The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-22
GEO. W. RAFF,,
D. A. ARTER,
DANIEL LRNKRR,
Accepted and adopted.

Mayors report for the month Of December, 1879,
reported correct, and adopted.
Committee on Claims, on bill Of VIM. McGregor,
reported the bill correct and that 1t be paid. Ac.
cepted and adopted.
Same committee ON the lumber bill by the
trustees Of the Hartford estate, reported in favor
Of allowing the amount claimed by trustees. Ac-
cepted. And on motion to adopt, DR.. Arter OBJ
jected, as he said that but half of the amount was
due the trustees according to the contract, and
knew that the bill should only be S453. The mos
ton to adopt was lost the vote being a tie On
motion, Council agreed to pay A,53, according to
contract.
Committee on Claims, on bill OF Volks Zeitung
for printing health notice. reported in favor Of AL
lowing 81 instead ofS4, as claimed Accepted
On motion to adopt, President Raft called Mr.
Monnot 10 the chair, and stated that he had
learned by consultation with the publisher, that
he had published the notice twice according TO
instructions given him by the health officer, and
in view Of this he did not see why he was not en-.
| titled to the pay for two Insertions and thought
the Council could scarcely refuse to pay the full
amount charged. Publishers were not expected
| to interview every member Of the Council on
such occasions to ascertain whether they were to
| proceed according to the instructions given by
the city officers. II the Council did not propose
to pay such bills contracted by the Board Health,
they should say 3d. instead Of objecting to bills
after the contract is made and the work perform
ed according to instruction
DR.. Arter did not see why they were compelled
to pay as much for the second insertion as they
do the first, and was not in favor of allowing 81.
| no 1oI 4 t,o III
until next meeting,
Special committee on bill Of gas company for
the month Of November, reported in favor Of al.
| lowing the bill in full. Accepted. .....
AS the bill is the one that has already been
passed upon by the Council according to the re-
port Of one committee, the motion to adopt was
the signal for speech making.
DR.. Arter led off by stating that he would like
I to know what had come over the visions Of the
gentlemen, or words to that effect, and would
like to hear their reasons for allowing the bill In
fall, In the face and eyes Of recent developments
with which every member Of the Council was
familiar at the time,
Mr.. Lenker In explanation said that the bill
had been reported as correct by the Councils
special agent Mr.. Wolf, and the November bill
for 1879 Is but very little larger than the Novem.
Der bill for 1878 and In view Of these facts, he for
one did not see how they could avoi paying the
full amount Of the bill, and had reported In favor
of doing so.
Dr. Arter said that the committee to whom the
bill was first reported had gone to considerable
trouble TO get at the fact and had based their re-
port as to the amount Of gas consumed, by the
actual time the lights were burning during the
month Of November.
Mr.. Monnot was in favor Of allowing the bill, as
in his opinion they would be obliged to pay 1t
anyhow, and as far as the tampering with the
metre post burners 10 concerned, they had no
proof that the gas company did 1t,
Mr.. Lenker said thaG Mr.. Reynolds admitted
that the burners had been tAmpered with, but
denied having anything to do with IT. and fur.
thermore the record shows that the posts upon
which the enlarged burners were found did not
consume as much gas as those that were not
tampered with.
DR.. Arter again spoke in opposition to allowing
the bill.
Mr.. Rohrer stated that he had assisted in max
ing the first report without any feeling In the
matter other than that Of donig justice to all
concerned, and would oppose paying the bill in
full.
The President called Mr.. Monnot to the chair
and said that he was In favor Of econ omiEing as
much as any member Of the Council, but he was
in favor Of allowing the bill in full. The former
report upon the bill made grave charges against
citizen In good standing, without any proof to
warrant them In 30 doing. The bill had been ap'
proved by the Councils chosen agent whom 1t
was reasonable to suppose was looking after the
oity'B interests, and there was no proof that the
gas company had anything to do with the tam
pering with the metre posts, and in view Of these
facts he was in favor OF allowing the bill in full
that according TO law Council would be obliged
10 pay the bill. On motion the report was
adopted.
Special committee on bill Of L. Dumont report.
cd bill correct. Accepted and adopted.
City Solicitor on settlement with the Fessler
oondsmen asked further time Granted.
City Solicitor on petition Of Mr., Heldenbrand
with regard to trespassing upon sidewalks not
paved asked further time Granted.
The President stated he examined the law on
the subject and found there was a state law pro.
hibiting such walks, but no city ordinance,
Committee on Claims, and on the Gas Compa-
ny's bill for the month OF December, 1879, report
ed in favor Of allowing the bill. Signed by two
members of the committee. Accepted and
adopted.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
Presentation ofan ordinance providing for the