Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-06
SECOND ST.
Contract For Paving Let To
W. ]. Berry
At His Bid OF 5S Cents Per Yard For
CiSler Brick.
Work Will Begin at Once and Must be
Completed by January 1st, 1898.
Bonds Sold mt High Prem
ium-Other Business of
Importance.

Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with all mem bers in their
seats except Bachman, Cochlan and
Wood, who are attending the Munich
pal Convention at Nashville, Tenn.
Bids on tie Fourth street and Frank
lin street bonds were read by the Clerk
and both lots were sold to the Ohio
National Bank of Columbus for S17,250
and SC, 250 respectively. The premiums
offered were 1,769 on the Fourth street
issue and 1924 on the Franklin street
issue. These are the highest premiums
ever offered for Marietta bonds and
speak well for the foreign credit of the
city
The money for the paving of Second
street having been received and placed
in the treasury, resolution was offered
to adopt the Cisler brick as the material
to be used. The resolution also called
for the best Berea curb of the Cleveland
Stone Go.
A petition was received from property
owners representing 4492 front feet of
the street, protesting against the use
of common unvitrifed brick The
protest aroused warm discussion, the
chief point made in which was that the
Cisler brick must answer the specifca-
tions in every respect or will not be
used. The resolution was finally
adopted by vote of to 2, Mcclure
and Henry voting no.
A resolution was then adopted maxi
ing the width OF the street 80 feet from
Putnam to Scanned, whereupon Traut-
man moved that the contract be award
ed to w. j. Berry at his bid of So cents
per square yard for paving and 80 cents
per lineal foot for curb. The motion
prevailed, Mcclure alone voting no.
Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Williams,
representing the Womans Centennial
Association, appeared before Council
in the interest of the proposed public
library and reading room. MIR. Price
stated that they desired Council to
furnish room for the purpose and
asked consent for Mrs. Williams to
speak, which was granted. Mrs.
Williams spoke briefly of the great
need of such an institution in Marietta
and asked for the room in the City
Hall which has been used as a polling
place on election days. Upon motion
of Wittlig, amended by Price, the
matter was referred to committee
composed of Wittlig and Trautman
and the Building committee for report
at the next meeting. The committee
will meet the ladies who are at the
head of the movement at the Council
chamber Friday evening at seven
o'clock.
The contract with w. ]. Berry for
the paving of Second street was
approved and ordered executed by the
Mayor. The date fixed for the COM
pletion of the work is January 1st,
1898.
A bill for $500 for repairs on the
pump near the postoffice was presented
that those using the pump shoald keep
it in repair.
Engineer Mason called attention to a
very serious state of affairs in the sani-
tary sewer on upper Front street He
had recently examined the sewer, which
is Is inches in diameter, and found it
closed except an opening of about five
inches. 1t had been necessary to
go to considerable expense in cleaning
it out, which could never be done per-
fectly. He stated the sewer was coat
ed with lime and hair from the tan.
merry at the intersection of Front and
Second streets, and that unless some
action were taken to stop this sort of
refuse from going into the sewer, it
would be likely to choke up and be
ruined at anytime. The Engineer al.
SO stated that there is not enough
water gong through the flush tanks to
keep the sewers properly cleaned
The matter was referred to the Sewer
committee and Engineer for immedi-
ate action.
Upon motion of Trautman an extra
brick Inspector was ordered placed at
Cisler's brick yard to inspect brick for
Second street before they are hauled.
The usual number of bills were al
lowed and Council adjourned.
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