Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Contract Awarded for Paving Front Street
and other Business Transacted.


and Other Business Transacted.
Council met in regular session Tues
day evening, with the following mem
bers in their seats: Bachman, Coch-
Ian, Garrison, Hardy, Haddox, Price,
Wittlig, Trautman and Mcclure.
A resolution adopting Cisler block
and Berea curb for the new pavement
on Front street, between Montgomery
and Second streets. was offered and
adopted. Thereupon the bid of j. A.
Kelley was accepted and the contract
ordered executed.
Mr.. Trautman called up the matter
of the proposed new public library and
reading room and offered resolution
that Council give the free use of a
room in the City Hall, previously used
for election purposes, and furnish the
same at a cost not to exceed stated
amount.
MIR. Bachman offered substitute
motion 10 refer the matter to the com
mittee for another week. which motion
prevailed, Trautman voting no.
petition received from property
owners on the West Side asked that u
tile drain on the hill road be replaced
by an open brick gutter in order to
carry off the water more perfectly and
prevent the hill from slipping. The
petition was referred to the Street
committee and Commissioner with
power to act
A communication was received from
through their agent B. j. Mckinney,
who stated that an error had been
made in their bid on the Fourth street
bonds and requested that the bank be
allowed to rectify it. 1t was shown
that the error was made by d bank
clerk figuring the percentage of prem
i'll N to be offered on s15 S41, whereas the
correct amount was S15,4S1. The diff
ference amounted to almost S4OO in the
totals, but still left the Columbus
firms bid several hundred dollars
higher than the next lowest. Bach
man moved that privilege to correct
the error be granted, but the motion
failed, Cochlan, Garrison, Hardy, Had
dox and Mcclure voting no.
The Clerk reported having received
SIG, 1883 as the proceeds of the sale of
the SIS, 900 electric light bonds. Coch-
Ian moved to award the contract for
the erection of the new electric light
building to Anthony Brown, the lowest
bidder. The motion prevailed, Price
and Mcclure voting no.
The City Clerk was then instructed
to advertise for the necessary machin-
cry, etc, for the new plant, Trautman,
Price and Mcclure voting against the
notion.
BY request of the long distance tele-
phone company the Clerk was instruct
ID to serve written notice on the com
oany to move two poles on Second |
,tseet, which are in the way of the |
street paving.
Mr.. Wittlig reported, in the matter
If lime and hair being run into the
Front street sewer from a tannery,
hat the proprietor of the tannery
claimed that the partial stoppage of
he sewer was not due to that cause,
'ut to man-hole being too low The
engineer reiterated his statement that
he lime and hair is forming a crust in
he sewer and that it could not
'e damaged by anything through the
mall holes in the man hole cover.
The matter was dropped without
.ction.
Upon motion of Bachman it was
rdered that as much Dirt as possible
'e taken from Second street and
,laced on the Third street fill.
+. a. Palmer was granted building
permit, on Fourth street, above Mont
The proposal that the city purchase
! number of glass plant lots was
eferred to the Finance committee for
eport.
AN OIu4uduce 10 prOnlOlt bucket
hops was submitted and read the first
ime.
Mr.. Garrison reported for the Police
committee, recommending that the
bills for special police at the County
'air be paid by the city. A motion in
ccordance with the recommendation
prevailed by unanimous vote.
Other bills allowed; Council ad.
ourned.