The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-22
FIzz, wHIz!l BANGlil
Hair Pulling and Cat Hauling over the
City Hall,


The adjourned meeting of the COun-
ell advertised to take place on last Fri
day night, in order to consider whether
the city buildings should be located on
any of the proposed sites that have been
agitated through the columns of the city
press, or be placed in some adjoining
State, was advertised to meet in the
Council Chamber at 8 p. M, but, owing
to the hot weather then prevailing, the
great undecided failed to materl-
aliZe until twenty minutes after the
schedule time. When they finally did
come to focus, upon roll call thirteen
answered to their names, with the nOta-
bic absence of Mr.. Bast, the fire king
and also Chairman of the Committee on
Location of Public Buildings, whose
fruitless efforts to agree upon site nave
resulted so disastrOuSly in the past.
However, he came in later. This com
mittee, by the way, consisted OF seven
members, one from each ward, and to
them was committed the OnerOus task OF
saving where the City Hall and, incl
dentally, the Market House should be
placed. The fire king had weakness
for North Market street, and wanted the
city to buy some hotel lots there, as he
insisted that was "the place" for the
buildings, and the committee met week
after week without result, except 10 ask
in open Council for further time, un-
til it finally looked to the average cltlzen
that we would probably get no city
buildings at all-and it looks so yet.
The Council meeting on Friday night
was called in order to bring matters TO
| a head, and Immediately after being
called to order Mr.. Sherrick moved that
| the matter of city water works (never
| lisp about City HalD be referred to
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
President Shields was about to rule in
| favor when Mr.. Wyant got in his work
by reporting that the Committee on Lo-
| eating Public Buildings would like 10
report that they could not agree and
asked to be discharged, which was done
whereupOn Mr.. Sherrick promptly
moved that the report be also referred
to the Committee of the Whole, which
fine work was done. Fearing that the
| Council would not fully understand the
situation, Mr.. SheTTick again moved that
the matter of considering the water
supply and locating public buildings be
referred to the Committee of the Whole,
and it was so at last. The Chair called
Mr.. Sherrick to preside, who upon as
suming the gavel informed the Council
that as this was a Committee of the
Whole, the members might talk in
formally, or, if they saw fit, they might
adjourn to the Committee room and
talk matters over at leisure. quicker
than a flash the Council Chamber was
emptied and the members adjourned tC
the Star Chamber, where with closed
doors they left the reporters and few
spectators to cool their heels and avail
their pleasure, in the Council Chamber
IN THE CROOKED" ROOM.
In matter of such deep interest tC
the city, it was not the proper place
for Mr.. Sherrick to suggest to go into tht
Committee room, on the plea thai
they could talk matters over more a.
leisure. The real point was to get riC
of the lobby inside, for one room was NJ
better than another, and the next da.
he stated that any body had right tt
come in there and listen to their re
7 marks during leisure, and mild.
, wondered why the reporters did no
Z come along. If either room was equal
ly open to the public, why did they no
stay in the one provided with the bes
! accommodations for visitors as wei
> as themselves. In fact, the Eight
street location weighed too heavily OF
: his mind and that of few others, TO
: him to observe these glaring discrepan
= cies at the proper moment.
4 TOWER OF BABEL DISCOUNTED.
The visitors departed and the pres
g alone held the fort, until Judge Under
t hill came in and kept them cOmpan.
q From time to time sounds of angry dis
! cussiOn proceeded from the cOntesSlOn6
h box, until finally Warner and Shield
e had wOrdy tilt of huge size, the latte
e "hurling into the teeth" of the Othe
g some charges of falsifying, or words
It that effect, and that discussion
leisure" sounded as if each COuncilma
d in the room had large-sized cat by I'll
a tail and was using it as fail. Ihel
l. only, did the press praise that p0nderOJ
l. wisdom and fOrethOught which forge
s to invite them in.
8 THE RETURN OF THE BRAVES.
10 After having been out over two hour
the sachems returned with angry face
"a and sullen bTOws, and it needed no a
n trolOger to say that they were as ia
d from an agreement as ever.
Vt Mr.. Sherrick reported that in the ma
r ter of a better water supply, the Con
IT mittee of the, Whole report progress
l. but want further time. Granted. The
probably didn't talk two minutes G
h that subject.
" They further report in favor of lOca
5. ing the city buildings on the Max Elbt
-e corner.
n Mr.. Sherrick then spoke against ador
If ing the Max Elben report, and did so
v, such vigorous manner InaG any u
d, preiudiced spectator could readily s.
n. that he had only the interest of the ci
at heart when he preferred back sire
e. location to a central corner lot proper
IN for public edifice. He said "gentleme
10 we are not now in Committee of t
III Whole, but your vote is in open COunt
and YOUR record will be watched
,h YOUR constituency, and any member W
s. will vote for the Max Elben cOrnt
" where you have to go down twenty fe
for a foundation, next to a stinkil
sewer, ought to be recalled" He want
he Eighth street, back of his store.
he Mr.. Wyant moved to amend so as
he read "that the city buildings be locat
ON on the lots owned by the CITY," \
OF Fawcett spoke in favor of the city 10
Mt and says the city can get no clear I'll
,ir to the Max Elben property, unless al
nd large expense in Common Pleas Cou
r. Is this so, or only gratuitous arti
ed of buneOmbeP
IL The vote on Mr.. Wyants amendmt
M. was as follows: Yeas, Fawcett, Hin
to Rauch, Sherrick, StinchcOmb, Wya
ay and Shields. Nays, Bast, COldr
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