Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-10
IN COUNCIL.
Tuesday Nights Meeting An
Interesting One.
Considerable Business Transacted by The
Eleven Members Present.
The Ordinance to Tax PCddlers and Travel
ing Fakirs Passed by Unanimous
EOtc.-Other Matters of In
tcrcst to the General
Public.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with ali members present
except Brennan.
Harry Nye requested permission to
erect 4O-foot bill board on the west
side of Front street to post advertising
for shows which he has secured for the
Auditorium, stating that many of the
bill boards in the city were owned by
parties who would not rent them to
him.
Bachman opposed granting the re-
quest until the proposed bill posters
ordinance be disposed of. Ridge spoke
in favor of treating all alike" and de-
MED Councils right to give any party
or parties exclusive rights to boards on
the ice harbor lot. He believed all APP
plicants should be accommodated or all
boards taken down.
w. :. Alexander was granted a build
ing permit on Seventh street, near
Gieene, and the bill board matter was
again taken up by the Clerk reading
an ordinance to license bill posters.
Upon motion the amount to be paid
annually for bill posters license was
fixed at S25. Ridge, Wood and Garri-
son voted in favor of S5 license on the
ground that S25 license would create
a monopoly of the business.
The ordinance was passed to the Sec
ond reading under suspension of the
rules and upon motion laid over for one
week.
Mr. Nye's request died for want of
second to Ridges motion to grant it.
The City Transfer Company was al
lowed the privilege of erecting scale
inside the street curb on Second street.
A request was received from the Mar
ietta Trades and Labor Council asking
the use of the Auditorium February
10th at price of $40. Upon motion of
Wood the request was granted.
j. c. Schramm asked privilege to
place one and two-sheet bill boards on
the streets temporarily, which privilege
was granted.
L. E. Davis appeared for the owners
of property on the east side of Fourth
street above Scanned asking that
Council take action to make permanent
the present grades of sidewalk be-
tween Scanned and Wooster streets.
The Engineer was ordered to run the
grades preparatory to the necessary
grade ordinance.
Upon motion the owners of the Nye
property on Second street were given
80 days notice to remove the obstruc-
tion on the sidewalk in front of said
property.
The City Commissioner was instruct
ed to repair the sidewalk from Front
street to the railroad bridge.
The City Clerk reported the abstract
of votes cast at Mondays bond election.
The ordinance to license peddlers
came up for its third reading and was
adopted by unanimous vote.
Henry moved that the City Commits
sioner be instructed to notify owners
of Pattin's Foundry to remove exhaust
pipes from the sidewalk.
The Light Committee and Electrician
Hancock were instructed to prepare
plans and specifications and make an
estimate for the enlargement of the
electric light plant. Mr.. Ridge was
added to the committee to take the
place of Mr.. Brenan.
A bill from Municipal Engineering
for S2S for fifteen copies of that journal
for another year was presented. Upon
motion the number of copies to be
taken was reduced from fifteen to five.
The matter of raising the sidewalk
on Third street opposite the German
NJ. L. church was referred to the Street
committee.
The Solicitor reported progress in
the matter of settling the Duffy and
Davis landing dispute. Mr.. Wood sug.
gested that the Duffy landing be va
Gated and moved that the Landing
committee investigate the proposition.
A resolution for the construction of
brick storm-water sewer from Second
street 10 the MusklnSum river at
Wooster street was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Mr.. Hardy submitted committee re-
port fixing the hours during which the
Marietta Electric Company, under their
franchise, shall carry passengers at half
fare. The report provided that during
the months from April to October in
elusive the hours shall be $3.50 to $3.50
a. m. and to 2. m, and from Novem-
Der to March inclusive from $50 to 6:3O
a. IN. and to p. m. The report went
oyer to the next meeting.
Bills allowed. Council adjourned
A Household Necessity.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most