The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY EVENING, Nav I, 1870

MONDAY EVENING, May /, 1876.
Present. -Barlet, President; Weaver, HerbruCk
Leininger Campbell, Lanz, Monnot and Cassidy
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
FetHtOns-FrOm James MCGillen and 26 OtherS
asking 10 have grade established and cutters
opened ON Douglas street. Referred 10 Committee
on Streets and Alleys
cushing and p0etical petition from James Nc.
Gill, asking to have the long-dscussed and time
worn matter of Strengthening and grading Pros.
pect street attended to. Laid on the table
From O. ], Everhart, petilioning for the repair
Of sidewalk at North and Poplar streets Street
Commissioner instructed 10 notify property own.
ers to attend 10 1t.
Mr. Cassidy asked for the filling of an alley of
Cherry street, not named or located Referred to
Street Commissioner
Inc matter OF repairing q dangerous place on
the plank walk at west creek bridge was referred
TO Committee on Streets and Alleys, with power to
act.
Street Commissioner authorized to repair cross
Ing at Market and Reynolds streets.
The repairing Of the old Plum street cemetery
was referred to Committee OIL Grayeyards with
power TO act
The opening Of Jackson street, through c. Ault.
man q Co.'s property to Market, was referred to
Committee on Streets and Alleys.
street commissioner instructed TO lay crossing
over WalnHt street on North street.
Theleveling and hauling Off of cinders and de.
bris ON South Cherry street was referred to Com.
miltee on Streets and Alleys with power to act
The Street Commissioner was instructed to no
tify all parties who have neglected to lay side.
m q 4
so and II they fail to comply al the end of sixty
days, Street Commissioner to lay the same accord.
ing to law.
OrdtndnceS-An ordinance to provide for the
execution and delivery of two non-interest bear.
ing city bonds, to Catherine Meyer, in payment of
S29Ol, lumber bill, read lSt time.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance providing
for the appointment and compen, alton of police.
men, was read three times, under a suspension OF
rules, and passed. This ordinance reduces pay OF
policemen from $50 to Si5 per month.
Business Of tdat0a-Mayor Braden read long
communication on the financial moral and gen
era condition of our city, giving general statis-
ties. we give the most important items
During the past year 265 spans of iron bridges
were made in Canton, ranging from % to 600 feet
Reapers and mowers, 5000; threshers 600. plowsi
llOOO' springs 24o00; sickles. 10000; reaper
Khile sections, 10000; carriages, 1875 safes 22o0
soaps, 10000 pounds per week candles, 10000
pounds paper, $4,000 pounds per week wheat
ground at mills, 25O,00O bushels; wool manufac.
tured, 2SoOOO pounds, and many millions of feet
oflumber worked up. The total value of manu-.
factures each year footing up several millions OF
dollars Thought the business outlook much
brighter than it has been. One hundred and
seyenty'tour new buildings have been erected
during the past year, including schools and
churches. Also spoke of the efficiency of the
Fire, Police and Street Commissioners Depart
ments the police having made 276 arrests oil city
cases and 90 on State cases during the year. AlsC
reported favorably on the Water Works and Pub
lie Schools. The report was unanimously ap
proved.
The Council then proceeded to attend to nomi
nations by the Mayor who first appointed five po
licemen, as follows; Joseph Rigler. A. c. Eit
meier, A. ]. Lothamer, j. F. Williams and Byron
Smith. On balloting, Rigler's, Eitneier's anC
Lothamers appointments were confirm ed, ant
Williams and Smith rejected The Mayor had no
two additional names prepared, and furthe
voting was postponed. For City Civil Engineer
j. G. willard was elected, the previous appoint
ment of Henry Cock having been rejected.
A resolution to compel property owners to pave
both sides of Sth street, between Market and thu
railroad, was passed.
Reports Of COmmaeeS-The reports of the Street.
and Alleys Committee, on the vacation of Fultor
street. and on remonstrance, were laid on the
table.
Council agreed to meet at the Reed property
Tuesday.
Committee on City Officers reported Mayors re
port correct, and it was approved.
Committee on viewing Prospect street giver
further time.