The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06
SMELLING OUT.
Popular indignation at eaIllpolla Forces
the PIfcrerS to DlsuOrge,
Aud Also to Forthwith Resign Their
Places In oounoii''H uni iating Con-
fssslons as to tho Unlawful
Taking Of Money.

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dALLlPoLIs. O., April 27,-Yesterday
lhe CITY waa flooded with posters calling
mtelihg or cl'lzAna TO take action In
regard TO the astounding Developments
IN municipal affairs, An OyeTlloWinQ
meeting waa held, at which Tes1lntIOna
were presented calling on the thieying
Councilmen TO resign, and refund their
stealinga from the city at once, or be
arrested and prosecuted, A antter M
excitement was raised by Mayor Alexan.
der announcing that no held In his
mana the formal Resignation OF John T.
Hampton an City Clerk and City Auditor,
which position Mr.. Hampton has filled
for several years. On being read Mr..
Alexander stated that he was also
author zed TO gay that Mr.. Hampton
atooa ready 10 reimburse the city for
Whatever funds he had Illegally re-
tained' The announcement was received
with applause, and the resignation re.
celved by the audience with thanks,
u NJ holcOmb, In the speech Il the
evening, drew forth almost continued
applause, He said peculatiOn, apecula.
tion, pilfefiDg AID downright thlsY.ng
had been In vogue nearly from The time
the city received ila charter aa city OF
the second class, Lamp posts had been
bought for S2S that showed their own
worth to be but IS; sinking funds had
been created ana SO 900 In bonds paid
on by the issuing Of 5000.
Mr.. Clendenin, Councilman, aaked 10
MAKE statement, aud the privilege
was accorded him Mr. Clendenin aald
that no had taken at one time for serVl.
eea M CouncllInan 800 and at another
Tb, but OF late years had taken nothing,
and no stood ready to refund and would
resign whenever majority OF the voters
In the Fourth Ward asked him TO.
MIR, Holcomb replied that the taxes OF
the city were burdeneOme. II Was A
fact that II took 90 per cent. OF Tentala
10 pay the taxes The only indueement
We could 0lfer men OF business and
capital TO come among us was that We
must charge them per cent. for leay-
Ing their money with US, and that we
wanted and would have men In that
Council who did not want Sl75 that did
not belong TO them.
The resolutions were pat and carried
with loud and unanimous vote, there
not being a aipge dissenting voice.
Mr. hAxoN DIsGoRGEs.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Maxon, late
President OF the City Council, before the
unpleasant interference OF the Rnoulr-
or, converted into The City Treasury
Sl32 OF Doodle. This IL a starter. When
all In returned TO the city that rjghlfQl.
ly bel0ngs TO II, the $4,000 OF bonded
debt will be we'll nigh paid aud our
burdens leasened.
The committee appointed Last night
have gone lndustriOusly TO work to-day,
aud have already unearthed many start
ling revelations, among them the fact
that C0nncllmen have contracted, con.
uhry TO law. with the city for thou.
sands upon thousands OF dollars worth
OF work. Wharfmaster T. j. Donnally
has been ordered before the committee
on alleged charges OF distributing boo.
die around among the faithful. Where
the end Will be Is past finding out. To.
day Councllmen Clendenin aud Green
rendered their designations as follows:
GALLIPoLIs. ONO, April 27, 1885.
To the CiIy Council OF the City OF Gal.
lipolie: | hereby tender 10 you my res.
lgnalion M q member OF your body and
as Councilman from the Fourth Ward OF
the city OF Gallipolis, Ohio, and ak that
you accept the same. this resignation 20
take effect immediately My reason for
resigning this Office IL that took a sal.
ary as such Councilman In 1881 or 1889.
! am willing TO restore all moneys
have taken or secured from the city OF
Gallipolis Illegally, @. A. CLENDBNIN.
GALLIPoLls, o., April 9th, 1880,
To John ~. Alexander, Mayor OF the city
Of GallipOlis:
Dear elr:-Havlng been charged by
the Committee OF Prosecution appointed
by the cillzens OF the city on the Goth
OF April, 1885, with having unlawfully
received out OF the treasury OF said city
800 for assisting In the c0diacation OF
the ordinances OF said city while mem-
Der OF Council during the years 1856,
and admitting that such IL q fact, while
| deny Ito unlawfulness, yet In defer
ence 10 the desire OF said committee,
who bell We otherwise, hereby tender
my resignation ~ member OF Council
from the Fourth ward, TO take effect
Immediately, agreeing TO return all
moneysl having been received by me
contrary 10 law. A. @. GRRRN.
The City Council-that Ia, what there
Ia left Of it-meets tonight TO view the
remains. The fact Ia, the bonded dent
OF this city has been nest egg for many
well laid schemes OF pucking the city.
The plucking. through the instrument.
tally OF the Enquirer ard its cores.
p0ndent. IL about TO cease. II the city
does not present W. A, T. with gold.
headed cane and receive the Enquirer
always aud forever with open arms and
the most earnest cordlality she will not
DO true to herself for the favOrs render.
ed the past week. Cincinnati I'm.
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