City Hall approves telephone installations and debt issue
The Bell and Union phones will be installed in the city building while the Bell phones are to be reinstalled in the fire department. The mayor approved a contract with Union for intercommunications and the council also favored Bell for city and fire department wiring. Mahoning and Shenango Valley Railway owes the city over 1.10 in taxes, and company official Akens sought to explain. The matter was referred to the finance and law committee for action.
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Akens
City Hall
Bell
Union
Galion
Bull
Spont
Connes Iast
Union Telephone Company
Connells
Bell ‘Telephone Company
Dell
Bell Company Contrael, Alo
Mahoning and Shenango Valley Railway Company
the Finance and Law Committee For Action
City to seek Bigelow input on Youngstown road issue
City councils deferred action on the Youngstown Bill and a proposed west road project. They requested State Highway Commissioner M. Bigelow visit the city to provide expert guidance on resolving the problem.
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Youngstown
M. Bigelow
Suit to Make Cohen Pay Begins
Instructions were given last night to initiate action to collect from Carriage Continetar MH at Cohen. He had agreed to pay toward repairs made on the city garbage furnace.
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Cotineila
Cotinetar MH
Cohen
Boys Watch City Council Discuss Procedures
Four members of the Toy Pioneers of the U M C A attended a city council meeting as observers to learn how municipal government operates.
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City to Buy Cemetery Plot for New Crawford Avenue Entrance
City solicitor Gardner was told by councils to search title to the plot the city plans to buy for a new approach to Crawford cemetery avenue. Unclear ownership may affect the purchase. The plan requires about 2,500 to establish the new entrance and move 28 trees to clear the way.
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Gardner
Crawford Cemetry Avenue
Cemetry Os
Ordinance for New City Janitress Post Falls Through
An ordinance to create a new janitress position at the city building and police matron was prepared for presentation to the Select Council meeting last night but no branch member volunteered to sponsor it, so it was not introduced. Assistant City Electrician Miller was granted a bye week by council action. the vacation shall be allowed annually.
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Asistant City Electrician
Milter
City Council Debates Vacation Pay for Short-Term Workers
The council sparked by vacation pay for street department workers, split over paying a week’s vacation to staff employed only briefly. Some backed the city controller’s rule restricting who qualifies, while others argued against setting a risky precedent that payday vacations be given to transient workers.
Listless Session of Common Branch Actions
The Common Branch held a listless session with reports on street work. Ordinances were referred to committees for grading, paving, widening sidewalks, and storm sewer projects on Sluwp, Tilb erty, Cascade, and Winter avenues along with a man hole hydrant and sewer item. An appropriation for the department of frame in general revenue was noted.
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Connett
Eighth Ward
West Street
Seventh Ward
Tilberty Street
Transylvania Railroad
Luneiny
Cascade Street
Mulberry Street
Winter Avenue
Denver Avenue
Sanitary Committee
General Revenue Fund
Lotis Printer
Court Street Sidewalks To Grade Contract Awards
Several contracts were awarded for sidewalk work on Court Street. George Weller secured the contract for storm sewer construction near Witton, while Hark Stapyo won the contract to lay paving sidewalks at his property.
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Court Street
Ounella
George Weller
Witton
SMBIG
Councils Agree 10 Vagatee Gardner Ave Plan
The councils approved a proposal to realign Gardner Avenue with a railroad viaduct to cover the tracks, allowing the thoroughfare to be replaced. A contract will be drafted for Leflore and surrounding actions. A petition for an intersection street vacation was referred to the committee for Maryland Avenue and East Washington Street.
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Lavarate Gardner Avenue
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Maryland Avenue
East Washington Street
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Liestra. Department
Maybert
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New Castle Pottery
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Washington Street
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