The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-06

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COOlNOIL 4 IItOOIIlJDIHGOs
Present-Cobaugh, Vice President in
the chair; Cassidy, Barlet, Campbell,
Leininger, Wilmer, Biechele and Under
hill.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved.
Petitions.-A petition from A. McGre-
gor ct. al. asking for plank crossing over
Walnut street at Seventh was granted.
Reports of COmmiHees.-Committee on
Gas recommended the payment of
$2O9.67 to the Canton Gas Light Com
pany, as per bill. Agreed to.
Committee on Fire Department report
ed that complaint had been made of dis
orderly conduct by members of Hose
Company No. z; and meeting in hose
house for improper purposes. Chief
Koontz explained that those who had
caused the disorder, had been expelled
from the Company, and that they were
the ones who raised the complaint.
Mr.. Barlet, Committee on Claims, re-
ported in favor of paying ], & W, Reeds
bill of $5600. Agreed to.
The committee to whom the matter of
damages to Mr., Shields property was re-
ferred, reported in favor of lowering Mr.,
Shields wall and making reparation to
the amount of $4OO. On motion, the
report was laid on the table.
Mr.. Barlet reported in favor of laying
on the table the matter of opening West
Third street through the Krebs property.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Wilmer, to whom was referred the
bill of officers Eitneier and Rigler, $44.9O,
costs in case of City VS.. Balser, reported
in favor of payment. Referred to City
Solicitor.
Mr.. Campbell reported that he had
hammers and stone ready at the city
work house for the occupation of tramps.
Mr.. Cobaugh reported that a contract
had been completed with Paul Field and
James Dewalt to furnish working tramps
substantial food at the rate of ten cents
per meal to each man, or thirty cents per
day to each man.
Mr.. Leininger asked for sack of flour
for Mrs. Welch. Granted.
Bills.-Parr and Smith, labor allowed
$3.50; Street Commissioner, labor al.
lowed, $S4.44; A. Schwertner, shoes, al.
lowed, $1,000; A. D. Braden, expenses
allowed, $500; Jacob Reith, repairs, al
lowed, $l.OO; W. M. shorb & Co., print
ing, allowed, $3.50; Bascom & Saxton
printing, allowed, $3.50; Balton, Myers
& Co., circulars, allowed, $500; Begget
& Bell, allowed, $500; John Rank, pas.
ture, allowed, $500.
The bill of Dannemiller & Bechel, fol
damages in water works digging, amount
ing to $31979, was referred to Committee
on Claims.
In the matter of gas light, commune
cation from ]. F. Reynolds to the follow
ing effect, was read: He proposed tc
cancel the present contract to light city
lamps, and make new one. He would
reduce the price to private consumers
from 1925 to $500 per thousand feet UNI
til the number of consumers reached
900, wheh he will further reduce the
price $3.50. Would light city lamps or
schedule to be regulated by the moon
till 12 o'clock midnight, at $3.50 per post
each month; or 1926 per post, to burn all
night. AS the proposition was not well
under TODD by some of the members, ac-
ton was deferred one week.
Receipt of $1,770 acknowledged by
Goodrich & Co. in payment of new hose
for Fire Department.
Mayer Braden stated the necessity for
constructing a new and safe lookup for
the use of the city, and the matter was
referred. Council adjourned.