Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-03
Extension OF Franchise Asked
By Marietta Electric Go.
Clerk Ordered to Advertise for Bids for Pay
ins Second and franklin Streets.
An Interesting Meeting, at which Con-
siderable Important Business was
Transacted.-Bids on storm
Sewer Rejected.

present eACepb hluSS, DICuuh anu
Wood
L. E. Smith, Fourth aud Montgomery
streets, ana NJ. S. Luchs, Front street
between Butler and Greene, were
granted building permits
A petition from property owners on
Third street above Washington, asking
Council to raise sidewalks to cor
respond with street grade, was re-
ferred to the Street committee.
A communication was received in
reference to the matter of the extension
of the electric light plant, calling the
atten ton of Council to suits for heavy
damages now being brought in Cincin-
natl on account of the close proximity
of the Edison plant, of that city, to
private property The communication
was ordered placed on file without re-
marks.
Clerk Becker read the bids received
for constructing the proposed storm
water sewer on Wooster street, which
were as follows: John Viking, S1210;
T.. b. Townsend Contracting Company,
S1O97.5O 1t appeared that the city al
ready has tile purchased for the work
and Mr.. Moore moved the rejection of
all bids, which motion prevailed A
bid of u. r. Darrow was read, in which
that gentleman offered to do the work,
the city furnishing the material, for
S295. Mr. Bachman offered motion
to read vertise for bids according to the
specifications of the Engineer, except
the furnishing of the tile, which mo-
tion was adopted.
Mr.. Dan Davis appeared before Coun-
Gil to state that sidewalks on Fort
and Wood streets are in very bad re-
pair and should be relaid. The mat
ter was referred.
Attorney j. c. Brenan appeared for
the Marietta Electric Company and
presented an ordinance granting an
extension for the street railway on
Fourth street from Greene to Hart.
Some objections were expressed to the
ordinance by Rech and Bachman on
the ground that it did not require the
Company to pave the street between
the rails, but under suspension OF the
rules it was passed to the third reading
and then referred to the Paving and
Railroad committees.
The City Commissioner was instruct.
ed to notify the proper parties to re-
move the base ball fence on Fourth
street fill preparatory to paving
Mr.. Charles Rife appeared before
Council for Harry Nye, manager of the
Auditorium, to complain of what he
considered mistreatment by Janitol
Hancock, claiming that Mr.. Hancock
has been discriminating in favor O.
Manager Seipel. Mr.. Rife and Mr.
Hancock had some words about it. Mr.
Bachman offered motion that the res
olution for the government of thu
Auditorium, passed last week, be re
ferred back to the committee with in
structions to provide that manager
shall pay $50 in advance to secure date
for weeks stand. The motion pre-
vailed.
The proposition CT Gustay Kaiser t.
open the disputed alley in Square
provided the city fill the approache
was placed before Council by the Sc
licitor and referred to COMMISSIONS
for estimate of cost.
The question of protecting the banl
at the water works pump station wa
| ,.a n tho To non,
The Clerk was ordered to pay tn
First National Bank $3.50 interes
due on the city's note.
The Commissioner was instructed t
give 20 days notice to property owner
on the west side of Sixth street abov
Putnam to lay sidewalks as heretofor
ordered
The encroachment of private tel
races on Whites Road came up for dis
cussion and the Commissioner was in
structed to order them removed.
The ordinance assessing the cost O
the Franklin street sewer upon abut
ting property, amounting to 1922 cent
per front foot, was submitted, passe
: to the second and third readings unde
suspension of the rules and adopted.
/ Upon motion of Moore the Enginee
was instructed to place temporary out
fall in the Franklin street sewer q
soon as possible.
An ordinance establishing grade o
. Lord street was read three times unde
} suspension of the rules and adopted.
| Mr.. Garrison called attention to a
alleged nuisance on Fifth street, bein
the old gas holder used as a reservoi
for waste fluid, and motion that tn
company be ordered to abate it wa
= carried.
The Clerk was authorized to adyei
tise for bids for the improvement c
Franklin street and Second street
Bills allowed; Council adjourned t
p. m. Wednesday.
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