Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-24
OUR FATHERS.
The City Dads Hold a Short and In
teresting Session.

L
of Clerk Becker, Councilman Blume
acted as Clerk. All members were in
their chairs except Cochran and Had
dax
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The matter of placing sign boards
with the names of streets on same at
each intersection of the streets was
again brought before Council There
are several streets the names of which
are not known and several on which
the signs have been lost or removed
/. was suggested that two signs be
| placed at each intersection. The So
| licitor gave the law, which reads
that the cost of placing such signs is
to be paid by a general assessment of
the property along the streets. 1t was
moved and seconded that the matter
be placed in the hands of a committee
of five, the chair to name same The
motion prevailed and the chair named
Trautman, Wood Davis, Lambert and
Wittlig.
The Fire committee asked for more
time to report on the fire department
question.
A petition was handed into Council
asking for city bill posters license
and for the use of the city's bill boards
The petition was signed by the Mari
eta Bill Posting Co., c. ]. Thomas,
manager. 1t was found that anybody
paying the city license of s25 yearly
could use the city boards. 1t was
found that the only person holding the
license last year was John Schramm,
but as he had not paid the license for
the present year, no one was at pres
ent city bill poster, and hence not
entitled to the use of the boards. 1t is
the duty of the Mayor to grant such IL
cense, but the matter was referred to
the Building committee to draw UP
some rules to govern the boards.
An estimate of the work finished on
Wooster street was read and showed
$3,57334 due Mr.. Viking. Same was
ordered paid.
Council as Committee of the Whole
will visit the Banker property at the
upper end of Front street to investi-
gate the damage done by the storm of
Thursday and to decide on some
means to prevent future occurrence
of same. The committee will meet on
Wednesday morning at $50.
The sidewalks on the south side of
Wayne street from Eighth to Pike
streets was reported as only partially
laid. The Commissioner was instruct
ed to notify property owners that if
same was not laid within ten days the
city would do it at their expense.
The sidewalk on Tupper street from
Sixth to Mulberry avenue was report
ed not yet laid. The Commissioner
was instructed to notify property
holders that IL same was not con-
strncted within ten days the city !
would construct it at the property
owners expense, l s"nf
a recess OF five minutes was taken
,or the Fire committee to consult the
Solicitor. The committee then stated
hat they were ready to report, and
presented an ordinance to amend an
ordinance to regulate the fire depart
nent. 1t provides for Chief, who
shall be ex-officio 1st pipeman, a Sec
md and third pipeman, for night duty
'nly driver and six fire wardens.
rhe Chief shall give a bond for $1,000
md the wardens 500 each. 1t pro-
'ides that these fremen shall perform
such duties and draw such pay as the
Jcurcil shall from time TO time pre-
cribe. It also says that the appoint
nents shall be made by the Mayor at
he .-rst regular meeting of tie Coun-
Il after the setend Monday in April.
The ordinance was passed to its Sec
md and third reading by title.
The bond Of Il. P. Bode, ex-cfs 10
reasurer Of the city, for $50. 900 was
cad, with J. p. Ward, Jo0n Mills and
+. W, Moore as suretics. Same was
The bond Of Z, T. Darrow for s40O
With NJ Ia, Morse, j, A Parlin and S.
!. Hathaway as sureties, was present.
I'd, Same was ordered received and
he Solicitor instructed to draw up a
contract for the construction of an
arch at the corner CT Fourth and Mar
On streets.
The Commissioner was instructed to
laul dirt to the sidewalks on the west
side OF Second street, above Putnam.
1t was reported that the railroad in
aging switch on Eighth and Wayne
streets had cut the street to the depth
Of about IS inches. The matter was
to the Railroad committee.
councilman Wood stated for Mr.. |
Brown that printed instructions had !
been issued for all trains tn rim h,,t