Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-27
Council PROCEEDINGS,

a;sTi1g Council Proceedings.
Council met in regular session Tues.
day evening With all members present
except Rech. $50
Building permits were. granted to
John Wenzel, corner Third and Greene;
Marietta Boiler Works, Wayne street;
Charles Heidrick, Fifth and Warren.
A petition for sidewalk on the west
side of Sixth street, between Wayne
and Hart, was presented and referred
to the Councilman from the First ward
for report at the next meeting.
Mr. Price offered a motion providing
for notices to construct sidewalks on
the north side of Maple street being
served upon property owners.
A new plat subdividing lots in Knox's
Addition was submitted, approved and
ordered recorded.
Mrs. Bailey appeared before Council
in the matter of the proposed widen
ing of Mulberry street, asking tnat the
barn behind the U. B. church be pur-
chased outright with the land to be
devoted to the widened street and re-
moved from the locality, as the struc-
ture is deemed general nuisance by
the entire neighborhood. Upon mo-
tion the matter of the sanitary con-
dition of the barn was referred to the
Board of Health.
Upon motion of Bachman, Council
recommended that the city water
mains be extended through Mulberry
streets.
The Building committee reported an
estimate of s495 for finishing the old
gallery. or Assembly Room" in the
City Hall. The report was received
and ordered filed. u,
Mr.. Ridge reported on the slaughter
house of Frank Weber, complained OF
at last meeting, and stated that upon
investigation he found it to be in as
good condition as possible, but that he
understood that no slaughter house
could be legally maintained within the
city limits. No action was taken.
Mr.. Ridge further reported that it
would require about $4,000 feet of lum-
Der to put new floor in the city
bridge, suggesting that instead OF
three-inch- plank, as formerly used,
two layers of two.inch plank be put
down. Upon motion of Mr.. Moore the
committee was instructed to secure
bids for the necessary amount of oak
lumber. ~
The Building committee reported an
estimate of the cost of enlarging the
electric light plant. amounting in total
to $1,000. The estimate provides for in
creased room and machinery for 10 ad.
ditional arc lights. The report was ac-
cepted and laid oyer for one week.
The City Brick Inspectors on the
Second street contract submitted a
statement that reflections had been
cast upon them at the previous meet
ing, saying that had they followed
strictly the specifications at least one
half the brick used would have been
thrown out. The Inspectors claimed
that the Engineer gave them new spec
ifcations, which latter they followed
to the letter in their work. Both In
spectors, McAtee and Lancaster, signed
the statement.
Engineer Mason arose to assert that
there sis a niger in the wood pile"
and demanded an investigation. He
said that the Paving committee, of
which Mr.. Hathaway is Chairman, had
been antagonizing him, and that the
instructions he gave the inspectors
were to follow the sample upon which
the contract was based, though he and
the chairman and others knew there
was not vitrified brick on the job.
Upon motion of Bachman the report
was accepted and placed on file.
Mr.. Hathaway stated that the Paw
ing committee had acted as unit in
the matter and that he personally had
NO feeling whatever against Mr.. Mason.
Referring to the gravel used on Greene
street he said that it was in no way
better than that from the Presbyterian
church lot the use Of which had been
upon Mr.. Mason's recon-
mendation. The Building committee
had found many places where no sand
had been placed ON top of
the gravel and back 81 the curb, as res
qpired in the specifications. He added
that the committee did not blame Mr.
Mason who was probably busy at
other places when the work mentioned
was sighted.