Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-16
counc,L PRooEsorMcs.
Franchise Granted for New Telephone
Company in Marietta.


! Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with all members present
except Brennan.
The question of II fireproof varlt for
the safety of the city's records and
papers came up for lengthy discussion,
Mr.. James Foreman submitting plans
and specifications of brick vault TO
cost $780, Upon motion of Rech action
was deferred one week.
The Paving committee reported rec
ommeuding immediate proceedings for
/ the paving of Second, Fourth and
Franklin streets, the contracts for all
streets to be let at the same time if
possible. Mr.. Price suggested that
Market and Maple streets and Putnam
avenue be included in the recort.
Ridge called attention u FIfth street
also
/ Upon motion the Engineer was in
structed to report an estimate on paw
| ing Second street at the next meeting
I The width of the paving was fixed at
10 feet.
A petition was received from prop
) erty owners on the south side Of
Market street, who request that side
walk be laid there at once. Upon mo-
tion the petition was referred to the
Street committee and the Fifth Ward
Councilmen.
The special committee in the matter
of the franchise for new Telephone
Co. reported an ordinance, fixing the
rate to be charged at s25 per phone
and prohibiting wires on Front, Greene
and Butler streets in the business dis
tricts. Under suspe nsion of the rules
the ordinance was passed to the second
and third readings by title and adopted
by unanimous vote.
Col. r. L. Nye appeared before Coun-
Gil and presented an ordinance grant
ing to the c. e NJ railway certain ad-
ditional rights of way for sidetracks
across Third street, which was read
and referred to the Railroad COM
mittee.
Upon suggestion of Mr.. Rech the C.
e NJ. company was requested to move
the switch from the sidewalk at Greene
and Seventh streets.
Upon motion of Price the Railroad
committee was instructed to notify the
q. & o. R. Ry. to construct certain
plank crossings on the West Side.
TTl,, Cn1,a1tl, ,.,, Two
opinion in regard to assessing corner
lots to pay for street Improvements in
which he stated the amount of front
age" only should be assessed on either
the front or side Of any lot.
Upon motion of Moore the Commits
sioner was instructed to locate respon-
sibility for depressions in Third street
paying and require them 20 be filed
up by those who caused them.
IN the matter of opening the alley in
square No the Solicitor suggested
that the petitioners give "a bond TO in
sure the payment OF any possible costs
OF condemnation proceedings. DR.
Mcclure offered motion embodyinr
that suggestion, which was adopted.
The T. j. Townsend Brick and Com
tracing Company was allowed &l12090
on the estimate OF the Engineer for
WORK done on sewer contract.
d. p. Price was allowed &IT9.2O on
his Greene street sidewalks contract.
Bachman moved that the surplus
earth from the Fourth street paw
ing be used to back up the siXteen-foot
roadway on the Third street fill, which
motion was adopted,
Contractor Bsrry's estimate Of $685.,
for work on Third street ill was al
lowed, less 20 per cent.
The Engineer was instructed to give
X, Meredith grade for q sidewalk on
st. Clair street.
ELLIS ALLOWED.