Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Holds an Unimportan. Meeting Tues
day Night.

Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Building permits were granted to
Isaac Atkinson, corner Of Gilman
avenue and Lancaster street and B. F.
Wood, Butler street.
The sidewalk which was ordered
laid on the south side of Wood street
was reconsidered and acting on a pc
tition of the property owners on that
street. Council ordered same laid on
the north side.
A petition was handed in to Council
asking that roadway be constructed
from Olive avenue to Lancaster street.
Referred to Street committee.
On motion, the mater of drainage of
the sidewalk at the corner of Sixth
and Putnam streets was referred to
the Street committee.
The construction Of sidewalk on
the lower end of Seventh street from
Wade street to the. river was referred
to the Street committee.
The sidewalks on Franklin street
from the railroad to Market, which
has number of times been before
Council, was again brought up The
Street Commissioner was ordered to
build same within five days or report
why same was not done.
The sidewalk inspector has ordered
the sidewalk repaired on Front street
in front of the Rodick property. The
property owners have agreed to repair
same if the city will protect them
from the drainage which comes from
Second street. Referred to Street
committee and Street Commissioner.
The matter of the sidewalk on But
| Ter street from Front to the railroad
bridge was up before Council and was
referred to a Committee of the Whole
to meet Thursday at 1:30 p. m.
The Sewer committee reported that
the tile on Franklin street was not
large enough to carry off the water
This brought out some little discus
sion and it was decided to reconsider
the vote taken on the building of a
sewer on Knox, Gilman, Maple and
Elm streets which was lost last week.
This motion prevailed and a resolu-
tion was offered for the adoption of
the sewer on the above streets carried
by vote of nine to one.
Bids which were opened in the City
Clerks Office on Thursday last for the
construction of culvert at Fourth
and Marion streets, were as follows:
n. ). omlth. $625.22
Thomas d Ward. d............. 1858
Wooster Bros. 80. 1868
Dickinson, Connor & Birdsley.. $4,000
d. /. mart. 7O920
Il. 1. barrow. W................... $1,000
1t was the opinion of the Solicitor
that revenue stamps should be on
same, hence action was deferred one
week.
Bids on the repairing of the landing
was also read as follows:
j. T. Hart, 1910 per cubic yard.
Thomas & Ward, 1857 per cubic
yard.
Action on this was also held over
till next week for the same reason.
George Storck asked Council for the
free use of the Auditorium for the
Odd Fellows picnic on last Thursday.
Same was granted.
An estimate to fill the foot of Sew
enth street and build a stone wall
with the old stone from the landing
was read. The figures are $3.50.
The Commissioner was instructed
to put a tile at the foot of Seventh
street for drainage.
In answer to a written communica-
tion from the Mayor in regard to the
appointment of certain officers and
employees of the city, the City Solici-
tor gave as his opinion that one hold
ing over in Office was entitled to pay
who had been duly appointed but in
the Office of second pipeman no one
had ever been appointed and there
fore no one could legally draw pay.
The matter has come up from the
appointment of Chas. Brown as second
pipeman, vice Earl Davis, which the
Council failed, by vote of six to five.
to confirm.
The matter brought out a great deal
OF discussion and it was found that
several members of the police force
and all the members of the fire depart-
ment together with several other en-
p.oyes Of the city had never been an
pointed by the present Mayor nor con-
irmed by Council.
The Mayor is the executive head Of
the city mad has the power to anDoint
any officer which he deems is qualified
to fiji the office. This must, however.
be confirmed by Council and they
must act in union