Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Good Attendance and Considerable Unim'
portant Business Transacted.


bers in their seats: Cochlan, Price,
Wittlig, Hardy, Bachman, Wood, Pfaff,
Henry, Garrison, Trautman and Nc
Clure.
Building permits were granted as
follows:
]. G. Beltz, Gilman street
Walter E. Dye, Third street.
George Van Dusen, Front street. be-
tween Butler and Greene.
Marietta Transfer Company, Second
street.
George Salzman, Washington street.
George H. Putnam, st. Clair street.
A petition was received from proper
ty owners In Square 65, asking that an
alley be opened in that square, and
was referred to the Street committee
and City Solicitor.
The request of DR.. McKim for side
walk grade on the west side of Second
street from Putnam to Scanned was
referred to the City Engineer.
Mr.. Trautman called up the matter
of paving Putnam Avenue from Gilman
to Franklin streets, calling attention
to the fact that the preliminary work
had already been done and that the
people of the West Side were practical
ly unanimous in favor of the improve
ment. No action was taken, the ordi-
nance providing for the work having
not yet been passed.
Upon motion of Bachman the Clerk
was authorized to hire any help which
he may need in serving paving notices
on property owners on Scanned, Woos-
ter, Washington and Montgomery
streets.
Mr.. Trautman offered motion in
! structing the City Commissioner to
lower a tile drain on Montgomery
; street beween Seventh and Eighth, to
provide better drainage. After some
discussion the matter was referred to
the Commissioner and Street commit
tee, with power to act.
Mr.. Cochlan notified Council of the
obstructed condition of a tile drain at
Butler and Seventh streets, causing a
number of cellars to be flooded and the
City Commissioner was instructed to
remedy the trouble. Upon suggestion
of Mr.. Wood the uncovered sewer on
Seventh between Butler and Greene
was also ordered looked after.
The matter of the caving of Putnam
street near the Chair Factory, brought
up by DIR. Mcclure, was referred to the
Street committee and City Commits
sioner for immediate action.
Mr.. Wittlig informed Council that
MIR. D. II. Gibson, appointed a Park
Commissioner to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Protzman,
declined to serve, and moved that Mr..
j. r. Lockwood be appointed in his
stead, which motion prevailed. The
term of Charles Strecker, a member of
the same Board, having expired, he
was unanimously reappointed.
Mr.. Wood reported that the old we'll
at the corner of Seventh and Greene
streets had been found to be located on
private property and action was de-
ferred.
The abandoned we'll on Second street
near Mrs. Reese's was ordered filled up
by the City Commissioner.
Upon motion of Mr.. Trautman the
following committee was appointed to
confer with the County Commissioners
with view to improving the sur
roundings at the Court House pump:
Trautman, Bachman and Wood.
Mr.. Wood, chairman of the Railroad
committee, reported that the railroads
had not put in the signals at street
crossings as had been ordered by Coun.
Gil and offered a motion that they be
given 80 days to place safety appli-
ances at Second. Third, Fourth and
failure the work to be done by tho city
at the expense OF the railroads. The
motion prevailed ......
Mr.. Price dwelt at some length on
the bad condition of the Putnam street
bridge, and felt certain that the time
was not far distant when a new struc-
ture would have to be built He
moved that the Bridge committee and
Engineer prepare plans and estimates
i. OF new bridge, and also investigate
the practica bility OF rebuilding the old
: one. The motion prevailed by unani:
nous vote.
The annual report of the Clerk of the
y Board of Health was received and filed
. The question of providing dumping
3 place for city garbage was taken ur
A and referred to Council as Committee
of the Whole for investigation.
Mr.. Wittlig referred to the frequent
: complaints made of the bad condition
y of the sidewalk on Front street from
> Wooster to Washington streets. TIL,
y same subject had been called up hal
dozen times before, but Council hat
seen fit to ignore the protests of th'
" people who have been compelled t.
wade through mud and water al
= winter. Mr.. Wittlig's remarks wer,
y listened to with attention, but n,
action was attempted and the "sore