The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-09-25
COUNCIL PRocEkDHes.
Monday Ere,r. sentemhar ?.


Council met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent, Raft, (President), Rohrer, Warner, Arter
MOnnot, SheTrick and Lenker.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
President Raft not being present at the opening
Vice President MOnuot called Council to order
The President coming In after minutes were read
Petitions Verbal petition by Mr.. ROhrer, from
citizens on East 5th street, near 9hiveley's cooper
shop, asking that a street lamp be placed at thai
point. Referred to Committee on Gas and Other
Lights
Verbal petition by DR.. Arter from O citizen resd
ing at the corner of Fifth and Newton streets re.
questing grade stakes. On motion the City Civil
Engineer was instructed to furnish grade
RepOrts-The Committee on Streets and Alleys
reported adverse to doing any work ON East 7th
street this year. Accepted and adopted.
Same Committee on petition OF s. K Nichols
and others asking for the vacation of an alley IN
Thompson's addition, from Mahoning street to
Pennsylvania avenue, reported sd dversely as many
property owners along said alley demonstrated.
Accepied and adopted.
Same Committee on petition of residents on
Pennsylvania avenue, with regard to a certain
ditch dug by the Street Commissioner, further
time granted.
Committee on glass bill of c. G. Snyder, recon-.
mended the payment of the bill. Accepted and
adopted
Special Committee to whom was referred the
Engehart petition, further time granted
Committee on Judiciary, on petition of Gustavus
schraishun and Others, asking that an ordinance
be prepared to provide for the closing of all places
Of business on the Sabbath, reported ordinance
prepared. Accepted and Adopted.
Committee on City Officers, on Mayors reports,
reported as follows:
The Standing Committee on City Officers, to
whom the quarterly report Of the Mayor for the
quarter ending July l, 1879 and his monthly re.
ports for the months of July and August, 1879,
were referred, respectfully report that they have
given the matters referred such consideration as
circumstances would permit and they find that
errors and omissions occurred in said quarterly
report, as originally presented, amounting in the
aggregate to seventy.four dollars and seventy two
ceHts in which amount the Mayor is chargeable
In addition to the one hundred and sixty five dol.
lars and seventy eight cents originally reported
by him as collected and paid into the city treasury
during said quarter.
They found the report of the Mayor for the
month Of July correct, except that he charged one
dollar and fifty cents for assistance to the Marshal
In arresting August Nabor which was erroneous,
as your committee are informed that no assistance
was required by the Marshal in making the ar.
rest.
And they found the August report correct excep
as to the fine assessed against and collected from
Gottlieb shauwecker, which the Mayor reports as
being $780, when the amount assessed and col.
lected was SO co. Upon his attention being called
to the errors and omissions in his quarterly report
and report for the month OF August, as aforesaid,
the Mayor made the necessary corrections We
therefore recommend the acceptance Of the May.
or's reports. Respectfully submitted.
DANIEL LENKER,
GEO. W. RAPF.
The President said that the report simply stated
the facts iH the case that further than that the
committee had no power to go.
Mr., Rohrer was In favor Of further investIga-
tion,
Considerable was said concerning the report,
and on motion the clause was inserted, viz: 1--WE
recommend the acceptance Of the Mayors re-.
ports"
After the above clause was inserted Mr.. Rohrer
asked to have hisnamestricken of report, which
was done, and on motion report was adopted,
Ordinances First reading Of an ordinance to
provide for the closing Of places OF business,
amusement and public resort on the Sabbath.
Referred to President Of Council and City Solicit
tor.
The President and City Solicitor reported on the
ordinance relating to the construction and keep.
ing In repair the sidewalks Of the city, with some
additional provisions concerning cellar doors,
&c. The report was accepted and adopted and
the ordinance as amended was read the second
time and referred to special committee of three,
ViZ Arter, Rohrer and Lenker.
A petition signed by Charles g. Cock and others
with reference to the running of velocipedes upon
the streets Of the city, was also referred to the
same committee.
Second reading by the City Solicitor of an ordi-
nance to provide for the grading, paving and i'm
proving Of Tuscarawas street.
AisceLldneous-Th steamer company reported
that the steamer needed new suction hose Re.
ferred to Committee on Fire Department.
DR.. Arter moved that the Street Commissioner
be allowed to have the nse Of city team to assist in
plowiag and other work when necessary on Ninth
and west 9th streets, Carried.
DR.. Arter also stated that the Police report that
there are great many street lamps that fail to
burn nights. Different members also stated thai
they had heard complaint concerning street
lamps Referred to Gas Committee, and police
requested to report lamps not burning to Gas
Committee.
City Clerk reported that the street fund is short
So OOO and gas fund $780, and that some provision
should be made to pay bills comiHg in. Referred
to Committee on Ways and Means,
Committee on Streets and Alleys reported that
they had improved Gibbs street.
BILLS.
Bill Of T. W. saxton & Co., printing &c. not al.
lowed.
Bill of H, Graham straw, 49, allowed.
Bill Of Volks-Zetung, printing, 50 referred to
Committee on Claims.
Bill of stasts Zeitung printing s1.5O, referred to
Committee on Claims.
Bill Of f. ]. Llndeman, damage done to horse By
breaking through bridge, laid upon table.
Pay roll of Street Commissioner, allowed S292 go,
Committee on petition Of M. Reynolds, and 9th.
ers concerning Union Dam, further time was
granted.
DR.. Arter said that he did not feel competent to
report upon the communication Of the Board Of
Health.
Council Adjourned
Patents issued to persons In Ohio for the week
ending September Goth
Jos. 8. Blackburn and g. G. BrOsius, Beloit, lift.