Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-08
CITY COUNCIL
In Regular Session Last Evening" :
Some Things They Did,

y .MlnulenApH ilaSJ meeIlnS We're read
and Trautman offered an objectfDh to
the way fhi Which his motion to have
the Solicitor. greparei ppbprs fot The
condemnation of property for widen
irg Court street in connection with the
Race and German property was re-
corded. The Clerk was instructed to
make the change in the record and the
minutes were approved.
A communication from Nye & Fol
lett representing George Emerlick,
was read, asking that Council appoint
a committee to confer with the attor-
neys on the question as to whether
Mr.. Emerlick is entitled to damages
from the city for injuries sustained by
falling into a hole in the pavement
near the Hagan & Schad store on Sec
ond street. on m9tlqn the President
appointed Blume, Davis and Wood to
poet.the gentlemen and hold a confer
ence on the subject.
lT 5A petition signed by poperty owners
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the name of that street be changed to
Pioneer street, was received and
] placed on file. f.... .- re
/ Davis made a motion to have the
Clerk instructed to order signs for
street names as adopted some weeks
7 ago. The motion was voted on and
carried. After looking the matter up
it was found that it remained in the
hands of the Street committee with
pow r to buy the signs, and Mr.. Davis
said they would act on the matter of
ordering the signs Wednesday sure.
Cochlan introduced the matter of
renting the Auditorium, and stated
that there was trouble as to the dates
on which the managers wanted to
bring shows here, stating that one of
the managers wanted to give three
nights show on the 18th, 18th and 14th
and the other manager has the 18Th
reserved.
Mr.. Trautman produced a letter
from the manager of the Haverly Min
strels to Manager Luchs, saying if they
played to this city it must be on the
18th or 14th, preferably the 18th.
Cochlan said the letter does not
prove the show booked but just in
consideration of me date. Wood says
he has no doubt if Haverly's Minstrels
We're to play here on the 13thythe town
would have been billed before this
time, and so long as there are two
managers there will be trouble and if
everybody is to manage the hall, the |
Council had better make rules to hold !
them down.
Trautman suggested that the $40 |
which is required from the managers |
to hold a date should be forfeited to |
the city if the manager failed to bring
the attraction, and Wood FASTENED to |
agree with him.
Cochlan offered a motion to instruct |
the Solicitor to draft resolution to
have managers pay $40 Tor each date
reserved by them and if they don't
cancel the date within ten days and |
fail to get an attraction, the money to
be forfeited to the city. An amend
ment was offered by Blume VINO said
as there was already an ordinance
the matter 1t would be nee
essary to rescind that and daft new
ordinance emDodying the clause spec
flied by Cochlan's motion. The motion
carried as amended.
Bachman SAL the bill boards along
Front street were so located as to
cause teams to drive over the high
curbing and it was injuring the curb
ing He thought something should be
lone. | wis moved to have the boards
and Trautman offered an
to this--that the matter be {
eft in the hands of the Building {
ommittee to consider the matter. The {
notion carried as amended.
Cochlan made a motion that Man {
ger Luchs should deposit $50 with t
ue Janltor of the City building for the
Sc Of the hall oil Dec. 18th, the mon 4
y to be forfelCed if he fai.ed to bring Y
II attraction here. The motion was d
lled out of order. c
The ordinance. for assessment of C
Dutting property on Scanned street, S
ON Front to the west side of Fifth, a
IT the issuance of bonds for the pay h
ent of the ocammel street improve b
ent was read, and under suspension fl
the rules was passed to the second "
Id third readings by title and adopt ~
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The, question was asked if the Solic-
1r had prepared papers for institut-
g bdndemnation suits 8or theine6es- -
ry land to widep. Court street in the -
ice addition. He replied that he had - -
afted an ordina9e0h4 as to the -, -
st to the city, the amount could be. w.
id for the land condemned from any F'i'
nd which the Council saw fit to -
Ike the appropriation and to assess
utting property to pay it. There n.
, statues covering just such transac- dr.
ms, giving the city the right to -''
less the abutting property for the =.
cunt to TeimL urse the city for the
ney paid for the condemned prop 4
y. The Solicitor cited case of
,mebody" VS.. the Village of Nor
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