The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-29
CITY FATHERS
FINALLY GET IN
ACTION AGAIN
Notice Is Given That City Opera
House Must Be Closed 70
Public AssembIage
Land Owners Offer Town Small
Park Conditioned on Certain
Street improvements.

Council met in regular session last
Tuesday night for the first time in sew
eral weeks. All members but Meyer
were in their accustomed chairs and
Mayor Kenney presiding. quite a
crowd Of visitors we're in the lobby,
and their complaints, plans and dis
cussion Of remedies for existing disor-
ders made the session a rather lengthy
affair.
ID. overly first addressed the meet
ing in regard TO alley and sidewalk
crossings in his addition in tho north
end of town. Said he wanted to know
why crossings had been put in on his
property without notifying him. He
then asked pay for use of ground. Mat
ter was referred TO street committee to
report at next meeting.
q. l.. Schmidt, the North Mill street
grocer, wanted information in regard
to cellar drain and the privilege Of
ditching across Mill street. Nothing
was done with the matter.
Horseman John Helm presented a
plat to council for laying out of two
lots on the northeast side of the inter-
section of Wayne and Buckeye streets.
Plat was accepted.
Messrs. Bert Kistler, John Kriegel,
Henry Boskin and Andrew Pond were
present in behalf of residents on North
Mill street. Mr.. Kriegel stated that
several walks along the east side of
the streets were in such a dilapidated
condition that they could hardly be
used. He stated that he and other
gentlemen present had been compelled
to build new walks and wanted others
treated in the same manner. Matter
was referred to street committee.
S. p. McGriff, John Helm and Sena-
tor Johnson then addressed council in
regard to donation of about five acres
of ground to the town for park pur-
poses, conditioned that council would
open up and improve several streets
and alleys leading to, through and
aroSnd the park. Mr.. Johnson, after
presenting the matter, suggested that
council go out in a body and take
look at the place. This they agreed to
do next Tuesday morning. 1t is to be
hoped our business men and citizens
generally turn out and go over the
ground suggested for street extensions
as well as to view the park site pro-
posed by the gentlemen.
j. E. Raudabaugh, of North Buckeye |
street, spoke about the destruction of
cellar drains in his end of town by |
Contractor Heffner when he laid the |
water line on North Sugar street. He
would like to have drain opened up. !
Matter was referred to street COM
mittee.
Reports of the clerk of the Board of
Public Affairs and Mayor for month |
of August were read and accepted.
Clerk read a bond of the Western !
Ohio traction company in the sum of
81 900 for tearing up of East Market |
street pavement and cutters to put Y
and track into their new depot and
same was accepted.
Clerk then read bid of $3.50, re-
ceived from Jesse A. Ernsberger for
the purchase of a lot owned by the
town between the railroads in the
northwest part of town. The bid was
accepted. The lotcontains about three
acres of ground, lying west of the Erns-
berger green-house, MIR. Ernsberger
will Immediately start the erection of
new houses on the ground, and hopes
to have them ready for winter vegeta-
BILE raising.
Mayor Kenney called the attention
of council to an order he had received
from the State department of inspec-
tion of workshops and factories requir-
ing that stoves in the city building,
and especially in the opera-house, be
ts' EN- out at once. The order stated
that unless different arrangements
were made for heating the opera-h house
and that fire. proof wall was erected
between the stage and auditorium, the
place would have'to be closed up. So
licitor Johnson stated that the new tax
rate would not raise sufficient money