Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-19
COUNCIL
Meets Tuesday Evening in Regular Session
and Transacts Some Business.

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day evening with all mem bers in theil
seats except Bachman, Cochlan ant
Haddox.
Minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
Building permits were granted to r.
c. Dawes, Seventh street; Ed. Reyn
olds, Putnam avenue.
The matter of tile drain on upper
Front street was referred to the Street
committee and Commissioner with
power TO act.
A petition requesting that the alley
from Scanned TO Wooster streets, be-
received from owners of adjacent pro o.
erty and referred TO the Street com.
mittee
a resolution was adopted empower
Ing the Finance committee to negoti-
ate loan of 50, 600 for Fourth street
paving in anticipation of the issue of
assessment bonds.
Mr.. Trautman reported that barn
on Matthews street was almost entire
lv on the street and moved that the
Commissioner be instructed to see that
the structure be removed, notifying the
owners. rhe motion prevailed.
4he matter of widening Elm street,
West Side, was brought up by Mr.
Price and referred TO the Street com
mittee.
Upon motion of Trautman the Com
missioner was instructed to notify own
ers of property on the north side of
Lord street, between franklin and
Harnar to lay sidewalks at once.
DR.. Hardy called attention to the
nuisance of cows destroying lawns on
Third street while being driven
through the city. The Solicitor sag-
gested that complaints be made to the
Mayor.
Price arose to offer a motion that the
matter of Harmar Commons being used
as COW pasture be referred to the
Mayor. The motion was lost
Trautman reported on rebuilding
stone wall along Knox street and Of
fered a motion authorizing the Com
missioner to secure the necessary ma
terial. The motion prevailed,
Upon motion of Garrison the CITY
Engineer was instructed to give side
walk grade on Charles street, between
Fifth and Sixth.
Mr. Wittlig offered a motion that
Council inspect the curbing as set on
Fourth street above Scanned at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr..
Wood arose to say that Council had
already been greatly worried over the
grade of Fourth street and protested
against any further change, The mo-
ton prevailed.
Mr. Wood called for report on the
plat of the Biszantz Subdivision pre-
viously referred to the Street commit
tee, Solicitor and Engineer, who were
ordered to make report at the next
meeting. DR.. Hardy explained that
The report would haYe been made |
sooner, but for the pressing matters
which have engrossed the Committees
attention.
Upon suggestion of Trautman and
notion of Price the matter of allow
ng private parties to grade Warren
treet, between Third and Fourth /.
treets, in exchange for the earth, came
lp for discussion. The roll being
al!ed, the motion was declared lost, !
eGs nays. Henry Wood, Garri-
on. Wittlig and Mcclure voting no.
Mr.. Wood brought up the matter of
ide"alk grades on Upper Front street
nd upon his motion the Engineer was
nstructed to give grade as requested.
lr. Trautman offered an Amendments
;hich prevailed, including the Paving
ommittee
Trautman moved that the disposition
+ old brick from the crossing on
rankin street be left in the hands of
ne street committee and City Commits
ioner The motion prevailed.
Dr. Hardy brought up the matter OF
be citys peed of an additional street
weeper Upon motion of Mr.. Garrison
he question Of providing a place for
eeping the city's tools and machinery
'as referred to the Building commit
ee.
Wood moved that paving on Front
nd Third streets be repaired within
We days by the Contractor who tore
up. In the event Of his failure to 10
D the Commissioner was instructed to
roceed with the work.
The proposed new specifications for
aving streets were submitted by the
lngineer and adopted upon motion of
Wood.
a building permit was granted to
ylvester B"adGock, Church street, and
ouncil adjourned.
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vas the admiration of diamond cutters
ana merchants, because it was the first
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