The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


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Monday Eve'g May 10, 1870.
Council met In regular session. Present Raff,
tPresldent), Arter, Lenker, slentz, Warner, Mon.
moi and Rohrer.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
communication from the Mayor, embodying
an invitation to Council TO attend dedioat0ry SER
vices Of 81, Peters Church. on the pod inst, alsO
TO take part In the procession In body, and at
tend the Remenyi concert in the evening On
motion invitation accepted and members Of
Council requested TO meet at Council room, At 9H
O'Clock a, m,
Petitions II, O. NighmRn presented verbal petit
tlon, asking thatthe city replace the platform over
the gutter in front Of the Ball residence, on South
Market street, to enable him to drive up to water
plug. Street Commissioner 20 instructed
President Raif spoke in regard to improving the
grade OF North Market street, Referred to Com
mlttee on Streets and Alleys
Reports Committee on Streetsreported In favor
OF lDsuctng the city engineer to set grade stakes
on Sheridan street Accepted and adopted
Same committee reported adverse to opening
South Walnut street, as 1t could not be done, ow-
Ing to claims Of ], A. saxton and serious objec'
tions would be raised Recommended that citi.
zens who desired the opening Of said streetshould
raise means to remove objections, Referred back
TO committee TO make further enquiry.
From same, stating that the grade on South
Market street had been changed in conformity to
the wishes Of citizens, Accepted ard adopted
and Solicitor instructed to draft ordi auce IA &C.
COrdance,
Same committee reported adversely in regard
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south Cherry and the grading and improving Of
East Iuscarawas streets. Accepted aud adopted
Committee on Lights reported in favor of peu.
liou Tor two new lamps on East 1uscarawas street.
Also recommended that the Council make some
arrangements 10 take charge of gasoline lamps,
as the contract with the Globe Light Co. would
run out in about forty days Accepted and adopt
ed,
Committee IN whom the petition for raj iing the
wages OF city street abureIs was referred, report
ed thatin their opinion 1t would not be expedient
to raise said wages at present, above Sl25, the
price now being paid. DR., Arter thought that 81
per day was an "Immense price" Tor that class Of
lSborers," as 1t was equal to what's per day was
eight years ago" After different members had
explained their views on the subject the report
was adopted.
In regard to the sh-iver run matter, committee
recommended that 1t be cleaned aud widened to
a uniform width of fve feet. On motion the
street commissioner was instructed to clean outs
and widen said run, where 1t COuTsed through
city properly and to notify property owners along
the line Of taid water course to do the same I'M
mediately.
Committee on the Fessler bond matter were
granted further time to report.
Report of City Property Committee referred
back to make further enquiries regarding the lot
purchased by MI Dyce.
DR.. slusser, by permission, read petition sign
ed by himself, j. A, saxton and John Reynolds,
setting forth that at the time of the original sur.
vey in 1906 tue chain used was not of proper
length and therefore lots were not Of proper size
and corners could not be determined as there
was no initial starting point, aud asking Council
to take the matter in hand and draft an ordinance
settling the matter decisively to save future lii'
cation among citizens. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Committee on Streets and Alleys were instruct.
ed to contract with John q. Hug for the stone
curbng and crossings on South Market street. at
not more .than "a cents per lineal foot and as
much less as possible.
The location Of crossing on Market street. at
the intersection of Cedar street, referred to Com.
mittee on Streets.
Chief of Fire Department, KOontz, stated that
in working the steamer engine horses so far
away from the engine house as Charles street. left
the department in bad condition in case of fire.
Referred to Committee on Fire Department, with
power to act
Ordinance relating to the issuing Of bonds read
the second time and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means,
In reference to the line on North Walnut street,
the city engineer was instructed to run two lines
on said street and report the two plats 10 the
Council.
Bond Of city civil engineer Holl, signed by W.
P. and Reuben Hol, for So 600, read and accepted.
suggestion was made that the $500 remaining
In the cemetery fund be taken to pay contractors
on the South Market street improvement On mo,
ton, Solicitor was notified to draft ordinance TO
that effect.
The following citizens were elected to serve on
the Board Of Equalization NJ Ruhman, Joseph
Biechee, Henry McCann, Peter Barlet, John p
Rex and Ferdinand Herbruck.
Bids for city lamplightlng and repairing were
read as follows: John Bitterman 80 cents per post
per month"; VIM. Reilsnyder, 88 CENTS Lighthei'
ser, 81 cents Ed HACK 841l cents dncluding two
coats Of paint on each post, and John ,McGrath,
33 cents. Upon ballot being taken, Ed Hack
was declared elected, and the Solicitor was in
sructed to draw up contracts for city sentinel and
lamplighter defining their respective duties.
BILLS ALLOWED.
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