Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-26
oovNoIL pRocEsDlnos.
t. r.. Townsend gets the Sewer Contract,
~. Being the Lo west Bidder.

beinE tne bo Webt ESiuueT.
Council met in regular session Tues
day evening, with all members present
except Brenan and Ridge.
Building permits were granted to j..
w. Swords, Seventh street. Louis Suder,
Orchard street and c. II. Schlitzer,
Eighth street.
The applications of j. M. Douglas
and d. w. Davis for appointment as
Superintendent of the repairs on the
wharf we're received and placed on file
Capt Oscar Webster, of the steamer
Leroy, inquired if Council had bell
which they desired to dispose of and
upon motion the Clerk was ordered to
enter into negotiations for the sale of
the old fire hell.
The protest of the Official Board of
the First M. E. Church against the pro-
posed lowering of the grade on Third
street in front of the church was re-
ferred to the Street committee.
The letter of Sarah r. Warren, call
ing attention to the bad condition of
the street in front OF her property on
Second street was also referred to the
Street committee.
Councilman Ridge came in and took
his seat at this juncture.
In the matter of the fill for sidewalk
on Greene street from Fifth to Seventh
streets the City Engineer was instruct
ed to prepare an estimate of the cost.
The report of Jas. NJ. Foreman and
L. Deyine who were appointed to in
spect the Putnam street bridge, re-
ported the bridge safe, but recon-
mended that the old draw-span and the
third and fourth spans be replaced in
the near future. They also found the
siding in bad condition. Upon motion
the Bridge committee was instructed to
repair and strengthen the floor of the
old draw-span, as recommended.
The grading of Lord street was re-
ferred to the Engineer and Fifth and
Sixth Ward councilmen.
Ordinances establishing grades on
Wood and New streets were read by
the Clerk, passed to the second and
third readings under suspension of the
rules and adopted.
The bond of City Treasurer G. ].
Lund in the sum of $50, 900, with j. P.
Ward, B. B. Stone, j. w. Athay. j. A.
Plumer, A. T. Nye and E. NJ Booth as
sureties, was presented and approved.
The Sewer committee recommended
the acceptance of the lowest bid on the
sewer work and that the contract be
awarded to L. 3. Townsend. and Bach.
man moved to adopt the report Ridge
opposed the motion on the alleged
ground that Townsend had broken
faith with the city on the Third street
paving job and feared that he would
do the same on the sewer contract
Townsend would be bound by the spe
cifications in the same manner as any
other contractor. Mcclure spoke fol
the motion, stating, in regard to the
paying job, that Council had had Mr.
Townsend's check for $500 as forfei,
and that of their own accord they had
seen fit to return it to him. He further
| called attention to the fact that Mr.
the next highest bidder and said he
was unwilling to assume the RESPONSE
bility of placing that much additional
expense upon the Taxpayers without
hat ~s,,l
Henry and Ridge voting no. The Soil
citor was instructed to prepare con
tract to be entered into for the work
The contract to be entered into with
d. P. Price for the repair of the whar:
at the foot of Front street was sub
mitted by the Solicitor aud signed by
Mr.. Price, after which it was approved
The City Engineer submitted an esti
mate of paving 16-foot roadway OF
the Third street fill, the estimated cos
being sS12.50. An estimate showing
the cost of storm water sewer OF
Wooster street to the Muskingum river
to be s117O was also submitted by tn,
Engineer.
A resolution authorizing the finance
committee to borrow $4,000 for th'
work of improvement of parts of th'
first. second and third sewer districts
was offered by Bachman and adopted
The City Engineer reported that th'
well in dispute on the Harmar Hill
road is outside of the street limits ant
on private property.
The usual number of bills were or
dered paid and Council adjourned.
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