Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-29
CITY FATHERS
Come Together Friday Evening in
Adjourned Session.


The members of the City Council as
sembled. Friday evening to consider
the new electric plant question. All
the members we're present except Da-
Wis % q .pn
F. b. Ranger was granted four build
ing permits for buildings on Wooster
street. yl"iHi
Mr.. Blume reported that the chair
man OF the Building committee was
not present and he would make the
statement that the Building committee
was all at sea as to the kind of a
building that is wanted for the new
light plant. Whether two or three
story building is needed and whether
they were to include in the plans any
thing in the way of rooms for any 9TH
er purpose than that of lighting or
not. The question of the location the
building should occupy on the site
chosen came up and was discussed
quite freely. Some of the members
favored setting the building at right
angles with Front street and making
1t square, some favored making it an
gular and running both sides parallel
with the street and railroad, while
others wanted to make 1t front paral-
lei to the railroad regardless Of the
street. Mr. Lambert said that it
would save the city quite good deal
In the cost OF foundation and that 1t
would give the machinery a better
foundation to locate the building as far
on the bank and away from the creek
as possible to do and not interfere with
the sidewalk between the site and the
railroad.
Mr.. Wood said that the engines
would need to have a foundation set
on piling anyway in order to get a
good substantial foundation.
After considerable discussion of the
matter, it was decided to leave the
matter to the Council as a Committee
of the Whole, who will come together
at the site look it over on Monday
afternoon OF one O'Clock. Mr. .Marsch
urged the necessity Of every member
being present to help the matter at the
appointed time.
Mr. Blume stated that he had with
him "a rough sketch of the closets de-
signed to be placed in the City Park.
Upon motion the plans were referred
to Committee of the Whole to inves-
tigaJte both plans and location at the
meeting of the body Monday afternoon
at the same time that they will investi-
gate the electric plant location.
Mr.. Darrow was present and upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Lambert, was heard in re-
gard to the sewer question, which has
been giving Council so much trouble
for the past several months. He said
that he had been trying ever since the
first of January to get the Council to
appoint committee to confer with
him and to see what was really the
matter with the sewer on Gilman
street, and to listen to his side of the
story as we'll as lnat of the City En-
gineer That nobody had yet heard
his story and that the story of the City
Engineer was nice and pleasant. He
refuted the statement which he said
had been made by the Engineer that
there was no cement used in the joints
of the pipe and said that he could
prove that he had purchased 76 barrels
of cement for use in that sewer. He
asked that Council appoint COM
mittee to investigate and report to
them the other side of the question.
He said that the Engineer reported to
the Council that the pipe was not laid
to grade and that such was not the
case, as he could prove by men present
that not joint Of pipe was laid unless
the inspector was there or notified to
be there. and that he had laid every
Joint just as the inspector had told him
to do 1t.
MI. nhoi oth ooiu thul hC thou6ht that
the Council had a Sewer committee
that was fully capable Of handling the
matter and he did not see the necessity
of having special committee appoint
ed to take the matter out of the hands
of the Sewer committee. Also that the
committee had investigated and found
the matter as stated by the Engineer
Mr.. Darrow again stated that he
thought the proper thing to do would
be to appoint committee to hear him
explain his side Of the case. He said
that the Engineer was liable to be mis-
taken, that he had been known to
make a mistake and that he might
make mistake at another time.
ne said that If the city will treat the
matter rightly it can be settled easily,
but II they are not disposed to do the
right thing he will agree with the So
licitor and have lawsuit over the
matter.
Mr.. Marsch Stated that Mr.. Darrow
and his bondsmen had been notified
that tAe sewer was not right and that
they should put 1t right. They paid no
attention to the notice, and that now If
the city has the matter fixed up 1t is no
affair of Mr.. Darrows. This state
ment was made in response to state
ment of Mr.. DarroW that he did not