Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-28
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Paving Job.-Second Street Job Passed to
the Next Meeting Night.-Bonds Sold
Board of Health Elected.-Other I'm
portant Business Transacted BY Council
Tuesday Evening.
Council met in regular session Tues
day evening, with all members present.
Building permits were granted TO IT,
:. Hagan, Second street: Frank Peter
man, Harmar street; G. c. Weber, War
rem street; II. Athey, Lancaster street;
VIM Matthews, Harmar streets @.
Craig, Stone street; M. II. Mathews,
Curtis Subdivision; Jacob Pfaff, Wash
ington street; Jacob Seyler. Knox
street; Chas. Spindler, Sixth street
President Mcclure announced that
Trautman had consented to serve as
chairman of the Street Committee, as
originally appointed.
petition from property owners on
Fourth street, above Butler asking
for a change of sidewalk grade, was
received and fled.
The City Clerk read the bids received
for sewer assessment bonds, which
were as follows:
$. Kuhn & Sons. Cincinnati. .s12, 592. 73
r. Kley bolte & Co., Cincinnati 12, SAB II
Dietz, Dennison g. Pryor, Cleve 12,4 IS
Seasongood g. Meyer, Ciucin. IL, ,47375
Farson, Leach & Co., Chicago ~ 4O4. 90
W.. j. Hayes & Son, Cleveland 1225l 90
| Spitzer 81 Co., Toledo. ........ 12, 1S9. so
A resolution was adopted accepting
the bid of s. Kuhn & Sons. -
| The annual report of the Cemetery
Trustees for the year past was submit
ted, showing receipts of SO. .706.27 and
expenditures of 81, 1903. 48. The report
was received and placed on file.
Upon motion of Bachman the Street
Committee and City Commissioner were
given power to act in the matter of
raising sidewalks on the west side of
Fourth street between Greene and
Church streets.
Mr.. Cochlan, for the Light committee,
reported in favor of locating the cleo
trio light plant on city ground in the
rear of the city building. The report,
with it's recommendation, was laid over
for one week.
Mr.. Wood opposed the location named
on the grounds that it would not
provide for the fire department, would
damage the Baptist Church and
might be located just as cheaply on
other city property. Mr.. Bachman
spoke in favor of the City Hall location
hundred dollars less each year to oper-
ate. Messrs. Trautman and Hardy also
favored the location recommended by
the Committee. Mr.. Trautman objected
to Mr.. Woods statement that it APP
peared that Council was being led
around by one man. DR.. Mcclure was
opposed to the location on account of
J damages which he claimed would re.
suit to surrounding property.
The ordinance establishing side
walk grade on Fourth street between
Montgomery and Marion was passed tc
the third reading and adopted. Mr.. T.
Il. Townsend protested against the
passage of the ordinance, being q
property owner interested.
The matter of renum bering building:
| or Second street was referred to the
Building committee and City Engineer
John Curry, Front street, wa:
granted building permit
Mr. Bachman called for the paving
bids which We're read in detail by the
Clerk.
On the Franklin street job the total;
, of the lowest bids were as follows:
/ John Viking, Athens block 1880
4. b. Townsend Company, Townsen
Repress ed block, SO, ,066.
Mr.. Vikings bid was on
y
per foot on curb higher than Mr.
Townsend's, but his figures on drail
S tile were enough lower to make tn
, total $50 less.
Mr.. Pfaff thereupon moved the selec
: ton of Athens block and Berea curb a
the material to be used and resolu
tion to that effect was adopted.
Mr.. w. +. Robertson, resident o
Z Franklin street, addressed Council il
G favor of using Townsend brick, which
!, at the bid OF So cents per yard, woult
have been about 5000 less on the entir
Job than the cost of Athens block. Ii
thought property owners who pay tn
bills ought TO have something to say
). Mr.. Trautman, who claimed to repre-
! sent majority of the property own
ers on Franklin staeet, stated that the
> were in favor OF using Athens or Jone
brick. The vote on Mr.. Pfaff's resolu
tion was unanimous.
Mr.. Bachman moved to award tn
a contract to Mr.. Viking, which motto
e also prevailed by unanimous vote.
v The Second street bids were the
taken up and read in detail by tn
Clerk. Before the totals were an
nounced Mr.. Trautman moved that tn
matter go over for one week and a
e unanimous vote yea was recorded.
:, as obtained from the Clerks desk am
y afterward read upon request of MI
Price, were as follows
Il. b. Townsend Company, Townsen,
block, S24, ,0S5.
n John Viking, Athens block S25, 13C
w. j. Berry, Athens block, S25, 04S.
Mr.. Townsend's bid was shown to b
t 1868 less than Mr.. Berry's the mex
highest
Upon motion of Trautman the Cit,
Solicitor was instructed to officiall,
/. notify the railroad companies to keeI
u cars from standing on the street o
@ prosecutions will follow.
n A resolution fixing the salaries o
the First Ppeman, two other Pipemel
and the Driver of the fire department
at $50 per month and one night Pipe
man at 500 per year was offered ant
went over to the next meeting.
Mr.. Bachman called up the matter
n of dirt being taken without authorit,