The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-02
MuN1CIPAL MArINEE.
The City Divided Into Seven Wards-Vari-
Gus Other Matters of Inherent.

The City Divided Into Seven wards-vari-
GUS Other Matters of IntereHt.
The Council was called to order at 8
o'clock p. m, seven members present;
absent, Stevenson of the Third Ward.
Minutes of preceding meetings read
and approved.
PETITIONS.
The Clerk read petition from prop
erty owners residing on South Market
and South Walnut streets, asking to
have the alley opened from Market to
Walnut street, abutting on lots 1927 to
832. Referred to Standing Committee
on streets and alleys.
A petition was received from property
owners living on South Market street,
asking that the Valley Railway Com
pany be restrained from layinga switch
track on South Market street to tap the
main line. Referred to the same Com
mittee.
petition from citizens stating that it
was necessary to open East Seventh
street near the Fort Wayne Railway, as
the travel on Eighth street was practic-
ally suspended owing to so many rail-
road tracks. Referred to the same
Committee.
A petition to subdivide plat No. 165
was referred to the same Committee.
MORE LIGHT.
The Standing Committee on Gas and
other lights report in favor of Charles
thinner and others petition to place
two gasoline lamps on COrrell street,
one on Ninth street and two on Wash
ingtOn avenue. Adopted.
READING OF ORDINANCES.
In the absence of the City Solicitor,
the Clerk read an ordinance for rediS-
tricting the city into seven wards,
third time. 1t was then placed upon
its final passage and became a law.
Yeas, ATchinal, COldren, Sherrick,
Slentz, Warner and President Shields,
.; nays, POyser, 1.
An ordinance accepting TOnner's ad-
ditiOn to the city of Canton was read
a third time and unanimously adopted.
An ordinance to appoint five persons
to act, without compensation, as
Board of Sewer Commissioners was read
second time.
MARKET HOUSE AND CITY HALL.
Mr.. Sherrick arose and said he wished
to offer resolution, and it was imma-
terial to him whether it passed at this
or subsequent meeting:
RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor be
authorized to go to Columbus and ask
a bill authorizing the City Council of
Canton to issue and sell bonds in an
amount not to exceed $4,000, the sum
realized to be used in building a Mar
ket House and City Hall; said bonds to
be issued for length of time not to eX-
ceed ten years. The same to be submit
ted to the electors at the next election,
and if not ratified, said law to be null
and void"
Mr.. Sherrick continued by stating
that the Council had no authority to
issue any bonds for that purpose with
out direct Legislative sanction, and as
that body would soon adjourn, if we did
not get permission now we would have
to wait an entire year before we could
entertain the subject second time. 1t
would not cost cent to have the law
passed, and at the election the voters
could say if they desired to build a
Market House and City Hall, or either
one singly, or none at all, as the
question would be so presented for
their consideration. He had purpOsely
fixed the sum at high figure, but
thought that not over $4,000 would be
required. The effect of the resolution
is simply this, that the city obtains per-
mission from the State to issue bonds
for building such structures if the
voters desire to erect them, nothing
more.
Mr.. Slentz moved that the resolution
be laid on the table for one week. Car
ried.
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