Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-22
MATERIAL SELECTED
For Paving ssamn.l, wooster, washing.

For favang Schmmei, Vo"sseA'
ton and Montgomery Streets and Putnam
Avenue.
Council met in regular session
Tuesday evening, with every member
present, President Bachman in the
chair.
Upon motion the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting was
deferred
A building permit was granted to
Mr.. Frank Smith, Sixth street, above
Montgomery.
A communication was received from
Mrs. Mary A. P. Ackerson, complain
ing that a sidewalk constructed in
front of her property by order of the
city is below the street grade, causing
bad drainage, and asking the Council
to have it raised. The matter was re-
ferred to the Street committee, with
power to act
A request was received from own
ers of lots on Third street above
Wooster, asking that their sidewalks
and lawns be filled to the street grade
was also referred to the Street COM
mittee for report at the next meeting.
Wood stated that some Of the resi-
dents in the vicinity objected to the
sidewalks being raised ard that the
Street committee would surely report
In favor of constructing brick gutter
for drainage.
Mr.. William Geyer presented a
written request that the city pay the
expense of raising his house to cor
respond to the street grade, as was
done in the case of Joseph Young on
Third street. The request was or
dered filed.
The Sewer committee and COM
mittee on bicycle ordinance were
granted an extension of time for their
report.
Mr.. Trautman took occasion to COM
pliment the City Commissioner upon
his good work in constructing tile
drain on the north side of Fort School
house.
Resolutions were adopted providing
ing for negotiating loan with the
First National Bank for funds to car
ry on the street improvement in antic-
ipation of the collection of assess
ments. The loan will be made for
five months.
The paving committee was granted
an extension of time in reporting on
the acceptance of the Second street
paving Job.
The matter of selecting the brick to
be used in paving the five cross streets
for which bids were received last
week was taken up on motion of Mr..
Cochlan, Wood voting no.
Mr. Cochlan offered a resolution
that the material for Scanned street
be Cisler brick and Berea curb. The
resolution was adopted, Blume, Had
dox, Pfaff and Davis voting no.
Wooster street was then taken up in
regular order and petition was re-
ceived from property owners repre-
senting more than one-half the front
age, exclusive of College and church
They asked that the street |
be paved with Athens or Townsend
Block. DR.. Lambert submitted a res
olution specifying the former, which |
was adopted after spirited discussion,
Marsh, Trautman, Bachman, Cochlan !
ard Wittlig voting no.
Washington street property owners
representing 1,010 feet frontage, asked |
'or Athens repressed block, but their
'equest was ignored and they were
given the Townsend Block by unani-
nous vote.
Montgomery street was discussed at |
ength, with the result that Cisler
Prick, Athens block and Townsend |
Prick were all refused by a tie vote
md the Athens block finally adopted |
IN reconsideration.
The Athens block was selected for |
putnam Avenue by unanimous vote. |
On all the streets Berea curb was
specified. The totals of the bids as /
abulated by the Engineer were print |
I'd in Mondays Leader.
The matter Of a sidewalk grade in |
ront of William Lancaster's property |
was referred to the Street committee
with power to act.
The plat of Reiter's subdivision was
rejected.
The large sycamore tree in front of
he Major Palmer property on Second
street was ordered removed on ac-
count of being an obstruction to the
sidewalk.
Considerable unimportant miscel-
aneous business was transacted, a
,umber of bills were allowed. and
Council adjourned to meet Wednes-
lay night to award the paving con-
racts.