Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-02
COUNCIL
Talks Of Various Matters in the
Special Meeting,

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The special meeting of the City
Council which was called to consider
the conditions existing in the Fifth
Sewer District, to talk OF the proposed
bridge, and to allow bills was called
to order rather late, owing to the fact
that the members were slow to appear.
Those present were Bachman, Wit
tlig, Marsch, Cochlan, Wood, Davis,
Trautman and Lambert.
After the call for the meeting had
been read, the ball was opened by Mr..
Trautman, who said that in regard to
the sewer matter that has so long been
pending there is no question but that
there is some dissatisfaction and he
did not think that it would be good
policy to accept the sewer as finished
until a complete investigation had
been made, which has been impossible
up to the present time on account of
the inclement weather. 1t has been
impossible TO get the committee to-
gether to make the necessary investi
cation. The committee has done ali
tnat it can do to bring the matter to a
close. There is something about the
sewer business that is not altogether
straight and he thinks that it isagainst
the best interest of the city to accept
the work unless a thorough investlga
IL ha tbo
mittee be given until next Tuesday to
make the necessary investigation and
test the sewer and then report He
then made a motion to that effect,
which carried.
The matter of the bridge was opened
by Mr.. Trautman. who went over the
ground already covered in the various
meetings heretofore as to the unsafe
condition of the bridge, and added that
"it is an absolute fact that something
must be done to get the bridge over
tAe luuskingum. 1t is a matter of duty
for the City Council to take the neces-
sary steps toward getting the bridge
do TIE COHulllOll vi lIlG OllG 10 ouCl llldl
the Council by letting it go on in this
condition is laying the foundation for
a lawsuit that will cost the city of Ma
rietta something The interest is not
for one side of the river or the other
side, but for the general public"
Mr.. Davis followed these remarks
with short talk upon the necessity of
of new bridge, and said that Council
should take steps 20 get a new bridge
just as quick as God will let them do
So" That $50 far as the old bridge is
concerned, 1t is just as good as no
bridge at all. The old draw is in a
very bad condition and the floor tim
bers are in such condition that if the
floor were taken up they could be
shaken down by man"
Mr.. Charles Tinckler, of the Canton
Bridge Company, being present with
pans for two kinds Oh structure, Mr..
Trautman moved that a recess of ten
minutes be taAan to consider the plans
and talk the matter over.
After this had been done and the
meeting again called to order, Mr..
Tinckler stated the different prices
as estimated for the different kinds of
work
Plan No. with three spans west
of the draw span, making five piers to
be erected in the river, would cost,
with "A foot roadway and three
inch plank floor, SSO,5OO; the same 80
foot roadway would cost SOB 600.
same with a paved floor "a foot road
way would cost $107,6 800; 80 foot road
way would cost $129,2OO.
Plan No. 1.-Two spans west of the
draw span aLl only four piers erected
IN the river would cost,with three inch
plank floor, "a foot roadway, $50 900.
~ foot roadway, $1O9,6OO paved floor
~ foot roadway, $4,000; 32 foot road
way, $134,OO0.
Ihe prices quoted woud incmda the
provision to operate the draw bv o,ao-