Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-01
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Given the Light Plant Committee
Other Matters in Council.

Council opened with Wittlig. Had
dox, Bachman, Blume, Cochlan,
Marsch, Davis, Trautman and Lofiland
in their respective places, and few
minutes later Lambert and Pfaff came
in, making all the members OF that
honorable body who are in the city at
present. Wood is in Arkansas and
could not very we'll attend the meeting.
A building permit was granted to
Joseph N. Wilson on Second street, be-
tween Washington and St. Clair.
A protest numerously signed by
property owners on Fairview Heights
against the annexation of that subdi
vision to the city was read and placed
on file.
The special committee that was to
investigate the means of getting rid of
the offensive matter that collects at
the artificial gas plant in the east end
of the city, reported that the gas COM
pany has been filing the hole up that
they have been wont to turn this ref
use matter into and will also finish fill
ing the basin within the next three
weeks. The company proposes to uti-
liZe cistern and cover it with tight
steel cover to prevent the matter from
escaping when the water happens to
get so high that 1t would otherwise
float the matter off and cause damage
to property in that vicinity, as was the
case in the last flood.
1t seems that the proprietor or man
ager of the plant does not think it ad-
vlsable to turn the matter into the
sewer, as it would very likely clog the
sewer up in short urme and render 1t
useless as a sanitary sewer. The ref
use matter will float all right as long
as 1t Is warm, but as soon as it be-
comes cooled it will stick to the sides
Of the sewer and thereby clog the pipe.
1t is also stated that they are burning
the waste matter every day, burt one Of
the members of the committee declared
that they are not burning it every day,
nor are They making a pretense of do
ing so.
Mr.. Cochlan said that the plant was
certainly a nuisance if it is possible to
call the electric light plant a nuisance.
On motion of Cochlan 1t was decided to
continue the committee another week
to see if they cannot devise some
means of getting rid of the waste mat
ter other than by the plan proposed by
the company.
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Council that the company had been
promising for some time to get rid of
the Objectionable matter and had not
done so and now it is necessary to see
that it is done effectually.
The special committee to look up a
location for the proposed new electric
light plant requested another week in
which to do some more work in the
manner OF selecting specifications and
site. The request was granted.
The bids for the Montgomery,
Washington, Wooster and Scanned
streets and Putnam avenue improve
ment bonds were read, and the sale of
the bonds awarded to w. j. Hays C
Sons of Cleveland, at their offer of
1884 premium.
The special committee to look after
the matter of the annexation of Fair
view Heights subdivision reported
favorably to the action, notwithstand-
ing there had been a protest filed by
citizens of part of the vicinity that
was thought to be included in the pc
tition for annexation. Mr.. Lambert
thought that the annexation would be
advisable for the people there and for
the Guy in general. Mr.. Wittlig SEEM
ed to favor leaving the matter to
Committee of the Whole to investigate
when the weather was more settled
and they could see what they were TAX
ing in without the inconvenience of
the mud.
A motion was made to refer the mat
ter to Committee of the Whole to in
veStigate next Friday at 1:30 p. m,
which prevailed and the president sug-
gested that the persons interested have
the plat of the subdivision on hand at
that time that 1t may be gone over
and a definite understanding arrived
at.
The Janitor's repor. of hall rents col
lected for the month of February
showed $160 collected. The report was
received and filed.
Mr.. Lambert reported that the sewer
that carries the water off from tho
Collar brick plant in the upper end of
town was stopped up and the operators
of The plant are fearful that If there
should come rain it would fool the
entire yard and do them much damage.
The City Commissioner stated that he
had been trying to get the sewer open
but so far had been unsuccessful, that
the stoppage seems to be right under
the brick yard.
The Engineer reported that he had
remeasured the Putnam Run culvert
and found 101 yards of masonry and II
yards of paving for which Mr.. Darrow
asks 1915 per yard. A motion was
made to refer the matter to the FL
nance committee with power to settle,
but was lost, as a good many Of the
members were of the opinion that the
matter had already been held back too
long and they thought that Mr.. Dar-
row was entitled to his money. The
motion to refer the matter to the FL
nance committee was made in order
that they could arbitrate the matter of
price with Mr. DarTow, as he had ex-
pressed himself as willing to take less
for the work than was expressed in the
bill, those members who wanted the
Finance committee to settle the matter
thinking that they could save the city
some expense.
motion was nnada IN aNouy tha hiII