The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


and Vice President OF the City Coun-
Gil, Member j. p. Cost was chosen to
preside over that body at its meeting
Tuesday evening.
X. +. Tremain, of the Belleiontaine
Foundry and Machine Co., was pres
ent and asked that the Council make
an appropriation to the Board OF Pub
lie Service for the opening OF Carter
avenue to their land. They offered to
furnish gravel and thought that the
necessary filling could be gotten from
Mrs. Glendennipg. The matter was
referred to the Street Committee and
Service Board.
Mr.. Longfellow, OF Cemetery avenue,
presented petition OF the residents OF
that avenue asking for the grading OF
the same from the cemetery gate east
to the corporation line, which it was
estimated would cost about 800.
This was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
Grocer G. C. Roger, OF Columbus
avenue, was present and suggested
that the feet, 6 inches allowed for
the projection in the proposed awning
ordinance was not enough. The
Council decided that the clause limit
ing to that distance should be striken
out.
The Sanitary Committee reported
that arrangements could be made with
Hamilton Brothers for the use OF the
gravel pit north OF the cemetery for a
garbage dump for $50 per year.
The same was referred back to the
committee with instructions to have
the Solicitor draw up an ordinance ac-
cepting the offer and making an ap-
preparation for the same.
The estimates prepared for the Ser.
vice Board for water and gas service on
Lawrence street were received.
Mayor Haviland stated that other
places should alec be provided and
that the bond issue for this work
should also include the piping OF San
dusky avenue.
The matter was referred to the Pub
lie Utilities committee together with
the Service Board, to find out improve
ments necessary and prepare an Or
dinance authorizing a bond issue for
same.
A resolution was passed requiring
sidewalks to be constructed OF stone or
cement on the north side OF Brown
avenue from Elm to Kennedy streets.
The bad condition OF the streets at
the intersection OF Park street and
High avenue was referred to the Street
Committee and City Engineer to look
after.
Complaint has been made that dirt
washes out on the sidewalks at one or
two places on east Brown avenue.
The Solicitor was instructed to attend
to the matter.
The rain Tuesday afternoon washed
out the Shanghi hill making it almost
impossible. This matter was also re.
ferred to the Service Board.
Property owners on Stanley street
between Sandusky and Columbus ave-
nues are anxious to have some inn
proyements on that street. The Ser
vice Board will be asked to have esti-
mates OF the cost Of the same prepared.
The ordinances for improving San
dusky avenue and Detroit street were
sent back by the Mayor without his
signature. The reason given for do
ing so was that the ordinances as pre-
sented to him were full OF interlinea-
| tions, erasures and additions, and II
was impossible to tell whether they
were made before or after the passage
OF the ordinance by the Council. The
Mayor stated that it would affect the
sale OF the bonds in the present form
OF the document, As no firm would
want to take the chances OF them beins
the ordinances as passed.
The ordinances were sent back tC
the Solicitor to draw up in proper
form and present for passage.
The Mayor will sign the same al
soon as they are passed and no delay
will result therefrom in the improve
ment.
The estimates for the culvert OF
Lawrence street presented at the las
Board OF Public Service meeting wer,
presented to the Council. On motion
the Service Board were instructed I,
advertise for bids for the construction
Of the same.
Mary Mccormick presented a de
mand for $4O0 damages which sh
claims by reason Of poor condition c
cnlvert and cutters in front Of he
house on west Columbus avenue whic
has caused water to enter her prem
ises, greatly damaging the same. Tn
: matter was referred to the Solicitc
n and Service Board to investigate an
= report.
The reports OF the Assessing Con
2 mittee on Sandusky avenue and d
Y troit street Improvements were pr
o sented and the assessing ordinan'
v ordered published.
vi The matter OF the numbering OF Il
}. Pengelly and Hamilton houses c
a north Main street was up again al
v Council granted permission for the
n to arrange the matter between ther
d selves.