The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-03
CITY COUNCIL.
SOME IMPORTANT MATTERS CONSIDERED.
More Policemen and Pest House asked For -Rsso'
luton 10 Increase Pay Of city Officers Lost
Gas Ordinance Adopted-AinOr
M1tteTs

luton 10 Increase Pay Of city Officers Lost
Gas Ordinance Adopted-AtnOr
Matters.
4-
Monday evening, February 49, 1881.
City Council met Monday evening pursuant to
adjournment. All members present.
Minutes Of last two meetings read and adopted.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
The following communication was received
from the Mayor:
To The Honorable city Council Of Canton
In view VI the extensive growth Of our city, l
therefore very respectfully call the attention Of
your honorable Board TO the proprlety Of incress-
ing the police force thereof especially on the day
.tuFn. Heretofore the entire work has devOlved
upon the City Marshal with the assistance Of one
policeman.
Furthermore, owing to the prevalence Of small
pox In some Of our large cities, Wis.,. New York,
PlttsbuTg and Chicago, and as we are located on
one Of the mAiE lines leading to ard from said
cities, the Board Of Health respectfully ask that
you make some provision looking TO the careful
nursing OF any person who may be afflicted with
said disease within our city. Respectfully.
JAAEs VALLELEY Mayor.
PETITIONS.
DR.. L. M, Whiting asked that the standing wa
ter at the intersection OF Fifth and Poplar streets,
be properly drained by cleaning out the gutter.
Referred to Committee on Streets and Alleyg.
Mr. Louis F. Moushey asked that he be allow
cd the privilege Of constructing sink hole on E.
Tus street, near his shop, or in the alley east Of
the Cassilly block. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Mr.. Stevenson submitted the following reSOlu-
tion;
Resolved That the City Solicitor be instructed
to draft and present to this Council, at It's next
meeting, an amendment to the present City 0rdi.
nance regulating the salaries Of city officers, FIX
ing the snnual salary Of the Mayor at 5000; that
Of the City Clerk at $780, and that Of the City So
licltor at $780, in lieu Of the salaries now receiv
ed Oy said city officers, respectively.
Lost by q tic vote. Yeas: Archinal Poyser,
stabler and Warner.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Fire Department reported In fR.
vor Of purchasing the additional badges asked
for by the Robinson Hook Ladder Company.
Adopted.
Committee on Streets and Alleys recommend
ed the opening out Of West Seventh and West
Fifth streets, when there is money In the street
fund Adopted.
Committee on City oHacers reported the
Mayors report for January correct. Adopted,
READING OF ORDINANCES.
Ordinance to preserve good order in Canton by
prohibiting boys from hanging on sleighs and
vehicles, was read the third time and lost only
Rohrer and Poyser voting In the affirmative.
An ordinance fixing the price OF gas for a term
OF FIVE years for public consumption, two dollars
per thousand feet, and for private consumption,
So 225 or So II paid within fifteen days after the
presentation Of bills was read three times and
passed by a vote ofsIx to two, slentz and Warner
voting In the negative;
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Street Commissioner was instructed to com.
plete all unfl lshed sidewalks In the city and put
down the necessary crossings.
Solicitor instructed to prepare lease for city
stable at corner of Court and Seventh Streets 1t
having been rented to Hsymaker and schertzer
for $3.50 per annum.
Matter Of furnishing relief in the case Of non.
resident OF the city, was referred to the Township
trustees.
Mr. George K Baldwin, In behalf Of Miller &
Hurford, asked that the Council take some action
to preserve the peace at the Fort Wayne depot,
while the rival bus lines are plying their busi-
ness. Referred to Police Committee.
Solicitor was ordered to collect principal and
interest Of the promissory note for 81 900 held by
the city against Messrs. Ira Allen, John Baker
and George Cock
Clerk instructed to report at the next meeting,
the time for the election of City Sentinel.
Clerk instructed tJ notify Fort Wayne Railway
Company to have the steam blow off at their
pumping house in this city, SO changed as not to
open out on Mulberry street as II now does.
Committee on Fire Department reported that
they had sold one Of the old hose carts to Mr..
George Dillon for S25.
Mr. Charles E Cock submitted plat of his pro.
posed addition to the city, which was referred to
the Committee on Streets and Alleys. E
Weighmaster Wolf reported AS loads weighed
upon the city scales during February. Ordered
to pay proceeds into city Treasury.
A depHtation of the Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union, asked for information as to what
had been done with their petition, asking that
the fines and sentences in cases Of violation OF
the Sunday ordinance be made heavier. Mr..
Slentz, Chairman Of the ] dietary Committee, to
whom the matter had been referred, said that he
had had the matter under consideration, and
found that under the statute the fines and sem
teuCeS were as heavy as they could be made. The
ladies then asked for the enforC ement Of the Sun
day ordinance, which request was referred to the
Mayor.
BILLS ALLOWED,
Akron Rubber Works, hose washers........S 4 65