Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-22
COUNCIL PRoosEolNcs.
Third Street Paving Ordinance Passed
Under Suspension of Rules

Posts of the city was read by the Clerk
and upon motion the free use sof the
Auditorium was granted for Decora-
ton Day.
A communica ton was received from
q. T. Darrow notifying Council that P.
Connor had been paid in full upon his
lien on money belonging to Darrow
yet unpaid on sewer contract. The
matter was referred to the Solicitor
and Sewer committee.
A letter from Mrs. Darrow was read,
in which she demanded $500 of the
| money due Darrow as Homestead ex-
emption, which was also referred.
+ The Investment Guarantee Company
notified Council that q. Il. Darrow had
assigned to them all monies due him
from the city of Marietta on sewer con-
tract. Referred.
The report of the Cemetery Trustees
for the past year was received and
read. The report showed receipts of
So, O39. 02; cash on hand, s1,1261S
Mr.. Moore submitted resolution
authorizing the City Solicitor and
Clerk to investigate cost claims in suit
of Village of Harmar against Douglas
Putnam and pay all such claims that
may be found just. The matter was
referred to the Solicitor and Finance
committee for report.
w. A. Sniffen, appearing for William
Frank, asked permit for building
small iron building for kitchen on
the lot in the rear of his saloon and
restaurant The request was granted.
as special permit, the work to be
done under the supervision of the Fire
committee.
Building permits were granted to
Mrs. Geiger, on Washington street;
Walter Webster, on Seventh street;
Mrs. Ellen Matthews, on Harmar
street; w. P. Dye, on alley between
Scanned and Putnam; Chas. Krig-
baum, on Maple street; VIM Brabham,
on Market street.
The request for plank walk in the
alley from Herman Jahn's to Second
street was referred.
The Sewer committee reported that a
number of flush tanks are not working
properly and asked that the matter be
investigated by the Engineer. Re-
ferred to Sewer committee and Engi-
, neer.
Mr.. Moore offered resolution Great
Garbage, Street Cleaning and Water
!, Supply and abolshing the Water
Works committee. The resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote. B. F.
Wood was appointed chairman of the
new committee, Messrs. Price and Gar.
rison being the two other members.
: DIR. Hardy asked for another fire
alarm box in the Fourth ward, and
: presented the report of the Fire COM
mittee recommending that the box be
purchased. Mr.. Moore moved that the
p Chief of the Fire Department be or
n dered to secure the box and place it or
Marion street in the vicinity where de-
sired.
The Sewer committee reported il
favor of Council ordering plans fol
> lateral connections to be put in al
same time as the main sewers in al
that part of the Second Sewer Distric
remaining unpaved, but proposed to bt
paved. A resolution to that effect wa!
y presented and adopted.
/ The Paving committee reported that
:. before paving Fourth street it would
h be necessary for the Engineer to make
X estimates of said Improvement, ant
y upon motion the Engineer was in
r structed to make such estimates.
:, The City Engineer and COMMISSIONS
r recommended that the cisterns on Sec
6 ond street near Smiler's stable be fillet
v up so as not to interfere with stree
paving, and upon motion the sam,
were ordered filled up.
h Jacob Rech was appointed to succeed
=. himself and j. B. Hovey to succeed c
j. Fell as members of the Board o
: Equalization.
Mr.. Moore offered resolution tina
ID w. B. McAtee and VIM. Lancaster b.
n appointed brick inspectors at 50 pc
a. day. Mr.. Hardy presented the nam
of S. H. Neece as an applicant for tn
,s position. Mr.. Moore withdrew hi
rs first motion and offered another t
is choose two of the three applicant
named by ballot. The ballot wa
taken and resulted as follows: Ian
70 caster, 8; McAtee, 6; Neece, 2. Lancas
i. ter and McAtee We're declared elected
oi The ordinance to pave Third stree
u from Ohio to Marian was read by tn
G. Clerk and under suspension of tn
rules passed to the second and thir
rt readings by title. 1t was then adopte
Is by unanimous vote. % X 5IN>
y THE mattersof sidewalk in front G
:. Tom Highlands property on Pike stree
- was referred to Street committee.
=. Mr.. Price called attention to tn
80 dangerous q. & o. R. crossing a
Maple and Harmar streets and upo
motion the matter was referred to tn