Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-18
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST ls. 1897
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Considerable Business and Not Little
speechnaling Tuesday Evening.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with the following mem.
bers present: Cochlan, Price, Traut-
man, Hardy, Wittlig, Wood, Pfaff, Gar
rison. Henry and Mcclure.
The Street committee reported
against hasty action in allowing the
Water Works Trustees to appropriate
a portion of Stark street and Traut-
mans motion that the matter be de-
ferred indefinitely was carried.
On motion of Trautman the property
owners on the east side OF Franzlin
street, from Clinton to the railroad.
were ordered TO raise sidewalks to con-
form to the street grade.
Dr.. Hardy called attention to the
need of improvement ON Montgomery
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets.
Upon motion of Garrison the width
of the proposed sidewalk on Charles
street was reduced from FIVE to four
feet.
at we'll on Franklin street was re-
ferred to Street committee.
Mr.. Cochlan reported that some
property owners on Hart street have
made no move toward laying sidewalks
ordered and motion prevailed allow
ing SO days for the walks to be laid.
Mr.. Wood spoke of the imperfect
drainage on the lower end of Gilman
street and the matter was referred to
Council as committee of the whole
for investigation at 1870 p IN. on
Wednesday.
Upon motion of Garrison the En-
gineer was instructed to give a grade
for sidewalks on Buckeye street.
MIR. Price moved that Henry Savage
lay a covering oyer paved gutter on
the Ii i'll road in five days, and that in
event of his failure to do so the Com.
missioner do the work at Mr.. Savage IS
expense. The motion prevailed by
unanimous vote.
| Upon motion of Wood sidewalk was
ordered on the east side of Third street
below the railroad tracks.
Mr.. Trautman addressed Council
strongly in favor of raising the salary
of police officers five dollars per month
and referred to the recent raise
granted to members of the fire de.
partment. He did not believe that
there was another city of Maretta's
size in which police officers received
less than $50 per month. He offered a
motion to take the necessary steps to
raise the salary to that figure The
motion was favorably received by
Wood, Hardy and Cochlan. Mr. Traut
man withdrew his motion and offered
/ another instructing the Solicitor to
prepare an ordinancr for the next
meeting esta blishipg the salary of po-
licemen at $50 per month.
President Mcclure spoke of the ad'
ditional expense involved and the need
of retrenchment in all directions, and
opposed the motion. Wttlig favored
delaying the matter one week
The vote on the motion Of Mr. Traut
man being taken, it was carried to +
Garrison, Henry, Price and Mcclure
voting no.
The Clerk was instructed to com
municate with Supt. Wolf, of The
telephone company, and ask the free
use of telephone for the City Marshal
The Bridge committee was instructed
to notify heMariettaG Gas company to re
move their line from the Putnam stree
bridge, their line having been complet
ed under the river.
The City Bill Poster was granted
permission to place bill board at the
City Hall, the board to be fastened
securely to the building and to be
maintained under direction of the
Building committee.
The bill of Martin Wendelken, who
amount of $275 by the paving of Fourth
street, was rejected.
The City Solicitor rendered an opin
ion holding that the Schneider cellar
to the proper use of the street, en-
croaching on the sidewalk, and should
be removed. Garrison offered reso
luton requiring that a six-foot side
walk be laid on St. Clair street along
the Schneider property after 20 days
notice and the cost assessed upon the
owners.
A motion was made by Mr.. Wittlig
that the City Commissioner and Engi
neer be instructed to have the Third
street school house connected up with
the SCANNED street sewer at once tc
avoid flooding the cellar. Wood an
tagonized the motion on the ground
that the work belonged entirely to the
Board of Education. Mr.. Cochlan said
that the Board was willing to pay for
the work if the City Council would
cause il to be done.