The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-03
To VACATE
A Street.
To Allow The Mt. Vernon
Bridge Company
Ground On Which To Make
An Extension
Of Their Plant Across West
Burgess Street
Council Takes Action On
Monday Evening
And Passes Ordinance BY
Vote OF 6 To 4

A large number Of citizens of the
west side we're present at the regular
meeting Of the city council Monday
evening to protest against a. request
made by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Com
pany that the city Vacate a portion of
West Burgess street, just north of the
plant Of the bridge company, 80 that
| new additions can be built to the
bridge works.
A petition was presented by the
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company asking
that council Vacate o portion of the
street It was explained in the Pc
tition that the company expects to
build new addition of about 200 feet
to the present plant and extend their
electric cranes for heavy work in
order'to compete with the big bridge
companies of the country. The pc
tition asked that a portion of w. Bur
CESS street from the B. & o. tracks to
the west line Of the property of the
bridge company be vacated This in.
oludes strip of the street about 244
feet In length. The petition stated
that II the city vacated the street that
the bridge company would open ur
Greenwood street to Frances street
and construct cement sidewalk on
the latter street The petition ak
planned that IL the addition was built
to the plant that business would be in
creased and more men employed By
the company.
Upon motion Of Mr. Weaver the pc
tition was received and placed on file
An ordinance was then introduced
yaoating that portion of Burgess
street, as stated above. in order tina
the bridge company may make the
, necessary improvements.
Remarks were then made by various
persons.
President James Israel Of the Mt
Vernon Bridge Company was the frs
to speak. He explained the need o
this ground and asked for favorable
action by council on the ordinance
Those who spoke against the vacatinl
of the street were Albert Eaddis, Hnr
ry Cochran. MIR. Woodford and others
Judge Frank o. lowering spoke in be
half OF the Bridge Company, Showing
how Mt. Vernon will be benefited b,
the closing of the street in order tina
the new addition may be built to tn,
plant Judge lowering urged counci
20 pass the ordinance.
Brief remarks were made by Couu
Gilman Dubnslly who favored the pas
sage OF the ordnance and by Council
man Mawer, who opposed the same
MIR, Dubinsky moved that the rule
be suspended and the ordinance b
read for the second time by It's title
The motion prevailed, all voting aye
excepting MT Mawer Mr. Dubinslc
, moved that the rules be suspende
= and the ordinance be carried to It
, third reading Carried. all voting /
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Upon hnal passage all voted aye, e.
$ cepting Mr.. Mawer and the ordinanC
1. was declared passed by the chair
- Petitions we're presented protestin
z, against Sunday baseball in the co
n porate limits Of the city There wei
90 many signers to the petitions, bl
y Clerk Wootton announced that thel
b we're only POI voters. the remand,
rn being women. Upon motion Of NJ
NJ DubinsSy tina petitions were recely,
on and placed on lle
in A resolution was introduced d
"s claring 1t necessary to pave We
2. Gambler street from Main street
n Mulberry street The rules were 81
~ A. pended ana the resolution was re-
for the second and third times al
,r. was adopted, all voting aye,
Mr. sockmGn OF a special commit