Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-28
MARIETTA OA1LY LEADER
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. az, 1893
COUNCIL.
The City Dads Hold an UnImportant
Yet a Long Winded Session.

! The City Council meet in regular
session at the Council Chamber Tues
! day evening with all members present
EXCEPT President Bachman, in whose
absence, Vice President Wood called
the meeting to order.
Building permits were granted to
Mrs Bauer, Montgomery street, be-
tween Second and Third streets. Joe
Fritz. and the Unitarian church on
4 bird street.
ne committee appointed to investi-
gate the damage done to the house
of Mrs. Banker, on Front street, near
the fair grounds, reported that they
had conferred with Mrs. Banker and
her attorney, Mr.. w. S. Way, and had
agreed upon the damage which was
due her as $75 and recommended to
the Council that that amount be al
lowed her.
Their report was received and after
some talk, pro and con, Council voted
her s75 as damages on her household
goods.
The matter of opening the alley be-
d tween Front and Second streets, from
sacra, via to Montgomery, was again
brought up and the matter laid over
one week for the solicitor to inves-
tigate the objection of Mrs. Payne,
who claims that her property will be
damaged to the extent of $500.
The Police committee reported on
the investigation of the Officer Ranger
case, who was found playing poker in
one of the gambling house raids few
evenings ago. They reported that they
, had found that he was guilty of con-
duct unbecoming an officer of the law
but did not make any recommendation
as to any disposal of his case.
A motion to suspend him for 80 days
was lost by tie vote.
This brought out great deal of dis
cussion but it was found that the mat.
ter was settled and that the former of,
ficer would stand suspended. The mo-
ton was lost by one member of the
Council voting exactly to the contrary
of what he talked. he not knowing
what he did vote for.
Several motions were made to shift
the blame on other parties but all were
, declared out of order by President
Wood and the matter dropped.
o1n ;re ho cil
} on Second street above Washington
l street and cutting the hill to the street
line was brought up and it was asked
by the property owners that the cut
ting of the hill be put off until next
spring and that they would clear the
sidewalk at once. This request was
granted.
The ordinance for placing the names
of streets on the corner houses was
read for the second time and then
passed to it's third reading by title
only and motion to adopt same was
; lost sight of and a motion to lay same
over one week, to decide on the style
of sign to be used.
, The solicitor stated in answer to g
question put to him, that the state
law provides that the owner of the
corner lot shall put up the sign that
, Council decides upon, at his own ex'
pense.
The matter of selecting names fol
those streets which have no name ant
those which have the same names
one on this and one on the other side
= of the river and the changing of the
name of that part of Front street
which lies above Putnam, Muskingun
avenue, was referred to the street ant
!, building committees to report mex
week.
Mr.. Viking asked for permission tt
, address Council nd asked that the al
ley in Putnam Place Addition be
opened and that a barn which stands
in Matthews street be removed. The
matter was referred to the street COM
, mittee to report.
The engineer was instructed to give
a grade on Clinton street, West Side
and also are on Clifton street in Glen.
dale.
The Chief Of the Fire Department
asked that the fire alarm box which is
located in front of the High School
building be removed to the corner OF
Fourth and Scanned streets. Same
| y
Bills, allowed, Council adjourned.
Heavy G. A. R. Business.