Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-10-04
Council Proceedings.

The Council met in regular session last
Wednesday evening. all members present
except Councilman Fisk. Minutes Of pre-
vious meeting were read and approved.
The special committee appointed At last
meeting Of the Council to investigate and
report on the claim of Joseph Rasey for
damages asked for further time
The bill Of David Sloan of $S4 was
sgain referred to Sidewalk COMMITTEES and
the Solicitor with instructions TO report at
next meeting.
A petition bearing ss signatures was
read, asking for sewer S1zx3 in dimen-
sions, commencing. at or opposite the
south line Of Henry Arnold's lot, running
along the centre of Station street 2, ,450 feet
to Depot street, thence along the east line
of Depot street 1, 100 feet to the bank of
Ashtabula creek" The petition was re-
ferred to the Sewer and Drain Committee
md the Solicitor was instructed to prepare
an ordinance for the construction of said
sewer at an expense not to exceed $3.50
per loot.
A proposition was read from Strong s
Manning in which they offered to supply
the Corporation with the best Brier Hill
lump coal at same rates contracted with
Board OF Education, {. g., $3.50 per ton.
The chairman of Fire and Water Commit
tee was instructed to contract with the
above firm for the coal needed for the sea-
son.
A petition was read asking the Council
to enforce that ordinance requiring side
walk to be constructed on Fisk street, and
referred to Sidewalk COMMITTEES.
A petition bearing 81 signatures was
read asking the Council to prohibit the
sale at auction Of goods, wares. and mer-
chandise imported into the corporation for
the purpose of being sold at suction or
otherwise, to the detriment Of our home
manufacturers, and the Solicitor was in
structed to prepare an ordinance to prOhib-
it such sales.
The chairman of the Committee on
Lighting Streets was instructed to pur-
chase and cause to be erected at the Har-
Dor, five more oil street lights.
The Police Committee was directed to
cause such repairs to be made to the lock-
up as were deemed necessary.
The chairman of Police Committee re-
ported there was not sufficient funds in
the police department to defray the ex-
penses of an additional policeman at the
L. S. & NJ. S. depot. This report had q
bearing on the petition presented at pre-
vious meeting which asked for the appoint
ment of J. F. Eddy.
The Solicitor was instructed to prepare
an ordinance prohibiting trains FROM OBJ
structing street crossings for a longer time
than is allowed by the State law.
An ordinance for the payment of claims
for the month of September, amounting
to nearly 81, 800 was read and adopted.
The Sidewalk Committee was instructed
to cause brick sidewalk five feet wide to
be constructed on the south side of the
North Park.
Complaints were made Of omnibus dnv-
srs charging extOrtiOnate prices in trans
ferring passengers from one depot to the
other; the matter of regulating the prices
to be charged by them was referred to the
Police COMMITTEES.
The bill of H. P. Hepburn Of $40 for a
map of Ashtabuls Harbor was laid over to
next meeting.
Mr.. A. W. Call was released from q GER
tain bail bond by tile unanimous vote Of
the Council. Adjourned 1880 p m.