The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Present-Barlet, presiding, Cassidy, Herbruck
Lantz, Leininger, Campbell and Weaver
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved,
Pc,aiOas- -Herbruck presented a verbal petition
In behalf of John Rex asking council to lay stone
pipe to carry of the water coming from the ST.
Cloud down the hill past his new business
block at the Reed corner on the pubic square.
Referred TO Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Council fixed Tuesday. August 22nd, as the day
to open up sewer under the railroad at Bolls
shops on South Plum street, Crossings on East
Tuscarawas and over - street on Poplar were
reported in need of repair Referred to Street
Commissioner with power to act.
Upon motion the Committee on Streets and AL.
leys were instructed to take into consideration
the proprIety OF making stone crossings In the fu-
ture on South Market and East nlscarawas
streets
Citizens on Ninth street, between Market and
Cherry, ask council to set grade stakes on said
street, Board of Education also petition council
to set grade stakes in front of the new school.
house on South Plum street, for the laying of a
pavement City Engineer instructed to set said
stakes.
OrdinGnces-Eirst reading of an ordinance TO
sprinkle East TusCarawas street between Market
and Cherry. Upon motion the rules were sus
pended and ordinance read second and third
times and passed.
Second reading of an ordinance to provide for
the punishment Of vagrancy.
Reports Of Committees Committee on Claims ask
further time in the matter Of damages claimed by
Miss Gardner of the city, Granted,
Committee on Streets and Alleys report in fa
vor of grading North Market street as petitioned
for by c, Aultman Report, accepted,
Same committee report in favor of making a
surface sewer on North Plum street, to carry Off
the water. Report accepted
Same committee ask extension of time in the
matter of opening up Housel street,
Committee on City Property ask extension Of
time in the matter of roofing city barn.
| Upon motion the matter was referred to Com.
mittee on City Property with power to act
| Committee on Ways and Means recommend the
introduction of an ordinance TO provide for a
special levy to pay the costs of grading, paving,
and improving East Tuscarawas street, between
Market and Cherry City solicitor was instructed
to draw up said ordinance.
The Mayor called the attention OF the council
to the water standing in Court street. proceeding
from the pump at the st. Cloud hotel, Referred
to Committee on Streets and Alleys with power to
act
Mayor also called the attention Of the council
! to an action which had been brought against A,
| Sponhauer for selling liquor on Sunday, the or
dinance to provide for the punishment of said
offence having been pronounced illegal. Re-
ferred to City solicitor
An article of agreement between the city of
Canton and schott and Mckinney, for the paving
of East Tuscarawas street. between Market and
Cherry, was read, and upon motion the contract
was approved after striking out the words mo
soft and substituting the words mo sand"
A. Vogt having failed to contract for curbing
according to his bid offered and accepted at
the last meeting, upon motion contract was made
with D, stabler at 80 cents per foot, and the Com.
mittee on Streets and Alleys instructed to perfect
said contract.