The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-04-21
councii Proceedings.

5 trunsacting such business neces
sary, before installing the new
officers. The ou going clerk pre-
sented statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the various
funds for the year. This shows 6
balance in the treasury of about
20,5O0. The newly elected council
: men were hen qualified and took
their places in the council. Mayor
Smith then presented his bond
which was &C cepted and he was
con lucted to the mayors chair and
sworn in by Mayor Bowen.
The other bonds was then pre-.
sented in order and accepted. The
bon Of Mr.. Black was the occasion
for some discussion, part of the
members holding that the amount
$3.50, ,000) should be nXed by an or
dinance while others keld that n
motion to accept was sufficient.
The present ordinance makes the
amount of the city treasurers bond
at $4,000 but this is insufficient
owing to thesincrease Of funds Oc-
| pn Sionnd hv bn Ia 70 In, rrnyn man @
1t was finally decided to accept
the bond as it was, and 10 pass an
ordinance increasing the amount
to correspond with the sum named
in the bond. The bonds of the as
SCISSORS and street commissioner
were then approved, after which
the reports of the different city
officers were presented.
Report of cemetery trustees was
received and accepted.
Motion by John f. White that
an abstra ct Of the vote at recent
election be made and placed on re-
cord, carried.
Motion that drainage committee
be instructed TO grade streets along
the line of storm sewerage, carried
unanimously.
Motion that street commissioner
be instructed to give The Logan
Natural Gas and Fuel Company
ten days notice to fix up streets
along their pipe lines. Motion
amended that the notification be
writing, carried.
Motion by John f. White that
the Finance Committee be instruct
ed to settle with the outgoing treas
urer and audit the books before
turning them over to the present
treasurer.
Motion that the suit of the Will
age of Logan VS. Henry Lutz refer
red to the committee on Public
Property, carried.
Motion that street committee be
instructed to notify the Mayor of
the property owners whose fences
are set out from the survey line
and Mayor to use such means as
are necessary to compel property
owners to set their fences to line,
Motion that mayor be instructed
to notify all property owners along
the streets mentioned in ordinance
No. 120 to pave and curb in front
of property, carried.
Motion that Mr.. l. N. Slater be-
given The grade that he may pave
and curb, carried.
Moved that the matter OF making
connection with the sanitary sew.
ar be referred to sewer committee
IN ! they be given power to act,
Moved that the petition of the
BOARD Of health in regard to the
lrmnage Of the canal he referred
'ack to the local board with in
to refer the same TO state
1oard of health, motion carried.
j. +. White moved that the rec
by Mayor Smith of
Justice of the Peace j. T.. Huston
o act as mayor in case of sickness
n absence of the mayor; carried.
Motion that mayor be instructed
o send bill to Mr.. Beery for bury
ng horses and other work on ac-
cunt of the late accident. Amount
( bill 81; carried.
Moved that finance committee be
iven further time on bill of Chris
Toll and given full power to act. |
arried. :
Motion that tho bill OF julius '
Vels for stone work to amount OF |
1iG.46; motion carried.
MoHon bills be allowed which {
ere approved by finance COM !
littee, carried.
Adjournment until Thursday ?
voning y meet at n called meet =
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