The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-10-23
Dedication Of Elliott Street
TO City Accepted By Council
Reports Of Mayor And Police
Chief Other Business

The old steel cage. decided by the
: county to the city. claimed by Mr.. j.
A. Stoyle. when he bought the county
Jail and later presented" by him to
the city, formed the basis ofthe, great
er part OF the discussion at the regular
meeting of the city council Monday
evening. 4i.. .lsSbla,.u 6.tf
1t seems that Safety Director viii
liams was informed by Mr.. Stoyie that
the city could .haveGsai cell, if It were
Immediately removed ,flpEss the jail
The information came In the middle of
the week and Mr.. Stoyle's demand of
immediate removal had to be- met. 50
the safety director hired the work
done. the bill amounting TO 500. AZ the
cell had to be taken to pieces, moved
as such and re-erected. This copsti-
tnted the report OF the safety, director
and Councilman Dubinsky instantly
began an onslaught on the cell. He
stating that all prisoners put in there
were on state warrant and that the
county jail, accordingly, should be
their place of residence while in Gus
tody. To this, the safety director re-
piled that the original price Of the cell
was $1,000 and that the city was &C.
curing bargain in expanding only 500
for It. He further pointed out the saw
ing effected to the city by lodging Its
prisoners In the cell, instead. of'paying
for their board and room at the county
fail. stating that this saving. In ono
year. would more than counterbalsnce
the $50 spent for its removal.
The matter again came up for dis
cussiOn, when an ordinance was read
up to final passage, upon suspension of
the rules. directing the safety director
10 issue a voucher on his department
for the sum of 800, which was the cost
price of the removal Of the cell from
the old county jail TO the Third ward
engine house. The same argument was
repeated by Councilman pubinsky,
who expressed himself In favor Of ,v0t'
ing for the ordinance, but against the
use Of the cell by the city. Council
man DEEMS motion that the ordinance
be read for final passage WAS lost for
want of second, President Hanning
again making his stand againat meas
uros involving expenditure OF money
An ordinance was read to the effect
that the city accept the dedication OF
Elliott street to. It by the property
owners. on condition that the city. con
struct 1872 feet of sidewalk ON the
street. The report OF tho street com
Inittee on the proposition was favora
BILE, the cost of laying the sidewall
IN be 1864. After some little argu
ment. the ordinance was carried TO lts
dnal reading and passed. ON suspen
sion OF the rules.
IL seems that In the last city bond is
sue, Otis 4 Co. OF Cleveland took al
Of the bonds, except those for the Co
shOcton avenue paving. refusing Onl,
10 take these. because an assessing or
dinance had not been passed. Though
more or less OF u matter OF red tape
councils hands are tied In the prop
sesition, the assessing ordinance no
yet having been passed. 10 another or
dinance was read Monday evening 4
the effect that certificates OF indebted
asss he issaed by tho city these sam'
ceitiiicates not TO exceed $4,000 or rur
over six months ct 8 per oert interest
The matter was referred 10 the en-
rance committee by President Banning
.on motion Of Councilman salisbury.
The report Of the board 10 estimat'
special nrsossments 20 he levied oi
tie property holders Of Cosbocton av
enpe. according to benefits, for th'
work done In improving that stree
was read and placed on file A bill o