Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-04
H. B. Camp Makes an
Offer to This City.
Will Conduit East Market Street
at Own Expense
And Then Sell TO This City-Council
Proceedings.

Members Of the City Council were
greatly surprised at the meeting Tues
day night, when the resignation Of l..
III. Amer, of the Fourth ward, was
read. Mr.. Amer did not state his rea.
son for resigning.
Mr.. Carlton presented a motion for
the acceptance of Mr.. Amcr's resigna-
ton, and 1t was seconded by Mr..
Brodt. The motion was carried.
"In presenting this notion" Mr..
Carlton said: II do 80 with regret and I
feel assured that this regret is shared
by all members Of the body"
Inasmuch as Tuesday evenings was
practically the last meeting that the
present organized body will hold, it
made much deeper the sense Of re-
gret when It was realized that oil the
old members could not be together at
the last meeting.
When Mr.. Amer was spoken to by
the reporters, relative to his reason for
resigning, he said: 'It's not for pub
lication."
GOOD OFFER TO CITY.
Mr.. Paul reported to the Council a
magnanimous offer made to this city
by Mr.. II. B. Camp. He said that Mr..
Camp had volunteered to put conduits
for wires along either side Of East
Market ST., to do the work at his own
expense and then sell the conduits to
this city, the municipality to be given
number Of years In which to pay
for the same. This offer on the part
of Mr.. Camp is made because he is
desirous of Kidding East Market st.
of the unsightIy rows Of telegraph and
telephone poles. Mr.. Paul presented
a motion that steps be taken to ac-
cept Mr.. Camps offer. Carried.
MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS.
A motion was presented by Mr.. Paul
that the incoming Council change the
ordinance relating to the holding OF
meets so that the body will be obliged
to meet but once during every two
weeks. If anything special must be
acted on, committee meetings may be
called on alternate evenings with
that on which the regular meetings are
held. Adjournment was had to April
16, at 6:45 pm. The new Council will
be organized on that evening.
"BOUND FOR COLUMBUS"
Council wanted to know how the
legislation for the widening of Gale
st. was progressing. None Of the City
Commissioners were present at the
and when inquiry was made
about them, Mr.. Homan said: II no.
ticed by tonight's (Tuesday's) Demo-
crat that they were bound for Colum-
bus"
TO vACATB PLEASANT ST.
Upon motion made by Mr.. Fiebeger,
the petition of the India Rubber COM
pany for the vacatirg Of Pleasant ST.,
in the vicinity Of the company's plant,
was referred to the City Solicitor. Mr..
Carlton is of the opinion that the COM
pany should do something in return
should this city vacate portion of
The street. at should give US right-of-
way across the canal, and extending
to Bowery st. The company ought to
10 that, and, perhaps, more" con-
cluded Mr.. Carlton.
NEW COUNCILMEN PRESENT.
Councilmen-elect August Piske, of
the Fourth ward, and ALI. Koons, of
The Third ward, were present, and
we're extended the courtesy Of seats
inside the railing"
WEAK STONEWALL.
A claim in the payroll, for Hovey
& Botzum, attracted Mr.. Fiebeger's
atteation.
"What's this forT he inquired.
'For driving piles at the Cook st.
oridge," replied City Civil Engineer
Payne.
EYES," added Mr.. Brown, 'plles had
o be driven around the wall of the
,ridge to keep it from falling down."
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
City Clerk Isbell announced to the
Council that his annual report was
prepared, and would be printed in
ew days.
ordinances AND RESOLUTIONS. !