Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-14
NEW COUNCIL
Organizes At The Meeting
Tuesday Night
By Choosing Mcclure President and Bach
man Vice President,
City Clerk Carl Becker Reappointed for
Another Term.-New Members
sworn in and business Goes
Forward without
Hitch.

Gay evening, WIFI al olu h'Sui ooi .
present except Ridge, President Hatha-
way in the chair.
Building permits were granted to the
following persons Strecker Bros, Put
nam street, Edward Meisenhelder,
Wooster street; Chas Slaymaker, Har-
mar Hill Road; j. II. Grafton, Third
street, above Putnam, also Fourth
street; John Singer, Ninth and John
streets.
Janitor Hancock reported s305 hall
rents collected during the month Of
March.
Upon suggestion OF Mr.. Moore vote
of thanks was rendered to the retiring
President, Mr.. Hathaway, for the labor
he has performed as presiding officer.
Vice President Rech put the motion,
which was unanimously adopted.
Upon motion a vote of thanks was
rendered to all the retiring members
for efficient work.
The usual number of bills was al
lowed and the Council which has had
charge of the city's welfare for the
past year adjourned and passed into
history.
AS the retiring members arose Mr..
Bachman dropped into the seat former
occupied by Mr.. Moore and Mr. Wood
moved up to the desk vacated by Mr..
Henry who took Rech's old seat.
Mayor Meisenhelder called the roll of
the new Councilmen, Bachman, Coch-
Ian, Wittlig, Haddox Pfatf and Traut-
man, and administered the oath of
office to them in an impressive manner,
Upon motion of Hardy DR.. Mcclure
was chosen President by acclamation.
Mr.. Bachman, upon motion of Price,
was chosen Vice President in the same
manner.
There was no opposition to the re-
appointment of City Clerk Carl Becker
and he, too, was chosen by acclamation.
President Mcclure expressed his
thanks for and appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him. The new
President read his address. which was
brief and pointed.
Mr.. Louis Shafer, Third street, above
| Washington, addressed Council with a
complaint as to sidewalk grades in that
locality.
| he President announced the follow
ing committees:
Finance-McClure Bachman, Wittlig.
Street-Trautman, Hardy, Garrison.
Paving-Bachman Wood, Pfaff.
Railroad-Wood, Cochlan, Pfaff.
Wittlig, Mcclure, 1raut-
man.
Building Wood, Henry
Light-Cochlan, Bachman, Hardy.
Police-Garrison Mcclure, Henry.
Fire-Hardy, Price, Wittlig.
Bridges-Price, Cochlan, HaddoX.
Landing-Henry, Garrison, Price.
Waterworks-Pfaff, Trautman, Had
dox.
Mr. Trautman expressed his desire
not to serve as chairman of any com
mittee and motion was made by Bach
man. seconded by Hardy, to accept his
resignation. Price spoke against such
action being taken as contrary to the
city's interests. Mr.. Trautman grew
eloquent in asserting that the old men,
bers had been given the preference in
the chairmanships. Mr.. Hardy called
for the question and the motion letting
Mr.. Trautman out was adopted unani-
mously. The filling of the vacancy
was taken under consideration by the
President.
The Engineer was instructed to give
L. L. Curtis grade on Front street.
Upon motion of Wood the Engineer
was instructed to give Mr., Shafer the
correct grade on Third street.
Mr. j. L. Jordan addressed Council
on the condition of upper Third and
Front streets, stating that the Muskin-
gumFarmers Club had appointed acom.
mittee to make request that Council at
once provide for some sort of repairs.
After some discussion Mr.. Bachman
moved that Council, as a committee of
the whole, meet Friday afternoon at
one o'clock and inspect the roads COM
planned of.
j. c. Brenan, as attorney for the Mari.
eta Electric Company, addressed Coun-
ell on the question of proposed extern
sions of the street railroad Mr.
Brenan reported that the Company had
decided that they could not make the
extensions if they were required to
pave between tracks, He presented a
petition largely signed by property
owners on Fourth street. between
Greene and Hart, requesting the pass
age of the extension ordinance already
before Council and which does not re-.
quire the company to pave. Mr.. Wood
called attention to the fact that resi-.
dents along Fourth street would be af.
fected equally and made the point that
. the petition in reality represented oplv
small portion of the street.
Mr.. Bachman spoke of the benefits to
accrue from putting down the track az