The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-23
CANTONs COUNCIL.

Monday Evening, Sept, 90 1880.
The Council met Monday evening pursuant to
adjournment. All members present Minutes Of
the last meeting read and approved,
PETITIONS.
Three petitions, asking for three gasoline street
lamps on Gibbs street, one at the corner Of Hane
and Lafayette and one at the corner of Fifth and
the alley running along by the German Reform
Church. were all referred to the Committee on
Gas.
Petition from Louis Koons, asking permission
to put frame building on the corner Of Seventh
and Walnut streets, which is within the fire lin
It's was referred TO the Committee on Fire Dep
partment
The Garfield aud Arthur Club were granted
permission to erect frame building within the
fire limits at the corner OF Ninth and Walnut
streets.
REPORTS CT STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys reported
that the petition asking for the passage of an or.
dinance requiring the laying Of sidewalks on Sec.
ond street, did not contain the requisite number
OF signatures and recommended no action ad.
opted.
the lamp posts on West Tuscaraws street out onto
the cuIbing, which Mr.. Reynolds would agree to
do for $50, and also recommends the placing of a
street lamp at the corner Of Wells and Fourth
street; both reports were adopted.
READING Of oRDINANCEs.
AH ordinance accepting John E. Kilzmiller's
addition to the city of Canton was read the third
time and adopted.
An ordinance establishing the width OF the
sidewalks on West Tuscarawas between High
and Lynch streets, was read three times and ad-
opted. The City Clerk was instructed to notify
the property owners on that part of the street to
lay their sidewalks accordingly
MISCELLANEOUS.
Senz and Poyser the committee appointed, re-
ported the names Of Thomas Mccall, VIM. Dame
miller, W. W. Reed. Jacob Welty, James LAWN,
Il, R. Wise James W. Underhill and H. H, Myers
as candidates for election as members of the dec
ennal Board of Equalization The first six above
mentioned were elected City Clerk was in
structed to notify the different gentlemen OF their
election.
City Solicitor Welty reported that Joseph H
Myers had served an Injunction on the Water
Works Trustees for unlawfully using water out Of
Myers Lake; referred to Committee on Water De-
partment for investigation.
The City Civil Engineer was instructed to give
Mr.. G. D. Harter grade stakes on Louis avenue.
The matter of having grade established on
Young street between TuscarRwas and the rail
road was referred to the Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
The question Of ownership of the table and
chairs, formerly used in the old council chamber
was referred to the Committee on City Property.
The bill of City Treasurer Sullivan, for commits.
sion on city money which he received and paid
out from September 1st, 1879, to September 1st
1885, was referred to the Committee on Claims.
President Shields in behalf of the residents on
West Tuscarawas street, called attention to the
SLOW manner in which the improvement on that
street was being prosecuted and said that unless
the work was done faster than heretofore 1t would
not be finished within the time specified in the
agreement Accordingly the City Clerk was in.
strcted to inform Mr.. Sipes that unless he pro-
ceeded faster with the work than he had done in
the past his contract would be annuled and an
other contractor out on in his stead.
The Committee on Streets and alleys was in
structed to purchase iron gutter plates to be
placed on West Tuscarawas street at the crossings
BILLS ALLOWED.