Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-13
ANNEXATION.
The Council Acts.
City improvements Are
to be Made
In the Territory Adjacent
to Akron.
Tax Ordinance Was Unani-
mousIy Adopted.
Summit Street Pavement --- Council
Proceedings.
Summit Street Pavement 80 Council
Proceedings.

SeSSt - 'S'"Shh SSehSh'
Proceedings.
Matters pertaining to the proposed
annexation of certain adjacent terri
tories to the city were given promi-
nence at the City Council meeting
Monday evening.
One of the strong arguments used
by citizens living in the adjacent
district against such annexation is
that city improvements would not
be given them. TO dissipate that
apprehension the Council adopted
unanimously resolution providing
for the establishment of city i'm
provements and conveniences i'm such
districts within one year from the
date of annexation.
The Improvements.
The resolution states that electric
lights will be located on South Main
st. and on North Howard st. to the
proposed new city limits; also, that
sewer districts will be created in the
annexed territory so that the citizens
may secure sewer privileges as rap
idly as they, by their petitions, en-
able the Council to grant them; also,
as soon as the citizens of these dis
tricts, by petition, ask to have the
streets improved by grading, curb
ing, slagging or paving, Council will
grant their petition.
Councils invitation.
In connection with the above these
resolutions were also adopted: That
an invitation from Council be eX-
tended to the citizens of the proposed
territory for annexation to meet with
the Council at it's regular meetings to
present their views, separate dates to
be given those of the north, south
and west districts; also, that the
General Improvement committee be
instructed to prepare the necessary
map of the lands to be annexed.
Can Have Water.
Citizens living on North Hill have
been in doubt as to the practicability
of taking the city water there. Care
full investigation in this matter,
however has shown that within the
city limits there are points higher
than North Hill. Lake Erie Level
was the basis used in making the
estimates. Chalker's Landing, the
highest point on North Hill, is 225
feet above the level, while at the
corner of Fir st. and Buchtel ave. it
is 293, and at West Market ST., near
the corporation line, it is little
more than 297.
The Contract
Section 3 of the Water Works con-
tract with the city is also interesting
in this connection. 1t reads:
"In all streets not soon to be per-
improved by paving, the
said party of the first part, agrees to
lay mains not to exceed 1000 feet in
length on any one street, within four
from date of notice from
the Board of City Commissioners, or
their successors, so to do, when there |
is presented to the party of the first |
part the written agreement of a
sufficient number of property owners
on such street to take water at regu-
lar rates, so as to probably produce |
average annual water rental of one |
hundred dollars for each 1000 feet of |
main so laid. Each fire hydrant |
price paid for the same is to be
counted as part of the one hundred
dollars asforesaid and the right is
reserved in the Board of City Com
and their successors, to
designate the number of fire hydrants
and their location
The city pays $40 per year for each
fire hydrant.
The Tax Levy.
The ordinance providing for the
tax levy for 1899 was passed by a
vote. 1t now reads:
General, 1.67; street, 1.25; fire, 2.9O;
light, 1.60; police, 80; library, 40;
10; parks, 10; poor, 80.