The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-11-07
City Council.

City Council.
City Conncil met Monday evening
with Brown, McDermott, Riser and Ut.
man present, Mayor Davis presiding.
After the disposal of the voluminous
minutes of the previous month, and the
bills and reports, DR.. Brown presented
petition for an electric light to be
placed somewhere in the vicinity of the
B. & o. depot.
Mr.. McDermott said if it was for the
immediate benefit of the railroad com.
pany and upon their property he would
object.
1t was explained that it was a neces.
sity in that dark depression.
Mr.. McDermott knew Of several other
places where light was necessity, and
thought the railroad should furnish
some light of its own about the depot.
The fact that the railroad company
paid 5000 year municipal taxes, and
that it was entitled to some considera.
tion was brought out, and it was sug.
gested that perhaps they would bear
part of the expense. McDermott, how
ever, opposed any "half way doin's." !"
If the city gave them light it should
do it outright, without accepting dona.
tions from the corporation.
DR.. Brown thought that, so far as the
railroad was concerned, it was far more
able to furnish light for its own pur-
poses than the city. But this was for
the benefit of the travelling public, the
church and the citizens in the vicinity.
The matter was finally referred to com.
mittee consisting Of the members present.
Mr.. Utman said he had been asked by
Mr.. Bixby, of the Electric Light Co., to
request that that company be given
more time to comply with the resolution
requiring them to paint their poles
within the city limits. He said the
company had been under heavy expenses
improving their plant, and were about
to make farther outlays for additional
machinery. Mr.. Utman said he thought
they would be ready by early spring to
paint all the poles. The request was
granted.
Mr.. Riser thought the Western Union
had not complied satisfactorily with the
order to paint. 1t looked to him as il
the poles had only been primed. They
should have another coat. Riser and
Utman were appointed committee to
present such request.
The Clerk was instructed to present
bills to the Superior and Equitable
Building and Loan Associations for rent
and light, as per resolution adopted
some months ago.
Riser called attention to the sewer
back of the Fenner restaurant. which
had been tapped by numerous parties
and had been dug up several times te
remove distractions. It was closed
again, he said, and he thought the only
way to fix it right was to put in larger
sewer. He doubted the advisability o
such course by the city, under presen
financial stress.
Mr.. Utman did't think it was the duty
of the city to be expending mon ey OF
back.alley sewers for the benefit of /;
few. What money was spent for sewer
age should be placed where it would b.
of general advantage. Besides, he un
derstood that number of parties ha1
been using the sewer in question 70
heavy sewerage, purpose for which i
was not adequate, and for which it ha'
not been built or intended. The petition
was referred to committee of the mem
bers present.
$500 was appropriated from the Stree
fund, and 500 from the sanitary fund fo
repairing and cleaning the streets.
Council then adjourned until nez
Monday evening.