Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
A short Session with Little Important
Business.

Business.
Council met in regular session Tues
day evening, with all members present
except Garrison, Pfaff, Haddox and
Hardy.
Building permits were granted to
Frank Knox, Knox street; Mrs Lizzie
Suder, North Hart street.
The Engineer submitted an estimate
showing the cost of constructing
sewer on Church street to be 1881,
which was deferred to future meet
ing.
Upon motion the Solicitor was in
structed to ascertain the ownership of
the city fire bells.
A resolution to construct tive-foot
brick sidewalk on the south side of
ChaIles street was offered by Garrison
and adopted.
A resolution for similar walk on
the north side of Charles street was
also adopted.
Tne final estimate of w. j. Berry on
the Butler street paving contract was
submitted by the Engineer and Mr..
Berry was allowed S943.20, being the
whole amount due less 20 per cent
The bond of Harry Nye as man
ager of the Auditorium, with John r.
Curry and j. G. Holdren as sureties was
submitted and approved.
The bond of NJ. &. Seipel as man
ager of the Auditorium, with Chas. 5.
Hart as surety, was a so prese nted and
referred back for Mr.. Sc pei to secure
two names as surety.
The bill OF G.. A. Stan6eld for So 90
for repairing water service pipe on
Montgomery street, was presented, as
also bill fo- 81 50 for Dor performed.
Both bills were referred, the former to
| T. b. Townsend, who cut the pipe, and
the latter to the Sewer committee for
investigation.
Mr.. Wood moved that the Commis-
sioner remove the fence around the
park on Sacra Via between Second and
/ Third streets, to the square below,
and that Mr.. Pixley be given permis.
sion to plant trees IN the street for its
improvement, The motion prevailed
by unanimous vote.
/ Upon motion of Cochlan the Engineer
was instructed to give property owners
grades for sidewalks on Orchard and
Bank streets, in Curtis subdivision.
| A plank crossing was ordered down
across the c. Il NJ. track at the Mari
eta Boiler Works.
! Bids for the erection of the building
for the new electric light plant were
read by the Clerk as follows:
Anthony Brown. .s3, 0l5.0
e. Arthur Kent .............. 3,746 "a
j. f. McHugh. h.................. 3,021 80
| Simon Zoller, brick work. -. 1871 80
Mr.. Wood moved to reject all bids
the certified checks being for only $50,
which is a few cents short of the nee
essary 3 per cent OF the bids as speci-
fed. The Solicitor being asked
| for an opinion, stated that the mat.
ter was too trivial to be noticed
Mr.. Woods motion was not seconded,
and Mr.. Bachman moved to defer action
on the bids one week. Wood seconded
the motion, which prevailed.
Mr. Garrison repC ted the arrival of
the new street sweeper and the City
| Commissioner stated that the machine
had been given a thorough trial and
proved satisfactory Thereupon reso.
luton was adopted autho ",z'ng the
issue of $3.50 of the city's certificates OF
indie btedness TO pay for the sweeper.
The matter of bad drainage at the
intersection of Maple and Franklin
streets was brought up by Mr.. Price
and on motion of Rachnan was re.
farred to the Street committee and
Engineer.
! Mr.. Wittlig moved that the Building
committee and Commissioner provide
shelter for the city street sweepers anc
other tools, which motion prevailed.
Bills allowed. Adjourned