Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-17
Council Proceedings.

There was a regular meeting Of the
Council last Wednesday evening at which
all members were present except Council
men Manning and Hitchcock. Minutes Of
previous meeting were read and approved.
The special committee appointed to re-
eeiye bids for making the approach to the
new Gulf bridge, reported that Henry
StarkWeather was the lowest bidder for the
work, his bid being 14e. per cubic yard.
The report was accepted and the following
resolution adopted:
Be it resolved that the Mayor be, and he
is hereby authorized to execute on the part
of the village, a joint contract with the
tp. Of Ashtabula) with Henry Starkweather
in compliance with the agreement made
by the special committee, on filling ap-
proach to new Gulf bridge.
a petition from residents and land own
ers on Elm Street was read asking the
Council to cause sidewalk to be construct
ed on the west side of said street, south of
Centre street, also a crOsswalk at the inter
section Of Elm and Fisk streets. The
prayer of the petitioners was granted and
the Solicitor directed to prepare an ordin-
ance for the same.
A petition, signed by twenty citizen;
living near the Franklin Division, L. S. &
NJ. S. Ry-, was read, asking the Council to
take steps to abate the excessive use of the
steam whistle on locomotives on said divi-
son, and on motion the Mayor was directed
to send the petition to Supt. Mcintyre, to-
gether with request that the nuisance be
abated.
The constitution and bylaws of Protec-
tion fire company No. 1, was presented
referred to the Fire and Water Committee.
A resolution directing the construction
and repair of certain sidewalks on streets
therein named was read and adopted, and
is published elsewhere in this paper.
''An ordinance to prevent the throwing
of refuse matter into the streets and alleys
or public grounds of the Village" and San
ordinance to amend sec. two of an ordin-
ance entitled an ordinance to license shows,
theatres, etc. we're read and on motion
passed to their first reading.
''An ordinance to amend section six of
an ordinance entitled 'an ordinance to ere
ate the Office of City Solicitor" was read for
the third time and was on motion referred
to a special committee composed of Messrs.
Haskell and Call.
The following motion by Mr.. Haskell was
carried:
Move you that the Street Committee be
instructed, and authorized to procure the
services OF an engineer to get the lines Of
West Street, as decreed by the Court, and
that as soon as the proper notice has been
gwen that they see that the fences and all
distractions are removed from said street
forthwith.
The follnwing report of the engineer was
made which explains itself:
Since making my report on sewerage and
the establishment Of ''Station Street Sewer
District No. 1, !" 1 have run a line of levels
on an extension of the center line of Sta
ton street, across the grounds of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
a street, and private property,
to Ohio street. Ialso ran levels from West
street at its intersection with Ohio street,
along Ohio street to the high bank of the
creek. where the stone culvert crosses Lake
street near the residence of John P. Man
ming. I submit herewith the profiles Of
Ohio street and Station street extension.
A OnSo
with one on Depot street has the
recommendations. The distance
from West street to outfall is 2, 800 feet,
being 1856 feet less than distance on Depot
street. The average depth of excavation
on Ohio street is l $40 feet less than on
Depot street, the material being. about a
earth and y slate as shown on profile, while
on Depot street the entire excavation would
be in slate rock. By making slight an
gle in the Station street sewer and carry
ing it across the L. S. & NJ. S. Ry. grounds
so as to strike Third street, and along
Third street to Ohio street, the length Of
sewer on Ohio street necessary for imme-
date use would be reduced 300 feet from
the length necessary on Depot street. As
TO the question of outfall, the cost OF con-
Quoting one on the high bank would be
dDOuJ llG o1lLG Ou ClillOA OAOuAN
it become necessary to provide for the sew
erage after leaving the outfall on the top
of the bank covered drain or culvert
could be constructed more easily at Ohio
than Depot street and the necessity for such
drain would be more probable at the latter
than at the former street. There being a
we'll defined water course at Ohio street
and the distance from the foot of the bank
10 Ashtabula creek across the bottom land
much less than at Depot street.
The territory north of Ohio street along
its entire length having a width of 200 or
300 feet has a natural fall towards Ohio
street of about foot, showing thata sewer
on Ohio street would provide drainage for
the above territory. and should it be deem
ed best to locate the principal main sewer
on Ohio street, | think it would be well to
extend the limits of Station street sewer
district No. so as to include the territory
above described, also that lying between it
and the present north boundary of sewer
district No. 1. The lengths of main sewers
on Station, Ann and West streets would be
400 to 600 feet each by changing
the location of that principal main sewer
from depot street to Ohio street,
The Council adjourned without taking
any action on the report.