The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
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An Ounce Of Rrerenlipe is Worth Pound Of C,re''
To The Honorable city Council Of The Cityof Canton
WHEREAS The existence and maintenance OF
tne tne slagnant pool, or pond OF water known az the
union Dam" on the West side Of this city has
Tor many years been supposed and by your petl.
TONERS IL now believed 10 be, public nuisance /:
which by It's Doxious and malarous agents has
Tor a long time carried disease and death to large
numbers OF our people, and which still continues
standing menace to health and life: And
WHEREAS, The city for several years past has
been using and for all time 10 come will doubtless
be compelled to use, In connection with It's Water
Works, large quantities of water drawn from said
West Creek which supplies said mill dam and
which said use OF water is claimed by some and
believed by many TO be diversion OF the same
from It's natural channel, a continuance Of which
may and most likely will some day involve the
city IN expensive litigation, an adverse termina.
tion OF which would result In heavy damages
against the city And
WHEREAS, said mill pond, with the ground
thereto belonging contains about sixty acres Of
land winch by the vacation Of said dam and pro-
per drainage could be easily reclaimed, and con-
yerted into valuable building and manufacturing
sites, the sale OF portion Of which might be
made 10 pay the first cost Of the same to the city
leaving AtpaClOus and admirable location for the
construction and maintenance of a public park
to which in time could be added public baths
And
WHEREAS We believe the time has now come
when the city, at a mparatlvely small expense
can become the owner of said tract Of land, as
well as said water privilege can thus prevent
vexatious and expensive ligitaHon, and avoid the
payment of possibly heavy damages; and that by
so doing the city will not only protect itself, but
by the abolition of public nuisance add i'm
mensely TO the public health, enhance the value
OF all property and confer lasting and inValua.
bic blessing upon the people Of the place:
THEREFORE, We, the undersigned, people of this
CITY 40 hereby respectfully yet earnestly petition
ana urge upon your honorable body. not only the
proPrlety and expedienCy, but the absolute ne.
cessity of taking such steps as may be necessary to
procure the conveyance TO the city OF all that tract
OF land belonging to the estate of Huntington
Brotners known us the Union Mill property" ly.
ing N0rth oil the Southern face of said dam, with
the privilege OF vacating the same and the abate.
mehl OF sald pond OF water or that in the event
OF the inability of the city to become the purchaser
OF sald property that such legal proceedings be
instituted as may be necessary to condemn and
aDale said dam as such public nuisance.
The above petition is now being circulated
among our citizens for signature and our citizens
generally well know what malarlal breeding
frog pond this Union dam is, and very many have
probably paid doctor and druggist bills that
would never have been contracted except for this
same locality. GO near itand look at 1t stretching
Its Shiny length along the entire Western border
of our city, where every wind that blows carries
Its foul disease germs among the inhabitants 1t
is nuisance of the worst type and always has
been, and the wonder is that our citizens have so
long allowed 1t to exist