Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-07
Council Prooeedlur rs.

Council met in regular session Tues.
day evening, with all members present
except Brenan.
The meeting was called to order a,
$50 according to the schedule which
provides for meetings at that hour
from October to April
A petition for brick sidewalk on
the easterly size of Fifth street, near
Hart, was received and the matter re-
ferred to the Street committee, with
power to act.
Building permits were granted to Ed.
Blume, Fourth street, a. Judd, on
Lord street, L. J. Klintworth, on War
rem street and Julia Lane, on Fifth
street.
| C. j. Fell arose and desired to
know whether the sewer on Knox
street could be made SO as to drain his
property and his request to that end
was referred to the Sewer cornmiAtee
and City Engineer, With power To act.
The cleaning out of the subsoil drain
stopped up in the alley between Front
and Second streets was referred to the
Sewer committee.
The Engineer was instructed to fur
nish grade for sidewalk on Church
street between Second and Third.
The request of the German M. e.
church for alteration of the entrance
to their property was referred to the
Street committee.
Mr.. Wood presented the complaint CT
certain property owners on Third street
between Butler and Greene, who claim
the grade of the street paving to be
higher than the sidewalk. The com
plant was referred to the Street COM
mittee and City Engineer.
The Engineer was instructed to give
a sidewalk grade to owners of property
on Lord street
Objections to the location of poles
for the electric street railway in various
localities on Front street were brought
to. the attention of Council by Mr..
Rech. The chief bone of contention
was the pole in front of George Van
Dusen's property, the claim being made
by that gentleman that the pole inter-
fered with his awning and that all
poles on Front street were being placed
at irregular intervals. DR.. Hardy
spoke against changing the location of
the pole, holding that such action
would involve Council and the Company
in endless trouble, as it was impossible
to suit everybody. Bachman moved to
refer the question to the Street COM
mittee, with power to act, but his mo-
ton failed to be seconded. Mr.. Moore
moved that the pole be placed in the
hole now dug for it. which motion pre-
vailed, Rech voting no.
The bids for laying the sidewalk on
Greene street from Fifth to Seventh
were opened by the Clerk, the bidders
being D. P. Price, u. Il. Darrcw and
John Singer. The bids were made in
different forms and there appeared to
be some question as to whose figures
were the lowest.
Mr.. Price moved to reconsider the
motion in regard to the location of the
electric railway pole in front of Van
Dusen's on Front street The motion
to reconsider was lost by tie vote,
but the President voted aye.
Upon motion the matter of lowering
the grade of Third street above Wash
ington was postponed for signatures of
property owners above Warren.
The protection of the stairway at the
west end of the railroad bridge by
erecting railing was referred upon
motion to the Railroad committee.
The usual number of bills were al
lowed and Council adjourned to 6:3O
o'clock Wednesday evening.