Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-18
Coune,I Proceedings,
The Council met in regular session last
Wednesday evening, all members present.
Minutes of the two previous meetings were
read and approved.

The Council met in regular session last
Wednesday evening, all members present.
Minutes of the two previous meetings were
read and approved.
REPORTS.
Street Comm. reported on streets need
ing immediate repairs. Report accepted.
and acted upon by sections, viz:
SEC. Ito repair cutters on PARK st. i"
SEE Ito open cutters on Main st.
from The paved cutters south to Sycamore
St. from thence south to the railroad cross
ing, and to round up the street from Syca-
more St. to railroad, and to be allowed to
purchase the necessary amount OF elnders
from Rolling Mill Co. to properly cover the
same: and that the Sewer and Drain CON-
be instructed to open the drains necessary
to take the water from said Main st.
ssSEc. IU.-To fill up old bitches and
malra new ones and widen the road on west
side of Lake St. from Main st. to l.. S. &
..SEc. TV.-To open bitches on Lake St.
from the culvert at the SeOville place north
TO corporation line, and some ten or fifteen
rods beyond, and to gravel the same with
lake gravel"
SEC. V.-To make the necessary repair
on Spring Hill.
''SEc. VI.-PermISsion to purchase the
gravel that may be taken from the excaya-
iion being made on the Radford place and
fill holes with it where most needed on
streets"
The Comm. we're granted permission to
carry out all of these improvements, ex-
cept those embraced in Sec. III, which was
deferred for the present.
The Solicitor reported that the expense
of codifying the ordinances would be $50.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr. Glover, adopted:
Whereas. it is believed that the liberty
pole near the old Firemen's Hall Is in de-
cayed and dangerous condition.
Therefore be 1t resOlUed, that the Mayor
be. and he is hereby instructed to have
said pole removed"
To construct and repair sidewalks.
PETITIONS.
A petition calling the Councils attention
to the bad condition Of sidewalk in front
of the NJ. E. Church was read and referred
to Sidewalk Comm.
Messrs. Jas. Doran and Jas. P. Manning
made a verbal statement of the need of
sewer on Station and Depot Streets. The
Council looked upon the matter IA
vorably and will take action as soon as the
desire of The property owners is put in
proper form.
INSTRUCTIONS.
The Clerk was instructed to ascertain
and report at next meeting in regard to
sidewalk built by the city for Mrs. q. N.
Benham, on Park St., and see if an over
charge had been assessed.
The Fire and Water Comm. were in
structed to have engine-house No. 1, paint
ed.
The Comm. on Parks, to gravel the Park
walks and fill up low places in North Park.
The Solicitor to prepare an ordinance to
prevent children playing on the Parks, and
another to regulate markets.
ORDINANCES.
Gan ordinance to amend the 1st Sec. of
an ordinance entitled 'an ordinance to pro-
vide for the appointment OF police force,
passed Sept. 18th, 1874"
can ordinance to provide for the con-
struction and maintenance of sidewalk
on south side of Franklin St."
can ordinance to provide for the coliec-
tion of poll tax"
These were each read for the first time,
the rules suspended and the ordinances
passed. [They are published in another
column.-Ed.1
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Market place was located on either
side of Main St. between Vine St. and IN
ion Alley.