Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-15
CITY COUNCIL
Talks About the Sewer Question and
Other Matters.

Other Matters.
Messrs. Bachman, Wlttlig, Lambert,
Wood, Marsch, Loflland, Davis, Pfaff,
Trautman and Blume responded to the
roll call of the Clerk at the council
chamber last evening.
The reading of the minutes we're dis
pensed with. A building permit was
granted to John BOIL at the corner of
Second and Montgomery streets.
Mr. Davis reported for the commit
tee Of the Whole who were to visit the
sewer work for the purpose of inspec-
ton last Wednesday, He said that all
the Council were present except ten.
He and DR.. Lambert were the members
who were able to attend the committee
meeting He reported that they found
the sewer in apparently good shape, the
water running through very nicely and
that as far as they could tell that 1t
was all right. Lambert corroborated
Davis statement but said that II Mr..
Davis had not opened the matter that
he would have made no report.
Mr.. Davis moved that the sewer be
accepted and the estimate allowed.
(The estimate amounted to 1864. S2)
Blume asked to hear the City Engi-
neer's report, as he was not present
last week when the report was submit
ted. The Clerk read the Engineers re-
port which was given last week in the
Leader.
Mr.. Wittlig said that he did not feel
like it would be right to accept the
sewer without more investigation. The
weather was so bad last week that it
would have been very disagreeable to
have gone over and he did not think
that II would be well to risk health
for the benefit of the sewer. And that
he thinks that there s time enough for
an investigation.
Mr.. Wood spoke on the subject and
said that the action of Council to make
antoher investigation would be in ef-
feet the turning down of the two mem
bers who had taken the trouble to in
vestigate the matter and made report
He didn't think there would be any
thing gained by the delay, and further
he did not think it would be using the
gentlemen right to not recognize their
report He thought it would have a
bad effect on the Counc.. generally, as
he would not want to serve on a COM
mittee if his word would not be taken
when he made has report
Mr.. Trautman said that he did not
want to hold back the allowance any
longer than necessary, but he thought
it would bea bad idea to accept the
sewer and allow the estimate until
here had been a very thorough in
yestigatlon of the work made by the
members of the Council. He said he
1idn't think anyone would starve be-
lore noon Wednesday for the want of
the allowance.
Mr.. Lambert said that the way this
matter has been carried over has been
an outrage. That there has been one
ielay after another and that the mat
Ter should be disposed of just as soon
is possible. He thinks some one is
responsible for the delay.
Mr.. Pfaff asked if the usual twenty
ger cent of the amount was held back
until the completion of the work, and
upon being told that it was the final
estimate that was under discussion, he
laid then that they certainly would
have to object to the allowance, as the
street was in a very bad condition.
Mr.. Bume wanted to know If the al
owance of the estimate meant that
he money would be paid to Darrow,
md the President told him that they
could not pay to any one else. Then
Blume said that there were already
lens in the hands of the City Clerk for
more money than the estimate
mounted to. The Clerk stated that
the liens in his hands amounted to
perhaps $4,000, or more than three
Zines as much as the estimate.
The Solicitor was called upon for
In opinion as to the ques .on likely to
arise from the payment of the money
10 Darrow, and said that lAe city does
not want to pay any money to Mr.
barrow or anyone else until satisfied
IS to what proportion of the claims
ire valid. If there are claims aggre-
eating three times as much as the es-
iamte amounts to that is a matter for
barrow and his creditors to decide as
which claims are valid and that it
'oolSed to him as though somebody was
IN the hole about $1,000.
The motion was put to a vote and
lost, Davis and Wood voting aye.
Mr. Trautman moved that when the
meeting adjourned it be to meet at 8
o'clock as Committee of the Whole
TO make the necessary investigation of
,he condition of the sewer, and an
amendment was offered to make the
hour of meeting 10 o'clock and to in
clude the City Engineer, which amend
ment was accepted and the motion
prevailed.
MIR. Lambert then brought up the
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