Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
Council Proceedings.


members we're present except Councilman
Hitchcock. Minutes Of previous meeting
we're read and approved.
The A. & P. Ry. Co. was granted per-
mission 10 change the course of a stream of
water os be east side of Camp street, in
accordance with q request made at the last
previous meeting, under the instruction Of
the chairman Of Street Committee.
The Street Committee was authorized to
purchase quantity of lime stone at the
HarbOr, for use on streets, of Capt. Geo.
Ford, at an expense not to exceed 90
cents per load, Of not less than one yard
each.
The Fire and Water Committee and So
hcitor were instructed 10 report ut next
meeting on placing pump in connection
with well in front Of the Ashlabula
House.
On motion the Clerk was instructed to
prepare an inventory of all property Of the
Corporation and report at next meeting.
Mr. F. Mather was on motion granted
permission to lay new sidewalk on Main
Street on a grade from John Ducro's old
furniture store to J. B. Sheppard's building.
The Gas COMMITTEES reported the bad
condition of certain street lights, where
upon the following resolution was adoped:
ResoEued. That the Mayor be directed TO
notify the Gas Go. 70 put in complete repair
the lamps at corner Of ParsOn and Station
streets; at the corner OF Chestnut ana camp
streets; in front OF l. Tyler's residence, and
near Protection Hall; corner Of franklin
and Station streets; and also 10 see that the
lamps are properly lighted and cared for at
once or the Village will make such repairs
and deduct the cost OF the same from the pay
ment 70 become due to said'Gas Light Co.
on the drst OF July next.
The following resolution and ordinance
were read, the rules suspended and adopted:
Be it resolved by the Council OF the vii.
LACE OF Ashtabula, That the following side
walks be put in reasonable state OF repair
as soon as the same can be done That the
parties be notified by the Mayor, and that
in default Of such repairs by abutting land
owners AFTER the expiration oi 10 DAYS from
the date OF the service Of such notice upon
them the sidewalk committee go forward
and cause such repairs to be made, and re-
port the cost thereof 10 this Council, that the
expense of such repairs may be assessed
against said abutting land owners according
The following is the list Of walks 10 be re-
In front OF the new brick building and
premises OF Or. L. L. King on Main street.
In front OF L. P. Collins property. near and
In front Of the store building occupied by j.
&. L3HOmmedieu on Main street.
In front of Frank Fickinger's property, Oc-
eupied by Fred BrOckway, on Main street:
In front Ofthe dwelling and premises Of A.
Abeel, on Division street.
In front OF Herman Egar's property, near
Charles Dixon's on Station street.
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eupIed by JnO. Burns, on station street.
In front of the dwelling and premises Of L.
C. Ketcham, on Lake street.
Passed, June 10th, 1873.
ATTEST: d. L. MORRISON,
JAMES REED, JR., Clerk. Mayor
An Ordinance.
To amend section one of an ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance to amend section one of
an ordinance for the reorganization and
government of the Fire department Of the |
Incorporated Village Of Ashtabula. Passed |
Nov. l. 1875, as amended Jan. II, 1877; to amend |
section three of said ordinance passed Nov |
Ist, 1875, and to repeal sections four and eight
of said ordinance, passed April 10th 1879"
Section l. Be il ordained by the Council of 4
the Village OF Ashtabula, that section one /
of the above recited ordinance be so amend |
SEC I. THE Fire Department of said Vii |
lage OF Ashtabula, shall consist OF one Chief |
Engineer, and one Assistant Engineer for the |
Village at large; one captain and one engin- |
eer for the steamer Neptune, No. 3, and not |
exceeding Is horsemen; Protection Company |
No. /, consisting OF not more than % men; |
Lake Erie Company No. 2. consisting of not |
more than Is men; Alert Hook and Ladder |
Company No. l. consisting Of not more than |
I6 men; all ofwhich said men except such as |
are paid by regular salary, snail receive out |
OF the Fire and Water fund Of said Village |
the sum Of 25 cts. per hour for the time ac- |
tually spent by each in attending d res, and |
in time spent in drilling, provided such drills |
shall not he required or paid for more than
seven months in each year, and not to exceed |
two hours in each of said seven months.
SEC. II. Section one OF said ordinance |
passed April 18th, 1873, Is hereby repealed.
SEC. III. This ordinance shall take effect |
and be in force from and after Its passage, |
and legal publication.
Passed, June 10th, 1873. -
JAMES REED, JR., Clerk Mayor.
Be it resolved by the Council of the Village |
of Ashtabula, That the following new side |
walks be constructed as soon as the same can |
be done. That the Mayor notify Rbutting |
land owners, and that in default on their part |
to build said walks within 90 days after the |
service Of SAID notice on them, that the Side |
walk Committee go forward and construct /
the same and report the expense thereof to |
this Council, that the same may be assessed |
against said abutting land owners, according |
to law.
The following are the walks to be con-
structed:
berlain and c. F. NJ. Niles (the Mather home !
stead) on Main street.
In front Of the property of same parties |
above named, on Camp street, corner of Bond |
Passed, June 10th, 1873. ,u...o,-
IltaI JAMES REED, JR., z; clerk. e.; (. Mayor.
The following motion made b. Mr., Has
kell was adopted:
That the Solicitor be instructed to draw an |
ordinance regulating the construction OF
docks and landings in the borough, and re- !
l1ae ag
to embody the following:
Ist. All docks built on the west side of the
river to conform in height with the docks of |
the A. & P. or Penna- Co. docks All docks
on the east side of the river to conform in
height with the docks Of the A. ]. & F. r.. K.
Co. or Lake Shore & Mich. Soth. r. r. Co.
The same when not interfering with pri-
Vate property to be put in on a slight curve
from the docks Of the A. d z. to the south
correspond as near as possible with the curve
of the A. * p. docks, west of said docks. On
the west side to correspond with docks on
the east side as to curve when not interfer-
ing as above.
On motion of Mr. Manning the petition
of property owners on Station and Depot
streets for a sewer through SAID streets was
taken from the table and referred to COM
mittee composed of the chairmen Of street
and sidewalk committees and the Solicitor,
with Instructions to report at next NEE ting.
The Mayor appointed Crawford Large as
a policeman at the Harbor, said appoint.
ment to take effect at once, and continue
till Dec. 1st, 1879. The appointment was
confirmed by the Council. Adj.
The A. Co. M. S.
The last regular meeting Of the Ashta
bula Co. Medical society, for the current
year was held in Temperance Hall, Ashta-
bula, Wednesday, June 11th, 1879.
President Burrows, of Geneva, called the
meeting to order at II A. NJ. The fore
noon session was spent in listening to Ii
report Of the Ohio State Medical Society
at its recent session, and to the report of
interesting cases by various members.
At the afternoon session DR. Webster