The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-03
them their salt bath, and shell will be a
good souvenir to bring back to US.
CITY COUNCIL.
The Opera House Still Pays its Old Time
License.


The Council was called to order at 8
O'Clock, with President Shields in the
chair. All the members were present
with the exception Of Mr.. StinchcOmb.
The minutes were read and approved.
PETITIONS.
To grade and furnish cinder sidewalk
on Gi0b street was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
Property holders on Prospect and
Chestnut streets petitiOned to have the
name of the street changed to High
street. Referred to the same committee.
A petition was handed in from Buck
eye Hose Co. No. s, who want their
house painted. Referred to the Commit
tee on Fire Department.
A petition of property holders to have
both sides of Ninth street between Mar
ket and Poplar streets graded for lawns,
in order to save their shade trees, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Sidewalks
and Sewers.
F. A. PierO, foreman of the Steamer
Company, requested fifteen badges for
the company. Referred to the Commit
tee on Fire Department.
A remOnstrance against granting a
fifty dollar license per annum to Louis
Schaefer for his Opera House was read
by the President. The petition has
some ninety signers. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
The Committee on Ways and Means
offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor be
instructed to report bill authorizing
the Committee on Ways and Means to
negotiate the sale of city bonds to re-
fund bonds coming due from August 1st
to October 1st, 1882, in an amount not to
exceed thirty thousand dollars, at rate
of interest not to exceed so per cent,
semi-annually."
On motion of Mr.. Wyant the resOlu-
tiOn was adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Sidewalks and Sew
ers reported in favor of the petition to
construct a cinder sidewalk on Young
and MahOning streets. Report adopted.
The Committee on Poor Relief Fund
found bills of L. DumOnt, B. +. ROhrer
and L. LordOnne correct and recommend
payment. Report adopted.
The Committee on City Officers re-
ported in favor of accepting the report
of the trustees of the Hartford estate,
as they found it correct. Report adopted.
Mr.. Bast, the chairman of the Com
mittee on Fire Department, and in
cidentally the fire bug" spoke about
the fire alarm system and was in favor
Of the Akron system, and said that a
party agrees to put up boxes and a set
of instruments for $3.50, and that the
entire cost of 25 or 80 boxes with wires
and all the appurtenances would not
exceed $1,000. He further remarked
that the boxes could be put in gradually,
as the needs of the city required. He
further stated that the committees re-
port was in favor of adopting the Akron
fire alarm system. Report adopted.
The Committee on Claims recommend
paying the bill of Theobald s. Co., for
$3.50, and the Stark County DEMOCRAT
$500, for printing acting Mayor WOr.
ley's proclamation closing all places of
business on Sunday. The report of the
committee was adopted and the bills or
dered paid.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
To authorize the issuing of bonds to
pay $4,000 of Indebtedness now due
Lad it's first, second and third reading
and was adopted.
To accept A.W. Smiths addition to the
city was read third time and adopted.
To license the Schaefer Opera House
at $50 per annum had its third reading.
MT.Warner said that, as there was re-
moi STRANGE handed in, he moved further
action be postponed, and the matter laid
on the table. The motion failed.
The President then called up the
question of final adoption, but before
the vote was put Mr.. Sherrick arose and
said he thought the matter should be re-
feTTed to a committee, as remOnstranceS
against granting the fifty dollar privi-
lege to Mr.. Schaefer were being circu-
lated and numerOusly signed, and sever
al petitions would not be in until next
week, as citizens, generally, thought
that action on this ordinance would be
deferred for one week further. He con-
tinued by saying, "There is no need of
hurry i'll this matter. If this is set-up
job, all right, but the Council should not
run this through at railroad speed, es-
pecially when the citizens who elected
us (the members) wish an opportunity to
express themselves on the subject"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sherrick's re-
marks he moved that the whole matter
be referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary, which was done by vote of 9
to 4, Messrs. Bast, Fawcett, Werner and
Wyant voting in the negative.
The City Solicitor was granted fur
ther time to prepare an ordinance for
issuing bonds for building a new En-
gine House.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Stark Co DEMOCRAT, advertising.$ 80
VOlks Zeitung, advertising. go. 10 80
City Engineer. numbering streets 127 IS
Hose Co., No. 8, services. . 3 20
EDerSOle ana hally, LABOR. ....... OU
Ft. Wayne Ry., freight on hose
reel l................ %
Steamer Co., services. s............ % 90
YOst & Rooms, merchandise. 2 10
A. Ball 81 Co., merchandise. w S5
John H. HOll, Civil Engineer. 141 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. A. McGregOr, by permission read
the minutes of a meeeing of citizens
held on Saturday evening previous, in
regard to the question of sewerage on
Walnut street.
Mr.. Wyant moved that the same be re-
ferred to the Standing Committee on
Sidewalks and Sewers. Mr.. Sherrick
spoke in favor of the Walnut street sewer
system and thought that work should
be done at once.
Mr.. Fawcett said that he would not
vote for anything on Walnut street, in
the way of Improvements, except it be
permanent sewer. Mr.. Sherrick retorted
by saying that he had heard this ques-
tfon of permanent sewers on Walnut
street in every Council, and it never
amounted to anything. What the peO-
pie want is temporary relief, and If the
Councilman would know that Walnut
street takes all the hotel, livery stable,
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