Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-28
As Predicted, Was the Meeting of
the City Fathers Friday Evening.

tion for the Marietta dam into the
recommendation which was presented
20 Congress for the improvement of
the Ohio river. He also said that
copy of the resolution should be sent
to Mr.. VanVoorhis, the Congressman
from this district, and also a letter,
asking him to do all that he can to fur
ther the matter.
The resolution, which is as follows,
was finally adopted and the Clerk in
structed to mail copy of the reSolu+
tion to Col. Berry, of Covington, Con-
gresham Shattuc, of Cincinnati, and
also Major Bixby:
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
Whereas, We have learned through
the press that the Rivers and Harbors
Committee has decided to recommend
an appropriation of $4,000 to be ex-
pended on the construction of dam
in the Ohio river below the mouth of
the Muskingum; and
Whereas, Said recommendation was
secured to this city through the en-
1orsement of Major BixDy and the per-
sistent efforts of Col. Berry, of Gov
ington, and Congressman Shattuc, of
Cincinnati; be i.
Resolved, That the City Council of
Marietta, on behalf of her citizens,
nereby extend vote of thanks 20 Ma
tor BiXby, Col Berry and Congress-
man Snattuc as token of the city's
appreciation for their very valuable
service.
A motion was made instructing the
Clerk to write personal letter to each
Of the gentlemen named in the resolu-
tion of thanks, and Trautman offered
IN amendment to include Congress
men Bromwell an VanVoorhis, and
Wood amended9it to include congress
man Dovener who although he worked
nard for the Wheeling dam to the det-
timent of the Marietta dam, might be
lntagonized by the action of Council
dnless he was taken into consideration
and it was thought better to have ev-
9rybody working for the measure that
could be had qhe motion as amend
ed prevailed
The ordinance creating the office of
City Electrician was read and Council
look a recess of ten minutes for the
of the ordinance and to
come to a full understanding of the
meaning of it.
After business was again taken up,
The ordinance was again read w.rh the
blanks filled naming the first Tuesday
n May as the time for the regular ap-
1ointment of the officer Qt is pro-
yided that the first appointment is to
je made as soon as the ordinance goes
nto effect) The salary of the posi-
ion was fixed at $72O per year and the
,Hicer to have the use of the city res
dence building which is next to the
Jity Hall.
Mr.. Wood, who was one of the COM
nittee appointed to draft the ordin-
nee, asked by what authority the or
finance had been presented to Coun-
il. He said it has been understood
hat the Council did not want the DO
ition of City Electrician to go into
olitics and argued against the pass
ge of the ordinance. He said the pre-
of the ordinance to the
'ouncil was a downright insult and
DDt tic ho -,
ult to the committee. He said that
he ordinance was not such an ordin-
nee a sthe committee agreed upon at
IS meeting, and that this one had
cen presented without the sanction of
he committee. He moved that the or
nance be laid on the table indefinite
Y, but failed to get a second.
Trautman said that he was Chair
ian of the committee and that he was
ot insulted by the ordinance That
ne committee had tried to arrange the
latter and thought that they had the
ling fixed up, but on investigation
ley found that they could not do what
hey had intended in a legal manner
nd they had been compelled to adopt
lie present form of the ordinance. He
lid also that the form of ordinance
resented conforms to the law in the
ise.
Bachman said that they had found ,
lat there was only one of two things
be done, and the two things were to :
lace the light plant in the hands of a |
oard of trustees and they could ap-
pint whom they pleased to manage it
they would have to pass an ordin-
ace creating the office, and when the :
hce is created the appointive power
in the hands OF the Mayor.
Mr.. Wood said that the committee
I'd agreed upon the matter that Mr..
ancock was to be foreman of the :
sht plant and janitor of the City Hall
Mr.. Wittlig said that Mr.. Wood stat :,
the case correctly, but that he
ought as they had found that the
st way was not the right way to do, /,
at 1t would do well enough to pass
e present ordinance under discussion
Mr.. Lambert arose to say that the L
ng drawn out controversy was only a
laying them In the transaction of 7
e business and would not change p
alters any to amount to anything, y