opposed to the business, and
men, too, who kept liquor in their cellars,
should not be so strenuous for oppressive
legislation.
A McGregor & Sons bill for printing,
| $50 so, was allowed.
Huntington d Bro, for feed, $50 y,
was allowed. Adjourned.
GESTs underwear, very cheap, At DiEqu
& Jsckman's Fancy Store