Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-24
CITY COUNCIL
In Adjourned Session Fridav Eve
ming Employ Engineers.

AS President Wood, of the Council,
was at GAINESVILLE and DR.. Lambert
was not present at the hour for open
ing the session last evening, ,Mr. Strain
was called to the chair and handled
the business of the evening remark
ably well for beginner. The mem
bers present we're Blume, Curtis, Da-
Wis, Eveleigh, Lambert, Marsch, Dof-
fland, Dorentz, Storck and Strain.
Attorney Ellenwood was present
and presnted another telephone ordi-
mace for a franchise for the West ar
glnia Telephone Oo., which was re-
ferred to the same special committee
having the other two under considera-
tion. Mr. Ellenwood said that the or
dinance was not presented simply be-
cause the other two had been, but the
people mean business. He also said
that Mr. Smith, of Parkersburg, wish
es to meet the special committee when
they come together for consideration
of the several ordinances.
The Solicitor who was instructed
at Tuesday evenings meeting to pre-
pare contract for the employment of
The Hazlett & Hanlon company, of
Wheeling, to draw the plans and spec
ifications for the bridge, said that he
had considered the matter very care
fully and Thought that a resolution in
stead of a contract was what was
needed, and therefore he had one
ready and presented 1t. 1t was read
and the time in which they are TO have
the plans ready is fixed at eighteen
days Mr.. Hazlett, VINO was present
ready by July 11th. The resolution
was to accept the proposition of Haz-
lett & Hanlon to draw the plans and
specifications for the bridge at their
price of 5000. The plans and specif-
cations are to be ready not later than
eighteen days from the date of the
passage of the resolution. Upon mo-
tion of Blume the resolution was
adopted.
Blume made a motion to have the
Building committee instructed to have
closets erected in the Park at once, ac
cordlng TO plans and specifications
now in the hands of the committee.
The motion prevailed.
Eveleigh asked for a building per-
nit for d .Brooker, corner of Fourth
and Hart streets, which was granted.
Marsch reported the eulverts at the
corner of Hart and Seventh streets as
being caved in and in bad condition.
The Street committee and Commiss-
ioner were instructed to look after it.
An ordinance establishing grades on
Hart, sixth and Wayne streets was
presented and read. 1t was passed to
the second and third readings under
suspension of the rules and adopted
Blume reported that a resident of
Glendale said there is place out there
where the hillside slipped down and
now people are travelling through the
field where the fence was broken
down by the slip. The property own
er wants grade and street line so he
can know where to place his fence.
The Engineer was instructed to fur
nish the desired information.
1t has been found that the adver-
tIsement of the city of the fact that
they intend building bridge across
the Muskingum here had not been
done legally because of a misunder-
standing of the law. The Clerk was
instructed to readvertise and do it le-
gally tnls time. No one was to blame
in the matter before 1t was simply
an old act which had been followed
the first time.
AS the work on the bridge is practi-
cally all being begun over, the Bridge
committee was instructed to have the
plans drawn for the same size struc-
ture as was originally intended. To
have the same capacity and to have
the same general appearance.
No bills were presented for payment
and the meeting adjournd.