The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Passage of the Amusement Ordinance--The
Sewerage Question.

Council met Monday evening pursu-
ant to adjournment; all present. Min
utes of last meeting read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Citizens on East Ninth and Jay streets
asked that the Connection Valley Rail
way crossing over Ninth street be made
passable; that a crossing be placed at
the intersection Of Ninth and Jay streets,
and that a gasoline lamp be put up at
the same place. Referred to Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
Citizens asked for a gasoline light at
the corner of Gibbs and Fifth streets.
Referred to Committee on Gas.
REPORTS.
Committee ON judiciary reported as
follows: Your standing Committee on
Judiciary to whom was referred the re-
solution relating to the establishing of
sewers within the limits of the city of
Canton, report the following substitute
as an amendment; strike out all after
the word Resolved and insert as fol-
lows: "By the Council of the City of
Canton, that the city be divided into
sewer districts, and that the City Solicitor
be directed to report bill creating a
commission of sewers, whose duty it
shall be to fix the boundary lines of each
district according to the natural drain
age, and that the Commission be author
lied to report plans, specifications and
estimates of main sewer, which shall be
| properly located looking to the drainage
of that part of the city needing I'M
mediate SEWERAGE.
Also, that said bill provide that the
means necessary to construct said main
| sewer shall be provided for in advance of
| the contract to build said main sewer,
| and that the necessary means to con-
| stTuct said sewer be collected according
to law under the special assessment
plan, which provides that the entire ex-
| pense of sewerage of each sewer district
shall be paid by each of said sewer dis
tricts, except what is in excess of the
amount necessary to build an ordinary
| street sewer, of sufficient capacity to
drain or sewer said street on which said
main sewer is located, which excess
shall be paid by general taxation on all
property in said city as required by law.
The expense of all lateral sewers to be
paid by the owners of property abutting
| on such street where such lateral sewers
shall be located, and by owners of adj
jacent property benefited thereby.
Respectfully submitted,
A. o. SLENTZ,
JOHNSON SHERRICK,
HENRY +. WARNER,
Committee.
On motion OF warner, the report was
tabled for one week, so as to give the
members of the Council an opportunity
to inquire into the matter and be pre-
pared to vote intelligently.
| Committee on Gas recommended that
a gasoline lamp be put up on West Tus-
carawas street at Dicks Agricultural
Works. Adopted.
Committee on Claims reported bill
of Merley, Dupont & Co., of Louisville,
for bricks, correct and recommended
payment. Adopted.
Committee on City Property reported
that as Company H., o. n. g., has dis
banded, Mr.. Rooms be paid for the use
of the ArmOry Hall up to date and the
lease between him and the city be can.
celled. Adopted.
The Special Committee to whom was
referred the Amusement ordinance re-
ported it back, without recommends
tiOn. Adopted.
Mr.. Slentz offered the following
amendment to that ordinance: WheI
the maximum admission fee, including
, extra charge for single reserved seat
does not exceed twenty-five cents, 6
license of 81 per night be charged
when over twenty-five and not more
than fifty cents, $3; when over fifty anC
not more than seventy-five cents, So
when over seventy-five and not more
' than one dollar, $40; when over ont
dollar, $15. Adopted with the following
: vote: Ayes - Archinal, Stevenson
SlentZ, Warner, Shields; nays-COldren
POyseT, Sherrick.