Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
second street Railroad Traffic Franchise
withdrawn by Mr.. Lobdell


withdrawn by Mr.. Lobden.
Council met in regular session Tues
;lay evening, with the following mem
bers in their seats: Mcclure, Wittlig,
Henry, Hardy, Garrison, Price, Traut-
nan, Pfaff and Wood.
The minutes of the previous meetings
were read and approved.
Building permits were granted to
Mrs. Larona Fishbach, West Side; Mrs.
R. 4. Moore, Elm street; d. FL. Gibson,
Hanklin street.
Mr.. Wood, for the Railroad commit
tee, reported that he had been informed
by the Citizens committee, in the mat
ter of the Second street freight traffic
franchise, that Mr.. Lobdell desired to
withdraw the ordinance. Mr.. Traut-
man objected to Mr.. Lobdell withdraw
ing the ordinance, as it was not in his
name, and moved that further consid-
Grafton of the question be indefinitely
postponed. His motion failed to be
seconded and Mr.. Wood offered mo-
tion to withdraw the ordinance, which
was carried, Hardy voting no.
Hardy reported to Council that the
city's electric light in the Union Depot
had been removed, as ordered at the
last meeting.
Garrison offered resolution, reciting
in it's preamble the danger of a spread
of hy6rophobia in Marietta, and in
structing the Mayor to issue procla'
nation requiring all dogs running al
large to be muzzled for thirty days
The resolution was adopted, Henry
voting no. This action is in accorc
with an old ordinance, which fixes the
penalty for violation at not less thar
FIVE dollars nor more than fifty dollars
Upon motion of Mr.. Trautman th'
City Commissioner was instructed t
put in two plank crossings on Greene
road.
Mr.. Wood called attention to th'
dangerous condition of an old we'll oil
Seventh street, near Greene, and upoi
motion the following committee wa
appointed to look into the matter
Wood, Garrison, Hardy.
DR.. Mcclure presented the request o
the w. c. T. U. for reduction of th'
rent of the Auditorium for their lecture
March 9th and upon motion of Traut
man the usual rental of $50 was re
duced to $40.
The Engineer was instructed to Civ
grade on Montgomery street from
Fourth to Fifth in order that an allie.
above Montgomery might be properl!
repaired.
Mr.. Wood read letter from Mr.
Mavhew, who is representing th'
Home Telephone Company, which ha
been trying to obtain frachise here
and which is now at work on new
exchange at Parkersburg. Mr.. May
bew stated that his company objecte'
to the 81, 600 forfeiture clause impose
by Council, but would agree to begil
work in 80 days and complete it in 8
DAYS. 1t the event that this would no
be satisfact ctory to Council, he said tn
Home company would let the projec
rest until they had completed thei
work at Parkersburg. After a shor
discussion the Solicitor was instructe
to notify Mr.. Mayhew that Counc
would insist on the $1,000 being de
posted as forfeit.
Upon motion of Trautman the Cit
Commissioner was instructed to motif
certain nonresident property owner
on Franklin street to lay sidewalks
grade inside of 20 days.
Mr.. Wittlig brought up the matte
of paving from Fourth street to tn
Newport Pike to connect with the prt
posed paved roadway extending up th
Pike and desired an expression of tn
members of Council. Several member
expressed themselves as favorable
the project, provided the County Con
missiouers first show their hand o
ficially. Mr.. Woods motion to pos
pone consideration of the question III
til the return of Mr.. Bachmau, chail
man of the Paving committee, prt
vailed.
Petitions for sanitary sewers o
Harmar and Prospect streets were RI
ceived from owners of property o
those streets, and upon motion {
Trautman the Engineer was instructe
to prepare profile and estimate of tn
cost of completing the entire Fift
Sewer District. 8
An ordinance assessing the cost {
paving upper Front street, Montgon
sry to Second, upon the abutting pro
erty was submitted, passed to the Sc
ond and third readings by title ar
} adopted.
DR.. Hardy REPORTED that Senat,
Riley had secured the passage in IL
: Senate of the bill granting to the U.
: government certain rights on the l,
y Harbor lot and that the bill is now r
ceiving favorable consideration in Il