The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17
Monday evening, March IA, 1881.

Rety'S Report on the Sewerage Question:
Other Ada:rS Of Moment to The City.
Monday evening, March IA, 1881.
City Council met Monday evening pursuant to
adjournment. All members present except
PoyseT.
Minutes Of last meeting read and adopted
PETITIONS.
City Clerk report on the receipts and expend.
tures Of the city for the past year was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means,
Proposition OF Abram Haverland to furnish the
city 10000 feet Of plank at S14 per thousand was
referred TO the Committee on Streets and Alleys
BOARD OF HEALTH RESIGNS
The following Communication from the Board
Of Health was read by the president:
To The Honorable City Council of Canton.
Gentlemen: Al meeting OF the Board Of Health
Of this city, held on the 14th OF March 1881, the
following preamble and resolutions were passed
meeting, viz
WHEREAS, For sometime past we have been an
nOyed by persistent and oficlous interierencei in
our affairs by the City Council with the apparent
object Of impeding our efforts to secure to the
city the benefits intended by our organization,
Therefore,
ReSolUed, That the Board Of Health Is an inde.
pendent organization and plainly so intended
by tle law creating 1t, and as such, is in no way
subject to the whim, caprice, or stupidity OF the
City Council, and further, that any interference
in its affairs on the part OF the Council is impeTt
iReDt:and mschievous, inasmuch as 1t Is calcu.
lated to embarass 1t In the execution Of Its ORDERS
ReSOlved, That we have the consciousness of hav.
ing done our duty In the past impartially and to
the best -four knowledg ge and ability; and we ap
peal to the future history Of our city to Iustain us
in the assertion that we have inauRurated awork
that will some day, in Its final completion, claim
the gratitude Of our citizens, We refer to our
continued and partially successful endeRvor un.
der any dscouragements, to secure to Canton
the Blessings Of pure air, pure water and thorough
drainage,
Resolved, That we recognize our body as the ap.
pointed guardian Of the public health, and that
we will not submit to dictation from any source
whatever, and especially from body totally g.
norant q the simplest laws Of hygiene, and from
whom we should reasonably expect every assist.
ance in our work for the good Of our city.
Resolved, That our elfrespect will not allow us
to further submit to the insult and embarrassment
of the absurd legislation Of the City Council, and
that tn erefOre we do hereby tender our resIgna.
ton as members OF the Board OF Health Of this
city.
Signed. E o. PoRTMAN, MD.
7. H. PHILLIPS, NJ D.
A. G. BRANT, NJ. D.
GEO. SCOTT, NJ. D.
SAMUEL LITTLE,
A. HERBRUCK
On motion the resignation Of the Board Of
Health was accepted without comment
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Streets and Alleys recommended
that the nuisance caused by stsgnant water at the
Intersection Of Poplar and Fifth streets receive
| the attention Of the Street Commissioner. Adopt
ed
Committee on Claims reported the bill Of Yos
& Koons correct. Adopted.
Committee on Ways and Means recommended
that the request Of the Water Works Trustees ask
ing for an appropriation Of SIS 900 for the pur
chase Of new pipe, be laid on the table until afte
the next annual tax levy. Adopted.
Same Committee reported the Clerks annual
nancisl report correct. Adopted,
BEVERAGE SYSTEM.
The following is the report Of Solicitor Welt
upon the proper mode Of procedure for the intrC
duction OF a system Of sewerage in Canton:
To the Honorable city Council Of Canton
Gentlemen In pursuance t. your instruction
adopted at your last meeting, herewith subm
what in my judgment would be the necessary al
ton to be taken by your body to establish a sy
tenn Of sewerage IN your city.
First, The Council shall by resolution or OthC
action, declare that It has become necessary 1
their opinion, that some system Of sewerage hG
become necessary within the limits Of the city.
Second, Should the Council find and declar
that in their opinion, some system Of sewerag
should be adopted, they should then pass an o.
dinance creating Board Of Commissioners {
Sewers, consisting Of hve persons to be appointe
by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council
serve as the law directs, said Board to have tn
power to appoint an engineer and such other en-
ton Of the engineer to be fixed by the Council
Third, After said Board is then created th
Council can adopt either Of the three ways pr
vided by law for sewerage.
LIST. By assessment In proportion to the numbC
OF feet Of frontage on sewer line,
2nd. In accordance with valuation on tax dl
plicste,
Srd. In proportion to benefits derived.
Each Of above ways subject to the limits Of II
sewer districts for main and lateral sewers.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. WELTY, City solioito
On motion the matter was referred to specI
; committee Of three. sentz, Stevenson and Ro
rer were appointed.
On motion Mr.. E KitzmilleI's addition to Ca
ton as represented on the plat whice he had su
mitted, was accepted.
Plat OF Eliza shorb's addition to Canton was
! ierred to the Committee on Streets and Alleys.
, READING OF ORDINANCES.
An ordinance to accept Mr., L Kitzmiller's a
dition to Canton was read three times and sdoI
ed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUsINEss.
Mr.. Joseph Weaver inquired whether or not
could obtain some four or five hundred feet
three-inch plank from the city, which had bel
ordered from him and which he had been un
BILE to obtain elsewhere Referred to Commit
on Streets and Alleys with power to act
Solicitor reported that he had settled with pro
erty holders on south High street, whore 1t is t
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