The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Business Meeting of This Honor.
able Body,

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able Body.
The City Council was calle! to order
Monday evening at eight o'clock by
BaSt, StinchcOmb, Wyant, FaWcett
Werner, Rex, Shields, McCammon, Rauch
and Murray.
That the present grade on Fourth
street be retained temporarily, as the
new grade would greatly damage the
shade trees by the Gillian manufactur-
ing cOmpany's work. Referred to Street
Committee, and Street Commissioner in
strueted to suspend work for the pres
ent.
That as the sidewalks on North Cher
ry street have been laid the street
lamps be changed to their proper posi-
ton, and also that a new one be put on
Spring street. Referred.
That gas lamps supersede gasoline
lamps on Fifth street, west of Poplar.
Referred.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Public lights-That petitions for
street lamps at the corner of Piedmont
and East Reynolds, and at the corner of
Court and Eighth streets be granted.
Adopted.
For the paving of north side of East
TusscaraWas street from outlOt 1859 to
east corporation line. Third reading.
Lost by vote Of five yeas to four nays.
Granting certain rights to the Mid
land Telephone Co. Passed.
For the paving of north side Of West
Tuscarawas street from east line Of
Valley Railway.
MT. Fawcett moved to amend by
changing so as to read "from the west
corporation line," and said that so far
as the city was concerned there should
be good sidewalk to the cemetery.
Amendment accepted, and ordinance
passed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The election of officers of Hose Com
panies Nos. 6and were confirmed.
Mr.. G. F. Laiblin appeared before the
Council in behalf of the Stark County
Agricultural Society. He said the So.
ing its own police. Men who had been
granted rights to sell certain things on
the grounds had been arrested by the
city police, locked up and fined. The
Society desired to know what right it
possessed, and to what extent it would
be interfsred with. He thought the
money taken from the men arrested
should be returned. 1t was desired
also to know whether the city would
furnish police or not.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittee on City Officers to confer with
the Society.
The following resolution was offered
by the Committee on Sidewalks and
Sewers:
Resolved, That the Street Commits
siOner be instructed and ordered to Ope
a sewer along North street to Shriver's g
run, so as to conduct the surface water
coming from west of Walnut on North
street over to the run.
Resolved, That the Street Commits
siOner also partially fill up the sewers on
Walnut street north of Tuscarawas, and
to open out sewer along the south side
of Third street, so as to run the water
on Walnut between TuScarawas and
North along Third street to Shriver's
Run.
Resolved, That the sewer along North
street, east Of Walnut to the run, be
tagged; and also on Walnut north of
Tuscarawas street to Third; and also
Third to Cherry, and that east of Cherry
sewer pipe be laid of twenty-four
inches, entering the run at the bottom
thereof. Laid on the table for one week.
CLAIMS ALLOWED.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Ohio VOlks-Zeitung, printing. ..$ 80
W. j. PierO, file box. 81 "a
G. G. Snyder, merchandise. ...... AZ 81
VIM. ShOOp, labor. Or.......... 8 90
j. G.. Maline, moving and repair
ing Hose House No. 7........ 200 90
]. H. HOll, city engineer ....... 100 SO
Street COMMISSIONER pay roll
from Sept. 18th to Oct. t.. 500 "a
Mr.. Bast wanted to know what the
Council would do concerning the fire
alarm. There was no money in the gen.
eral fund, from which it would be paid,
and he wanted some action of the COun-
Gil. Referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means and Fire Department.
Council adjourned at $3.50.
COUNCIL CHIPS.
The bills of McCafferty for $50, and A.
Ball 81 Co., for merchandise, were re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
As the nights grow longer, petitions
for gas lamps come in heavier. Council
should authorize their burning all
night.
Hereafter council will meet at ~ p.
M, and then President Shields will have
more time to turn around and look at
the clock every two minutes.
Sewers reported a resolution to open the
sewer on Walnut street in conjunction
with SchriVer's run. On motion of Mr..
Fawcett the resolution was tabled for
one week.
Mr.. Duff, Of the Malleable Iron Works
of Elben, Gillian g Co., was present in
the Council chamber on Monday night,
in regard to retaining the present grade
at Market and Fourth streets, where
their sales-rOOms are located.
The Agricultural Society don't like
the police to come on the fair grounds
and interfere with their police. SO said
Chas. f. Laiblin, who also wanted to
know If the association had any rights
that a blue-eoat was bound to respect.
Referred to the Committee on City
officers.
The sad faced Fawcett, who only talks
four-hfths of the time, is power in the
Council, owing to his great gift of
speech. He is so mild spoken and yet
persuasive, withal, that he carries a
point before the other members have re-
covered from the effect of his eloquent
logic. He has no business in Canton,
his true sphere of action is in the TOmbs
police court in New York.
Fire King Bast got hot over mis- Akron