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council and explained the conditions |
in Mt. Vernon relative to sewage and |
endeavored to convince that body or |
the fact that Mr.. Pratt is the man |
whom they should engage as a con.
sulting engineer when the work Of
constructing sewage system and a
sewage disposal plant IL begun. He
explained that Mt Vernon does not
require plant that will take care Of
all of the sewage or, in other words,
the city does not require a very high
degree Of sewage publication for the
reason that the Kokosing river will
carry away . great deal of impurities
without polluting the water. The
state board of health, he said, will
sanction the practice of allowing q
part of the sewage to be carried into
the stream but that the greaer part
must be taken care OF by a sewage
disposal plant.
A report from Mayor Perrine for
the monh OF April showed $4.2O col.
lec.ed as fines.
Chief of Police Clements submitted
his report for the month Of April. The
report showed the following arrests:
Intoxication. 1S.
Assault and battery, 1.
Safe keeping, 1.
Non-support, 1.
Shooting with intent to kill, 1.
Fighting, 2.
Investigation, 1.
Petit larceny, 1.
Suspicion, 4.
For execution Of fine and costs, 2.
Gambling, Z.
Grand larceny, 1.
Carrying concealed weapons, 1.
Fornifcation, 1.
Assault, /.
Total, Al.
Five persons against whom no affi.
davits were filed were before the
mayor during the month. The num-
Der of police calls answered and re-
ported back to the mayors office dur
ing the month was 116. The reports
of the mayor and chief of police we're
received and were placed on file.
A resolution was introduced declar-
Ing 1t necessary to construct sewer
beginning at High street and running
south through the alley between
Mulberry and Mechanic streets to
Gambler street and then east on Gam
bier street to the first alley west Of
Main street. The resolution provided
that the cost of constructing the sewer
be assessed against the property own.
ers that 1t would benefit and that he
assessment be SO much per foot front
Mr.. Dubinsky said that he did not
favor sewering the west side In sec.
tions but the only condition under
which he would favor the construction
OF the proposed sewer Is that the en-.
tire cost OF It's construction and main.
tenance be paid by the property own
ers. He said that the escaping sew.
age from the cess pool at the Jones
Bakery Is no more OF nuisance than
other like conditions on the west side
that will not he taken care of by a
sewer for long time. He moved that
the resolution be laid on the table in.
definitely. The motion carried.
A petition was received by council
from residents and property owners
that are bounded by Main, Front, Gay
and Water streets. The petitioners
ask that the block described be placed
In :he city fire protection limits and
that the necessary preparations be
made by the city to enable them to
feel reasonably safe against fire. The
matter was referred to the fire COM
mlttee.
An ordinance was introduced pro-
yidlng for the acceptance OF deed OF
l.. B. Houck and wife for tract OF
land to be used as an addition to
Mound View cemetery. The ordinance
was passed under suspension OF the
rules.