The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-03-30
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THE OHIO DEMOCRAT,
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
PupLfsHRp EvERY THURSDAY MORNING
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j. B. DOLLISON,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
oFF1CE;-1n Dollison Block, South Door.
.Enteredatthe Postoficein Logan Ohio ,as
SecondClask MailMatter.
Thursday, March 80, 1905.
Our Wise Men.
The Village Council
"Set."
"Heep Much" Wind and
Nothing Done.
"Heep Much" Wind and
Nothing Done.

was held in the Mayors Office
Tuesday evening. The reading
Of the minutes was dispensed
with. The Board of Cemetery
Trustees presented nomination of
Chas. Weiland as sexton, at a
salary Of $500 per year, which
was approved, and of George
Rauch as managing trustee, at a
salary of $50 per year, which was
rejected by vote of three to two.
Mr.. Rauch's appointment had pre-
viously been presented on two oc-
casions, naming a salary of $120.
The Board stated in their COM
munication that none of them
would serve as Managing Trustee
for less than IS a month; and in
deed it would seem unreasonable
to demand the services which ap-
pertain to the office for less. The
ground for rejecting the appoint
ment was merely that no raise in
salary was justified by the state
of the finances. There will evil
IDENTIFY be a mix-up and much loss
Of time, and the public will be
the only losers. 1t seems very
like the old adage, "Penny wise
and pound foolish"
A letter was received from w.
H. Monahan asking for the pay
ment of $18 for past services.
Mr.. Monahan was the surveyor
who was hired when Main Street
was paved, and his bill is for COM
piling the assessments of the abut-
ting property owners at that time.
The work was so incomplete and
full of errors, that it was found
necessary to have it done over
again, and conncil refused to al
low his bill. On motion by Mr..
Lanning, the matter was referred
to the waste basket.
The only other bills presented
were fer printing the resolution
declaring it necessary to issue de-
ficiency bonds.
Mr.. Petit, the City Solicitor,
presented resolution regarding
the cleaning of Main Street,
which was adopted. 1t provides
for the engaging Of Ed. Goss to
sprinkle and sweep all the paved
portion of Main Street for eight
months from the present time;
abutting property owners to pay
proportionately for the same; and
all moneys collected in excess of
$40 per week to be paid into the
ta~n treasury.
It wss reported that the coal
haulers for the Kinkaid Coal Co.
had been in the habit of
weighing their own coal. A
mighty dispute Is consequently in
progress between the company's
representative and the council,
relative to the amount of weigh
ing done, and fees for the same.
A special rate was given Mr.. Will
liams, in consideration of the
amount of weighing he would
have done, and the council now
seems to think that the returns
are not up to what wrs expected
for the special rate given. The
matter was referred to the Com
mite on Public Property, with in
structions to purchase new
enclosure for the said scales,
and to charge the coal company
hereafter the regular price for
weighing, namely, ten cents, in
variably in advance. The old ac-
count was placed in the hands of
Solicitor Petit, who will ascertain
the amount of coal that has been
weighed this winter, and take
proper steps to collect for the
same.
Mr.. Moriarty presented a large,
three-cornered "kick" from the
residents of Walnut Street in re-
gard to the maintenance of tree
in the middle of the sidewalk
east of the residence of ii. r..
u.erin0ton. The similarly placed