The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-05-04
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, /
MONDAY EVE'G. Nav 2, 1870. !

street from Market to Cherry, and City
Engineer ordered to survey North street
east and make profile.
PETITIONS.
OF II. F. Shalty and IL others for or
dering plank paving on 5. Market street
below railroad, west side. Referred.
OF ]. Lind and Is others on n. Plum
street, demonstrating against changing
grade, &c. On motion to lay on table.
Mr.. Anderson suggested the city might
be liable for damage.
The motion to lay on the table was lost,
On motion TO refer to Com. on Streets,
Mr., Morley was as ready to report now
as he would be then.
Mr.. Hawk was also ready to report now
and gave his reasons.
Mr.. Anderson thought grades had been
adopted hastily and then changed, and
the city by this might be involved in
costs. He instanced last season, fixing
the grade on Tenth street. He wanted
the matter of grazing lum Investigated.
President Morley sand a previous
Council had employed Engineer Pillsbury
to report general system of grades with
reference to \ system Of sewerage, which
was adopted, and the grade on Plum st.
now reconstructed against, established.
The citizens on this street had q whole
year to ask or suggest changes, and no
one appeared, public notice having been
given.
Mr.. Schafer remembered that this mat
terw before the Council for some time.
Sewerage was even now pressing upon us,
and the Trustees of Water Works were
about to lay down water on that street.
We on North Market street have suffered
from the grading but are now we'll salts
fed with the great Improvement, and ask
no damage. Mr. S. read from old ordi-
nance and showed higher grade than the
one demonstrated against Referred
OF r. A. Dunbar and 3 Others ON 5.
Marke-, remonst ating aga nst Il Nichol-
son pavement on said street. Referred.
or John Shnnp and Z others on Tenth
street, demonstrating as above. Referred.
OF Rev. Barthelet and II Others, to es-
tablish grade and plank walk On North
street Referred
or members and foreman Of Rescue Fire
Company, to appoint NJ Suter to take care
of their engine. Appointed.
Solicitor Lynch called the attention ol
Council to grade on hill on West Tusca-
rawas street, the ordinance being imper-
fe.t Mrs. Meyer was about to construct
stone wall, and wished to have the
Conncil act
Mr.. Hawk remarked some citizens on
West Tuscarawas had spoken to him also
Mr. Worley-This street needs atten-
ton.
Mr.. Schafer moved West Tuscarawas
west of Poplar be referred to Committee
on Streets and City Engineer to report by
ordinance Carried
Judge Underhill (by permission) read
from the law that the duty of Council was
to keep open streets and alleys, and said
South street was obstructed and not open
cd. Mr.. Doyle has a pota'o patch on it,
and there are other nuisances, and he
hoped the matter would be attended to.
MIR. Anderson moved that South street
be opened west from Plum to the dam !;
and The alley bounding the old corpora
tion on the west be extended south to the
alley bounding Myers's grave yard on the
south.
Mr.. Schafer-South street was estab-
lished by Bezaliel Wells when he laid out
Canton, and never should have been en-
closed. Let all graveyards in the city be
treated alike. If streets and alleys are to
be run through the graveyard at one end
Of the town letit be done to others.
Division of the motion was called for.
Mr.. Anderson advocated the immediate
opening OF South street west to the dam,
and hoped the fear of q little expense will
not delay it by referring. North Walnut
street was ordered to be opened lately at
a great expense.
Mr.. Sehafer-North Walnut has not
been ordered to be opened beyond the old
city limits. He favored a reference so
that the committee might see if owners
Of lots west would give the land for the
street.
Mr.. Worley read the law in snch mat
ters Mr. Hawk favored reference. The
matter was referred to committee on
streets.
+. p. Overcarricher and % others to
open and grade 4th street east Referred.
Mr.. Raber had verbal petition for
plank crossing on East Tascar4was east Of
cherry.
Mr.. Schafer moved two crossings be
had on East Tuscarawas east of Cherry,
Commerce street and alley.
Mr. J. Harter requested a committee be
appointed to examine alley between South
Market and Walnut, and grade be estab
lished so that the said alley be made fit
for use. Referred TO committee to report
by ordinance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The street committee reported three
pages of foolscap and by consent the
President read only the items:
Ist- Recommending NIcholsoniZing
South Market and 10th streets:
Mr. Schaler, while favoring this and all
other improvements, thought we were not
ready yet for this great expense. He
moved it be laid on the table,
Ayes-Sehaier, RabeF, Anderson.
Nays-Worley, Hawk, Henning Lind
sey, Shimp.
Mr.. Worley-The committee report in
favor Of preparing an ordinance To Mich
olson pave and lawn South Market and
10th streets; the question now is on this
recommendation.
Mr.. Schefer-This is no cLild's play
On Market street lots end on the street.
while on 10Th men in moderate cIrsum-
stances would be compelled if this passed,
to Nicholsonize 200 feet or more. 1t
would be absurd to force this upon citl-
zens.
Mr. Shimp-On 10th street are twelve
owners of lots; nine have signed the re-
monstranee. lfthis passes 1t would ruin
them.
The motioa was lost by unanimous
vote
2nd-Thatstree commissioner be ordered
to notify Mr.. Myers to open his drains
west of hill Adopted.
3rd-To open east end North street or
dinance be adopted and committee ascer-
tain damage sc. Carried.
4th-Committee report back Mr.. Held's
application for damages without recon-
mepdati0H,
Mr.. Schaefer thought some RULE should
be established in this thing Of damages
resulting from grades. He thought Mr..
Held should have damage.
Mr.. Hawk-If this council awards
damage IN one case it will have to be done
in all cases.
Mr.. Schefer was not afraid to discrim-
mate and he thought it was very proper
to discriminate,
Mr. Nighman (by permission) has raised
his houses and filled his pavements sever.
al times and asked no damages, and he
hoped the council would not allow Mr.
Held damages. On motion Mr.. Held''
matter was postponed.
5th-As to lowering trees on pave
ments, no recommendation and laid OF
| table