Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-29
Bond Of City Treasurer Approved
Council.

East Market st. will be paved with
asphalt, instead of brick. At least
the City Council so decided at its
meeting Monday night.
The matter was discussed by sew
era1 members of the Council when
the improvement ordinance was
read. Mr.. Sorrick said that nine out
of ten of the residents on that part OF
the street from the east line of High
st. to the west line of Buchtel ave.,
desired to have asphalt paving,
while Mr.. Markle reported that
about the same ratio of the citizens
on the other part of the street We're
opposed to the asphalt.
Mr.. Fiebeger spoke of his being in
favor of brick if it was of good
quality, but he said that the brick
which had of late been furnished the
city was of such poor quality that it
would not be advisable to use any
more of it for paving purposes. Ow-
ing to this existing condition he
favored asphalt.
Mr.. Carlton made motion that
che ordinance be amended to rea
'asphalt or brick but Solicitor Es-
gate advised against the action, say
ing that he would be afraid to go into
court with such legislation, fearing
that it might not "hold water" F"
An ordinance to pave the street
with asphalt was passed unani-
mously.
Twelve Miles Per Hour.
An ordinance to amend section 444
of the City Ordinances, which relates
to railroad corporations, so that no
train or cars shall run in the city at
a greater speed than eight miles an
hour, was also the subject of consid-
cradle discussion. Upon motion of
Mr.. Homan, seconded by Mr..
Thompson, it was finally decided to
amend the ordinance to make the
rate of speed u miles an hour. The
ordinance as amended passed second
reading, when upon motion of Mr..
Fiebeger, it was laid on the table un-
til the next meeting.
Reappointed.
Poor Director Joseph Kendall was
reappointed for another year. w.
ii. Manderbach was appointed as
sistant poor director for the same
period of time. Some discussion
arose in reference to appointing Mr..
Manderbach for one year. Mr.. Ho-
man made motion, which was Sec
onded by Mr.. Carlton, that his term
of service be from November to May,
instead of a year, but the motion was
withdrawn and the appointment
made for a year.
Bond Approved.
The bond of Treasurer-elect Homer
E. Berger was approved by council.
The bond is fixed at 100000, and is
signed by E. A. Hershey, Homer E..
Berger, William Buchtel, Francis
Seiberling, F. F. Loomis, F. E. Smith,
George D. Bates, r. H. Wright,
Aaron Wagner, 4. F. Walsh, D. H.
Mcbride, L. G. Miles and N. r.
Steiner. The new city treasurer as
sumes charge of the office next Fri
day.
Mccoy Street Improvement.
Mccoy st. is to be improved this
fall from the foot of the hill to the
railroad crossing. Complaint was
made that the provision for CARRYING
water off the street was bad. This
will be remedied. The Erie railroad
agrees to furnish all the Stag neces-
sary for this improvement and furth-
er agrees to raise its tracks to the
same heighth at that point as those
of the Case.
Ordinances and Resolutions.
Resolution to appoint a committee
to estimate the cost and expense of
constructing a sewer on Yale st. from
Russell av. to Thornton st. adopted
Committee appointed: b. F. Clark, J.
H. Burt and NJ. Mcfarland.
Ordinance to improve Campbell
st. from Coburn st. to Ohio canal.
Passed.
Resolution to construct a main
trunk sewer in districts Nos. /, 6, 8
and 9. Laid on the table until such
time as Council shall have rear
ranged the sewer districts.
Resolution to improve Allyn st.
from Exchange st. to north line of
Cross st. In this connection Mr..
Carlton wanted to know what had
become of the resolution to improve
Berg ST. from Mill av. to Sumner st.
The City Solicitor was then asked to
prepare new resolution calling for
the improvement of Allyn st. from
Berg to Cross.
Ordinance to issue bonds amount