The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-06
COMMON COUNCIL.
A Regular Meeting at Which Nothing
Startling Was Done,

A Regular Meeting at which Nothing
Startling Was Done,
At 8 p. m. Vice President Sherrick
called the brethren to order and all were
found present except Rauch, Werner and
Shields. Minutes of preceding meeting
read and approved.
PETITIONS
For providing a brick or cement floor
sewer on South Walnut street properly
arched over, on top of which to De placed
a surface sewer. Referred to the COM
mittee on Sidewalks and Sewers.
For grading eighty feet of an alley
near West Eight street, between Fergu-
son and Lerch's lots. Referred to Streets
and Alleys.
For crossing on East 9Th street, op-
posite Willis & Benskin's office. Re-
ferred.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Streets and Alleys-In favor of i'm
proving South Poplar street, according
to prayer of petitioners, except that best
unsifted gravel be used Instead of
screened, and further recommend that
as the expense will exceed $500, that the
job be let by contract and that the SOli-
citOr draw up the proper ordinance.
Also recommend grading of North
Plum street.
Recommend laying sidewalks and
grading West 9th street.
Favor the acceptance of A. W. Smiths
addition.
Adverse to grading North Walnut
street, north of Schriver street.
Upon division being called the report
was adopted in detail.
PoT-PIE.
Mr.. Hiner offered the following resO-
IY,Af hof fIo Col nj hn I'M, ,af
ed to compile the revised ordinances and
have them printed. 1t failed to pass.
The petition for laying a brick side
walk on the north side of East Tusca-
rawas street, from OutlOt 1863 to the East
creek, was taken from the table. Mr..
Wyant objected on the ground that the
necessary twO-thirds of the property
holders had not signed the petition. Mr..
f. E. Case, an attorney, also spoke
against the proposed improvement on
the ground of its great expense, as COM
pared with the value of the work when
done. Mr.. Case pTefaced his remarks
by saying that he would only consume
few minutes time and Immediately
launched out as if he was arguing a case
in court, and when the weary members
began to think they had admitted a
"hard case" to their number, he came
at them with an aTmful of law books,
| land, until he aroused the City Solicitor
and Councilman Fawcett, another law
| yer, who began discussion, until final
| ly the Chair told Mr.. Case that it was
not necessary to say much on the mat
ter, as the Council had not yet voted to
do the work.
This choked him off and he sat down,
much to the relief of the members. Up
| jumped Mr.. Warner and moved to lay
1 kl,n rl,Oln hn koh fnh
was the only thing done with this pos
sible big job.
| WEST SEVENTH STREET.
The special committee reported in ia
vOr of accepting the previous report of
fused to abide by it that proceedings be
instituted to appropriate the land
| adopted.
A crossing at High and 10th streets
| was referred to the committee on Side
walks and Sewers.
The grading of South Market street
was referred to the committee on Streets
and Alleys.
Mr.. Wyant called attention to a mum.
ber Of streets ordered to have pavements
made, which had not been done, and the
Street Commissioner was instructed tC
see that they were properly laid accord
ing to law.
Mr.. Fawcett took the chair and Mr.
Sherrick spoke again about the import
ance of having the houses numbered al
once, that many citizens did not know
their number and moved that the City
Clerk and City Engineer get officia
notices printed and see that they ART
properly distributed to property holders
by person who will notify citizens
what their number is. On motion Of
Mr.. Hiner Mr.. Sherrick was added to tht
committee, and the amended motion
prevailed.
The same committee was empowered
to buy lot of numbers to sell to those
needing them.
The City Engineer was instructed tt
give the County Commissioners thC
necessary assistance in getting proper
grade on West TuscaraWas street, pre-
paratOry to the building of new bridge
over the West creek.
BILLS ALLOWED.
J. b. Brothers. .................S 80
Volks zeitung, Printing the ) 9.5(
T. W. SaxtOn & Co. house num- 9.5(
Democrat, berg Ordn'ce } 9.2;
City hay scales, amount received
and paid into the city treasury. 38.0'
BILLS REFERRED.
Levi Mckinney, postage on watel
works notices, So; Stark Co. DEMOCRAT
printing Mayors prOclamatiOns, $5.
Council adjourned at $50.
1t was mentioned in another article
written on Monday that warrants wert
issued in all those Sunday cases Wh(
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