Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-25
CHANGE MADE
Aad the Electric LIGHT Contract Can
Now Be Signed.

AZ INC regular ulttlluS vi NHS Clly
Council Tuesday evening, President
Wood being absent, Vice President
Lambert occupied the chair
The following members were pres
ent; Blume, Curtis, Davis, Evelelgh,
Gossett, Lambert Lofland, Lorenz,
Marsch, Storck and Strain
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Building permits were granted as
follows: VIM Roney, Harmar street;
J. W. Kelly, Third street; Ernest Styer
Montgomery street.
Strain reported for the committee
appointed to investigate the encroach-
ment of private persons upon public
property, such as liverymen keeping
rigs in front Of stables, etc. The com
mittee recommended that no action be
taken as yet. The Solicitor gave his
views upon the question. The report
OF the committee was adopted
Eveleigh in behalf of the Building
committee, referred to tf5 difficulty in
getting the signature c. the Mayor on
the contract for the construction of
the electric light plant. This brought
on an interesting discussion which re-
vealed the reason why Acting Mayor
Richards and later Mayor Richardson
had refused to sign the contract
Solicitor Richards stated that the
Clerk certified that there was on hand
for "enlarging and improving the
city's electric light plant" the sum of
$4,000, which, by the ordinance, can
be spent only for the above purpose,
whereas the contract calls for the
erection and completion of an cleo
trio power station" He easily ex-
planned the difference between the two
phrases and said that the signing of
the contract as it now stands would
not be binding, and would not be until
the contract conforms in meaning to
the ordinance. Mayor Richardson,
VINO was present, expressed the same
views as the Solicitor.
On motion of Eveleigh the contract
was changed to conform to the word
ing Of the ordinance.
A peution from the Leidecker Tool
Co., requesting permission to erect an
iron building. an extension of their
present building, was read and refer
red 20 the building committee.
The estimate of j. T. Hart, contrac-
tor, for improvement of Front street
landing, $244S2, was allowed.
A resolution to establish a sidewalk
on the north side of Washington
street between Eighth and Ninth
streets was adopted.
On motion Council decided to go to
Plumer subdivision No. 2 Frilay af-
ternoon for the purpose of investigat-
ing the matter of adding said sub-di-
vision to the city.
.larsch brought up the matter of the
failure of certain property owners on
Greene street to lay sidewalks. The
discussion of the matter brought out
some new points and Council decided
to include East Greene stret in their
tour of investigation Friday.
On motion the Engineer was in
structed to establish grade on the east
side of Fourth street, near the Catho-
lie church.
Storck stated that a strip of land be-
longing to a private individual and the
railroad company had been used as an
extension of Pearl street until short
Time ago, when it had been closed up
A proposition for the sale of the strip
to the city has been made and Mr.
Storck recommended its Acceptance.
The matter was referred to the Street
committee and City Engineer to report
a. next meeting.
The following bills were allowed: