Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-06
COUNCIL pRooEEolxcs
An Interesting Meeting and Goodly
Grist of Business.

At the regular meeting of Council
Tuesday evening eleven members an
swered to roll call. M
Building permits were granted to +.
L. Alexander, two buildings, Third
street; Elizabeth Mccoy, Whites Road;
Z. +. Hill Scanned street; Frank
Lasure, Foundry alley, between Greene
and Butler.
A petition asking for an electric light
on Prospect street was read by the
Clerk. Mr.. Ridge moved to grant the
prayer of the petition. afterward
changing his motion to refer the mat
ter to the Light committee, in which
form it wus adopted.
/ J, Hon. A. d. Follett, on behalf of the
4 Park Commissioners, reported that the
model had been made for the new band
stsnd inlMuskingum Park and that the
old stand would be removed to Camp
Tupper He also reported satisfactory
progress in raising by subscription the
$3.50 necessary for the proposed free
park concerts.
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in the Park, brought up at the last
meeting, Mr.. Follett stated that the
Marietta Plum bing Company offered to
put the fountains in at original cost
He suggested that one fountain only
be put in, with cooling tank, and
that the Park committee be authoriz-
ed to take such action. He asked for
two arc lights to be placed in Mus
kingum Park, to be used on nights of
free concerts. The matters called up
by Mr.. Follett were referred to the
Light committee, with Messrs. Bach
man, Ridge and Wood.
Mayor Meisenhelder asked that an
appropriation be made for placing
flag pole and flag on the City Hall,
which request was referred to the
Building committee. The matter of
widening Mulberry Alley was again
called up by Mr.. Bachman and referred
to the Street committee, Engineer and
Solicitor for report at the next meet
ing.
Mr. Ridge, for the Bridge committee,
reported having met the officials of the
B. & o. S. w. railway in regard to the
filling of bridge approaches, sidewalks,
etc, and that they agreed to adjust the
matters complained of without delay.
Upon motion Council determined. to
meet in Committee of the Whole at l
p. m. Wednesday to inspect approaches
to the railroad bridge and locate the
brick sidewalk permanently.
The matter of changing the plat of
Knox's subdivision was referred to the
Solicitor.
Mr.. Ridge brought before Coucil the
desire of Greene street residents for a
brick sidewalk on that street between
Fourth and Seventh, and moved that
the earth now being graded from
Greene street be used to make the fill
necessary for the sidewalk in question.
The Solicitor gave an opinion that
property owners must do the filing for
sidewalks at their own expense. Mr.
ed and Council will inspect the prem
ises before taking action.
The River Gas Co. was refused per-
mission to tap the city sub.sewer for
purposes of draining the regulator pit
at the corner of Third and Greene
streets, but were authorized to provide
for the disposing of the water by we'll
or other means, under supervision of
the Engineer.
A resolution to lay additional sewers
in the Second Sewer District according
to plans of Engineer, completing that
District, was adopted and the Engineer
instructed to make necessary estimates.
The necessity resolution for the
improvement of Fourth street from
Ohio to Montgomery street was SUBJ
mitted by the Solicitor and adopted.
An ordinance to punish persons jump
ing ON and off moving trains was sub
mitted by the Mayor and, upon suspen-
sion of the rules, was passed to its
second and third readings and adopted.
An ordinance to suppress gambling
of all kinds by imposing heavy penal
ties was also submitted by Mayor Mel
sephelder and read by the Clerk. Wood
and Bachman rose to state that they
thought the present ordinance covered
tie same ground. City Solicitor Rich
ards stated that the existing ordinance
was not SO specific as the one submitted
and only provided for the prosecution
of gamblers in general terms. Price
moved to pass the ordinance to it's
second reading under suspension of the
rules, which motion carried, Bachman,
Wood and Garrison voting no. Upon
motion the ordinance was passed to the
third reading in the same manner and
adopted, VIM. Ridge changing his vote
to no and Garrison to yes on the final
vote. 1t appeared, however, that the