The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-24
tn PREVENT
THE DUMPING
M Dirt And Refuse In The
kOkOSing River
Council Takes First Steps
Monday Evening
Likely That Fence will Be
Built Along River
Standards To Be Placed On
Public Square
: To Regulate Traffic Of Auto
mobiles And Rigs

To prevent abuse Of Kokosing riv-
or banks as dumping ground for
dirt and all manner of refuse, there
by narrowing the channel and in
creasing the danger of a flood, coun-
Gil at its regular meeting Monday
evening took definite steps by in
structing the city engineer to find
the corporation line on South Mul-
berry and South Mechanic streets so
that a fence may be built along there
The city solicitor was asked to con
suit with the engineer in view or
preparing an ordinance directed
against this promiscuous dumping.
Council has on numerous occasions
discussed the question of the river
banks being used as a dumping
ground, but each time a silencer was
put on any action by the doubt as to
the ownership of the particular strip
OF land which has become the haven
for numerous kinds of refuse. The
abuse has continued to an alarming
of certain citizens residing along the
river has become an important fac
tor.
At Monday evenings meeting,
Therefore, following considerable dis
cussion, it was decided that the city
could prohibit dumping of refuse
within the city limits by ordinance
and the above action was according
ly taken
Az a sequence to the Stoyle-Clark
automobile collision on the public
square Sunday afternoon, President
Banning called for suggestions from
the council on some means to regu-
late and make traffic safe on the
square, outlining his idea of having
standards at the four corners and
compelling automobiles to keep to
the right of these.
Safety Director c. n. Williams re.
ported that two of such standard !
had already been ordered with a
view of trying out the system, thar
they would arrive shortly and would
I'm tried out. The director made
msntion of the fact that his depart
ment had been considering the dan
ger of present traffic regulations for
tho square for some time with the
result that the use of standards was
decided on, at least for test.
As requested by the council, City
Isngineer Blinn reported back q
grade for North Mulberry and Ring
old streets and though In the case
of the former, not recommending it
stated that this was the grade de
sired by property owners. On mo
tion. the city solicitor was requested
10 prepare ordinances establishinl
these grades for the two streets.
After three readings under sus
property owners on East Burgess
street between Braddock and DurbiI
Streets for the installation of sani
tary sewer, was referred to the sew
Az the sewer committee reported
fAvOrably on the resolution of ne
ceRsity for a sanitary sewer In Penn
syivania avenue, the resolution wal
passed. It had been carried up tt
daal passage at a previous meeting
A resolution declaring necessar,
the construction of sidewalks on Ger
tain portions of Jefferson, Cottag,
and Locust streets, was given thre,
readings, under suspension OF tn,
rules, and passed by council.
That certain alleys OF the west enc
are closed and that 1t will be ne
cessary to have these open in view
Of sewers that will shortly be con
structed in that district. prompted