Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-24
ATTORNEYS
Have Been Retained
To Institute Action
Against Walsh Co.
Council Objects to Use Of
Wooster Road.
Big Toe Crushed by Fall Of
Iron.
Taken Home In Ambulance News
From Barberton.
Taken Home In Ambulance News
From BarbertOn.

Barberton, April 24-The village
Council proposes to GUST Mr.. Walsh's
railroad from Wooster road.
Last night the Council by unani-
nous vote passed a resolution on it's
three readings, to employ Stuart &
Stuart, lawyers OF Akron, to assist
Solicitor o. ID. Everhard, in instituting
legal proceedings against the A. & G.
T.. r. r. Co.
not because they think Mr. Walsh has
done right, but because he has them
beaten all around. Mayor Mcnamara
said today: "Walsh has got the dead
wood on the people. and therefore,
think 1t IL foolish to spend money to
employ lawyers, only to be defeated
in law suit"
| Many citizens arc OF the opinion
|that grade has never been establish
cd on Wooster road. This is wrong.
A grade was established on the even
ing of Jan. 90 The grade was estab-
lishcd by Mr. w. A. Johnston, and the
profile has been made
day by Mr.. Walsh on Wooster road.
Today he stated that work would be
pushed rapidly.
Water Works Trustee VIM. Mitchell
reported the estimated cost for main
sewers TO be laid before Tuscarawas
ave, was paved as follows: Four inch
main from Bolivar road TO Second St,
$3.50; eight inch main from Third to
Seventh St, 81 400, or total of
81 $50, not including connections.
Mr.. Sohner remarked that the viii
lagc could not spend over $500 at n
time and therefore,, the sewer could
not be put down. Mr.. Robertson said
this sewer problem was the most SER
ious question in Barbcrton today. He
was of the opinion that special cleo
ton should he held to vote to bond
the village for money TO be expended
In extending and enlarglng the sewer
system.
Civil Engineer Harry W. Alcorn gave
estimates for the building of a sewer
under the canal. After much discus
sion, Mr.. Robertson was elected n com
mittee of one, with power TO act, in
purchasing 80 inch iron pipe to put
under the canal, which will he drawn
of May /, for two weeks. This Is tie
first time the water has been drawn
off ON this level IN seven years. II
offers I'M excellent opportunity to do
this work, which must be completed
before Tuscarawas ave, is paved.
There is only $63G.11 in the general
fund, but II that Is not sufficient to
pay for the work, money will be bor-
rowed from the lighting fund. Com
plaint was made that the TAX levy for
the lighting fund was too large.
Mr.. Alcorn called attention to the
fact that IL grades We're not establish
ed on all the streets, to harmoniZc
with ench other, that before long the
village would be confronted with dam
age suits. This has been the history
with all cities. The matter was placed
into the haunds of the Street commit
tee with power to act.
Clerk VIM. Witncr was instructed
TO notify the Erie X, X. that n plank
crossing is wanted at Morris Young's
In New Portage.
The pay ordinance, amounting to
S3l3.25, was passed.
one dozen hoboes were rounded up
last night by Malshnis Ferguson and
Cotton at the National Sewer works
aud locked up In our two by four jail.