The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31


looking into saloon after such
place is supposed to be closed, eth
er on Sunday or at night, provid-
ing a midnight ordinance is passed
has been passed by the members
of the city council and all that 1t
requires now to make it law will
be the necessary publication of ten
days and the signature of the mayor.
This was accomplished Monday night
after the members of the council
held a caucus behind closed doors.
The. ordinance had been given two
readings previously and Clerk Lloyd
gave it its third reading at this ses-
sion, after which President Owen
called for vote on it's passage.
Those who voted for the ordinance
were Aungst, Folk, Williams, Shorb,
Shoot and Sanders. Those who vot-
ed against the measure were Joliat,
Feller and Whitmire. This gave the
ordinance Just enough votes to in
sure it's passage. Under this ordi-
nance it would be impossible for any
of the saloonists to keep their places
open on Sundays without being de-
tected.
The other saloon ordinance, which
will compel saloonists to close their
places of business at midnight each
night and not open the doors again
before 5 o'clock the next morning,
was given its second reading and
then referred to the ordinance COM
mittee at the request of Councilman
Feller. 1t is said that this ordinance
received some discussion in the eau
Gus room. Lying on the desk of
President Owen was roll that re-
sembled a bolt of wall paper. This
was a lengthy petition from the
workingmen of the different steel
mills and shops, mostly those in the
east end of the city, where the turns
shift at midnight each night. They
do not want the IL o'clock ordinance
passed by the council, but ask that
they be given an opportunity to have
| glass of beer and a lunch after
working eight hours straight with
out any refreshments. This petition
was not read by President Owen, but
| it is presumed that it will be placed
| in the hands of the ordinance COM
mittee. IT is not known whether
this same committee will give any
consideration to the other lengthy
petition which was sent to the coun-
Gil asking that the closing time be
made 10:30 o'clock, some saying that
this one has been relegated to a
convenient pigeon-hole, where it will
| be allowed to grow musty with age.
| At any rate the midnight ordinance
will probably come up again-pro-
viding the ordinance committee does
not put it to sleep somewhere. Aside
! from the consideration of these mat
ters little OF importance was tran
sacted at the meeting.
Councilman Shoot, the chairman
of the claims committee, made a re-
port in favor of paying to Attorneys
Webber and Turner the sum of $475
for legal services in connection with
the Mcmillan damage case, which
had been carried to the upper court
Sanders wanted to know if the solicit
! tor had a right to incur such debts
without the consent of the council
when he was told by Solicitor Blake
that 1t was not a bill of his contrac-
ton, but that it had been handed
down from his predecessor. Sanders
then spoke OF some other bills that
had been contracted in the taking up
of cases to higher courts, referring
| a
money was paid out for the printing
of brief. He said that the matter
of expense had never been mentioned
to the council and ii was for this
purpose that he brought the matter
up at this time. Solicitor Blake said
that there was always more or less
of expenses of this kind that must
be paid. The claim of Attorney Web
ber & Turner was ordered paid.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Folk: Instructing the B. p. s.
to place a crossing on South Cleve-
land avenue at the second alley north
of the b. & o. tracks. Adopted
! BY Folk: That the solicitor prepare
the necessary legislation for naming
an alley running east OF Allen street
and south of Sycamore street and
that il be called Wyant avenue.
Adopted.
By Joliat: That the B. p. 8. be in,
structed to fill the low places on
Parkview avenue. Adopted
By Joliat: That the B. p 8. place a
einder crossing over Shriver's run at
Parkview avenue Adopted.
By Joliat: That the B. p. 8. be in
structed to hll the low places on
Carnahan avenue and open the gut
lters. Adopted.
i BY Joliat: That the b. p. s. in
struct the Pennsylvania Railroad Co
TO place a watchman at their cross
ing over Carnahan avenue. Williams
doubted very much whether the eoun
ell had q right to do this. 1t was
said by Joliat that the crossing was
a dangerous one and that a man hac
almost lost his life there a few days
lago Sanders said that he thought
the company had placed q watchmaI
there after the death of Richard
Rothe had occurred, hat the council
was informed that this watchmaI
had been Withdrawn a few days lat
er. The resolution was adopted
BY Shorb: That the b. p. 8. place
crossing al the south side Of Co
lumbus avenue and West Tuscara
was street. Adopted
BY Shoot: That the city auditor
draw his warrants for the paymen
of salaries of the president, member
of the council and the clerk. Adopted
SOLICITORS DEPARTMENT.
A resolution declaring it necessar!
to improve Wheeler street from Ma
honing street 20 Rider street, b.
grading. laying sidewalks, settinl
: curbing, etc, was passed under
J suspension Of the rules.