The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-04-16

Logan Gas & Fuel Co.. -. 8 08
Jno. Rochester, assistant en-
RlHeeT. .....,,,,. .,..'., IL
Geo. Miller, assistant engi-
neer. ......... ............. IL
Tom Kintz, changing grade at
10. o. F. alley ......... 25 SO
Allen Ray, one months
WORK. ............. 90 OF
Chas. Wright, salary water
works trustee. ......... 6 25
B. X. Tritsch, salary water
works trustee. ....... 25
j. z. Johnson, apparatus for
fire department. ...... II 25
The annual report of Fire Chief
VIM. Waner was read and accept
ed. The report was an able paper
giving a complete and detailed re-
port of the department during the
past year, showing the number Of
fires attended and the damage to
property. The report gave the
total damage for the entire year at
a little over $1,000.
The annual report of the Gene
terry Trustee was read and ordered
spread upon the minutes. The
total receipts for the year were
$s26.5S; expenditures $509.27, leav-
ing nice balance to their credit
of $317.31
The ordinance granting fran.
chise to Bert Engle to erect and
maintain q telephone exchange
was placed on its third reading,
but was laid on the table for the
incoming council to act upon. AS
this seemed to complete the busi-
ness of the old council the motion
to adjourn was carried, following
which Mayor Smith inquired If the
new members were all present and
ready to be sworn. Upon being
answered in the affirmative they
were requested to step forward and
take the oath.
l.. d. Vickers on behalf Of the
City Library Trustees appeared
before council and requested that
some action toward providing
rooms for the library be made as
the trustees were now in working
order and wished to place the
library on working basis as soon
as suitable quarters were provided.
Following a discussion of some
length council decided to Cffer two
rooms In the City Building front
Ing on Main street.
A COMMITTEES OF three composed
of Mayor Smith, Frank Brown and
]. F. White were appointed to.
wait upon the county commission
ers and requested them to remove
the City building from the tax
duplicate as it was building be-
longing to the public at large.
Prof. Sparks appeared before
council and asked them to have
the Electric Light company re-
move one of their poles which
stood in the middle of the pave
ment in front of his property on
Glen View Heights. He further
said the property owners up there
were contemplating numerous
improvements this summer and
they would like to have the street
graded and If that was impossible
at present to at least have the
street commissioners plow a ditch
in order that they might be able to
set their curbs and have some way
to carry off the surface water. Re-
ferred to street committee council
ordered that no further street
work be done unless 80 ordered by
the street committee.
The distribution of the hose reels
was brought up and motion reel
with sufficient amount of hose
will be placed in each of the four
wards.
The matter of retrenchment In
the expenses of th Q city was brought
up but no definite action was taken.
The bonds OF the street COM
missioner, water works trustees
and assessors were presented to
council and approved.
The following is the make up of
the new council:
F. Brown (d), J. n. Smith (r)
lst ward; j. f. White, (r), o. g.
Pierce, (r), End wardj F. Pond (r),
John Strentz, (r) Sd ward; John
Mothiot (d), Thos. Shotwell Q),
4th ward.