Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-15
council, proceedings.


Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with all members present.
petition for the extension of Fifth
street to Putnam Place Addition and
for the grading of Fifth and Montgom-
ery streets, was received and read, be-
ing namerously signed by property
owners. Upon motion the matter was
referred to the Street committee.
building permit was granted to
George Lauer, Eighth street.
The Landing committee reported
bids received for repairing the wharf,
the lowest being 81. 3S per square yard,
and recommending that the work be
done. Upon motion the report was
adopted and the Engineer instructed to
prepare specifications and advertise for
bids.
The Fire committee reported that the
new fire extinguisher, which has been
on trial several months by the fire de-
partment, had given good satisfaction
and its purchase was requested by the
department. Upon motion the COM
mittee was instructed to make the pur
chase.
The Engineer reported that the
measurements of round curbing on
Greene and Second streets, for which
extra allowance was claimed by the
paving contractors, were substantially
correct. Upon motion the bill of Con-
tractor Day was allowed. Ridge voting
no.
The Third street paving contract,
with the bond of Contractor Berry in
the sum of $3.50 was submitted by
the Solicitor and read by the Clerk.
Upon motion a resolution instructing
the Mayor and Clerk to sign and exc
cute the contract was adopted.
The residents on Franklin street,
West Side, petitioned for the paving
and sewering of said street, requesting
that if the street cannot be completed
before winter it be deferred until next
year. The petition was received and
placed on record and the Engineer was
instructed to prepare plans and esti-
mates at once for sewering said street
The Street committee reported in
favor of opening Marion street from
the alley between Second and Third
to Second street Upon motion the
committee was authorized to purchase
the land necessary for opening the
street at price of SO per front foot
In the matter of the proposed extern
sion of ChsSes street the Street com
mittee reported unfavorably on account
of the Xorbitant price for the neces-
sary land asked by some of the prop
erty owners. Upon motion Council de-
cided to visit the street named at p
m. Wednesday and inspect the prem
ises proposed to be purchased.
The bill of John Viking, the Second
lar curbing, to the amount of SS5. 96,
was presented and laid over for further
investigation.
A letter was received from Edward
Meisenhelder in. regard to the recent
investigation of Officer Knox, in which
the Mayor stated that although the
Police committee had exonerated the
officer, certain citizens were still dis
satisfied, and he therefor referred the
matter to Council as committee of the
whole. Upon motion Council endorsed
the action of the Police committee by
unanimous vote and summarily dis
posed of the matter.
The Building committee recommend
ed the payment of the bills outstand-
ing for the erection of the new orches-
ira stand in Muskingum Park. During
the discussion that followed Mr.. Bach
man took occasion to say that some
members of Council occupied entirely
too much time in talking and was ST.
liently applauded by the audience.
The bills were allowed, Henry and
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