Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-17
LAID OVER.
Contract For Fourth Street
Paving Not Awarded,
But Deferred Till Next Week For Consider
alton OF Material,
Considerable Important Business Tran
sacted uud Much Talking Done at
Tuesday Nights Meeting OF
Council.-NO speeding
on Third street.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with all members present
except Brennan.
Mr.. T. c. Bay was granted perms-
sion to place It scale in front OF MS
place of business.
A petition was presented by the horse
men OF the city and read by the Clerk,
asking permission to speed horses on
Third street between the hours of one
and two o'clock each day. The petit
ton was objected to by Ridge aud
Hardy and championed by Wood
Bachman spoke against granting the
prayer of the petition Bachman
moved to ta ole the instrument, second
ed by Ridge. Wood offered substi-
.tute, seconded by Price, to defer mat
ter one week. The substitute failed,
Moore, Price, Wood and Hathaway vot-
ing yes A vote being taken on the
original motion the petition was tabled,
Wood voting no.
Joseph Walters, Fourth street, near
Marion, and j. G. Pape, Valley Heights,
were granted building permits.
The Trades and Labor Council was
granted the use of the Auditorium next
Tuesday evening for ten dollars. The
action aroused considerable discussion
for and against the practice Of renting
the Auditorium at reduced rates to
any body, which will likely result in a
resolution to deny all such requests in
future.
Bachman submitted resolution pro-
viding that in future all specifications
for city improvements shall contain Il
stipulation requiring contractors to
give preference to Marietta labor, com
mon laborcrs to be paid not less than
| 81. 80 per day and teamsters with teams
not less than $500 per day. President
Hathaway spoke feryently in favor Of
! the resolution. believing that the con-
dition of the city would be vastly i'm
proved if every laborer received Sl.5O
per day. Bachman and Wood also
spoke for the resolution, which was
unanimously adopted
The complaint of the bad condition OF
the sidewalk on Glendale street, near
Cisler's, was referred to the Street com
mittee and City Commissioners
The matter of paving Fourth street
came up for consideration and the
/ Clerk read the totals Of the lowest
bids, as compiled by Engineer Mason
being those of 7. b. Townsend and w..
J. Berry as printed in Tuesday 5
Leader. Mr. Bachman moved to post
pouc action one week for the selection
of material to be used, which motion
prevailed.
In ordinance fixing the license to be
paid by shows and exhibitions outside
the Auditorium at not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars was read by
the Clerk, passed TO the second and
third readings by title, under suspen'
sion of the rules, and adopted by un'
auimous vote.
The ordinance to charge bill posters
a license fee Of so was called up 10y
Mr. Wood. After some discussion Mr..
Ridge moved to amend the amount to
5l5. The amendment was lost, Garri'
son, Moore, Price and Ridge voting
aye. The ordinance being placed upon
It's passage, was adopted, Henry voting
no
The Light committee reported on the
matter Of cnlarging the electric light
plant and recommended erecting Il
,i,.. ,.f ~, Cf,,, Han Mr. Wood
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