Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-20

Street Paving-Bachman, Wood,
Lambert.
age-Trautman, LefHand, Wit
tlig.
Bridges-Garrson Cochan, Davis.
Garbage and Water Supply -Pfatf.
Trautman, Garrison
Building permits were granted to R.
Merydith, st. CLAIR street; Mrs. j. D..
Cotton, Greenes Road; Mrs. E. A. Hall,
Fourth street; Seyler Bros, Front
street; Jacob Pfaff, Franklin street.
The request of Charles Brown for a
permit to remove building from
Greene street to Fourth street percipi-
tated a heated discussion between Mes
srs. Trautman and Wood, and from
that time on the meeting was verit-
able rag-chewing match. The permit
was finally granted to Mr.. Brown with
the stipulation that street railway
traffic be not interfered with. During
the discussion President Bachman was
moved to remark that he hoped the
new Council would not start in with
long-winded speeches on trivial sub
jects.
a communication was received from
the Municipal Improvement Association
stating the objects of the organization
and soliciting the cooperation of
Council.
Mr.. j. P. Marsh, of the First Ward,
fled his protest against the seating of
Mr.. Garrison and gave notice of con-
test of the latter's election on the
ground that an illegal ballot, marked
with blue pencil, had been counted
for him contrary to law, thus making
the vote tie and Mr.. Garrison being
given certificate upon the casting of
lots by the Mayor and Clerk. Mr..
Cochlan's motion that the matter be
referred to special committee of five
for investigation and report prevailed
and the following members were ap-
pointed to constitute the committee:
Cochlan, Trautman, Wittlig, Wood and
Pfaff.
Mr.. Phillip Haberling, engineer at
electric light plant rendered his resig-
nation on account of i'll health The
resignation was accepted by unanimous
vote.
The bond of Water Works Trustee
John Kaiser, in the sum of s25, 900, with
w. W. Mills and Jacob Seyler as sure
ties, was presented and approved.
The matter of setting aside cemetery
ground for the use of the Hebrew con-
having been left uncomplet-
ed by the old Council, the President ap.
pointed Wood, Lambert and Wittlig as
4 new committee to submit report to
Council.
A small building belonging to Mrs.
which was carried from
church street by the food and left on
he sidewalk on Third street, was the
rey which unlocked floods of oratory
N the question of food sufferers in
General. The building was somewhat
amaged by the City Commissioner in
Tearing the street and the owner
sked assistance in getting it back. A
notion that the food committee inyes.
igate prevailed. This brought out a.
of the necessity of assisting t,
number OF poor persons to replace I
heir houses on the foundations and ,
ir. Wittlig stated that he believed the
could accomplish the work ,
or $3.50. Upon motion Of Garrison that !
nm was donated by Council for the ,
'ork, with instructions to the commit ,
,e to raise as much as possible by pri- :
ate subscription and be exceedingly I
areful in giving help only where "a bso- :
itely necessary. During the discus ,
on Messrs. Bachman and Trautman !
ach donated five dollars. A motion, {
y Cochlan that the Mayor issue pro ,
lamation soliciting subscriptions was ,
efeated.
Mr.. Wood called attention to the fact t
nat the street railway track on Sec I
nd street near the Fair Grounds had
OF been raised as previously ordered
nd upon motion Council decided to
leet in bo1y today and inspect the
treet -rr
The request Of Herman jain for per- 9
ission to build stairway to his cell !
IT in the alley above the Union Block
as refused and Messrs. Lambert, 7
'ittlig and Blume were appointed t
'ecial committee to investigate the q
lthority by which the basement stair.
ay at the Union Block was placed in
lie same alley.
The electric light plant question was
'vived by Mr.. Trautman and an at ,.
mpt was made to secure the dis {
issal OF the injunction suit now pend
g by choosing another location, bnt
Ie motion was lost.
DR.. Lambert asked that the grading s.
Sacra Via below Second street be I
mpleted at once in order that trees
lght be planted on Arbor Day and p
e matter was referred to the Com.
issioner. o
The estimate for paving Monroe h