Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Long Session and Considerable Business
transacted Tuesday Evening"


Long Session and Considerable Business
transacted Tuesday Evening.
Council met in regular session Tues
day evening with the following mem
bers in their seats: Cochlan, Wittliz,
Marsch, Blume, Haddox, Davis, Lof-
fiand, Wood, Lambert, Pfaff and Traut-
man. President Bachman occupied
the chair. y
The minutes of the proceeding meet
ing were read and approved.
A communication was received from
owners of property on Front street OPP
posite the Ice Harbor lot, stating that
they had no objection to the bill boards
OF Schramm Bros. The communica-
tion was placed on file without action.
Resolutions we're offered and adopted
authorizing the Finance committee to
negotiate loans for paving Scanned,
Wooster, Washington and Montgomery
streets and Putnam Avenue in antici-
patton Of the collection of the assess
ments apon abutting property.
MIR. Wittlig submitted an ordinance
regulating the peddling of various art
icles, which provided for license to be
issued by the Mayor at his own discree-
tion. The ordinance was passed to the
second reading by title and brought
for peddling was fixed at FIVE dollars
per day or 300 per year, veterans Of
the late war and commercial travellers
being excepted. Upon motion the or.
dinance was passed TO the third read
ing under suspension of the rules and
adopted, DAVIS, Marsch and Wood yot-
ing no.
Upon motion of Wittlig the Clerk
was instructed to draw his order in
favor of the Royal Glass Company in
payment for the lots purchased by the
city.
Upon motion the proposal of Cline
Bros. that the city assist in erecting
railing on the new board walk on But
Ter street, between Third and Fourth
streets, was referred to the Railroad
committee with the understanding
that the railroad company be solicited
to assume part of the expense.
Mr.. Dayis offered resolution provid-
ing for the repair of sidewalks on the
West Side of Fort street, between
Wood and Stone streets. The resolu-
tion was adopted by unanimous vote.
Upon motion of Trautman the mat
ter of the terraces and sewer excava-
tions on Whites Road was referred to
the Street committee and City Commits
sioner, with power to act.
Mr.. Marsch presented the complaint
OF East End residents in regard TO a |
cinder sidewalk being cutup by heavily
loaded wagons driven over it. His |
motion to refer the matter to the Street |
prevailed.
Mr. Trautman offered a motion,
which prevailed, instructing the City |
Commissioner to notify certain parties
to relay sidewalks on Franklin street |
at once.
A building permit was granted to
August Weber, 42O Third street.
Council being notified that the Engi-
neer had prepared the final estimate on
the Second street paving contract of
w. j. Berry it was decided upon motion
that the body meet at nine o'clock We'd
nesday morning to inspect the work.
Mr.. Trautman raised the question OF
purchasing a typewriter for the use of
the Mayor and Clerk, which was re-
ferred 20 tbs Finance committee.
An ordinance regulating the riding
Of BICYCLES was presented, passed to the
second reading by title and referred to
the Police committe, City Solicitor and
Mayor.
DR.. Lambert reported for the COM
nittee on locating the electric light
plant and stated that injunction suits
we're threatened in case the plant were
20 be located on the Ice Harbor Lot.
The committee was discharged. Mr..
Wood favored removing the plant to
he Water Works and enlarging it at
,nce Mr.. Cochlan said he could guar
Intee an injunction suit if the plant
we're taken to the Wster Works The
general opinion of the mem bers ap-
'eared to be that the case now pending
Igainst the city should be decided be-
or further action is taken.