The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26

tiOn, and all work done this year has
been so made"
Not single one had anything to say
of gravel or crushed stone for street
Improvement evidently having learned
that we had ceased to be a village.
Mr.. Campbell after laying these let
ters before the meeting, moved, in order
to start the merry-go-round, that this
large and enthusiastic meeting respect
fully request of the Honorable Council
of our beautiful young city, that they
pave Chillicothe avenue with vitrihed
brick, laid upon concrete foundation,
with a roadbed twenty-seven feet wide.
Another modest gentleman seconded
the motion. Mr.. Campbell then ad-
dressed himself to the chairman, to the
large and respectable audience, and to
the question before the house.
He called the attention of the audi
ence to the fact, that the City Council
had not asked permission of this meet
ing to improve Chillicothe avenue
that it had already decided upon this
but that it had condescended to let us
decide upon the kind Of paving we
wanted. That we had to take our med
icine and we were only permitted to
decide whether it should be castor oil
or honey. He said that we were now a
city, and must put off our village swad-
ling clothes; that our city was behind its
neighbors in the matter of paved streets;
that we wanted the best; and that Chill
licothe avenue ought to distance all the
rest of the city. He held that all the
testimony we had, showed that brick,
with concrete base, was the best paving
we could put down, all things consider
ed. He then subsided.
Judge Petit favored brick, but said
he wanted it laid in sand, on our natural
gravel base. But he wasn't stuck OIL
that one thing.
Mr.. Andrew PEBBLES agreed with
Judge Petit, and Petit and PEBBLES
pulled at the same pole.
Mr.. Smurthwaite favored brick with
concrete foundation, because it would
be the most lasting, and he wouldn't
kick against little noise, for he would
like to hear the busy hum of commerce
in our city.
OMr. r. f. Tremain said there
could be enough granite boulders found
in the abandoned gravel banks around
our city to make hard crushed stone
street, and the large and respectable
audience could but wonder how a
man that had the best house on the
street, should want the poorest road in
front of it. But such is life.
When the bouquet of orators had been
passed around, the Chair was about to
put the question, when Mr.. Tremain
wanted to know how we were going to
vote. He evidently thought it was to
be by the Australian ballot; but look
ing around he could see neither booths.
nor judges, and he wanted to know if
every fellow was to vote for himself and
vote only one vote. The chair said we
were all on level and would only vote
one vote each.
Mr.. Brand, J. C. Jr., then rose in rear
of the large audience, and proceeded to
criticize tie Presidents decision.
Zone of the hornets nest here got very
tired, and flew out the window
The Secretary, with much dignity
rose to point of order, and cast brand
into the audience, by stating that Brand
No. One was not speaking to the ques.
tion before the house, and that no ap
peal had been made from the President
decision. Mr.. Brand thereupon, with
the flush of true manhood radiatins
from every pore of his skin, asked if We
had come here to be gagged ?? ??
For an instant there was great feal
that there would be another case for thu
Hamer hospital, but Mr.. Smurthwait'
threw himself into the breach and sait
that there was no danger of any on,
being gagged, as the decayed ston
crowd had made house to house can
vass OF Chillicothe street, and also o
Zanesfeld; and thus treasured, Mr.
Brand was able to catch his breatl
again.
Mr.. Tremain then addressed himsel
to the benches again, and like Artemu
Ward, was prepared to sacrifice all hi
wife's relations on the altar of hi
country, and demanded that he be al
lowed to get in on the ground floor wit
| = oh,i Ia,
that owing to the crowded state of tn
house, there wasn't room for them, an
again Mr.. Tremain suffered martyrdOm
Mr.. Brand then moved that a com
mittee of three be appointed to wal
upon the people and take their vote a
to what they wanted.
Mr.. Campbell said that would resul
in vote in favor of whatever tha
committee wanted, and he would rathe
refer the matter back to the Council
and have the rest of the hair pullin
done in the Council Chamber.
Immediately a motion was made
adjourn, and was promptly seconded
and before the motion could be put tn
large and respectable audience sli
down the banisters and disappeare
| through the Main street exit.
1t was very unfortunate that tn
meeting should have so abruptly tern
mated, for a compromise was in fai
way of being agreed upon, that provi(
u ed for crushed gravel on the East enc
Il crushed granite in front of Mr. Tr;
!. mains crushed limestone in front