The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-06
ALLIANCE AKRON
Electric Railway Conpa-
ny Finds Itself in a
Predicament = Ordi-
nances introduced in
Council Of East End
City.

Alliance, O., July 2.-The city coun-
Gil met in regular session Monday
evening An acceptance of the fran
chise for street car line on Main
street was read from the Alliance
Akron Cleveland Railroad company
A petition from the American Steel
Foundries company, asking for the
vacation of an alley near the COM
panys plant was read and the clerk
in structed to advertise the same. A
plat of the subdivision of a lot owned
| by the estate of the late JOhua Reed
was presented by E. H. Brosius, ad-
ministrator, and referred to the plat
| ting committee.
An ordinance to make appropriations
| for the current expenses and other ex-
penditures of the city for the fiscal
half year ending December 81, 1906.
was presented and referred to the fin
ancial committee.
c. S. Keith representing the Akron
Alliance Connecting Railway company,
stated that the company had material
on the ground for laying track but
that when they asked the service board
for permission to tear up the paving
they passed a resolution referring the
request to Contractor J. G. Devine,
who has just paved Main street, the
street still being in his hands. Mr..
Devine declined to give a written per-
nit, so the company found itself up
against deadlock The report IL
Mr. Keith was accepted and filed. AS
the company's franchise required work
to be started by July and completed
within year, the present condition
was made a matter of record.
An ordinance giving the Alliance
improvement company franchise to
lay pipes and dispense artificial and
natural gas, was read The price on
natural gas not to exceed 40 cents
per thousand. The ordinance was re-
tee and city solicitor.
An ordinance providing for the va
cation of that portion of north Lib
: erty avenue between Patterson street
and the G. and p. track and granting
the Pennsylvania company a right to
lay two additional tracks across Pat
terson streetwas referred to the city so
liCitor Several sidewalk resolutions
were passed under suspension of rules.
The sidewalks are to be constructed
in front of city lots No. 2410, 526, 56S
and Gil
HiSpuqcinn
through with regarding the rate to
be assessed for sanitary sewers. At
, present the rate os seventy-five cents
per front foot for abutting property.
| An assessing ordinance for sanitary
sewer No. SO was read once but a mo-
ton to read second and third time
was lost, Messrs Meredith and Sheck-
! Ter voting no. A list of seventeen 9TH
assessing ordinances for sanitary sew
ers were read once.
Hon. F. A. Holes asked the coun-
cilmen to supply photographs for the
souvenir edition of the Alliance Re-
view.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably to granting the Alliance Gas
& Electric company to build switch
across Front street at their plant. The
report was accepted.
: Mr.. Sheckler reported the viaduct
at the foot of Main street in danger
Gus condition. Referred to the bridge
. and permanent improvement commit
, tee.
Mr. Elicit reported the trolley line
on North Union avenue and Vine street
in dangerous condition. Referred to
the railroad committee.
The solicitor was instructed to look
up Stark Electric Railroad company's
franchise as to compelling the COM
pany to put down a first class track
on such streets as track is now de.