Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-21
Franchise for Front and Third
Street Extension
Refused By a Vote Of Ten to One Against
the Same.
Members of Board of Equalization Ap-
pointed and Considerable Other Busi-
ness of More or Less Importance
Transacted What Council Did.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening, with all members present
except Haddox.
.Building permits were granted to h.
H. Lapham, Stone Street; Henry Meis-
ter, Seventh Street; j. II. Mccullough.
Greene Street; Adam Weber, Montgom-
cry Street, Thos. Hadley, Third Street;
j. j. Theis, Putnam Street; John Will.
king, Sixth and Butler Streets.
A petition, largely signed, asking the
esta blishment of a sidewalk grade on
the East Side Of Fourth Street between
Montgomery and Marion, was received
and read by the Clerk.
Mr.. L. w. Ellenwood addressed
Council TO ask that the grade be not
cut to the street grade as it would in
terfere with the Catholic Cemetery.
With the petition an ordinance was
submitted establishing the grade as
the sidewalks are at present laid, and
both were referred to the Paving Com
mittee upon motion of Mr.. Wood.
A petition was received from residents
north of the city, who asked Council to
refuse a franchise for an electric rail-
road on the upper end of Third Street
Upon motion of Bachman the petition
was received and filed.
To offset this petition Attorney j. c.
Brenan submitted another from resi-
dents of the Fourth ward who desire
the road extended on the street named
Upon motion Of Price the second petit
tion was disposed of in the same mau-
ner as the first
A third petition protested.a gainst the
occupancy of either Front or Third
street by the Electric Company, and
was also received and filed.
Mr. Bachman called for the franchise
ordinance, which passed to its third
reading by title under suspension Of
the rules. Dr. Hardy spoke for the
ord nance on the ground That Il major
ity of the owners of abutting property
were willing for the line to go through.
Councilman Wood and L. w. Ellen
wood, by request, opposed granting the
franchise. Upon motion of Bachman
the ordinance was rejected, Hardy yot-
ing no.
Mr.. Ellenwood presented petition
from property owners on the west side
of Third street, between Sacra Via and |
Washington streets, who protested |
against raising the sidewalk grade in
front of their property, and resembling
their former action in signing the petit
tion for raising the grade. After some
discussion it was decided to drop the !
matter where it is at present.
Mr.. Wood, for the railroad commit
tee, reported favorably upon the ordi- |
nance granting additional rights of !,
way to the c. & NJ. Under suspension
of the rules the ordinance was passed |
to the third reading. Trautman, Coch'
Ian and Garrison opposed the ordinance
and Attorney A. D. Fol,ett spoke fori,.
Hardy and Price favored granting the
franchise, which was done by an affirm
ative vote of Z to 4.
Mr.. Trautman offered motion that |
the Mayor proceed Immediately against
railroad companies obstructing streets
and sidewalks with cars. The motion |
was seconded by Bachmau and adopted.
Upon motion of Bachman the matter |
of charging the electric light plant
was referred TO the committee for re.
port on location at the next meeting
a sidewalk on LowerThird street was
ordered raised.
Mr. Bachman offered motion referr |
ing the matter of repairing Upper
Third street to the City Commissioners
with power to act, The motion pre-
vailed.
Upon motion of Price, an estimate
was ordered on the cost Of making a !
rip-rap wall on the road leading up the
Muskingum on the West Side.
The engineer was instructed to inves-
tigate the probable moving of the sani-
tary sewer by the cavern at the storm
water sewer on Wooster street.
The prayer of the petition to reduce
the width of paving on Franklin street
was refused, and the work will be done
as advertised. Henry and Price voted
for 30-foot street.
The City Commissioner was instruct
ed to notify property owners on the
north side of st. Clair street to lay
sidewalks within FIVE days.
The names of James Gephart, j. d.
Las hley, VIM. Harris, E. II. Allen and
r. B. Hart, Sr., were presented for ap-
pointment as members of the Board of
Equalization, there being two vacancies
to fill. Garrison and Henry were ap-
pointed tellers, and the vote was taken
by paper ballot, resulting as follows:
Hart, 10.
Harris, B.
| Gephart, 6.
! Allen l.
Messrs. Hart and Gephart were de-
clared elected by the solicitor.
Election of members of the Beard of
Health was referred to the next meet
ing.