Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-20
FRANCHISE GRAN TED
To the Marietta Electric Company
to Extend Their Lines.
Pittsburg Bridge Company's Bond Accept.
ed.-Garbage Contract Awarded
Proceedings of Council.

Curtis, Davis Eveleigh, Gossett, Lam
bert, Loffland, Lorenz, Marsch, Storck
Strain, Wood.
Building permits were granted to the
following: w. d. Devol, Hart street;
Cram, Follett and Connor, Putnam
street; Estelle Hall, Greene street; Jos
Harris, Harmar street.
On motion the Street Commissioner
was instructed to make drain on
Buckeye and Elmwood streets.
Davis reported that he had investi-
gated the matter of purchasing land
from Mr.. German for the widening of
purchase. On motion Council decided
to pay Mr.. German $400 for a strip
537 feet long and Is feet wide, to be
paid out of the Street fund. The
Clerk was instructed to draw up a note
for the amount payable in six months
without interest, and the Engineer
was instructed to run the line.
The committee appointedto attend to
the matter of street railway franchise
recommended the adoption of the res
olution. Some amendments to the
resolution were offered and Mr. Jett,
who was present, was allowed to talk.
| He said that the railway company
were crowded in their present quart
ers and that they wished to extend
their line out Greene street for the
purpose of getting more room and not
to boom the sale of their lots in Nor
wood. He also said that diamond
switches would be used on the new
line and that work would commence
as soon as possible The resolution
was adopted.
A proposal of Mr. Charles Merydlth
to pave Foundry alley on condition
that the city furnish sand and gravel
was referred to the Paving committee
with power to act.
Davis brought up the matter of the
blockade of the sidewalk on Harmar
Hill by Mr. Price. Several members
recommended the arrest of Mr.. Price.
The Street Commissioner was in
structed to notify Mr.. Price to remove
distractions, and in his failure to do
so to cause Mr.. Prices arrest.
The Garbage committee submitted
two proposals received by them for the
removal of garbage. One was from c.
B. Mellor at $3.50, the other from ]. T.
Hart at 500. Mr.. Hart's proposition
was accepted and the Solicitor was in
structed to draw contract.
The resolution to allow the Central
District Printing and Telegraph Co. to
construct underground conduits was
adopted after some amendments had
been made.
Wood stated that as chairman of the
Railroad committee he had been
WORKING to secure the removal OF the
railroad track from Second street and
that the railroad company had agreed
to remove the track provided they
were not held for paving the space
evacuated. On motion it was decided
that the city do the paving and that
l. e railway company be notified to re-
move the track.
The Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for Monroe street paving.
The second estimate of 1912 for
grading Fourth and Marion streets, ID.
P. Price, contractor, was allowed
The first estimate of $16O for i'm
provement of Front street landing, j.
T. Hart, contractor, was allowed.
The proposed rules and regulations
of the Auditorium were read and after
some amendments, were referred back
to the committee with instructions to
report at next meeting.
The bond of the Pittsburg Bridge
Co was accepted and nied.
Marsch submitted a proposition
from w. T. Mason to act as superin-
tendent of construction of the Putnam
street bridge, receiving therefore
commission of Ia per cent. A motion
was made to refer the matter to the
Bridge committee. Blume objected to
this, saying it was no use to do so, as
there was no money in the Bridge
fund for such a purpose. An argument
ensued, the motion was withdrawn
and a motion to accept the PROPOSE
ton of Mr. Mason prevailed.
A resolution to pave the alley from
Putnam to Scanned, between Third
and Fourth streets, was adopted.
Council adjourned after allowing the
following bills:
Crescent Supply Co........ ..... GA
Crescent Supply Co... ...... HOS
II. II. Theis.... ........ ..... 1000
j. w. Skipton... ......... ..... 900
T. c. Bay. ........ 300
~ L. Dye..... ........... ..... 2S.47
Hopp & Gerhart.... ANA. ..... 1922
Drs. Hart & Mcclure. ... ....... 500
STREET PAY ROLL.
Amos Wright. -. $500
Thos Highland. ........... 1900
Peter Backes.,...., ...... ..... 800
Ed' Backes... ..,..... ........ 800
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