Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-19
City Council Hustled Along Lot
of Legislation.


from Summit to Main ST.. caused a
spirited discussion in Monday nights
Council meeting. Mr. J. II. Mutt, in
behalf of the American Cereal Co.,
informed the Council that the com |
pany has plans which it cannot at this
time make public, which might be ser
iously irterfered with by the extension
of the street. He asked that the mat
ter be deferred until June if that could
reasonably be done
superintendent j. II. Andrews of the
American Cereal Co., spoke along the
same line on behalf of that Company,
The Akron Betting Co, and the Web
ster, Camp & Lane Co. He said he
could not speak definitely of the COM
panys plans as they We're not yet def
| mite. He asked the Council to delay,
| in as much as the proposed extension
will interfere with the hydraulic race,
he said If the street must be opened
up, he stated the city might do well to
buy the hydraulic race and make a
boulevard along its course. "At any
rate said he, ''the city should not
take part Of the race and leave us the
rest after it's value has deprecated"
Mr.. S. F. Wallace, who desires the
extension of Perkins St, said the city
might as well make a boulevard of
Hogan's alley; the property along the
race was not such as would be benefit
ed by II boulevard. He declared the
race could not be injured by the eXten-
sion as 1t is proposed to arch 1t over
1--WE have been asking for this i'm
proyement a long time he continued.
1T is imperatively needed. Our votes
are all right but when we come to ask
for improvements we are not well re
ceived"
Mr. Wallace strenuously urged that
the ordinance which has been before
the Council in one form or another FOR
two years. he delayed no longer
Mr. w. p. Davis spoke in the same
vein The ordinance was left in it's
first reading until the next meeting.
NO SUNDAY OPENING,
a petition signed by a large number
of butchers and grocers asking that an
ordinance to prohibit the sale of meats
or groceries on Sunday, was presented,
and referred to the ordinance commit.
tee
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Mr.. s. c. MCGOWAN was awarded
the contract for the main trunk sewer
from Ash st, south along the canal
His bid was the lowest by $1,712,5o,
FOR THE V1ADUCT.
A resolution was passed setting
aside the excess of the cost of the
West Market ST. bridge as fund for
the widening of the Bowery st, VIA
duct The amount Is S1O2S.62.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were pass
ed For a trunk sewer in South ST.,
,, from South Main to Spicer st. and
, in Johnston 81. to II point 400 feet
: west of McGowan st.
+, For trunk sewer in Sweitzer ave,
from South st. to Stanton ave-, and
in stanton ave TO Main st.
For a local sewer in Washington st
from Wolf Ledge run to n point lao
feet north OF Voris st,
! For local sewer in Fountain St,
,, , from Exchange to point $50 feet
, south of Carroll ST.
,, A resolution to pave Franklin st
4 was laid over. The grade of the
: street may he changed.
0 ORDINANCES.
t The following ordinances We're pass
, ed: To issue 500 in bonds for the
) Cherry st. pavement.
10 issue $1,000 in bonds for loca
sewer in district o.
= 10 curb and Stag st, Clair St, IRON
Wooster ave. to Bowery st.
- 10 issue 500 in bonds for loca
sewer in Arch st,
TO issue $1,000 in bonds for thu
Canal ST. pavement.
10 issue $1,000 in bonds for th'
Mill and Ash SITS, pavement
d MISCELLANEOUS.
: A plat tor the extension of Abel ST
from Bellows to Washington ST., pre-
+" sented by Mrs A. q, Allen and 9th
- ers was accepted.
@ Mr.. Pislxe complained of Crosier 81
* being made impossible because empt
q ears are left there by the railroads
G He also wants crossings planked an
9 four Vapor lights on sherman ST.
81 Mr. Mason presented petition fror
9 Coburn st. people asking that tn
q street be paved,
q Rev. L, A, Lindemuth sent an inv
q tation to the hospital committee M
& pointed at the last meeting TO me'
8 him at the hospital Wednesday ever