The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-15
CITY COUNCIL.
THE WATER QUESTION CONSIDERED BUT
TIE ORDINANCE FAILS.
0rdfndncet to Rrtend The City Limits Fails Election
Of Officers Of Fire Companies Confirmed.
Other Matters.

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Monday Evening, Sept. IL.
City Council met Monday evening pursuant tC
adjournment. All present except AIchinal. Min
uteH of last meeting read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Citizens on East Fifth street ask ed for gasoline
lamp at the intersection OF said street and the
COnnotton Railway Referred to committee on
gas.
Captain Reynolds Of Company H., reported
the old armory too small, and asked that the hall
In the Empire block be rented for that purpose
Referred to Committee on City Property, 10 report
| at next meeting.
B. Conrad & Bro, proprietf rs OF the farmers
Hotel, asked that street lamp be placed at the
northwest corner OF Market and Fourth streets.
Referred to Committee on Gas.
Citizens on Walnut street asked for a plank
crossing on that street, OF Second street. Granted
William Shoot and some fifteen others asked
that Jacob Hexamer's slaughter house, on North
street, be ordered closed as 1t, in their opinion, is
nuisance. Referred to the Mayor.
The election Of officers Of the Fire Police and
Hose Companies, number 8, 6 and 2, we're con-
hrmed and dered filed.
Mr.. Hurford asked that the sewer on the south
side Of Fifth street, between Court and Market,
be cleaned Referred to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
REPORTS.
Committee on Fire Department reported ad.
verse, to the request Of Mr., Fred. Hipp, to be al
lowed TO build two story frame house at the
corner Of Walnut and Fifth streets, which is with.
in the fire limits.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
An ordinance to appropriate $3.50, with which
to open out and widen Fifth street, between
shorb and Newton streets, was read the second
and third times and passed.
An ordinance, authorizing the issue and sale Of
$4,000 worth Of city bonds, was read the third
time and passed,
An ordinance, providing for the keeping clean
Of all sidewalks, was read the third time.
WATER SUPPLY QUESTION.
An ordinance, authorizing the issue and sale OF
$4,000 worth Of water works bonds, was read the
third time. Before the ordinance was put upon
its final passage, Mr.. Warner read protest
against the same, claiming the appropriation was
hasty and unnecessary. Mr.. SheHTick In reply,
said the improvement In the water works was
under consideration for the past Ave years, and
that every citizen Is waiting anxiously for the
Council to take some action toward improving
the water supply by adopting plaH, which will
furnish the city with pure, wholesome water. Mr
stevenson said he wanted to see an improvement
in the water works, but would prefer to see well
sunk In some part OF the city, from which pure
water could be obtained. Mr.. sherrIck concurred,
but said the water underlying the city is lmpreg.
mated with too much filth. for public use.
Mr.. W. X. Miller, with the permission Of the
Council, stated that he had given the water sub.
ject considerable attention. He said the water
above TGump's dam is pure and free OF vegeta.
ton, so that If from that point southwark the
channtl was Cleansed, Canton would be blessed
with al excellent quality Of water. He explained
the benefit to be derived from the contemplated
reservoir, which will hold reserve Of 500 900 gal.
Ions, and the manner In which 1t is kept pure by
having 1t aerated, by giving 1t sufficient fall by
ripping over shallow bed Of pebbles or rough
stones. Upon being put to vote, the ordinance
failed, Coldren, Stevenson and Warner voting In
the negative.
An ordinance, providing for the extension Of
the city limits, was read the third time. Mr.
Sherrick stated that he heartily approved Of the
extension Of the city limits, but that he could
not consistently vote for the ordinance In its pres
ent shape, which took in land, used solely for
farming purposes. Messrs. Stevenson and War.
ner both favored the extension. Upon being put
toa vote the ordinance failed to pass, sherrick
and Poyser voting In the negative.