Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-30
DELAYED.
Second Street Paving Contract
Not Let,
But Must Wait for the Proceeds Of the
Bonds Authorized,
An Interesting Meeting of Council Tuesday
Evening-The New Electric Light
Plant Again Located in the
Rear of the City Hail.
Other business.

day evening, with all mem oerS presen
except Wood and Bachmau.
On motion ofsllardy the reading o
the minutes was dispensed with.
Building permits were granted tt
Fred Schicher, Lancaster street; Geo
Carver Charles street.
Ms C. n Stone petitioned for a side
walk grade on Third street, her re-
quest being granted.
a petition was received from property
owne,s requesting steps TO be taken
for the paving of Scanned street Ue.
tween Fourth and Fifth streets.
The Light and Building committees
reported in the matter of locating the
city light plant, again recommending
that the enlarged plant te located in
the rear Of the City Hall. Mr.. Price
moved that the report be received and
placed on file. Mr.. Trautman objected
TO fling the report and advocated its
adoption. Mr.. Pfaff offered motion
to adopt the City Hall location, which
prevailed, Mcclure, Price and Wittlig
voting no. DIR. Mcclure opposed the
motion strongly. Mr.. Cochlan spoke
in favor of the committees re2omenda-
ton.
Mr.. Trautman submitted an ordi-
nance regulating and licensing pawn
shops, which was passed TO the second
and third readings by title under sus
7 ,c la ~,
unanimous vote.
The Landing and Street committees
reported in favor of protecting the
river bank at the Water Works pump
station by building stone wall and on
motion of DR.. Henry the Clerk was
authorized to'advertise for 80 yards OF
new work on the landing, the old stone
to be used at the pump station.
The Board of Education asked per-
mission to fl up the lower story of the
old engine house for a school room,
which was refused upon the grounds
that the engine house is an unfit place
for a school.
The matter aroused considera BILE dis.
cussion, all to the effect that the city
must have new and decent school
buildings and ii they were to 60 before
the people in the proper manner the
Board of Education would get the
money needed.
The question of surface water drain
age into we'll on Franklin street was
ordered investigated py the City Com
missioner.
Permission was gradted to property
owners to place earth from cellars in
the low ground on Montgomery street
between Seventh and Eighth.
The bond OF w. J. Ferry for the com
pleton of the Butler street paving job
was presented and approved. Thecon-
tract for the work, TO be done with
Cisier block, was also approved ana or
dered executed.
The Street committee and Commits
siouer were instructed, upon mo,ion,of
Iraulman, to enter into negotiations
for the purchase of new street
sweeper.
The Commissioner was instructed TO
have the proper parties remove rubbish
from the corner of Front and Putnam
streets.
The plans and specification for the
of the electric light plant
We're adopted and the Clerk was auth
orized, upon motion of Garrison, to ad- |
vertise for bids, Mcclure voting no.
Upon motion of Trautman the Street
committee was authorized to purchase
gravel for repairing streets where
needed.
Mr.. Cochlan called up the matter OF
letting the contract for paving Second |
street and stated that Mr.. Berry was /
to the contract on his bid on
Cisier block, moving the adoption of
Cis.vr block and Berea curb as the ma
ter.al to be used, but Withdrew the mo-
tion.
The Clerk read the result of the bond |
election, as reported in Tuesdays
Leader.
On motion of Cochan the Solicitor
was instructed TO prepare an ordinance
for the issue of the bonds voted.
The Finance committee was author.
izsd TO borrow So, 600 for the Franklin
street paving in anticipation OF the col
lection OF assessments.
Tue Solicitor said thal the Second
street paving contract could not be let
unli! every dollar of the money neces.
sary is in the Treasury and the bonds
would have to be issued before the
money could be obtained.
a communication was received from
the Marietta band proposing to give a
series of twelve open air concerts for
$500. Council appeared to be unani.
mously opposed to the proposition for
various reasons.
Bills allowed; Council adjourned.