The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-17
CITY COUNCIL.
A Member Afflicted with Sudden Thirst
Stops an Ordinance.


Stops an Ordinance.
The meeting was called to order at 8
p. M, eleven members present. The
minutes Of the last meeting were read
by the Clerk, who labOred through
very long record. 1t was hot night,
and the members were glad when they
had chance to approve them.
81. PETITIONS. .I...
From property holders on East Will
liam street, who want brick sidewalk.
Referred to the Committee on Sidewalks
and Sewers.
From citizens who prayed that Wash
tngtOn avenue, between Market and
Cherry streets, be graded. Referred to
the Committee on Streets and Alleys.
To change the grade of Tenth street,
west OF Plum; same committee.
Relief Hose Co. No. z asked for twenty
four badges. Referred to Fire Depart
ment.
From street laborers, asking that their
wages be raised from 10 to 1715 cents
per hour. Referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
A remOnstrance from residents on
West Tuscarawas street against the re-
mOVal of lamp post at Plum and Tus-
carawas street, was read. Mr.. W. A.
Clark made some remarks against the
proposed removal, as the school house
lot was the darkest in the whole square.
On motion of Mr.. Fawcett the accept
ance of the report authorizing the re-
mOyal was recOnsidered. Mr.. Hiner
moved to amend by stating that an ad
d1tiOnal lamp post be put up for letter
box facilities. Carried.
The official bond of John L. Dangler,
ex-OfficiO City Treasurer, for $4,000,
was referred to the Committee on City
Officers and the City Solicitor.
A SCHEME.
The gazelle-eyed Mr.. Fawcett arose
and said there was one matter forgotten
last week in regard to purchasing the
Disciple Church, and moved that the
City Solicitor be Instructed to prepare
an ordinance to borrow $4,000 for that
purpose. Mr.. Sherrick said that as near
ly $1,000 was already raised by private
subscription that the motion be amend
ed by inserting $1,000. Carried.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Streets and Alleys-Favor of chang
ing names of Chestnut and Prospect
streets to High street.
Recommend grading an alley between
Ferguson and LeTcheT's lots.
Recommend grading Gibbs street from
North street to Washington avenue. Re-
port adopted.
Sidewalks and Sewers recommend an
ordinance fixing awnings at uniform
size of eight feet with iron fixtures.
Adopted.
Ways and Means recommend turning
the question of paying more money to
the street force over to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys. Adopted.
City Officers-RecOmmen furnishing
the Mayor with file case at cost of
500. Adopted.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
ApprOpriating land to open West Sew
enth street had its first reading.
An ordinance to borrow $4,000 for an
| engine house, as we'll as the purchase of
| the Disciple Church, had a first reading.
Mr.. Wyant moved to suspend the rules
and read it the second time. The Presi-
dent read Rule Kill, which states that
all bills apprOpriating money shall re-
| ceiye the approval of the Ways and
Means Committee before passage, unless
| this rule is suspended by three-fOurths
of all the members. Lost, 8 yeas; Bast,
Rex and Werner, nays 3. motion to
suspend the rules and read the West
| Seventh street appropriation ordinance
a second time was made. 1t takes eleven
| votes to be three-fOurths, and there were
| just eleven in the Council, but just be-
| fore the yeas and nays were called Mr..
Murray went out to get a drink of
water, and that broke the charm, and the
question of suspension of rules was lost
by that one vote. This pOstpOnes ac-
tiOn on both the engine house and
Disciple Church. ~
An ordinance to change the names of
| Chestnut and Prospect streets to High
was read three times and adopted. =.
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