The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-14
Acts Upon I'm
pOrtant Matters.
MoneyApprOpriated
For Repairs
TO SIDEWALKS
Street I'm prove
ments Discussed.
Mayor Reports Nice Sum Col
IeCted in Fines.

The City Council met Tuesday night
in regular session with all members
present. In the absence of Fred z.
Spittle, Clerk, who is in st. Louis, c.
W. Roebuck, City Auditor, acted in
the capacity.
Following the customary adoption of
the minutee, Mayor Haviland reported
that since making his last report he.
together with Vice Mavor. Frank g.
McCracken. had collected $157.4i in
fines, costs and license moneys
Solicitor Riddle presented an ordi-
nance providing for tine appropriation
of $500 to be expended by the B. OF p.
Is. in making necessary repairs to
bridges, culverts. sidewalks. streets
and public grounds and the same was
passed as read
An ordinance was presented by So
Iicitor Riddle providing for the appro-
priation of $1,000, secured from the
recent sale of bonds, to be paid out for
work that has been done in laying gas
mains recently put down. Passed as
read.
Solicitor Riddle presented an ordI-
nance appropriatiug s63. 75 10 be ex.
pended in paying for the work of su-
perintending. etc the rebuilding of q
stairway stations at the city pumping
plant, south Nam street Passed as
read.
Solicitor Riddle informed the coun'
Gil that under the new municipal code,
In cities where registration is not In
effect. 1t is the duty Of the council tc
select places for voting and the city
fathers will act accordingly.
A communication signed by num-
Der of well known farmers residing
Just northwest OF the city was read by
Acting Clerk G. W. Roebuck. In tbs
petition these farmers asked that &
committee of the council inspect tha
portion of the Huntsville pike located
within the city limits which
road was graded and grsveled by thes'
good tillers of the soil several week
Iago, and that IL the council found tn,
work satisfactory, that the signers b
fpaid the compensation the communica
Ition showed to be due each. -Referre,
to committee on streets and sidewalks
1t will be remembered that this road
way before repaired by these men Wa
in such a condition that il was near
ly impossible.
Acting Clerk Roebuck read a com
munication from Superintendent Bayi.
Of the Sandusky division of the BIZ
Four, in which the declaration wa
made that the water tank at the loca
depot would at once be 30 arranged a
to do away with the nuisance cause'
by the flooding of west Chillicothe ave
nue. with overflow water.
In response to a query from Alder
man Downs as to when gas and waite
mains would be laid on north Detroi
street, President Dickinson, of the E
of P S, stated that the mains woul
be put down just as soon as the Servic
Board has funds with which to max
the Improvement.
Alderman Downs inquired to ascel
tain if the city has any available ston
that can be used in tie construction {
d cross walks President Dickinson. {
D the B. of p. s.. informed him that
had.
Member Cnas. W. Buchanan, of IL
B. of p. s., spoke Of the matter of Il
construction of curbs ON the Sandusk
avenue paving and declared that whel
private driveways are wanted the san
must be constructed at once or he wi
urge the putting in of the curbs I
!. provided for in tine contract. In cas-
!. where an opening is left in the curl
+ ing for a driveway and the drivews
v is not Immediately constructed, wat
: is permitted to run behind the curbir
i undermining it and thus damagir
a the street and causing loss to Il
! property owner. Mr.. Buchanan's q
= lsertion was received with much inte
!. est by the council whicn body by
l. unanimous vote placed itself on recol
II as entirely in accordance with Mr.. 81
n chanan's views