The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-27
COUNCIL PROoEEDINGs.

Present-Full Council, excepting schwalm.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Fttlons. = Charles Upham, for seyenty-iour
OF the business men OF the city asking that the
Mayor be instructed to charge auctoneers hawk
ers and other dealers OF this class the maximum
license prescribed by the ordinance, Referred to
a special committee composed Of Messrs. Rohrer
MOnnOt aud Arler.
Judge Underhill stated that the petition for the
paving OF South Market street between Seventh
street and the railroad had been signed by more
than two,thirds Of the property and asked
that the work be commenced Immediately. City
Solicitor was instructed to bring In an ordinance
providing for the work. f.
RS. Shields, for DIerkort and Mock, asking
that a committee be appointed 10 make an esll
mate of damage done their goods by water run
ming lnto their cellars during the recent rain.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
From J, ]. Clark. asking that some compensa.
ton be paid his tenar on Chestnut street for the
loss Of his potato crop by reason OF water stand
ing on his lot, which misfortune might have been
averted by proper care on the part Of the Street
Commissioners Referred to Committee on Streets
and Alleys,
From A. G. Tonner, asking that grade be estab-
lar, in order that he may lay his sidewalk, Civil
Engineer instructed to establish the grade,
From Mr.. Monnot, for citizens on North Poplar
asking for repairs on the sewer near Feather
street. Street Commissioner instructed to make
repairs
From Mr., Barber, asking that aqueduct at the
Paper Mill be cleaned. Referred to Street Com
missioner,
Fo L., 80 lhn boo o,,A Iodd
company, asking for badges, and threatening to
disband II they were not forthcoming. Referred
to Committee ON Fire Department
From many citizens, asking that the resolution
requiring street lamps to be extinguished at II
o'clock be so amended as to provide for their
burning till 70 o'clock, and that they be lighted
without regard to the moon. Referred to Com
mlttGe on Gas.
From Mr.. McCann, asking that the ordinance
be enforced requiring the paving of Tenth street,
between Market and Poplar. Mayor instructed
to notify property owners to pave the south side
of said street.
Mr.. Rohrer asked that the Street Commissioner
be instructed to repair crossing on Eight and Sax
| ton street.
From Jas. McGill, Offering the city enough
ground for pavement on Prospect street If the
city would pave it, Referred to Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
From the Secretary OF the Canton Cemetery As.
sociaton, agreeing to furnish buryng places for
all the poor OF the city for the next forty years,
providing the city would deed the Potter's field
to the association. Referred to Committee on
Graveyards.
A petition asking for gasoline lamp on Cherry
street was referred to the Com nittee on Gas with
power to act
Committee RGports-Committee on Claims rec
commended that the Wolf and Dannemiller matter
be given into the hands of the City Solicitor, Ac'
cepted.
Committee on Streets and Alleys recommended
the filling of hole on West Eighth street, AC'
cepted.
Ordinances First reading OF an ordinance to
grade, drain and improve Market street from Sew
enth street 10 the railroad. A motion to suspend
the rules aud put the ordinance on its final pas.
sage was lost
| First reading Of an ordinance to vacate Fulton
! road between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Second reading Of an ordinance to establish a
grade for the improvement of South Market
street, from Seventh to Reynolds street,
| Miscellaneous The following bids for furnish
ing twenty Ave posts and lamps to the city were
examined VapOr Gas Light Co., $3.50 per post
Peerless Gas Light Co., $3.50 per post Excelsior
Gas Light Co.. S64O per post The contract was
awarded to the Vapor Gas Light Co.
The Street Commissioner was instructed to put
Market street. south of the railroad, lin good re.
pair without further delay.
The City Clerk was instructed Ito return the
thanks of the Council to Hon. Johnson sherrick
for copy the Municipal code presented to that
body.
| BILLS ALLOWED.