Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-02
COUNCIL pRooEEpImos.
A Little Politics Makes Tuesdays Meet
ing Interesting.


ing Interesting.
Council met Tuesday evening with
all members present except Brennan,
Rech and Bachman.
Building permits were granted to L.
P. Judd, corner Fourth and Hart
streets; III. L. Weiss, Third street;
Jacob Pfaff, Scanned street.
q. T. Earrow presented his applica-
tion for the position of sewer inspector,
which was referred to the Sewer COM
mittee. s. H. Neece also made applica-
tion for the same position and the mat
ter was referred.
A resolution offered by MIR. Moore,
authorizing the issuing to w. j. Berry
of the city's certificate of Indebtedness
to the amount of $4,000 payable January
1st, on Third street paving contract,
wos unanimously adopted.
Mayor Meisenhelder sent in the ap-
pointments of John Mahnken and Will
liam Meister as city hall police, both
of which were confirmed, Wood voting
| no.
w. G. Way appeared before Council
and read statement from Gustav
Kaiser to the effect that the sidewalk
of James Jackson. on Seventh street, is
below grade and grown up with weeds
and asking that the matter be referred
to the proper committee for investiga-
tion. Upon motion of Mr.. Ridge,
amended by Wood, the Street Com
mittee and Engineer were instructed
to examine the sidewalk referred to.
| The complaint of Mr.. Brown in re-
gvrd to insufficient drainage of lots on
Second street was referred for report at
the next meeting.
Vice President Clemenger, of the
Mckinley Republican Club, expressed
the Clubs desire to rent the assembly
room" in the City Hall for one or two
meetings a week. Upon motion of
Wood, amended by Price, the request
was referred to the Building COM
mittee with power to act
Il. ID. Dale and A. d. Alderman
asked that the fill on Third street, be-
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the east line of the street at least so
that sidewalks may be laid As the
street is improved. Upon motion of
Price, the Commissioner was instructed
to have the paving contractor make
the fill on the east side as requested
with the dirt from the grading of the
street.
The proposition of Mr. Zoller to
grade certain part of Montgomery
street at his own expense was referred
to the Engineer.
Miss Hattie Bennett was granted
permission to tap the Fifth street sew
er with line OF Whites Road.
Upon the recommendation of the En-
gineer, the Solicitor was instructed to
prepare resolution lowering the
grade on Third street six inches from
Washington to Montgomery.
A resolution instructing the Solicitor
to prepare an ordinance for issuing
the $4,000 of street paving bonds auth
orized at a recent election, was sub
mitted by Mr. Moore. The resolution
provided for bonds payable in gold or
it's equivalent and was Immediately an
tagonized by Mr.. Ridge, who moved an
amendment providing that the bonds
be paid in the currency of the
country" Mr.. Wood stated that he
had been advised by the banks during
the past week that it would not be
good policy to issue any bonds at pres
ent, as it was doubtful if they would
sell. ~
Mr.. Ridge, during the course of his
remarks in opposition to the word
gold" thoughtlessly stated that
there is plenty of money in the
country seeking Investment" which
made a number of we'll known silver
men who were present look blank.
Mr.. Moore said that the word was
only placed in the bond to make it sell
to the best advantage and because
every bond of the city heretofore is
sued had been made payable in gold"
A. o. Jones, who was present, cited
the case of Lancaster, Ohio, which city
attempted recently to sell bonds with
the gold clause" omitted and failed to
dispose of them.
The,roll call resulted as follows: Ayes,
Moore, Mcclure, Hardy, Hathaway,
Garrison and Price. Noes-Ridge
Henry, Wood. 1t was evident from the
vote. that political prejudice governed,
notwithstanding the fact stated by Mr..
Price that the contractor and the city
would be greatly Inconvenience
should the bonds fail to sell. Mr..
Wood stated frankly that it was mat
ter of politics with him, that he was a
silver man and voted that'way, though
he added deprecatingly that politics
ought not to be brought into Council.
After some further discussion Mr..
Wood moved to refer the resolution to