The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-06-01
GRADING PUBLIC SQUARE.

The President again read the proposals
for grading Market Square, and was IN fa-
vor of rejecting all of them as being too
high in his opinion.
Mr.. Schaefer-That proposals be refer
red TO committee on streets, with power to
act
Mr.. Anderson would prefer that council
act as body. The work should be given
to the lowest responsible bidder, but wo' d
rather have the council say who should
do the Job.
Mr.. Schaefer-That the subject be de-
ferred one week.
Mr.. President-That bidders have priv
ilege to withdraw their proposals, and
hand in new bids at next meeting.
Mr.. Raber was in favor of immediate
action, as the condition of the square de-
manded it, and there was complaint at the
tardiness of the work He thought bid
ders had deliberately investigated the
matter before handing in proposals, and
therefore was for letting the job to night
Mr.. Anderson was opposed to tearing
up the Square this season, thought the
public would be satisfied with little
patching and levehng off, until the city
was in condition to have the Square Mich
olsonized, or in some other way made sub
stantial and permanent.
Mr.. Schaefer's motion was carried, and
that new bids be handed in at next meet
ing, and that proposals be received for the
grading Of Tenth street, from Market TO
Cherry.
REPORTS.
From special committee on pounds, rec
ommending that an enclosure be erected
on the city lot for impounding animals.
From street commissioner (monthly re-
port.) Referred
The President said complaint had been
made by the police of the insuficiency of
the city calaboose to contain offenders,
and that some action should be taken to
strengthen it.
Mr.. Raber-It was strong enough now,
in one way, as complaint was made of the
offensive odor that emanated thereform,
owing to the bad condition Of the floor.
Mr.. Schaeier-Enough has been expen-
ded on the pen TO build a stone one, was
in favor Of no more appropriations for the
institution.
MIR. Lindsay-That a new floor be made
in the calaboose. Agreed to.
Mr.. Henning-That East Tuscarawas
street is in bad condition. owing 10 irreg-
ularity of pavements and distractions,
also the bad condition Of culverts on same
streets, and the necessity of grade
Mr. Lindsay-That the sections of the
respective churches light and extinguish
the gas in the lanterns fronting the same,
that they return the number of nights and
hours of burning. Agreed to-
Mr. Lindsay-That the sewer over the
run on Cherry street, near the Tack facto-
ry was obstructed by persons throwing
coal ashes therein, also the sewer on Tus-
carawas street, betweet Market and Wal
nut was in like condition. Referred to
street commissioner.
The city solicitor called attention to the
case of Adam Yant against the city for
$500 damages, in consequence Of the eleva-
tion of sewer on Market and North streets
Referred.
Mr. Automatically days has expi-
red for parties to remove their dead from
the old graveyard, preparatory to. opening
South street through the same, inquired
if the street commissioner had made any
move to open South street?
The street commissioner said that there
was so much he had been notified to do,
it was impossible to do all at once.
Mr.. Anderson-The work to be done is
various, and is distributed over a large
portion of the city. He thought it advis-
able to appoint four deputy street com
missioners, one in each ward. to be under
the supervision of the chief, to have done
the general cleaning up of the streets and
alleys. Agreed to, and that Mr.. Anthony
name his assistants.
The President spoke of the outs and ins
of streets in the city, and instanced more
especially Mr.. ]. Lind's, corner of Tuscar-
awas and Plum, that Mr.. l. wished his
corner permanently established, so that he
could build, that Plum street at the school
house is 70 instead of so it, and at Eng.
Catholic church 60 instead Of so #.
Mr. Anderson said Mr.. Lind could take
the responsibility and build on his old
| line that the council had no. authority to
take from or give him more feet than he
was entitled TO All the lots, he thought,
on Plum street, had too much ground,
/ owing to the inaecuracy of the original
surveys-the engineers chain being too
| long, the same being the case on Poplar
street in the original corporate limits. New
buildings should be set in, and in course
of time streets could have their proper
width, whereupon council agreed to meet
at corner of Plum and Tuscarawas streets
and on st. Clouo premises at solicitation
of one of the propretors, to devise ways
and means for proper drainage, to NOR
row at p. m.
| The street commissioner was instructed
to lay pavement fronting the old grave
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