The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-09

fore the Clerk had finished reading the
journal, and OF course took the chair.
The members were somewhat busy con-
ferring before being called to order, CON
sultinR on various matters, and some
preparing reports. The election Of q
police force also gave additional inter
est to the meeting, and drew q larger
crowd of spectators than usual.
All the members were present, and af
ter hearing and approving the journal,
the chair called
PETITIONS.
To vacate part Of West Fourth street,
ordered filed. To grade and pave side
walks on Third, between Market and
Cherry, referred. To grade Washington
avenue, from Cherry street to Dunbar
and to grade and open 70 MRhOning st.,
referred. FOremen Of fire companies
asked reAppOintment OF Ed. Pler0 as
Chief Of Fire Department, aud e0mmit-
tee on Fire Department recommend the
same, and that he be paid $l75 per an
num, referred to Committee on City Of
ficers.
To cause 1T. Wayne company to divide
trains at Walnut street crossing; refer
red. To drain dunbar street and give
grade to sidewalks, referred. Mr.. Faw-
cett demonstrated for property owners,
against as much Of q I'll as determined
| by County Commissioners, on West Tus-
carawas street, between Valley railway
and bridge, referred. To grade Marion
street from Cedar TO railway track, re-
ferred.
REPORTS.
From Committee on Streets, to pay
$500 toward Strengthening West Fourth
street. Approved.
From Committee on City Officers, Rp-
proving Mayors report for March and
/ April. Adopted. Also approving report
of Water Works Trustees for February.
Approved and ordered placed on tlle.
\ Also, as to annual report, and find IL
] very satisfactory, and recommend Its
publication, 80 ordered.
REPORT ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF WAL
NUT STREET.
To THE HON. THE CITY CoUNCIL:-In
order to carry out the plan recOmmen-
ded by the Sewer Commissioners for the
improvement Of Walnut street, the pres
ent line Of sewer pipe at the northwest
corner Of Walnut and North streets
should be continued eastWardly along
North street to ShriVer's Run.
And beginning for the proposed line
Of sewer pipe ten Q0) feet south Of the
north line of Fifth street, and lay side
. by side two 20 in. sewer pipes in the gut
ter on the west side Of Walnut, the CEN
ter OF the outside or most westerly pipe
being laid thirteen (13 feet from the
street line, and the bottom Of the inside
Of each laid to an elevation of 71.15, and
running thence southwardly parallel to
the west side OF the street In stI aiRht
line, Gas shown by the red lines on the
plat, with uniform fall Of In. per 100
feet, distance Of 21.66 feet to the bridge
now crossing Walnut street near the
Soap Works, TO an elevation Of 65, "A feet.
1t will be necessary to clean out and re-
move all rubbish, and deepen the bottom
under said bridge, and the present wa
ter channel through the property Of the
whitman q Barnes Manut'g Co., and
the Pittsburgh, IT. Wayne q Chicago r.
r. Co.; also Shriver's Run to jackson
street, from q few inches to one foot.
This Is generally loose material and can
easily be removed without interfering
with the present bridges and culVerts.
The roadway should be reduced TO q
width Of 38 or 40 feet, and graded to q
straight and regular descending grade
from TuScaraWRs street to the said bridge
near the Soap Works. Also from Tus-
cRrsWaS street to Fifth street, with side
the width Of the roadway. Stone curb
Ing should be set along the lines Of the
roadway, with the top on the same grade
as the center OF the street, and not LEGS
than 8 inches lower than the sidewalk
paVements. The space between the side
walks and curbing should be graded to
correspond to each, and lawned. The
proposed sewer would then be under the
lawn and protected from the jarring Of
heavy travel; and would thus have a
thicker covering OF earth than could be
had under the surface cutters or road
way Of the street. In time Of extreme
flood the water would be confined to the
space between the cuPbstones, and what
water Is not admitted into the sewers
may flow down the street on the surface
without doing any damage.
Catch basins should be constructed Gas
shown on the plans) at the northwest
corners OF all intersecting streets, except
ing TuscaraWa9 street, which being
made a summit, will need none. The
bottoms Of these catchbasins being about
two feet lower than the bottom Of the
sewer pipes, and being about 260 feet
apart, with the exception Of TusearaWas
street, where they would be 46O feet
apart, will greatly assist at all times to
inspect the pipes, catch and hold the
solid material which would otherwise be
likely deposited in the pipes. There
would also be openings though the curb
stones to connect the roadway Rutters
on the west side Of the street with the
catch basins, so as to admit the storm
water. At Fifth street on the east side
Of Walnut street, an extra catch basin
will be needed; also an under ground
sewer pipe to connect with the catch
basin on the wegt side, as shown on the
plan. The cost Of the proposed sewer
will be approximately as follows:
1920 #; SOin. sewer pipe. .ss.OS4 90
30 It. 18 In. .... 5000
Freight, hauling and laying
pipe Is Cts. per foot. 655 80
ExcaVating for laying sewer
pipes, catch basins and con-
Meeting sewera- ZOO cubic
yards @9Oc. Oc............ 2lo 90
I'illing cutters 21fx10x2l7OH-
1000 cubic yards 025e.. 1000 90
Masonry for cateh-basins 6.3
cubic yds. each x9-56.7x46.O0 $40 20
Cast iron covers 2650 lbs.x21f.. G6 25
Cleaning and repairing channel
Of ShriVer's Run from outlet
sewer to Jackson street 1000
IT. @30c. per cubic yard. -. 108 90
Cement. 100 90
Total 80, ,533 95
In the above no estimate Is included
Of the cost Of extending the sewer on