The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-06-22
Counell p-roceealne..


Council Pr0eeedings.
~ ,Isss couScn cHASHEH Mo1Ssy Eye-
Council met. Present Messrs. Ander-
son I'm the chair, Schafer, Stabler, Ben
der, Cook and Belden.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, and after a slight correction aP-
proved
Remonstrance of property-owners on
North Poplar street, against changing the
Nr SchasSsr wished To have the Sum-
NIT on Fifth street remain as it was f;
thought it unnecessary to change; the gut,
tiers might be filed up a loot orso' ana
thus prevent water lying. y,
Mr.. Besden said, beng interested ne ana
not care to say much; believed filing the
,,Qutters on Poplar at.Fifth street would re-
lieve the nuisance.
Mr.. Schaefsr said the season for levers
md disease was here the stagnant water
On Pdplar at Fifth street on Poplar should
AZ preVanted thought his friend Belden
was too @odest in the case.
Considerable general talk ensned on this
On motion. it was agreed to meet to K
aTins Poplar at 9th Tomorrow morning
at. o'clock
~ Mr. Schaefer asked to refer the report to
Ieoislsture on Gas to Gas COMMITTEES.
Nr Cook from Committee on Streets,
rezorted that Mr.. Blake, contractor, tor
a5qradine South Market and Navarro streets,
had not performed the work according 10
contract had not cut down street IS grace
reou.-ed by two inches in some places, Mr..
blake claiming he agreed with former
COMMITTEES to gravel street as he had done
n lieu Of cutting down to the grade es,
daSlished streets were IN an diminished
.con2rtion. not rounded of as should be.
Couspfttee recommended Blake be paid
for oroand excavated and work done rec
.0mmend settlement on civil engineers
report, and find balance due Mr. Blake to
EebaeferAK resolution. to enter ar
amicable suIt and refer the matter az once
TO an arbitration. l
MI. S. advocated the resolution IN some
Eoneible. remarks. The civil engineer had
n.eitker made a mistake now or last tah.
MIR 8. read from reports Of council pro-
-aeedines of last fall, showing over thirteen
,fhoMsand feet were then ~excavated. NOW
the engineer did not report as mGee as
then. Let ns refer the matter to arbltra-
ton according TO law don't let TINS mat
workmen wanted their money he needs
and has a right to what is due. and should
have It he filled up the road last tall with
gravel to make it passable during the WIN
er . letusb bring it to alelose by an hon.
orable arbitration we had had some ex-
perience in a law suit; the chairman Gan.
derson) no doubt had a remembrance OF
that large bill Of costs that fell on the city
from the grading of Plum street.
hr Relden aid II the CITY. as the re-
wort admitted, owed Mr.. Blake $3.50 u,
shat amount ought to be paid and If he
claimed thereafter a balance, he had a
perfect night to bring suit against The city.
Mr.. Blake needed the money TO pay his
uOan and he ought have It,
Nfr. Schaefar did not believe IN such 8
gag - Ahis-to say to Blake, take tins
$leS6.7zN ar You shall not nave anythms,
If You Will ROt take this. crack your whip +;
this Is neitker religion nor morality this
council admits the city owes Blake tins
- amount; his p0eE working men want their
nav. and vet this eommibtee refuse to pay
4I4it. Is this right2 Is il fair2 40 l.es
Mr.. Anderson said no ass ln getapg IN
to a passion the matters IN dispute ought
TO be understood the fact ls Market
: and Navarro streets are not finished did
MOI bsIieve in having Mr.. Blake for exea-
vatine heidi not do. True, the engineers
present report as to the whole amount ex-
~eayate and those made last ~falladitter
rbQt the estimates last fall were roughly
--,mede 10 favor the contractor were exag-
.perated then at the request Of Mr.. Blake,
hn order to furnish him funds at that time
= when he claimed he was hard up. q
t Mr.. Belden snggested Nh. Andersen was
not an order, Tor the report based It's pal
anes upoe an accurate not I0asn ssu-
Mr.. Anderson was only giving a gener,
Il history ofthe matter. Mr.. Hawk told
them lest week, the committee last taL
had gwen him a crawlof four or five inch
ca the streets were unfinished-in some
places Two lon and, in Others too high.
Compare these with Poplar and Plum, 1ne
see how much superior the latter are
Why do 9 grade at AL a 70 MAKE syn,
sa metrical Let any one travel over al
these Graded streets no contractor eVel
asked such fayors of this council,
M. Blake said it might be at the tm'
referred TO. in places he was below grade
COMMITTEES last fall saw the necessity o
.a.lssrayelinQ over tbs quick san and clay
spots and other bad spots; Engineer Will
sssians had favored this course, and aoH th'
engineer makes an estimate reckoning from
fhetop Of this very gravel; theh high place
spoken of We're caused IN a measure p
heavy teams dropping mpd from thel
4Bsd Engineer Williams explained how h
sHSde the, estimates last fall.
sss Mr.. Schaefer said all this talk did no
q touch the question. It was admitted tn
CITY owed Mr.. Blake a certain amouni
s,s Hetherefore moved Mr.. Blake receive q
order for fifteen hundred dollars on roa
sl1contracts I. Carried. m y :
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