The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-25

On the longest day of the year, the
city council took occasion to hold one
of the longest meetings held for many
a month. While the session Monday
evening was exceedingly long, but
little business of importance was
transacted.
The matter of the city providing the
site for the proposed new armory
came up again when the special COM
mittee reported adversely on the prop
osition of the sinking fund taking over
the $4,000 bonds for the city by trans.
ferring the money from the cemetery
perpetual care fund to make the nee
essary purchase of bonds. Mr.. Sails
bury, chairman of the committee,
spoke of the proposition from a legal
standpoint and was of the opinion that
such legislation would not be legal.
Mr.. Marcus Rosenthall addressed the
members of council and considered the
matter legal and urged council to take
the necessary legislation. 1t was fin
ally decided to refer the matter to a
committee to go to Columbus on Tues
day and present the proposition to
the proper state officials and ask for a
legal opinion before proceeding fur.
ther. On this committee the presi
dent named City Solicitor Koons and
Messrs. Weaver, Salisbury and Sock.
man. This committee went to Colum.
bus Tuesday morning.
All members of council were pres
ent at the meeting Monday evening
with President Banning in the chair.
The minutes of the last session were
read by Clerk Wootton and were ap-
proved.
One sidewalk resolution, calling for
walks at various points on East Vine
and East High street, was read for
the third time and was voted down,
owing to the fact that certain side
walks provided for had already been
put down.
A resolution providing for sidewalks
on North Mulberry street was read
for the third time and was adopted, all
voting aye.
A special committee offered report
recommending that an assistant city
clerk be employed to serve notices for
the Adams street district sewer. The
report was received and placed on file.
An ordinance was read for the third
time, providing that an assistant clerk
be employed and that he receive the
sum of sc for each notice served. Up
on final passage all voted in the af-
firmative and the ordinance was
passed.
An ordinance was read for the third
time which prohibits any person other
than fireman, policeman or other Of
fetal of the city, from jumping on
and riding upon any auto police patrol
of automobile fire truck. The ordin-
ance was passed, all voting aye. ex-
cepting Mr.. DEEMS.
A number of ordinances were read
authorizing the director of service to
enter into contract for certain work.
One was the West Vine street paving
and storm sewer, one was for the Oak
street sanitary sewer, one was for the
East Front street sewer. Council con.
sumed considerable time in passing
these ordinance as they were quite
lengthy and all required three read
ings. The rules were suspended in
each instance and the ordinances
passed.
A petition was received from resi-
dents of Elliott street, asking that
the street be paved and severed. The
petitioners asked that the asphalt
blocks taken off East High street be
used. The petition was received and
placed on file.
! The ordinance committee offered a
favorable report that piling be placed