The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-01-12
CITY COUNCIL.
commission on Sewerage to be Appointed
-WorkhOuse Project,

CITY COUNCIL.
Commission on Sewerage to be Appointed
-WOrkhOuse Project.
Council met Monday evening; all
present except Warner. Minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
| Mayor PlerO's report for December
showed S9o collected in fines, licenses,
&c: Referred to Committee on City
| Officers.
PETITIONS.
A communication from the Council OF
MasslllOn, asking Canton and Alliance
to join with Massillon in a petition to
the County Commissioners, praying for
Cne establishment of wOrkhOuse 10 be
used Jointly by the three cities, was read
ana tabled. The communication named
Friday, January 9th, as day for the
Councils of Canton and Alliance to meet
the MassillOn Council at the latter
place.
The following petitions for gasoline
street lamps were referred to Committee
on Gas: Three on West Ninth; one on
Ninth, between Market and Piedmont;
one on South Market, at bridge over
west branch of creek.
Many citizens of Gibbs street and
vicinity protested against the narrow
ing of said street along Mr.. H. l.. VOgel-
gesang's property. Tabled.
Two street crossings at intersection
of Piedmont and Seventh streets were
asked for. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
George M. Patton asked for $25 dam
age to spring wagon, which was in
Jured by falling tree, cut down while
opening out West Fifth street. Referred
to Committee on Claims.
pupODrc
Committee on Streets and Alleys re-
commended the acceptance of Peter
HOusePs fourth addition. Adopted.
Committee on Gas recommended the
erection of four new gasoline street
lamps, as asked for. Adopted.
Committee OH Claims recommended
payment of j. HOrner's bill for nursing.
Adopted.
Committee on Gas recommended that
L. e. Nighman's lamp, on North street,
be accepted and lighted by the city.
Adopted.
Weighmaster Wolf reported 3l7 loads
weighed on the city scale during Decem-
ber. Adopted.
Semi-annual report of Hartford Pro-
perty Trustees was referred to Commit
tee on City Officers.
Report of Water Works Trustees was
referred to Committee on City Officers.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
To require paving of part of the north
side of West Eighth street first reading.
Requiring physicians and midwives
to report all deaths and births occurring
in their practice, to the Health Officer;
second reading.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Complaint was made that the Valley
Railway Company was about to lay a
slde-track from their freight depot,
along Depot street to the Car works,
without permission from the Council,
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Alleys, with instructions to restrain the
Company by injunction, if necessary.
Mayor PlerO was gwen permission TO
order two new dOcketS and Office blanks.
Sentinel Wolf was granted permission
TO have some necessary repairs made on
the steamer.
On motion of Mr.. SheTrick, the report
of the committee on Mr.. Archinal's resO-
luton, providing for the adoption of a
system of sewerage, similar to that re-
commended by Mr.. Waring, was taken
from the taOle. The resolution as
amended by the report was then adopted
by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs.
Archinal POy5 SlentZ, Shields and
Sherri;k; Nay ss-Messrs. COldrrn ard
Stevenson. Lis resolution instIicCs the
Solicitor to report an ordinance, author
izing the appOintmentNO a sewer COM
mission of five citizens. This commits
sion, in conjunction with Civil Engineer
HOll, will make a survey of the city,
divide it into sewer districts, and then
report the probable cost of establishing
sewerage system.
Clerk was instructed to notify the
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Rail
road Company, to repair the sidewalks
at their eros ing on Poplar street, and
the Valley Company to open the street
sewers under their track on Poplar and
Plum streets.