Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Interesting Meeting of the "Dads" Tues
day Evening.

day Evening.
Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with the following mem
bers present: Price, Wittlig, Traut-
man, Wood, Garrison, Henry, Hardy
and Pfaff.
Building permits were granted to
Anna E. Layman, Washington street;
Peter voll, Maple street; j. w. Snod-
grass. Pike street; j. w. Lane, Mont
gomery street
A petition was received from prop
erty owners on upper Warren street
asking that the street be raised TO
grade,
Mr.. Trautman, chairman of the Street
committee, submitted q report in re-
gard TO the Biszantz Subdivision. find
ing one street only so feet wide and
two streets only 40 feet wide. The re-
port recommended that the plat of the
subdivision named be rejected. Wit
tlig and Hardy spoke in favor of the
report, which was adopted, Wood vot-
ing no.
Mr.. Wittlig reported that the COM
mittee had decided to make no further
changes on Fourth street.
The Commissioner reported that he
had notified Marcellus Dye to remove a
barn from Matthews street in Putnam
Place and that Mr.. Dye said ii the city
wanted the barn moved it would have
to move it itself The Street COM
mittee, Solicitor and Engineer were
instructed to report at the next meet
ing on the matter.
Upon motion of Trautman Taylor
Bivens was granted permission to eX-
hibit horses on Greene street next Sat
urday.
Mr. Pfaff reported that the Water
Works committee had decided to place
the proposed drinking fountain on the
West Side at the corner of Franklin
and Maple streets, the estimated cost
being s45. Mr.. Price opposed the loca-
tion proposed by the committee on ac-
count of objections of owners of adjac.
ent property. In view of these objec-
tions the report was laid over for the
present.
Mr.. Wood drew attention to the
switch being placed on Greene street
by the Marietta Electric Co., and OBJ
jected to the sidetrack being placed on
one side of the street, leaving the main
track through the center. He moved
that Council order a diamond" switch
placed at the point spoken Of DR..
Hardy spoke in favor of the single
switch, as leaving more room on the
side of the street next to the livery
stables. Mr.. Pfaff thought like Mr.
Wood that diamond" switch should
be put in. A vote being taken, Mr..
Woods motion prevailed.
Mr.. Price bought up the subject of
public vault at the music stand in
Muskingum Park, the Park Commiss-
ers having ascertained that the cost
would be $3.50.
The Engineer was instructed to
give residents on Ninth and John
streets a grade for sidewalks.
In regard to sewer work on Third
and Front streets, Il, b. Townsend
stated that he had already repaired
Third street and would begin immedi
ately on Front street.
Upon motion of Price the matter OF
repairing the road above the West Side
was referred to the Street committee
and Commissioner.
Mr. Wittlig called attention to 4 hole
in the Ice Harbor lot which stands full
of water and suggested thas it be filed.
Mr.. Wood thought the descendants of
the old pioneers should fill the hole, as
it is generally considered sacred prop
erty."
Dr. Henry stated that dirt was being
taken from Franklin street TO fill pri-
vate lots on the West Side, giving
names of parties.
Upon motion of Trautman the hole
in the Ice aarbor lot was ordered filed
with earth from Fourth street.
Upon motion OF Trautman the En-
gineer was instructed to furnish a
grade for the alley above Wooster be-
tween Second and Third streets.
T. b Townsend was allowed an esti-
mate of S2J5l,l3 on the Fourth street
paving contract Mr.. Townsend was
also allowed S43712 for repairing the
intersections of Putnam and Scanned
streets on Fourth.
Mr.. Trautman moved that the street
committee be instructed to secure
prices on an additional street sweeper
and report at future meeting. The
motion prevailed by unanimous vote
Mr.. Pfaff offered resolution that
Contractor Wilking be granted use of
landings free of wharfage for the pur-
pose of hauling gravel. NJ, Wood
tackled on an amendment that ths land
| ings should be used under direction of
the Landing committee. DIR. Henry
opposed granting the privilege taking
the stand that Mr.. Wilking was get
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