Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-11
ANOTHER CHANGE OF PLANS
In the Arrangement Of Street Car Tracks on
the New Bridge.
THE CITYS ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
Did Not Receive Attention. The Meeting
Adjourned to Thursday Evening, when
the Matter will Probably Come Up.


weekly session Tuesdly evening. Pres
ident Weed called the nsciIg to Or
der
Messr5. Blume, Curtis, Davis, Eve
leigh, Gossett Lambert, Loffland, Lor-
enz, Marsch, Storck, Strain and Wood
were present.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
Building permits were granted to the
following: R. E. Race and ] B. Saner
Pike street; S. J. Hathaway, Sixth
and Warren streets.
A communication from Eunice Hill,
who lives near the water works pump
ing station, was read She complains
that the new engine and pump in the
station when running cause such
shaking that the ground is shaken to a
considerable distance from the sta
tiCn, and thereby endangers the safety
of property in her dwelling, such as
chandeliers, etc., and besides greatly
disturbs her. She notifies Council in
the communication that She will hold
the city liable for damages. The COM
munication was laid on the table.
The report of the Water Works
Trustees for the month of September
was read, received and placed on file
The report shows receipts for the
month, $24565; disbursements, 81, ,41O.-
so.
he third estimate of work ON Front
street landing, $22O.SO, j. T. Hart con-
tractor, was read and allowed.
Ire bid of J. T, Hart for the mason
ry in retaining wall at Fourth and
..arion streets, $2.75 per cubic yard,
was read.
Storck stated that Mr.. d. P. Price
had not prepared bid in writing, but
desired him (storck) to present his bid
verbally, $500 per cubic yard. The
C..y Solicitor objected to verbal bid
being considered.
Davis said that this business was
assuming character hike that of the
consideration of the two telephone or
dinances some time ago, meaning that
it was not being done carefully and
properly; that Price had bid $3.50 per
cuu.c yard week ago and now wished
to change because he mad been under
bidden.
Storck moved that the Solicitor draw
up contract and that Council award
contract to lowest bidder.
Lambert said that the matter had
been referred to he Sewer committee
VIII power to act, and that he could
not see why it was brought before
- lncll Curtis agreed with Lambert.
A motion was made to amend Storck's
motion to refer the matter back to the
Sewer committee with instructions to
proceed. This motion carried.
Eyeleigh presented a petition from
the Marletta-B Bartlett Telephone Com
pany, which was read by the Clerk.
This company asks Council to allow
their line to enter the city, agreeing in
return 10 conform to ordinances and
lot compete with lines already in the
,lty The company represents thai
hey offer good connections with Wat
ertown, Vincent, Barlow, Bartlett,
Cnesterh Sharpsburg, Plantsvllle
md FoneNvi11a
'or this city. On motion the commun-
cation was referred to a committee of
.hree, consisting Of Lambert, Lofland
and Storck.
Marsch, as chairman of the special
appointed to Investigate
-De new ordinance presented by the
Telephone Company, handed
IN the ordinance without comment.
lhe ordinance was read by the Clerk.
On motion Mr. Bruck, representing
-he Telephone CO., was allowed to talk.
Mr.. Bruck explained the position of
MS company in presenting the new or
llnance to Council. He said that the
Did ordinance was good and would
stand legal tests as to its validity; that
he second ordinance was the same in
substance as the first, the changes be-
ng made, merely to remove contTadlc-
-ory clauses. He clearly demonstrated
that it was to the advantage of the city
as well as the company to allow the
passage Of the second ordinance and
the repeal of the hrst
Some amendments were offered (Mr.
Bruck agreeing to them) and afler the
formal readings. Marsch moved the
adoption of the ordinance as amended.
The motion was unanimously carried.
BY A ylrtune of clause in the new or
the old one is repealtd.
Marsch stated that communication
had been received from the Plttsburg
Bridge Co. TO the effect that they had
received notice Of the change of plans
in placing the street car tracks on the
Eorth side of the new Putnam street
bridge and would act accordingly.
Blume moved a reconsideration and
almost all members took advantage of
remarks" and the question was
warmly argued for a quarter OF an
hour.
When the vote was taken for recon-