The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-16
PATERNAL PATTER.
New Ordinances---New Voting Precincts
and Other New Business.

Council met at 8 p. m; all present but
Mr.. Stevenson. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
A demonstrating petition of freehold
ers on South Walnut street was read,
protesting against the closing of the
! north end of said street, as proposed to
| be done by G. Aultman 81 Co., signed by
Robert Welsh and six others. Referred
to Committee on Streets and Alleys.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
| have examined the proposed subdiYis-
| ion of lots 955, 956, 907 and 958, are
satisfied with the same, and recommend
| their acceptance. Adopted.
The proposed subdivision of lots >, 1882
and 1888 by Catharine Martin was refer
red to the Committee on Streets and AL
leys.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys,
to whom was referred the petition of
| grading William street, between Market
and Walnut, say that the proposed
| grading is not in accord with the last
| survey and recommend the repeal of the
| former ordinance, and the preparation
of new one to conform to the latest
survey. Adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
port finding the Clerks report of the re-
| ceipts and expenditures of the city of
Canton for the year ending March 1st,
| 1882, and recommend its acceptance.
Adopted.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
An ordinance to vacate Ball and AL
bert streets and certain alleys by C..
| Aultman q Co. was read first time.
Mr. Archinal moved to suspend the rules
and have second. reading. Lost. 1t
was then referred to the Committee on
| Streets and Alleys, accompanied with
remOnstrance before read.
To accept Henry E. Shull's subdivis-
ion of lot 1906 was read a first time.
To accept Jonathan Metzger's subdi-
vision of lot 1907 was read first time.
To accept Harrison Shanafelt's subdi-
vision of lots 955, $50, 957 and 958 had a
first reading. On motion the rules were
suspended and the ordinance read
second and third time and adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The report of the Water Works Trus-
| tees for February was referred to the
| Committee on City Officers.
MIR. SheTrick stated that the poor fund
is exhausted, and no more money was
coming in at present.
Mr.. SheTrick offered the following res
| OlutiOns: THAT there be appointed by the
| chair the following special committees to
secure voting places for the coming
municipal election. A committee Of
two for the Second and Third wards,
and committee of two for the Fourth
and Fifth wards, and report as soon as
possible"
''RESOLvED, That the First ward hold
the election at Engine House No. in
said ward, and that the Sixth ward hold
their election at the southwest corner of
Mill and Market streets, in Henry Funk's
shoe shop, and the Seventh ward at the
| Steamer House." The resolutions were
adopted. The chair appointed Messrs.
Slentz and COldren for the Second and
| Third wards and SherTick and Archinal
for the Fourth and Fifth.
A verbal petition from Mr.. McCann re-
mOnstrating against changing the es-
tablished grade on Tenth street, between
High and Plum streets, to suit G. X.
Roberts and others, was left to the ten
der mercies of the Committee OH Streets
and Alleys.
The Clerk was instructed to notify
George Wolf that he is retained as City
Sentinel another year, so that thing is
settled and Wolf is at peace once more
with the whites.
Mr.. POyseT moved that as Mr.. Steven
son was sick, and no report of the Com
mittee on City Property forthcoming, in
relation to selling city buildings, that
said committee be discharged from that
duty. Carried.
Mr.. Warner moved that special COM
mittee of three be appointed to see if it
be advisable to sell all or any of the
movable property on the city lots, and
the manner of the sale. Carried. Messrs.
Warner, POyser and SlentZ were ap-
pointed by the chair as such committee.
Mr.. Warner said he would like the
Council to instruct the Committee on
Poor what to do about issuing any more
orders, as the funds had run out. On
motion of Mr.. Slentz the matter was re-
ferred to the Committee OH Ways and
Means. 1t is safe to state that no more
orders will be given in the present con-
ditiOn of the exchequer.
SAPPERS AND MINERS.
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