The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-05
CITY COuNCIL,


The members of Council were all present at
the July session last night, excepting Work.
The City Solicitor is in Chicago, not expecting
to return until Friday. The pay ordinance was
passed, as usual. The Waterworks report was
as follows:
Balance on hand June $s75 e1
Receipts for ................... goo 81
Total receipts including balance. .SI782 70
Disbursements 1906 "a
Balance on hand July y1..................$ $2o6 40
w. F. Judson was appointed policeman after
a lengthy discussion. There were eight candi-
dates for the office, viz: w. S. Gibbons, Ed.
Conant. w. B. Taylor. Peter Snyder, E. E.
Davidson, w. H. Ward. F. H. Siddall, w. F.
Judson. Apropos of this matter. the subject of
the park seats was discussed, the majority of
the Council being of the opinion that the seats
should be replaced in the park, and if necessary
to their proper use, special policeman should
be appointed for this particular purpose. Ii
was finally arranged that the two policemen
Goodenough and Judson-should arrange be-
tween them for an alternate day service, so that
the public shall be protected in their proper
enjoyment of the seats until 10 o'clock at night
This of course means that the seats will be re-
service of the other official will have to suffice
for the whole town, park and all.
A. E. Seaton, on behalf of the Board of I'm.
provements. nearly all of whom were present
cfota 70 .
Company now organized at Wadsworth, O..
with paid in capital stock of $4,000 for the
manufacture of an injector for boilers, invented
| by the same man who got up the Garfield in
jector, and who claims this to be much superior
to the first apparatus. The company do no
expect to do large business at first, 10 or I:
hands being the limit of their present ideas
The Operatives would, however, with one o.
two exceptions, be skilled workmen, and tht
most of them men with families. They ask fo
suitable building, with free water, to be LEASED
to them for FIVE years at nominal rental, anC
at the end of that time. if they comply with th'
conditions of the lease, that the city give then
a deed of the property. Mr.. Seaton stated tha
the company had satisfied the Board Of I'm
provements of their financial responsibility, Mr.
Bauchman, the principal stockholder. being
Wadsworth banker. He stated, further, tha
the building put up for shoe factory was mucl
too large for the purposes of the Company, ant
the plan was to use one of the notes given b,
the Turner Co. on which to raise the necessar,
funds and erect building especially for tn
Wadsworth folks. The Turner'S have executed
two notes, for IS. 900 and $40 900. respectively
payable to the City Treasurer, secured by
trust deed of all the Turner property in Raven
ma to George F. Robinson, Trustee, and h
said that tn ey would have no trouble in securin
satisfactory loan on this kind of collateral Sc
curity. He said that the estimated cost of tn
building is $500, and that the city has Ian
already available. An answer was necessary b
Wednesday, and the matter was continued t
that date
The Fire chief said that the water hose wa
in bad shape, and that he could only find thre
nozzles He and the fire committee were il
structed to ascertain what was needed, and the
to make immediate purchase of the article
Bion Boosinger wanted permission to NOV
his blacksmith shop, and was told to consu
property owners adjacent to his proposed ne
location, and report this morning.