Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-03

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1899, yS7L25.
Col. r. L. Nye was present and pre-
sented plat OF the land owned by the
Marietta College above the Fair
Ground and west of the Muskingum
road, showing. a-sIngle tier of lots, for
the acceptance 6Eshe city The matter
was referred to thsCouncll as Com
mittee of the Whole. to go to the
ground at two O'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon for Investigation.
The Mayor presented the names of
James w. Nye, William l.. Kerns and
Tasker B. Bosworth for Park Com
missioners for the terms of three, two
and one years respectively. The names
for approval OF Council were voted up
on separately, Mr.. Nye being Endorsed,
also Mr.. Kerns, but The name of Mr..
Bosworth was rejected. No other
name being presented, there Is still a
vacancy in the Board of Park Com
missioners.
Blume moved that contract for the
brick sewer on Montgomery street be
awarded to William McAtee at his bid
named last week, and the Solicitor be
instructed to draw up the contract.
Mr.. Storck said he was opposed to
making closed brick sewer and that
he did not think the contract Should
be let for that kind OF work. That
the dirt from the hill would fill 1t up
and there would be great deal of
trouble to keep 1t clean; that the city
would have another elephant on IT'S
hands IL the sewer were built. When
the motion was put to vote it carried,
Gossett, Lofland and Storck voting no.
Blume stated for the Light commit
tee that the committee of the Whole
met to investigate the site for the
light plant which is to be erected at
the corner of Front and Butler streets.
That they practically decided to build
with one story about eighteen feet in
the clear for the machinery and boilers
the building to front Front street and
extend backward at right angles. Mr..
Storck asked IL the commieet had con-
suited MIR. Torpy in regard to getting
fuel over the track which belongs to
him. Mr. Wood stated that he had
talked to Mr.. Torpy at one time when
it was proposed to locate the building
there, and he said that they could use
the track. However, it would be a good
idea in view of tle fact that Mr.. Torpy
might sell his business, to have some
further understanding with him re-
gardlng the matter.
Mr.. Hoppman was present and stat
ed that there was some confusion in
the numbers on Third street between
Wooster and Washington, which leads
to trouble in receiving mail ol
packages and that he would like fol
the Council to do something which
would obvlate the difficulty. The En-
gineer was instructed to see to tht
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the proper number for his house.
Davis reported for the Street com
mittee that the obstruction reported tc
be in the street on Barbour avenue
were there as reported, and that they
consisted of a shed which extends sew.
en- or eight feet into the street, an old
harrow, some mortar boxes, etc. He
made a motion that the Street Com
missioner be instructed to clear The
street of the distractions. Mr.. Blumt
said he did not think that the Stree
Commissioner should be asked to dc
such work, as there wUIlG be no end o
it if they would begin it. He said in
stead of sending the Commissioner t
do it, the Mayor should send an office
to notify the owners of the property t.
do it. The motion was put to vott
and lost, Davis, Eveleigh, Gossett
Storck and Lorentz voting aye.
Storck then made a motion that the!
request the Mayor to notify them tt
clean up the street, which prevailed.
Mr.. Storck reported that there wa:
very bad place in the sidewalk il
front of Warren Berry's house at thu
corner of Gilman and Virginia streets
which was caused by the caving in o
the ditch dug for the sewer, and tina
Mr.. Berry asks that the city repair it
He made motion instructing the cit!
Commissioner to do the work Mr.
Blume said it was not the place of tht
Street Commissioner to do this work
II he began it, he would have to keel
right on at it everywhere. The En-
glneer stated that Mr.. Wllklng, who 4
finishing the work on the sewer, in
tends to make the necessary repairs II
sidewalks and pavements as soon as h
gets the work on the sewer finished
upon this information,M Mr.. Storck with
drew his motion.
Mr.. Strain made a motion requestinI
the Solicitor to draw up a resolution
for the paving of Monroe street, be
tween Front and Muskingum, whicl
carried after "a whole lot OF discussion.
Mr.. Blume said that he had foun,
that the Treasurer of the Board O
Cemetery Trustees had never give
bond and he moved that he be requiT
ed to give bond of $4,000. Mr.. Eve
leigh said tha. as 1t had not been don
heretofore he did think that the
should ask 1t now, but let 1t go for
year. then il he wanted to throw u
the job, let him do so, but If he want
ed 1t another year, require the bono
Upon a vote the motion carried.