Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-19
CITY COUNCIL.
The New Council Proceedings at the
Meeting Tuesday Night.

The City Council met in regular
session Tuesday evening with all men,
bers present. The minutes OF the last
meeting werer cad and approved.
Building permits were granted toMrs
Mary E. Roney, James Cameron,
Douglas Pfaff (2), George Storck, John
Drumm and Fred Blume.
An application was received from
William Parrish for the position of
bridge tender. He stated that he
would turn the draw and keep the
bridge clean for the sum of 500 per
month. The matter was referred to
the Bridge committee.
Mr.. Davis reported that in the mat
ter of tne Cemetery Trustees getting
sod for the cemetery from near Mrs.
Warner place, he thought that 1t
would not be good idea to allow 1t,
as 1t would spoil the appearance of the
property near 1t. Accordingly 1t was
decided by the body that they would
not grant the request of the Trustees.
In this connection DR.. Curtis said that
he did not see why it would not be as
we'll for the Trustees to have the sod
as for every one else to go there and
get all Of it they cared to. The Solici-
tor said that he thought that there was
an ordinance making it misdemeanor
for any one to cut sod from any Of the
public grounds of the city, and If they
do so it is a matter for the police off,
neersNaHd the Mayor to attend to. u
NalsSh, for the Bridge committee,
reported that the committee had decid-
ed on the two-span and draw pattern
of the bridge as the one best adapted
to the needs Of the city in--the new
structure to be placed across the Mus
kingum at Putnam street, to have a
28 foot roadway ana foot sidewalks.
Mr.. Davis said that the first thing to
be done in the bridge matter was to
have the survey made of both banks
of the stream for a quarter of mile
each above and below the place where
it is to be located, and as the City En-
gineer is out of the city and will be for
several days yet, he thought it would
be well to get an engineer to make the
necessary survy. He made a motion
that the Bridge committee be empow-
cred to hire an engineer to do the work,
and have it done at once, but after
some discussion of the existing condi-
tion of things, he withdrew the motion
as it was found that the U. s. Engineer
would be here Wednesday morning
and would make the survey himself.
1t was thought that this was capital
plan, as Mr.. Moeser knows just exactly
what is required. .
Mr.. Marsch moved that when, - the
meeting adjourned, it adjourn to meet
Thursday evening to consider further
the matter of the bridge question.
The motion prevailed.
The Clerk reported the receipt of
$21, ,132.40 proceeds of the sale of the
street improvement bonds. Also that
there is charged to the city in the
banks of Marietta the following sums,
which were temporary loans in antici-
patton of the sale of the improvement
bonds: First National bank, s12,-
922.SS; Citizens National bank, So
7O2.36, The Clerk gas instructed to
draw an order for the payment, ;of
these loans.
The Finance committee asked what
they should do in regard to allowing
three bills for hall policemen. The or
dinance only provides for two and
there were three bills presented. A
motion was made to refer the matter
to the Police committee. Mr.. Strain
asked the Solicitor if the Mayor had
the right to appoint extra policemen
without the sanction Of Council, to
which he replied that he did not think
thathehad the right to appoint a reg
ular officer without the sanction of
Council, and htat in this case he did
not hink that Council could apoint the
third man unless they should make an
amendment to the ordinance as IL
stands.
The Mayor being present made an
explanation of his action in this mat
ter, saying that he could appoint a
special officer each night if 1t was
thought necessary and that the salary
was fixed at $3.50 per night, but in
this case it had been pointed out to
h IN IN htsF was necessary for there to
be three officers in the Auditorium
ddring1the. filling up of the house and
that after the house was filled up and
the show under way, two could do the
work. The third man was willing to
work during this part of the evening
for fifty cents per night, and he had
been appointed with that understand
ing. However, the motion prevailed,
Lorentz voting no.
Mr.. Davis made a motion that the
chair appoint a committee of three to
investigate the Gilman street sewer
and to make a report at the next
meeting. This motion lost
In speaking of the sewer question,
Mr.. Lambert said that 1T was already
in the hands OF the City Engineer and
he did not see the necessity of appoint