The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-23
SOME OFFICIAL FIGURES
City Engineer FavOrs Going East Il
Territory Is Wanted.
CRYSTAL PARK AND WACO
Have Been Figured on and the Advantages
OF Both Set Forth How Much IN
occupied Property There Is In
Canton at the Present

Canton at the Present
Time.
Considerable figuring and variable
discussion is ensuing on the part of the
citizens relative to the extension of the
city limits in anticipation of the taking
of the decennial census this year
Naturally there are many people who
desire to make great showing in the
matter of population, knowing 1t would
accrue to the advantage of the city
Then there are others who point to the
unoccupied land that is lying unoccu-
pied in this city and the additional land
that might be brought in and remain
unocCupied for many years. 1t has been
carefully computed that the extension
of the limits as the board of trade is
inclined to make the lines, would take
in at least 1000 inhabitants, and pos
Sibly as many acres, more or less. A
News-Democrat reporter called on City
Engineer Phil II. Weber, Friday after
noon and that official very kindly de-
voted an hour to the reporter in making
various computations that will be of in
terest to citizens who are giving the
extension matter attention.
The first action toward making an eX-
tension was initiated by the board OF
trade several months ago, through a
resolution adopted making such a re-
commentator. The matter was some
what delayed and at a meeting held a
few weeks ago the solicitor was asked
to be present and in consultation with
him the board traced new lines, and
adopted them, whereby the limits were
only to be extended westWardly a dis
tance Of about half a mile and a block
of land still further westward known
as the Raft addition, was also to be
taken in. There was some objection to
such action. as some of the citizens
who live out that way believe that If the
limits were to be extended a straight
line should be drawn directly south
ward from a point half a mile west
as a continuation of the north corpora
tion line to a point the same distance
westward from the south corporation
line taking in presumably about six
quarter sections of land. or about $50
acres 1t appears that the city solicitor
formally presented the resolution of the
board of trade to the city council, but
that body was not very much inclined
on account of other costly improve
ments to be incurred, to adopt the ex-
tension as recommended by the board of
trade, and certainly not in time for the
decennial census. A resolution was
adopted at the last meeting of the city
council whereby the matter was re-
ferred to the city engineer and city
solicitor, who are to report what land
of an available nature lies outside of the
city limits in any direction, and
whether or not 1t would be advisable
to take the same into the corporation.
If it was decided to act favorably to
the resolution, the solicitor was in
structed then, in that case, to prepare
the necessary legislation so that the
extension could be brought before the
people at the next municipal election,
and give them an opportunity of express
sion in such manner as they deemed
to the best interests of the city.
From the standpoint of the city en-
gineer, it would be deemed advisable
to take in the quarter section of land
Q60 acres) known as Crystal Park,
which at the present time is pretty we'll
occupied with residences and shop
buildings. The engineer stated that he
did not believe that it would be ad-
visable to take in any other land. ex-
cept possibly the Hurford addition,
which lies south of the quarter section
Of Crystal Park. On the north there
are six quarter sections, consisting of
about $50 acres Of land, that might be
taken In, but only one quarter section
thereof is we'll built upon, the remainder
of it being farm land. The quarter Sec
ton lies along North Cleveland avenue
toward the intirmary, where the citizens
at the present time appear to have the
conVeniences afforded residents inside
of the corporation line On the west
side, to make a straight line south from
a specified distance west along the
north corporation line, quarter Sec
tions would have to be taken in, about
$50 acres, thus extending the limits west
to Wertz avenue where the board OF
trade have already decided to extend
the line. No recommendation Win be
made for adding any land to the south.
ern limits.
A very important matter is the an,
neXing of Waco. the small village ly.
ing south east Of the city, containing
several hundred inhabitants. The ques
tion of annexation has been talked owe
by the city officials, and while there
are some who would favor such a move
others state that the expense entaileC
by making Improvements in the villag
and along the farm land intervening
would be so great the city would not b.
recOmpensed in many years will
enough taxes to pay for the none.
laid out. However, it appears, from ex
cellent and reliable information OBJ
tained through interviews with variou
/ officials, that the annexation of thi
village would meet with a great dea
OF favor: and that in case of it's an
neXation ii would result in some othe
portion of the city not being extende
as proposed. Crystal Park and the vii
lage Of Waco would add to this cit
many more residents, possibly, than a.
the other occupied land which would b
taken in by extending the limits half
mile around the entire city. However
on account Of that great expense whic
would be placed upon the city in max
ing improvements, this nooted questio
may not come up before the citizen
when the municipal election is he'll
and other limits voted for by citizens
Crystal Park contains about 100 acre
or land and Waco the same number
In this quarter section, but improve
ments have been made In both of then
IL Waco and Crystal Park are taken i
then line shall be drawn just a hal