Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-04
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Hot Weather Fails to Prevent the City
Dads Doing Business.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening, with all mem bers present
except Haddox.
/ Hardy reported the watering trough
on Third street at Sacra Via completed
| according to contract and 90 motion
the bill for the work was allowed
Upon motion of Bachman the work
of keeping watering troughs in order
was placed in the hands of the City
Commissioner.
The total cost of paving Butler street
from Front to Second, amounting to
St,3l3.4l, was reported and the Clerk
instructed to present bills to the rail
roads for the payment of their portions
according to agreement.
| Upon motion of Bachman the Clerk
was instructed to advertise for sale the
Second street assessment bonds and
also So, 900 of the paving and sewerage
bonds of the city.
communication was received from
Mayor Meisenhelder, who is i'll, request
ing the appointment of {. w. Richards
to serve as Mayor until his recovery.
Upon motion Mr. Richards appoint
ment was made by unanimous vote.
Upon motion of Bachman the checks
of all bidders on the electric light
building, except that of Anthony
Brown, were ordered returned.
The City Commissioner vas ordered
to raise to grade the curb in front of
the new Union Block on Front street,
The Engineer was instructed to set
stakes for the fence to be placed around
Sacra Via between Front and Second
streets. The statement was made that
the Park Commissioners preferred to
make the proposed improvement, but
Mr.. Wood and others spoke in favor of
permitting Mr., PiXley, who desired to
plant the trees at his own expense, to
go ahead with the work.
Mr.. Trautman offered a resolution
for six-foot brick sidewalk on the
South side of st. Clair street, which
was adopted. Wood voted no on the
ground that a sidewalk had been ord
cred on the northerly side of the same
street six months ago and had not been
laid yet for some unknown reason.
DR.. Henry called attention to the
imperfect drainage of Gilman street t
the railroad crossing and the Engineer
was instructed to prepare an estimate
of the cost of constructing storm
water sewer to the Muskingum river.
DR.. Hardy pointed to the same trou
BILE between Washington and Warren
on Third street. The Engineer stated |
that the source of the trouble was the |
stoppage of the gutter.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wood the Solici-
tor was instructed to prepare necess-
ity resolution for constructing a sewer
on Church street.
The question of repairing the alley |
crossing Foundry alley was referred to
the Paving committee.
a building permit was granted to J.
W. Lane on Valley View Heights.
The bond of William Evans for the
repair of the steam boat landing, was
submitted and approved and the con-
tract ordered executed.
The Commissioner was instructed to
repair sidewalk intersections on Frank
lin street.
Mr.. Wittlig stated that the report of
the Water Works Trustees had not
been made as ordered by Council, and
that great many people We're anxious
to sec it. Mr. Wit'lig moved that the
report be published in the papers of
the city one time The motion was
lost. During the discussion several
Councilmen criticised the Trustees for
their apparent reluctance in printing
their report.
a motion was then offered and
passed making another formal request
of the Trustees to publish the report
in the papers.
The ordinance assessing 1850 of the
cost of paying Fourth street upon the
owners of abutting property was
passed to the second and third readings
under suspension of the rules and
adopted
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