The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-26
CITY COUNCIL.
ORDERS GOVERNING THE POLICEMEN


Water Works Appropriation Asked Extension o.
City Limits &c.
Monday Evening, May 49,
City Council met Monday evening pursuant ia
adjournment, All present except Poyser.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
The following general orders were submitted
by Mayor Plero:
General Order No.
Canton, o., May IS, 1881.
The police precincts in the city Of Canton, o.,
shall hereafter land until otherwise chaDged) be
bounded and described as follows:
Precinct No. 1.-Shsll include all hat territory
in said city, lying south OF East Tuscarawas, east
OF South Market and north Of Ninth streets.
Precinct No. 2,-Shsll include all that territory
In said city, lying south Of Ninth, east OF South
Walnutnorth Of Jackson and east Of s. Cherry sts.
Precinct No. 3.-shall include all that territory
in said city, west OF South Cherry, south Of Jack.
son east Of South Market and south Of Navarro sts
Precinct No. 4.-shall include all that territory
in said city, lying north Of Navarro west Of South
Market, north Of Jackson, west Of South Walnut
and south of Ninth streets.
Precinct No. 5-shsll include all that territory
in said city, lying north OF Ninth, west Of South
and North Market and South OF West Fifth sts.
Precinct No, 6.-shall include all that territory
in said city lying north Of West Fifth and West
of North Market streets.
Precinct No. T-Shall include all that territory
in said city lying east of North Market, north Of
East Tuscarawas streets and west Of the Connot.
ton Railway track.
Precinct No. S.-Shall include all that territory
In said city, lying east Of the ConnottOn Railway
track and north OF East Tuscarawas street.
General Order No. 81
The policemen Of the city Of Canton, o., shall
hereafter be known and designated by the fol.
lowing numbers, to wit;
No, l. Louis Riger, City Marshall No, 2, John
Cummings rOundsman; No. 8, Jacob Bachel pa .
trolman; No. 4, John Bedermsn, patlolman; No.
8, Isaiah Engle, patrolmaD No. 6, George W
Heldenbrand patrOlman; No. 7, VIM. Lehniy, pa.
trolman; No, 8, John Nichols, patrolman; No. O.,
Louis Plero, patrolmaD; No. 10, Joseph Rigler
patrolman; No IL, Charles schlagel, patrolman;
No. II, James Sell, patrolman,
General Order No. 81
The roundsman and policemen Of the CITY Of
Canton, o., shall hereafter land until otherwise
changed) serve upon duty in the following man.
ner, TO wit
The roundsman shall serve every night as pro.
vided in the ordinance. The other members OF
said police force shall serve upon duty both dan
and night alternately, for period of one week
each, according to their numbers. Two Of the
same slways serving day duty, and one Of the
same in each precinct serving night duty, as pro.
vtded in the ordinance.
WM.J PIERo, Mayor
Msyor Pero stated in behalf Of Policeman JOS
eph Rigler, that the latter in view Of his falling
health requested to be assigned to day duty only
On motion the orders were accepted and placed
on 6e
A statement Of the amount Of fines received by
Mayor Piero up to May Is was submitted and re.
ierred to Committee on City Officers.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. E, Keplinger and otber business men on
South Market street between Seventh and Eighth
streets, asked that a street lamp be placed on
each sice Of said street, near tie middle Of the
block. Tabled.
Moses White and others asked that Young 81. -.
be extended from its present eastern terminus to
Mahoning street, and that the street be graded
and ordered paved. Referred to Committee ON
Streets and Alleys.
James s. Saxton and large number OF other
citizens Of Canton and residents OF Canton town.
ship, asked that the corporate limits of the city
be extended as follows On the north to the
township line between Canton and Plain town.
ships on the east to the section line, between sec.
tions ID, 10, 10, and 2, to the Plain township
line; on the south to the section line between sec.
tions H. 90 49, 81, Is and 90 on the west by quar-.
ter section line in sections s, 5 and II Referred
to Committee on Judiciary, in conjunction with
the City Civil Engineer and Solicitor,
The Water Works Trustees asked that S2S $50 be
appropriated for the purchase of new iron water
pipe to replace the old cement piping in various
parts OF the city. Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means.
Messrs. johnson sherrick and W. W. Clark the
committee appointed to represent Canton before
the State Board Of Equalization, reported that
they had succeeded in having Canton passed
upon by the Board as returned while many Of
our neigbbOring cities Of like size had from five
to ten per cent. added to their valuation. This
increase on other cities causes reduction on
the grand duplicate Of the State, which will re.
duce the amount Of taxation in Canton s42, 900 in
the ten years.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
An ordinance to accept John Neltuer's addition
to the city was read the second and third times
and passed.
An ordinances accepting Dominic strobel's ad.
dition to the city was read the second and third
times and passed,
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Clerk was instructed 10 purchase weigh re-
ceipt book for weighmaster Wolf
Mr.. John P, Rex declined serving on the Board
of Equalization, owing to pressure of personal
business MIR, T. P. McCadden was elected by
acclamation to fill the vacancy.
Civil Engineer Holl reported that some gutter
plates were needt on West Tus street. Commit
tee ON Streets and Alleys was instructed to pur-
chase same.
On motion Of Mr.: sherrlck, the ordinance &C.
cepting H R Wise's addition was taken from the
table and possed, upon the condition that Mr.
Wise be responsible for any damages which may
accrue from the present plating Of the addition
An amendment to the ordinance providing for
the change In the plating OF the addition was In.
corporated in the ordinance before its adoption
The Solicitor and President were instructed to
contract by the month for room in the cassidy
block to be used as Mayors Office
BILLS ALLOWED.
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