Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-16
REGULAR MEETING.
City Council TransaCts Routine
Business.

Council last evening was called TO or
der by President Wood
The following members answered
rol call: Blume, Davis, Eveleigh
Lambert, Doffland, Lorentz, sborck
Strain, Wood
The minutes of the preceding meet.
ing wer read and approved.
- building permit was granted tC
John Dow, Seventh and Wayne street
Lambert, as chairman of the Tele-
phone committee, said there were moi
enough members of the committee
present at the meeting Monday even
ing and the melting had been postpon-
ed until Thursday evening. He made
an urgent request to the members OF
the committee TO be present, as 1t was
time to act and make final report.
He asked a further extension of time
of one week, which was greenfield.
Wood spoke in behalf of the Rail-
road committee and said that he had
spoken to the C. G. M. agent i'm regard
to the gates at the railroad crossing
on Seventh street. The agent has re-
quested a written copy of the minutes
of the Councils action on same, and
the Jerk was instructed to prepare
them for him.
An ordinance to assess a tax upon
certain property in the Fifth Sewer
district, for the improvement of part
of said district, was read and adopted.
Resolutions for sidewalks on .ne
south side of Ridge stree and north
side if Quarry street Were read and
carried over.
A resolution to lay sidewalk on the
south Side of Warren street was adopt
ed
Marsch said there had been some
complaint over the ditch at Elm and
Buckeye streets not being large
enough to carry off the water. Inc
matter was referred to the Street COM
mittee
Motion carried that the City Engin-
eer be instructed to establish grades on
Sycamore, Quarry and Ridge streets.
On motion the City Engineer was
instructed to number houses on Quar-
ry Bank and Orchard streets.
Storck made motion that the con-
tractor on the Washington street arch
be instructed to put in wing walls a't
$5 per cubic yard.
Storck said that a certain public
path leading up Harmar Hill had been
destroyed in part by eXcavatfng for a
side track at the brick yard, causing
pedestrians much inconvenience. A.e-
ferred to the Street committee.
Marsch brought up the matter of a
sidewalk in front of the property of
Della Dye, Pike street,and it was NOV
ed that Mr. Sunderland, as Mrs Dyes
agent, be instructed to lay the side
walk.
The City Clerk reported that he had
received an offer from the German Ma
tional Bank of Cincinnati, to supply
150 blank bridge and sewer bonds for
800, and had accepted the offer. On
motion, Council gave him authority to
purchase.
Storck then brought up the matter
of the obstruction of Second street
with rigs This brought on a long
discussion in regard to the obstruction
of the streets by horses and vehicles
which ended in motion authorizing
the City Solicitor to draw up an ordln-
ance regulating the time that horst
or vehicle shall stand in the street.
A motion was carried that the
houses in Leeper's addition be num-
bered by the City Engineer
Lambert brought up the matter oi
unstable bill boards at different points
in the city.
Street Commissioner Best said thai
some action should be taken toward
widening the Front street arch. The
matter was referred to the Street COM
mittee.
The following bills were allowed, af-
ter which the melting adjourned: