The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-07
COUNCIL WORK.
A Small Volume OF Business on
Hand.
S6,l5O Collected by the Sewer Committee
for House Sewerage-No Choice
for lanItor Of City HALL.

The following petitiors were ro'
ferred
From residents of Robbins and Cass
streets for street lights; from Robert
Studer, John X. Bowers and several 9TH
ers, for the opening OF an alley between
South Market and Housed alreets; from
q number OF citizens for the grading Of
the alley Immediately adjoining Il. @.
Snyder's roofing shop on the east, and
that box sewer be placed Mt tho East
Tuscarawas street end.
The following were granted;
From Mr.. Volzer ana OtheTg for q
plank crossing ON Charles street; from
Levi Krum for the grade Of the lower
part of South High street, and the re
moyal OF large pile Of dirt thrown up
on the street by the ~. Wayne Railroad
Company.
A communication was read from John
Emerich asking for damages TO the
amount Of $1,000 by reason OF his fall.
ing down a stairway on the west side Of
the Central Engine House on the even
ing OF July Goth, said stairway being
left unprotected through the negligence
OF the city. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
REPORTS.
In favor of granting the Canton &
Waynesburgh Railroad and Coal Com
pany the right Of way through certain
streets OF the city, and recommending
that the City Solicitor prepare and re.
mort the necessary ordinance. Adopted.
From Committee on Claims, recon-
mending the payment Of the bill OF j, $.
Melbourne referred to ", $35750.
Adopted.
From same committee recommending
the payment OF the bill Of j. j. Rum.
sey, $258.50, for the flll at West Tusca.
rauas street bridge. Mr.. Webb, who
presented the report stated that a con-
tract had been made with Mr.. Rumsey
by the old Council at a meeting held by
it last fall with County Commissioners.
Al that meeting the Council agreed to
make the Oil at the east approach OF the
bridge.
Mr.. Glass asked the clerk II he had
any record OF such meeting. The clerk
said no. Mr.. Warner said the state
ment that the Council agreed TO do this
work was incorrect he had never been
present nj any such meeting mentioned,
and moreover. tho Council had never
taken any official action In the matter
He thought that those members who
went outside the Council Chamber and
made the contract should be held liable
and not the city.
The report OF the committee was
adopted by the following vote Yeas
Messrs. Adler. Fawcett, HaiDes. Howen
stine, Murray, Plero, Swanger, Wagner,
Weaver and Webb--l0, Nays-Messrs.
Class, Gachatte and Warner--3,
From the same committee recon.
mendlng the payment OF the bill OF
John McGregor, $500. Adopted.
From the same committee recon-
mending the payment OF $50 TO Henry
Rowland on his claim for damages
Adopted.
From Committee on Lights recon.
mopd'rg the placing OF q street lamp at
the corner OF Ninth and Court streets
Adopted.
From the Committee on Streets and
Alleys recommending an amendment 10
the ordinance providing for the estab'
lishment OF q grade on Mahoning street
changing q portion OF the proposed
grade, Adopted.
From committee 10 whom was 70
ferred the bids for curbing, recon-
mending that the contract be awarded
To John 8. Melbourne for one year, he
being the lowest responsible bidder.
Mr. Class said hat Thornton kell'e
bid was lower than Molb0urne's, and
asked II he was not responsible bid
der.
Mr.. Plero In reply TO the question OF
MFR. Glass, said no thought not, as con.
siderable private work done by MIR, kell
had TO DO taken up and done over again
The committee, he said, had carefully
examined the different work done about
the city and could not very well do 9th
erwlse than recommend the awarding
of the contract TO Mr.. Melbourne.
The report was adopted 10y the follow
Ing vote: Yeas-Nlessra. Adler Fawcett,
Gachatte, lialnes, llowenstine, Murray,
Piero, Wagner, Weaver and Web6-l0.
Nays -Messrs, Glass, Swanger aud War
ner--3,
From Committee on Ways and Means,
that the bill providing for the opening
OF Bucher street met with its approval
Adopted.
Tho clerk read hls repol on the condi'
tion OF tho city funds, which was or
dered placed on illo. "a brief synopsis
of the report will be found In another
column Of this issue)
READING or BILLS.
Bill TO establish grade on Mahoning
street, between Third and Falrylew
streets, Second reading.
On motion OF Mr.. Adler the rules were
suspended and the bill placed on its lnal
passage,
The Solicitor said he had part Of the
house sewerage ordinance ready, bul
could not finish II, owing TO the commit
tee not reporting 10 him the amount OF
subscriptions as ordered.
Mr.. Wagner, as chairman OF the com
mittee, said no was not ready TO report
as the committee had been ut work but
two days, In which time " had collect
cd $3.50.
Bill to provide for tho appropriation
of $3.50 for the opening OF BhcheI
street, second reading. Bill to allow
the Canton ~ Wayneeburg railroad and
coal company to lay trucks through Ger
tain streets, lat reading,
Mr.. PioI0 asked why tho house sewer
age ordinance could not DO read with
out stating the amounts.
The Solicitor replied that In his opin
ion IL would not DO an ordinance.
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