The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-09
HE BELIEVES ONE
COVERS THE OTHER
And Has Therefore Refused to
Introduce Mr.. Sehroyer's
Bridge Measure--via-
ductBiii VIII Die.
BY Der E. WILLIAMSON,
(Staff Correspondent.)

SoiuHpuo, MAY -ttpl'ooeHtdtiVN
Pollock, after thinking the matter over
for some days, asked permission Mon
day, to introduce the viaduct bill and
1t went into the hopper. But MIR. Pol
lock was too wise to even seem to
stand for the measure. He knows that
It is unpopular save with few peo-
plo vic have street railway plans in
view. so he introduced the measure
and marked it "by request" In doing
this Mr.. Pollock feels that he has done
his duty. He recognizes that the par
ties behind the bill are constituents
and they insisted that he give the leg
islature a chance to pass upon it.
But while the bill has been intro
duced there is no likelihood that 1t
will pass. 1t goes to the committee
on county affairs. THIS committee is
known to members of the house as the
COMMITTEE of the capacio pocket"
SO named because it pockets so many
bills without reporting them.
HAS NO CHANCE.
AS this bill goes in without a father.
Mr.. Pollock declining to stand spon-
sor for it. it has no chance whatever,
especially since the committee, for the
most part. is hostile to 1t. Every
body knows, who knows anything
about it, that 1t Is not popular thing
to attach the name and memory of the
lamented Mckinley to an electric rail-
way scheme, and committee on coun.
ty affairs is thought to be composed
of men who have some notions about
the proprieties. So the bill will die
In committee. 1t is a poor, weakly,
illegitimate offspring anyhow, and has
no father. mother, sister nor broth
ers. At the adjournment of the ses-
sion Representative Buell., of the COM
mittee to which it has been referred,
will probably see that it Is turned
over to a founding asylum. If it is
desired to change that program and
put 1t ont of its misery. it is under
stood that Mr.. Metzger, of Stark,
stands ready to administer the anaes-
thetic.
MR.. SCHROYERS BILL.
!, But there vas another bill sent from
Canton, that is making some people
do some guessing. 1t is urged by
Councilman John T. Schroyer, and by
him sent to Mr.. Pollock to be intro
duced 1t provides that in cities of
the grade and class in which Canton
is placed the city shall make its own
levy for bridge purposes and shall
pay no bridge tax to the county here
after. II any bridges are to be built
the council might, under this bill. go
ahead and build them. out of the
money raised by tax. 1t costs very
little to keep up the bridges in Canton,
while Canton pays large amount of
the bridge tax. This means that the
bill would have opposition everywhere
but in Canton,
ONE VIEW OF 1T.
II may be figured that a council
might be dealt with easier than a
legislature. and that a bridge might
be ordered by council along the lines
proposed. The measure cannot be
considered at all without taking that
question UP, whether there is anything
In 1t or not Nobody accuses Mr..
Schroyer of any bad intentions any
whore. and he may not have thought
of the viaduct plan in connection with
this bill, but others are thinking of
II, and the bill will not be introduced.
Mr.. Pollock wrote to Mr.. Schroyer
Monday night, informing him that he
had. by request, introduced the viaduct
bill and that he did not feel like in
PRODUCING the other one. He knew 1t
would have opposition and he did not
care to enter another fight during the
last week of the session. 1t would be
impossible to get such a matter
through. II Is not entirely local in it's
application and II is setting a prece-
dent. If 1t does not directly affect
other cities in the state. Thus the
members would be chary about taking
It up. Mr.. Pollock explained the situ-
alton in his letter to Mr.. Schroyer
and told him why the bill would not