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sIEUNSET" MAY BE A
NEW CITY ADDITION
A Vast Lot Of Improvement
Legislation Passed;
Other News

The fight that council has waged
against Mayor Mitchell to compel him
to collect liquor fines imposed by his
predecessor, ex-Mayor Perrine, came
to a climax Monday night when
Councilman Brentlinger's motion that
the special committee, appointed
some time ago to confer with Mayor
Mitchell, met with the city solicitor
make another effort to have the fines
collected and, If unsuccessful, prefer
charges against the mayor before the
governor of the state, was carried.
The special committee comprises
the entire council Mr.. Brentlinger
said afterwards that IL is the idea to
make all efforts to collect the out
standing fines as the city is badly in
has personal grudge against the
mayor, he said.
Council spent about two hours at
this session. A great deal of the time
was spent in passing legislation rela-
tive to street improvements.
A resolution to dispose Of funds re-
ceived during the first half of the
current year from the inheritance tax
and providing that the amount, which
is little over $500, shall be placed in
the contingent fund of the public SER
vice department, was introduced, read
and adopted
A resolution declaring 1t necessary
to improve Wooster avenue by paving
was introduced, given three readings
and passed. A similar ordinance was
up for consideration at last weeks
meeting of the council. The vote on
this resolution was to /, and Presi-
dent Clutter declared it had passed,
whereas 1t was defeated.
A resolution declaring 1t necessary
TO construct sewer in Wooster ave-
nue. was introduced, given three read
ings and passed. This sewer is only
two blocks in length. II Is to run
from the end of the present Wooster
avenue sewer to the corporation line,
just north.
An ordinance 10 prevent the throw
ing of rubbish in the fountain on the
public square, the pollution Of the wa
ter or the disturbance of the fish
therein was introduced, given three
readings and passed The ordinance
provides that convicted violators ol
this ordinance shall be fined from 81
to $40
An ordinance fixing the compensa
tion OF the employees of the cemetery
department and of the waterworks
pumping station at 2S Is cents pei
hoar was introduced, given three
readings and passed,
An ordinance to levy a special as
sessment of 75 cents per front foo
against the property along the Eas
Chestnut street sanitary sewer was
introduced given three readings ant
passed.
An ordinance TO levy a special as
sessment OF 81 cents per foot from
for the North Mulberry street sani
tary sewer was introduced, read thre,
times and passed
An ordinance to levy a special as
sessment of 80 cents per foot front FOL
the East Burgess street sanitary sew
or was introduced read three times
and passed.
An ordinance to levy a special as
sessment for the Gambler avenu,
paving was introduced. given thre
readings and passed. This assess
ment was placed at $3,82 per foo
front when in previous ordinance
the rate WAS fixed at over 81. TIL
difference was made by correcting
some errors which were made in CON
putting the yardage.
An ordinance to levy a special as
sessment OF CO cents per foot front 70
the Pennsylvania avenue sanitar,
sewer was introduced, read thre
times and passed.
A resolution declaring II necessar,
10 construct a sanitary sewer In Mans
field avenue was introduced. read an,
was referred TO the sewer committee
In petition presented to council
residents of Mansfield avenue aske
for a sanitary sewer to be constructed