Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-18
1.-THE CITY COUNCIL.
short hut Interesting Session on Tuesday
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ing nemb bers in their seats: Biume,
Cochlan, Lambert, Wittlig, Marsch'
Lofiand, Wood, Pfaff, Davis, Traut-
man and Bachman. Clerk Becker, so
1icitor Richards and Commissioner Best
were also present
The minutef os the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
Building permits were granted to D.
s. Nichols, Second street; Mrs. Clerc,
Fourth street; Mrs. Gross, Front street;
A. L. Gracey, Greenes Road.
Mr.. Wood presented numerously
signed petition asking that the pro-
posed new electric light plant be To-
Gated on the Ice Harbor lot on the site
of the q. & o. R. ticket Office. The ma
jority of those who signed the petition
were business men on Front street, be-
low Butler. The petition was received
and ordered fled. President Bachman
for the Committee of the Whole, rec
ommended that q committee be ap-
pointed to canvas the districs bounded
by Second street and the Muskingum
river on the east and west and the
Union Block and Monroe street on the
north and south to ascertain the feel
ing of property owners in regard to To-
eating the new plant at Front and
Butler streets. Upon motion of Lam
bert the following committee was ap-
pointed by the President: Lambert,
Blume, Davis, Trautman and Wittlig.
Mr.. Wittlig, chairman of the special
committee appointed to render assist
ance to persons whose homes had been
moved from the foundations by the re-
cent flood, and who were unable to get
them back, made report of the work
done. He stated that all the money
appropriated by Council had been ex-
pended as follows: Fifteen dollars for
removing three buildings on the West
Side; s105 for moving four houses in the
East End; s25 for moving the Farley
house; S1S to the colored M. E. church;
81 to Mrs Morgenstern and FIVE dollars
to each of two others. The report was
accepted and the committe discharged.
Mr.. Davis offered two resolutions
providing for the construction of ten
foot brick sidewalks on Second street
from Putnam to Wooster and on Front
street from Wooster to Washington.
Both resolutions were adopted by un-
animous vote. Mr.. Wood called atter-
ton to the fact that most of the walks
would have to be raised and moved
that the Engineer and Street committee
cause the necessary earth to be fur
nished by the city. The motion pre-
vailed.
In the matter of the charges against
Councilman Davis for removing some
old lumber that ct one time was part
of city tool house, President Bach
man reported that Council as Commit
tee of the Whole, had Investigated the
charges and found the matter to be too
trivial to be worthy of consideration.
The report was accepted. Mr.. Traut-
mans motion instructing the City Com
missioner to sell the remainder of the
old tool house carried by unanimous
vote.
The Police Committee, through Mr..
Pfaff, reported upon the Mayors ap-
pointment of Chas- Coffman as Guard
at the City Prison and recommended
that he be confirmed. The recommen-
dation was adopted, without dissent
ing vote.
DR.. Lambert reported in favor Of al
lowing bill Of seven dollars for two
pairs of rubber boots purchased for the
use of the Fire Department.
Mr.. Wood again called attention to
the bad drainage of the sewer at the
corner Of Seventh and Greene streets
and upon motion the matter was re-
ferred to the Sewer committee with
power to act
DR.. Lambert brought up the subject
of the injunction suit against the city
to prevent the laying of sidewalk on
St. Clair street past the entrance to the
old brewery cellars. Solicitor Richards
stated that he had fled the city's
answer to the plaintiffs petition, but
that be expected the matter to be amic-
ably adjusted in the near future by the
Schneider estate agreeing to lay walk
four feet wide in front of the cellar en-
trance.
Mr.. Cochlan called up the matter Of
the uncovered sewer on Seventh street
and the Commissioner was instructed
/ 10 take enough dirt from Quarry Road
to coyer ii.
Upon motion of Wood the old well
on Seventh street was ordered re-
paired or filed up Immediately.
Resolutions were adopted instructing
lie Clerk to advertise for bids for paw
ing Montgomery, Washington, Wooster
! and Scanned streets and Putnam ave
nue., West Side.
Dr. Lambert addressed Council on
the subject of Deweys great victory at
Manila and offered resolution ap'
propriating $50 toward the purchase Of
a flag 10 be raised in the city park il
honor of the gallant Admiral and his
brave seamen. The resolution was
odorfad Trautman COchlan and Wit