The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Monday EYela. pecember l5.l1s7g.

Monday Eve'g, December l5I'1S79,
Present Raft, tPresldenD Arter, MOnnot, War.
ner, Rohrer, sherrlck and slentz.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
Petitions Petition from Mrs. Philip Smith and
10 others, residing on East Filth and Orchard
streets, asking for street lamp in that locality
Referred TO the Committee on Gas and other
Lights,
Verbal request by Mr.. MonnOt from an old lady
on South Market street, asking the city to assist
her as she ia in destitute circumstances Referred
to the Committee on Poor,
Verbal petition by Mr. Rohrer from citiz9ns in
different parts Of the city, complaining aboSt the
gasoline street lamps not giving sufficient light
and in a great many places not burning at all.
On motion the matter was referred TO the police
fol- investigation, with instructions to report al
next meeting.
Reports s-Committee on City officers on the May
or's report fer month of November, reported that
they had examined the report and found 1t cor
rect Accepted aud adopted.
Committee on Claims Oh bill Of Volks Zeltung,
recommended the payment for two insertions Of
the ordinance and no more, Accepted and adop'
ted.
Committee on Fire Department. to whom was
referred the petition of Relief Hose Co. No. 7, for
twenty.four new badges, further time was gran
ted.
Or. Arter, a special committee OF one, on the
bill of Louis Dumont, for food furnished prison
ers In the calaboose also feed for cattle in the
pound, reported in favor Of allowing the bill Ac.
cepted.
Special committeeion the claim of A. G. Eltnoir
desired further time Granted.
City Solicitor on settlement with the Fesslel
bondsmen, stated that he had been unable to do
anything.
The President presented an ordinance amend.
ing certain portions Of the new Sunday ,0rdi.
nance 1t being simply section exempting works
Of necessity and charity,
He thought the ordinance Just what was want
ed, with the exception Of some few points sought
to be remedied by the amendments he was about
to offer.
Considerable was said for and against the ordi
nance by different members, when the President
read for the first time the proposed amendment.
On motion the matter was referred to the pro
per committee, consisting Of the President Of thC
Council and City Solicitor.
Dr.. Arter then read communication he hat
received from lady calling the Councils atten
ion to the keeping open Of certain saloons in the
city all night long. No action was taken in the
matter,
BILLS ALLOWED.
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motion to pay A. c. Eltnoir s65 on accoun
| was lost.
Mr., Monnot asked that $3.50 Of the gas bill b.
allowed as Mr.. Reynolds wanted the money
Agreed to.
Mr.. ROhrer moved that the Committee on Ga
and other Lights prepare an approved sehedul
for the lighting aud extinguishing Of the stree
lamps, and have 1t ready to go into effect on tn
1st Of January, 1880, Carried.
Mr.. Robert Cassidy in behalf OF the Schoo
Board, asked Council to construct a sidewalk fror
the railroad on Eighth street to the new schoC
house in the eastern portion of the city to enabl
small children to get to school without having
cross the railroad,
II was moved the special committee 10 whor
the matter was referred be instructed to invest
gate the matter and report at the next regula
meeting.
Council Adjourned,