Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-04
COUNCIL
Wants To Change Plans on Put
nam Street Bridge.
new ORDINANCE PRESENTED
For The National Telephone Company, Of
Columbus,
NOT AWARDED FOR BUILDING
Electric Light Plant. nt.-Interesting Meet
ing of the city Fathers Tuesday
Evening President stin Absent

Evening President Stin Absent
AT the regular meeting of the City
Council Tuesday evening, President
Wood and Vice President Lambert
both Oelng absent, Marsch moved that
Strain act as Chairman Mc.lon car
ried and Strain took the chair.
The following members were pres
ent: Blume, Curtis, Davis, Eveleigh,
Gossett, Lofland, Lorenz, Marsch,
Storck and Strain. Lambert came in
later.
The minutes for the meeting of Sep
tember 26 were read and approved.
S,orck reported for the Sewer com
mittee that they, in company with the
City Engineer, had visited the Marion
street school building and looked ov-
er the ground in regard to laying sew
er, and found that it would require 800
feet of sewer from the side of the
buiso.ng to Third street. The En-
gineer report was about the same in
substance as Storcks Curtis moved
that reports of Sewer committee
and City Engineer be adopted and the
Street Commissioner be authorized to
lay sewer as soon as possible. In an
swer to question as to the probable
cost of the work the Engineer replied
that it would cost about $780, The mo-
ton was carried
Eveleigh brought up the matter of
the ds for the construction of the
proposed new electric building and
said that the Building committee rec
commended that the building be CON
structed of stone and the contract be
awarded to G. T. Foreman at $13,262.
After a warm discussion a vote was
taken, resulting to 5, and as such a
measure requires seven votes for pass
age, the motion was declared lost.
Building permits were granted as
follows: Marietta Tank Co., Greene
street; John McIntire, Seventh street.
Clara Beagle, Montgomery street;
John Mahnken, Washington street.
A resolution to negotiate a temper
airy lean of $500, payable before
March /, 1900, for bridge fund, in an
ticipation of the regular levy, was
adopted
Articles of agreement between the
City of Marietta and ]. 7. Hart for the
disposal of garbage at 500 for the
year, were read and accepted.
The report of Thomas Hancock of
rentals to the amount of 1910 collected
during the month of September for
City Hall was read and accepted.
The final estimate, STAT, for Maple
street sewer, John Wilking, contractor,
was allowed.
The City Engineers estimate of the
probable cost of constructing stone
walls at the fill at Fourth and Marion
streets, $161, was read, and the matter
was left to the Sewer committee and
Engineer with power to act,
The Building committee reported
new rules and regulations for City
Hall. They were adopted.
Lambert tnen brought up the matter
of former action of Council in grant
ing franchise to the National Tele-
phone Co., of Columbus, and said that
owing to the nasty action cf Council
the ordinance was imperfect, certain
causes being contradictory to others.
l-e then presented a new ordinance,
said to be the same in substance as the
old ordinance, but with the elimina-
ton of all contradictory features. He
said that he thought Council should
reconsider their action and correct
their mistakes by adopting the new or
dinance.
The City Solicitor said shat recon
sideratton was not the proper action
under existing circumstances, but that
the new ordinance must be introduced
and brought before Council in the reg
ular way. On motion 1t was referred
to committee Of three, consisting of
the City Solicitor, Marsch and Blume
The question as to which side of the
new Punam street bridge the. street
car tracks should be placed, which
was decided at the last meeting, was
again brought up, and as Mr. Meredith,
representative of the Pibtsburg Bridge
Co., was present, he was asked to
speak. He said that since the Bridge
Co. had received notice of Councils de-
cisfon as to the placing of tracks,
drawings had been made and material
ordered fer the bridge. and that It
might be too late now to change plans,
On motion it was decided to change
che plan and have the street car tracks
placed on the north side il it could be
done without expense to the city.
After allowing bills Council adjourn
ed
John Viking. ..,,,..,.. ....$ SAG
Marietta Transfer Co... ..... 10000
James Bishop. ..... 49,. 750
Marietta Gas CO....... ....... 20.66
Geo Osterle....... 80. ...... 700
Chas. Beck, Jr....... ........ 1463
Earl Davis. ...... ....... ... 1900
Jacob Pfan ......... ..,... 2O.OO
l1arl Davis. ........ ... 8.33