Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-31
COUNCIL
Met in Regular Session and Trans
acted important Business.

~ L nc Slty SOuuCll nltJ III It6uidi ocS-
sion Tuesday evening Will President
Bachman in the chair. All members
present except Haddox.
s Minutes of two previous meetings
were read and approved.
Building permits were granted to
Con Flanders and Maggie Smith, both
on Maple street.
Committee of five appointed to
place signs containing names of
streets asked for another week. Per-
mission granted.
The committee reported in the bill
board question. They found that on
May 2S, 1895, John Schram was given
right to repair board on Front street
near 2. & o. Office and to have full
control. Moved that the Marietta Bill
Posting Co be allowed to erect board
on the Ice Harbor lot. 1t was the gen.
eral opinion of Council that this
would be good start to cause all the
| merchants of that street to enter COM
plant and that it would result in an
order to tear them all down. Schram
was present and was asked if he
would sell one. He answered no, but
that he would take one down. All
parties are entitled to equal rights, but
too many boards are now on the street
Hereupon the motion was withdrawn
and the matter referred to the Build
ing committee with power to act, to
confer with Seipel and Schram
The matter of damage to Mrs.
Bankers house as result of the re-
cent heavy rains, which flooded the
lower floor of her home was brought
up. 1t was stated that Mrs Banker
had placed a claim in the hands of
w. G. Way, asking damages from the
city.
BIS were read to build stone cul-
vert with a bridge over it to carry the
water over Front street were read.
They were as follows:
q. T. Darrow. $3.50. 90
Worstel Bros. ................. $4,000
j. T. Hart. ..................... 446.00
The Engineers estimate showed
$377. A motion to lay matter over
one week was lost. 1t was the opin-
ion Of Council that same should be at
tended to at once, but they did not
care to have the street torn up during
Fair week. Mr.. Darow was allowed
to talk. He stated that he had wired
to the concern furnishing the iron
necessary to do the work and found
that he could get the iron in time to
complete the work before the Fair
providing he had good weather. A
motion to award the contract to Dar-
row was carried, as was one to in
struct the Mayor and Clerk to execute
the contract.
An ordinance to improve certain
parts of the Fifth sewer district was
read the first time and on motion was
passed to its second and third readings
by title and adopted.
A bill was handed into Council ask
ing for damages to the extent of $3.50
by water flowing into and backing
around the house of Mrs. Banker.
Solicitor stated that under the law the
city had 60 days to consider same. A
motion was carried to appoint a com
mittee of three to act with the Solici-
tor to confer with Mr.. w. G. Way, her
attorney, in regard to the matter.
The committee of five appointed to
confer with like committee of the
Board of Trade in the matter of plac-
ing a dam in the Ohio river at Mari
eta reported progress, and stated that
a meeting Of the Ohio River I'm
provement Association was to be held
IN Wheeling and asked that a COM
mittee of two be appointed to act with
a. like committee of the Board of
Trade to attend this meeting. A mo-
tion to this effect carried, the chair
holding the naming of these two for
a future date.
The contract for building stone
arch at Fourth and Marion streets by
Mr.. Darrow was read and the Mayor
and Clerk were instructed to execute
same. The bond of Mr.. Darrow was
accepted.
The following Letter was read, which
explains itself:
hlr. ]. H. Brown, Agent B. & o. S. w.
Ry., Marietta, Ohio.
Dear Sir--I received from you some |
time ago, estimates prepared by the |
City Engineer of Marietta with refer |
ence to treatment of Goose Run. The
estimates appear to be very high.
We are, however, willing to meet |
the City Council and further discuss
matter and see if satisfactory conclu-
sion cannot be reached.
1t seems to us, however, too late to !
contemplate any work on Goose Run |
before next Spring, therefore, we will |
make some temporary repairs on our
trestle to carry it through the winter,
and in the mean time hope to meet |
the members Of the Council for full |