The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
CITY CONGRESS.
The Sidewalk and Sewer Ordinance Gets
Big Boom.

The Council was called to order at
O'Clock with President Shields in the
chair. All members present. Min,
utes of preceding meeting read and ap-
| proved.
PETITIONS.
From residents on Madison street who
| want grade to lay pavements, referred
to Streets and Alleys.
A petition about foot long from res
| 1dents who want good brick pavement
laid on South Walnut street, in front of
| the soap works and gas company, in or
der to comply with the ordinance. The
Street Commissioner was instructed to
carry out the provisions of said Ordin-
ance.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Claims: recommend paying G. B. Fol
som So for broken buggy, and YOst &
KoOns $7.75 for merchandise. Mr.. War
ner inquired about FOlsOm's claim and
found out that ditch had been dug by
the city on North Cherry street and no
lanterns placed there, so one dark night
MIR. Folsom drove into it upsetting the
buggy, breaking harness and doing 9TH
er damage. The melOdious Mr.. Hiner
settled it by saying that he had exam
ined the ditch, and it was Very-Very
bad on dark night, so the report was
adopted and the bills paid.
Relief Fund: favored paying poor
bill of B. F. ROhrer, Schwingle and an
other. Adopted.
AN ORDINANCE
To Vacate alley in Trump's addition had
second reading.
PUSTULAR ERUPTION.
The following demand for back pay
came before the Council from Health
officer A. V. Smith:
Board of Health, DR..
To A. V. Smith.
To amount due for extra cOmpensa-
t1On as Health officer in attending small
pox patients from April 49, 1882, to May
6, 1882, Is days, at So per day-$9OOO.
To amount due for extra cOmpensa-
tion as Health officer from May to May
10, 13 days, at So per day-$39.OO.
During small pOx times-$129.
1t was recommended by the Board of
Health that the sum of $75 be paid DR..
Smith in full satisfaction of the above
claim. r. A. CASSIDY, Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Warner the bill was
referred to Claims.
The following bills were allowed:
A. " Smith, services as Health officer,
$3.50; John FTaley, guard at f. Miller's
house, $1317; VIM. Cowley, labor, $40;
Street Commissioner, $35750; j. C. We'll
ty, city solicitor, $S5; Daniel Parr, re-
pairs $24.75; t. W. SaXtOn & Co., adver-
tiSing, SS.25.
MIXED HASH.
Mr.. Wyant spoke about the Martin
claim for so Cor nursing sick man four
days, and said the certificate of the city
physician was attached to the bill, and
it ought to be paid, and made motion
to that effect. Mr.. Warner said that the
Relief committee had not ordered any
such services and objected to paying out
haphazard. Motion lost and claim re-
jected.
Mrs. Fahla ON North Walnut street
was paid so for few inches of her lot
taken to Straighten the street.
Sol. PETER received permission to
move building off his lot and put on
another one.
In regard to laying sidewalks on North
Walnut street, the Street Commissioner
stated that he had notified all the prop
erty holders and gave them 30 days to
comply, also the same on South Walnut
street. The Council spoke strongly in
favor of rigidly enforcing the sidewalk
ordinance and impressed the mind of
the Commissioner with the importance
of having the work done at once.
Grade stakes were ordered on South
Poplar street.
on hand and the clerk was ordered to
correspond with manufacturers with
view of purchasing $4,000.
The chair called attention to the or
dinance of cleaning and keeping clean
all the cutters and sewers, pulling out
grass, weeds, &C., and stated that if
property holders did not attend to that
matter the street commissioner should
do it at their expense.
ROUGH ON BENDER's MEN.
Mr.. Wyant wanted to know how the
street commissioner systematiZes his
work. as there is so much to be done,
that the streets will not all be cleaned
this summer, that in one of his walks
around the city he saw a couple of the
street force who were taking things easy
in the shade while under pay.
The S. G. became warm and said that
the cry all along has been that there
was no money, that he has 13 men, one
gang cleaning sewers, another laying
crOsswalks and so on, and he goes from
one to the other, in order to Keep work
moving. He can get all the men he
wants if the council will pay for them.
Mr.. HineT wanted to know whether to
buy the Disciple church for city hall To-
cation, that it was first held at $500,
then $1,000, and now they want $500.
The matter was referred to the city sOli-
tor, as to the right of the city to appro-
pirate said lot.
That old dTeary subject of opening
West 7th street had it's customary dron-
ing argument and finally went to Streets
and Alleys and city solicitor with power
to act. Mr.. Sherrick wanted to know
what power to act" meant, whether to
spend money without hindrance or how.
Mr.. Warner got hot and said that Streets
and Alleys did not propose to spend one
cent unless first reported to council.
The Street Commissioner was ordered
to place High street in good condition.
Mr.. Warner objected, as if it cost over
$500 it should be done by contract, that
we haven money to branch out on street
work, but he was Overruled.
He then wanted an assistant for the
Street Commissioner, as there is too
much work for one man, and was sorry
to see so much work undertaken, as
money is scarce.
On motion of MIR. Sherrick the City
Engineer was instructed to furnish
grade stakes for permanent surface sew
er improvements on Walnut street from
the Fort Wayne railroad north as far as
required.
The grading of North Plum street from
Lake to Elizabeth street was laid on the
table for four weeks,