The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-13
CITY COUNCIL.
The Police Petition Knocked Out In one
Hound Radiators for tho city Hall


fair amount OF business was lfhllhacten,
and the meeting was a more interesting
one than has been held Tor some lihe,
The petition OF the police force asking
for an increase OF pay ana = change III
the time OF appOlntment OF policemen
from the lat Of April 10 the lat OF March
was taken from the table aud rnthleasly
aat upon by u vote OF y 10 b, m
The contract for furnishing the CITY
Hall with steam radiators was finally
awarded TO TheObald Il Co., which nrm
was the only bidder
PETITIONS,
From residents Of West Tenth street
and vicinity for an ordinance to provide
for the paving OF both aidea OF hnid
street between South Market aud south
Plum streets. Referred.
From Mrs. DlerkOrt asking that Coun'
oil take immediate steps towards invesll'
eating reports TO the effect that y, Dan.
nemiller Il Sons have large quantlti iea OF
carbon oil, gasoline ana other explosive
LIQUIDS constantly stored In their build
inq at tho corner OF Piedmont aud East
Fifth street, TO the great danger OF hOlh
life and property OF clli2enS Of canton
Referred.
From John Lelninger rendering hls
resignation ~ First Assistant Chief kn'
glneer. Resignation accepted, Append
cd 10 the foregoing was u cOmnnnlca'
tlon from Chief Lathr0p recommending
the appointment Of Louis DumOnt M
First Assistant Chief Engineer In place
of John Leininger. The chiefs recon-
mendation was accepted ana Mr. Du'
mont confirmed.
For one lamp each on Liberty street
and Virginia avenue. Referred.
A resolution was introduced 10 the Of
feet that tho City Solicitor IN con
junction with lhe CommIttee on City
Onlcera be Instructed 10 prepare ana
present 10 the Council an ordinances
regulating and governing the City Mar
ket House, and appointing ana denhlng
the duties OF Market Master. Adopted
Water Works report for December,
1888, and January, 1884, was referred
REPORTS,
The Committee on Claims reported
having examined the bills OF .. o.
Snyder and p. p. Bush, and llndlng them
TO be correct recommend payment adopt
cd. The same committee 10 whom was
referred the bill Of John B. MelbOarne,
amounting TO &7O750 for paving done
In front OF the new engine house, re-
commend the payment OF Si0D.2O, Mr'
Warner arose and said he would vote III
favor OF the committees report TO save
the city from threatened litigation, but
that he still stood by his assertion that
no could get the same paving done with
granite blocks for the exact amount the
committee had just recommended IN
favor Of Mr.. Melbourne, The report OF
the committee was nd pied,
The committee TO whom was referred
the matter Of arranging u new contract
with the gas company reported very
lengthy contract drawn up by II, TO run
Ave years, the gas 10 be furnished the
city at a rate not 10 exceed " per th0ns'
aud feet. The committee recommend
that the City Solicitor be Instructed 10
prepare aud present 10 the Council the
necessary ordinance awarding tho con-
tract. Mr. Fawcett, by whom the report
was presented spoke NJ some length OK.
planning the nature OF the contract. A
motion by Mr., Warner TO lay the report
on the table was lost by the following
vote: Yeas, Messrs. Baat, Glass, Howen'
stine, Warner, Werner, 8; nays, Messrs.
Dine, Fawcett, Halnes, Hiner, Murray
Weaver, Wyant, Shields, D. MI Ciass
moved to amend by changing the time
from Ave 10 two years, which was also
lost by u vote OF q TO 4, Mr., Glass claim.
cd that under rule II he had the right
10 ask that the report DO lhlu on tne
table one week. The President decided
against him and road thernle, which 70.
fers 10 resolutions only. The report or
the committee was lnally adopted by
the following vote: Yeas, Messrs' Dlne,
Fawcett, Ilaines, Hiner, HOwenstine,
Murray, Weaver, Wyant, Shields, y; nays,
Messrs. Bast, Glass, Warner, Werner, T.
The committee 10 whom was referred
the matter OF the acceptance OF Feath'
er's additions to the city reported IN iav.
OF OF hccepthnce, hhu ureconiliiehueu tlIaV