The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-02

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( reported having conferred with Nj
, Wheeler, and that he asked $500 for th
property, and wanted to make an arrange
nent, provided he sold the property t
occupy-the premises n year, If the cit,
does not desire to build Immediately. TIL
report was accepted. and the matter re
ferred to the Committee IN Ways anC
Means with power to act, by the follow
ing vote, yeas, Baker, Stabler, Cook, Co
baugh, Bechtel and Allen. Nays, Schle
bach.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Cook presented a verbal petition
from citizens on West Tuscarawas street
complaining that manur had been haul
ed out and thrown over the fence on said
street, and that it was a nuisance, and
asked that it be abated. Referred to the
Board of Health.
The committee on Streets and Alleys
to which was referred the petition Of Mr..
Henry, reported that the addition laid out
by Mr.. Myers, called Plain6eld, had lever
been accepted by the city.
Several ordinances were then read the
second time.
Mr.. Baker presented a petition signed
by about 81 persons, demonstrating against
the assessment of local taxes to pay for
grading, graveling, and paving street, and
praying that the present policy be contin-
ued. Gu motion land en- the table.
While the council were allowing some
bills, a delegation of ladies from the LA
dies Temperance League of Canton" came
into the Council Chamber and presented
the following petition, which was read by
Mrs. Kate Brueh
To the Honorable Mayor and cOaaeil of the City
Of COntOn.
On the occasion Of the presentation Of our Pc
nsionMon the Ssd iHst-asklng the snSctment Of
ting beverages within the city limits, (Which Pc
ntion the council saw htto relect) it was an
that esrtain municipal laws were already in ex-
istencs limiting the evil Of which We complained.
This statement has led US to further inquiry and
are In your presence again to report our opera
tions and ask such action as the gravity Of the
We find among existing laws one entitled, IAN
ordinances requiring ale and beer shops to be
This law provides that ali places selling these
beverages shall be closed At 101z O'clock At night
and that any person convicted Of its violation
shall be fined not exceeding $50 for the drst Of
fence nor more than 500 fer each repetition
thereof, and that upon refusal or neglect to pay
the hne thus imposed shall be sentenced TO the
County jail not exceeding 80 days.
z We ind among your enactments an ordi-
in which It 6 ordained that any person or per
sons, BIZ their agents, or otherwise, Whoshall sell,
Vsnd or under any pretenee, dispose Of any wine,
ton, be fined In = sum not exceeding $40 nor Iess
than SO for eacn offence, and that opening Of the
shutters OF such shop. store, grocery or saloon
shall be fined in like AMOUNT
R~emarka-These ordinances were doubtless
deemed necessary and proper by the authorities
enacting them, and, we may conclude, since they
remain IN force during ysur administration, have
the approval Of your Judgments. You, no doubt,
OF public order, personal safety, and Sabbath
sanctity demand that the Vestrants OF law be laid
upon the men who EL9Wrtch BY Pauperi1ing their
Ilarlss ana desecrating the Holy day Of the
Permit US to inquire why then are these ordi-
nances q dead letter. or II not, so seldom execut-
cdr We are persuaded that majority of the
mer, and weekly violate the latter by keeping
open private entries and that thsse facts, sub
stantially, are known to those whose sworn duty
This is our appeal, made with all the frankness
and earnestness CHARACTERISTIC of our sex, and by
mothers and wives whose hearts are desolated By
the homes whose happiness has been laid waste
BY the graves OF these who annually 20 down in
dlshsnor among rs, BY the inquisition Of the last
great day, zee Seg that you will take immediete
yo1 statute Books a. will secure a final eradica-
tion ofthe evils ofintemperance.
Tha Mayor arose and said that he was
present at the last meeting when a petit
ton and an ordinance had been presented
by the ladies, but that it was not address,
ed to him, 6ut since this petition was ad-
the Mayor and Council, he was
free to say for his part, that he had vet
the first time to refuse to entertain any
complaint that was brought before him,
and thought that it was the duty of every
order-l0vlng citizen, az well as the police.
TO hle complaints whenever the law had
been violated, and said that he always had |
haan and MAJ of1iI "rll1A-
ordinance on the ordinance book when
violated, but he could not file a complaint
and execute the law at the same time
He said that the council was the law max
ing body, and that it was his duty simply
to execute the law, and he would do SO
whenever any complaint was made.
Mrs. Blocher, the President of the
League, asked ifIt was not the duty of
the police 10 see that the ordinances were
not violated, and said that they desired to
who the responsible parties
were.
Mayor Shields asked the council if they
had anything to say on the subject.
Mr.. Cobaugh said that the petition was
addressed to the Mayor and police, more
particularly, but was mistaken in this. as
1t was addressed to the Mayor and Coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Stabler said he stayed al home on
Sunday and didn't think it was his duty
to go around and see whose saloons were
open, and when asked if he did not know
that liquors were sold on Sunday and that
people were drunk on that day, said he
did not.
Mr.. Cobaugh said he was the only man
in the council that did not know that such
was the case.
MIR. Schlebach said he offered q resolu-
tien last summer i~nstructing the police to
see that the saloons were kept closed on
Sunday, and that q member of the police
force had failed, or refused, to execute q
complaint. Mr. Stabler said he would
vote for an ordinance to arrest all boys
between ! and Is years of age found on
the streets after sunset. Mr.. Cobaugh
thought 1t would be better to close up the
saloons and it would not matter then how
late the boys were out. Mr.. Baker
thought there was plenty of law and was
in favor Of enforcing the law. Mrs. Bloch
ar then asked the Mayor and council to
instruct their subordinates 10 enforce the
existing ordinances.
Mr.. Cobaugh then moved that the Nav
or and police be instructed to carry out
and execute the existing ordinances, and
see that they are enforced seconded by
Mr., Cook. The Mayor said he had never
failed to carry out complaints when made
before him. Nj. Cobaugh said that they
all knew that the laws were violated daily
and Mr.. Stabler said he didn't know any-
thing of the kind, and that if Mr.. Cobsush
did, asked why he did not make complaint.
The motion was put to vote and car
ried.
Mrs. Blocher then thanked the Presi-
dent and Council for their respectful at
tention and bsde them good evening""
and asked if they might call again, and
WAS answered in the affirmative.
Complaint was made that Shriver's run
was obstructed with rubbish. Referred
to Messrs. Baker, Stabler and Schott as a
special Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Baker it was agreed
to keep the polls in the LIST ward at Hose
House No. 2.
BILLB ALLOWED.
N. Z. Wilcox, for abstract. 40
Lew Mckinney, Street Com'r....... 80 43
h. 81. Stripe, lumber......-....... rs 60
Jno. Patten, fsed.-.....-... II SO
l. M. Allen, disbursing funds so
" ..... 5 so