Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-13
COUNCIL PRocEEplNcs.
A Scrappy Meeting Transacts a Large
Amount of Light business.

| Council met IN regular session Tues
day evening with eleven members
present.
A letter calling attention to the bad
drainage of High School Lane was re-
ceived from Mrs NJ. N. Buell. and re-
ferred to the Sewer Committee.
Building permits were granted to G.
G.. Best, Greene street; U. B. church,
Seventh street. Fred Blume, Washing
ton and Eighth; Douglas McCurdy,
Knox Addition; j. B. Schnauffer, Gill
man street; John Smith, Charles street;
Frank Morse, Maple street.
A. D. Follett, on behalf of the Park
Commissioners, reported upon the mat
ter of the proposed drinking fountain
for Muskingum Park, submitting a
catalogue with illustrations of a neat
and serviceable fountain, two of which
could be purchased for $50. so. The es-
innate of the entire work of purchas-
ing and putting in the fountains, as
submitted by the Marietta Plumbing
Co., amounted to s1OS.75, including a
galvanized iron ice box for cooling.
Mr.. Ridge thought the work could
be cheapened by putting in a cypress
tank instead of the galvanized iron
box contemplated
Mr. Follett also reported that the
Park had been cleaned up and the
paths put in good shape. The plans
| for the band stand have been drawn,
but the contract not yet let, as the
Commissioners believed the work
could be done cheaper by the city talk
ing charge of the work itself and not
letting the contract for the entire job.
At the request of residents of the
West Side, Mr.. Follett urged that the
footway to the railroad bridge be so
constructed as not to require pedestri-
ans to cross the tracks except where
absolutely necessary. The request was
in the nature of an objection to the
action of the committee of Council in
locating the footwalk on the approach
to the bridge on the South Side, where
as the footwalk on the main bridge is
on the North Side. The matter was
discussed at some length and upon mo-
ton the sidewalk was ordered located
on the south side of the tracks, as re-
commended by the Committee.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bachman the
City Commissioner was ordered to con-
struct the walk in question, six feet
wide, with railing on both sides.
The Front street paving still needing
to be relaid on account of being torn
up by u. T. .Darrow, sewer contract was
brought up by Mr.. Bachman. City
Solicitor Richards stated that Mr.. Dar-
row had never given the bond of $4,000
required of him to insure the streets
being repaired according to contract
and recommended that the work be
done and paid for out of money still
owed by the city to Darrow before the
same becomes due.
Mr.. Ridge agitated the Greene street
sidewalk matter and moved that at the
expiration of the time allowed by law
after the service of notices, the proper
ty owners be required to construct the
same Immediately. 1t was shown that
legal notice had already been given
and no other was necessary. A resolu-
tion was offered and adopted instruct
ing the City Commissioner to construct
a six foot brick sidewalk at once at the
expense of the owners of abutting prop
erty on the North side of Greene from
Fourth to Seventh street.
A resolution providing for notifying
lot owners on Fourth street who have
not already put in sewer and water
connections to do so before the street
is paved, was read by the Clerk and
adopted.
Mr.. Wood moved the payment of wit
ness fees due Dayid P. Pugh be paid to
his wife, MIR. Pugh being now an in
mate of the Athens Asylum. Mr.. Gar
rison moved an amendment that in the
case of all persons dead or incapaci-
tated from demanding similar fees due
them, the amounts shall be paid upon
demand of any party legally authorized
to receive the same. Mr.. Wood ac-
cepted the amendment and the motion
was carried.
The Commissioner was authorized to
purchase sewer pipe as needed accord
idg to his discretion, Incidentally the
Commissioner reported that he had
quotations of 80 per cent off of list
price, whereas he could get but 60 per
cent off by buying the pipe in the city.
The matter of the sidewalk on Pike
street was referred to the Street COM
mittee, with power to act.
The public cistern on Sixth street,
near Otto's, was ordered abandoned
and filed, upon motion of Mr.. Ridge.
Harry Hoyt appeared before Council
asking that the old gallery in the City
Hall be finished, if possible, in time for
the Commencement Ball, June 18th.
The matter was referred for report
next Tuesday evening.
The Solicitor reported on the amand-