Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-21
CITY DADS
In Executive Session Tuesday Eve
ming,

The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with and they proeeeded to the
businessinshand
A COMMUNICATION from Cline Bros,
asking for sewer on Butler street
and that some action be taken toward
it was received and the mat
ter referred to the Sewer committee.
A notice of lien on sewer funds in
the hands of the city Treasurer was
read, there being attached thereto it.
emized statements of the time for
which Mr. Darow owes each of the fol-
lowing men: John Tyler, William
Gilpin, Jess Cunningham, G. ]. Geren,
Rolla Hanna. Herbert Rousch, A..
Holdren, Geo. Muncey, H. Wiseman,.
P. Bloomingdale,a and L. Cassidy. The
several claims 'am5uTted to a total of
$116,5O. This notice ives received and
placed on file.
-!tcd building permit was granted to S.
W. Jones, corner of Front and st.
Clair Streets.
Several members reported AS to the
investigation regarding the liability
of the city where George Ermlich fell
into hole on Second street near Ha-
gan &. Schad's store. The general
opinion was that the city was in NO
way to blame and further that the hole
is not on city property. On motion OF
Trautman the matter was continued
without any action being taken. =
Deed to the city by Ralph Race of a
strip of land 15X1S1 feet on the west
side of Court street for the purpose OF
MAKING the street wider was read and
plat submitted by Mr.. Race showing
the necessary width of Court street
On motion of Wood both deed ant
plat were accepted and the Clerk In
structed to draw an order for payment
out of the general fund.
The consideration for which Mr.
Race makes the deed to the city is $25t
and further consideration that he Is TX
be exempt from assessments TO pay TO
widening the street. Nf'
An ordinance to assess a special ia,
upon abutting property on Putnam
avenue, from the west side of Gilman
street to the east side of FRANKLIN
street, was read and passed to the sec
ond and third readings by title an,
adopted under suspension of th,
rules. 't
An ordinance to asses a special ~ta,
on abutting property on Montgomer!
street from the center of Front t,
Fourth street, was read and passed {,
the second and third readings by it'll
and adopted under suspension of tn,
rules.
Mr.. Trautman stated that the citi
zens on the south side of Pearl stree
ask for sidewalk grade to be estAb
lished and the Engineer was instructed
to furnish same. no,
Blume presented a letter from thC
manager of the Diamond Jack Medi
cine Co., asking for the use of the hal
for three weeks in February begin.
ning on the sixth. They offer $1O0 pei
week for the hall and agree to give
up the dates already taken. After
consideration of the proposition, q
molten to rent them the hall for three
weeks on the following terms carried;
They are to pay $1O0 as forfeit to re.
tain the dates and to pay the second
800 at the beginning of the first week
che third at the beginning of the second
week.
Davis stated that the Mayor wished
10 have few slight changes made in
his Office. The matter was referred to
the Building ccmmitte with power to
act.
Bachman here stated that the City
Engineer would also like to have some
more room, as he is very much cramp-
| ID ror room 10 uo MS ONCE worn. .--
Weed brought up the matter of The
Park Commissioners paying the mon
ey in their hands to the Marietta band.
He said, ut was through the action of
Councl that the band gave the con-
certs. If we refuse to pay, we are re-
pudiating the debt, and l do not think
We should repudfate the debt. If the
5and had not had confidence in the
Council they would not have given the
concerts" He moved that the Park
Commissioners be instructed to pay
the money to the band. This motion
carried, Pfaff and Trautman voting no.
b Pfaff said as Christmas is near at
hand the policemen would like to have
some money and offered a motion in
5tructing the Clerk to draw orders for
twenty days pay for them on the
month of December. The motion car
ried.
Trautman asked about the action of
the Bridge oommittee which was to re-
port as ito the matter of securing a
5afe bridge. Marsch said that the
Bridge committee would meet Wednes-
day at one o'clockito make final de-
cision and report
BILLS ALLOWED.
Crescent Supply Co. $40
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u. Frank Gates ................ 1900
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