The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-10
CITY COUNCIL.
THE HOG ORDINANCE AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEM
These Too Important CITY Matters Considered last
Monday EveHing-Both via be Left 10 The
Popular Vote at Lhe Spring Election.
Monday evening. March I. lss1.

Monday evening, March 7, 1881.
City Council met Monday evening pursuant to
adjournment. All members present except
Rohrer.
Minutes Of last meeting read and adopted.
PETITIONS.
|, In communication the Canton Gas Company
accepted the ordinance fixing the price Of gas,
recently passed, provided the third section be so
construed as to require the Gas Company simply
to furnish the materials and do the repairing Of
old posts and lamps and not require them to far.
nish new ones. Adopted and ordered hled.
Citizens OF Jackson street asked for plank walk
on said street between Cherry and Liberty streets
Referred to Committee on Sidewalks.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
After calling Vice President slentE to the chair
President Shields stated that he had resolution
to submit to the council. He said that although
the council favored the introduction OF sewer.
age system in Canton there was a difference OF
opinion as to just when and how 1t should be in
troduced. Under the law this could be done by q
special assessment, making the citizens who de.
rive the benefit Of the sewerage pay the expense
or by direct taxation, in which case the cost Of
construction would be placed on the tax dupli.
Gates. He then submitted the following resolu.
tlsn:
ResOVed That 1t Is the sense OF this Council that
a system Of sewerage ought to be provided for in
the city Of Canton, and to that end IT Is ordered
that the City Solicitor be instructed to report to
this council at Its next meeting, the necessary
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question to the qualified electors Of said city at
the coming annual municipal election,
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Mr.. slentz, as chairman Of the Judiciary Com.
mittee made the following report upon the
HOG ORDINANCE:
Your committee on Judiciary would beg leave
to offer the following report upon the communi.
cation from the Board Of Health to this Council
relative to a resolution requesting them to resclnd
what is generally known as the "Hog Order" in
which communication they begin by stating that
they have been guided In their action by the
lGp provided In such cases. Your committee have
given this matter considerable attention but haYe
been unable to find any law empowering the
Board Of Health to pass and enforce sweeping
order Of this kind. But are Of the opinion that In
each and every individual case sufficient evl.
dence would have to be produced to sustain them
In declaring 1t q nuisance before It could be re.
moved unless they get their suthorityfrom some
action Of the council passed under Sec. 2122 OF
the Revised laws, which provides that the council
may grant power to the Board Of Health to make
such orders and regulations as 1t may deem nec.
essary for the public health and for the preVen.
ton Of disease, such orders then to have all the
force and eject Of ordinances Of the corporation.
But the power in this case yon committee are not
aware has been granted them. 1t finishes up by
saying II 1t Is "the wish Of your honorable body
to champion the cause Of protestsnta against our
order we shall be glad TO meet you In body OF
by Proxy" While there seems to be difference
Of opinion between the council or some members
Of 1t at least and the Board Of Health as to the
power and propriety Of enforcing this order, yel
they do not care to be understood as championing
the cause Of any particular class Of people as 1t
their duty to leglslate "a near as possible for the
best interest Of all. As to the latter part OF 1t VIC
would say this council has but one place TO mee
to transact business, which Is not very hard Il
find.
Notwithstanding the difficulty connected with
the enforcement Of Of cleanliness within q city
your committee are Of the opinion that thi
sweeping order was entirely uncalled for and tht
result OF negligence on the part OF the Board Ii
not employing an active and efficient health OF
hcer, one who would have made 1t his bushes
to see that all orders Of said Board were strictl
and rlgidly enforced and that proper cleanliness
in all directions were observed, which presen
condition Of our city ot side of hOgpens will tel
tiiy has not been done; hence this sweeping order
But that this matter may be settled without an,
further difficulty between the Council and Boar
OF Health and as the representative Of that Boar
has asserted through the columns Of the Reposi
tory that three fourths Of the people would sustain
them In the enforcement Of their order you
committee would therefore recommend that tn
matter be submitted to the people at the cominl
spring election for their decision, Hog or no Hog
Respectfully submitted,
A. o. SLENTZ,
H. 7. WARNER,
JOHN R. POYsER