The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-04
A STRAIGHT BUSINESS MEETING.
The City Council Gets Down to Work in a
Very Gratifying Manner.


Very Gratifying Manner.
The Council was called to order at S:O2
p. m. by President Shields, and upon roll
call, all the members were found pres
ent. The minutes of the last two COM
municatiOns were read and approved.
The special committee appointed to
draft rules of order for the government
OF the Council made their report, en-
bOdying thirty-three rules, which. in
several cases are somewhat different
from the old ones, notably the manner
of voting by roll call on certain ques-
tlOns and the mode of receiving COM
municatiOns from the Mayor, through
the medium of sergeant-at-arms. The
report of the committee was adopted by
vote of IL to 3, and the rules are now
in force.
In order TO make the new standing
committees conform to the present rules,
which added several new ones to the
list, the President left the chair and
called upon Mr.. Warner to take the
place. He demurred and stated that as
the Vice President was present, he was
the proper man to call upon. The Pres
ident said that under the new rules he
could not call on the Vice President and
so Mr.. Warner, at length, assumed the
gavel.
FLASHED IN THE PAN.
The Clerk stated that he had a COM
municatiOn from the Mayor, being list
of applicants to act as policemen during
the year. Mr.. Sherrick, the architect
and builder of thu modern code, wanted
to know how that paper managed to get
before the Council under the new rules,
which prescribed that the Mayor must
be regularly announced at the bar of the
Council by the sergeant-at-arms, when
had IN 70 ha oil
government. The Mayor stated that he
was not yet fully posted on the new reg
ulatiOns, but would withdraw his dOcu-
ment and try it again later in the eve
ming, after he and the sergeant-at-arms,
policeman SchlageD, had become pro-
ticient by drilling in the ante-rOOm.
PETITIONS.
From property holders who want side
walks and grade on West Ninth street.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
From A. Mckinley asking the ac-
ceptance of his addition to the
city. Accepted and City Solicitor order
ed to prepare ordinance for reading later
in the evening.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The special committee on claims re-
ported in favor of paying the following
bills, which had been examined by
them, and found to be correct: j. A.
Ward, 40 cents; G. N. Nye, medicine,
S4.45; E. R. Kidd, $1.OO; L. Slusser, at
tending small pox cases, $1,000; E. L..
Walker, $3.50; Hose Co. No. Z, 1920;
Hook and Ladder Co., $24.40; Steamer
Co., $172O; p. j. Schwalm, $500; J. NJ.
Ball, $500; j. G. Mishler, $500; Volks
Zeitung, $1,000; Stark County Democrat,
$l9.25; I. W. SaxtOn 81 Co., $l5.50; Had
ley & Brown, 1892.
A. W. Oberlin's coal bill of $1,000 was
examined and $7.17 ordered paid, the
remainder having been bought by the
township trustees.
Tne report of the committee on claims
was in excellent shape for record, and
MIR. Sherrlck in moving its adoption
hoped such action would always be tax
en- and all bills first referred to the
committee and then handed in for cOun-
Gil action, as it was more business like.
The report was adopted by the new rule
of roll, call, and the referred bills
mentioned in last weeks report finally
paid. Mr.Wyant of the special sprinkler
committee had examined the petition,
that it was signed by over twO-third5 of
the property holders and recommended
granting the same. Adopted.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
An ordinance accepting A. McKinley's
addition to the city of Canton was read
first time. On motion the rules were
suspended and the ordinance read q
second and third time and adopted.
At this point President Shields re-
sumed his seat.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The President announced the standing
committees of the Council for the en-
suing year. The first member named in
each committee acts as chairman.
Ways and Means-Sherrick, Mccain
mon and Wyant.
Judiciary-Hiner, Warner and Faw-
cett.
City Oficers-Werner, Coldren and
Bast.
Claims-Rauch, Hiner and Rex.
RailrOads-StinchcOmb, Murray and
Hiner.
Health and Cleanliness-Wyant, Wer-
ner and Bast.
Public Lights -Fawcett, sherrick and
McCammOn.
Printing Murray, Coldren and Wer-
ner.
Fire Department-Bast, Rauch and
Rex.
Water Department-Mc Cannon, Sher-
rick and StinchcOmb.
Streets and Alleys-Warner, Rauch
and Fawcett.
Sidewalks and Sewers-Coldren, War
ner and Wyant.
Public Buildings and Grounds--S Shields,
Rauch and Fawcett.
Poor Relief-Rex, Fawcett, Warner,
StinchcOmb, Wyant, Coldren and Muir
ray.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The President was instructed to buy a
clock for the Council Chamber, so that
members could tell when "the usual
hour of half past seven" was an hour or
so late.
The Committee on Printing were in
structed to have the Councils new rules
printed in pamphlet form, for the con-
Venience of the members, and also to
have the standing committees names
printed on cards to tack on the desks for
reference.
A MESSENGER FROM JARVIS SECTION.
At this point the Council were startled
by seeing Officer Schlagel at the entrance
of the rallied enclosure, cOntemptuously
swapping his fingers at the convention
of luminaries, apparently aided and
abetted by the Mayor, who slyly pOked
him in the ribs occasionally to make
him snap livelier. This pantOmime was
explained to mean that Schlagel was a
messenger from the Mayor, who wanted
to be delivered of the same message on