Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-26

the streets were covered with water.
and that he would recommend that the
plant be shut down anyway when the
streets are full of water. The motion
to adopt the site recommended by the
committee being put to vote carried,
Gossett and Storck voting no.
q A motion instructing the Light and
Building committee to get plans and
specifications for the plant prevailed.
The Solicitor suggested to the COM
mittee that II they intended using any
part of the plans that were originally
intended for the plant to be erected
back of the City Hall, that they con-
fer with him before they make any
decisions.
h. Mr.. Marsch reported for the Bridge
committee that they had arranged
with the Canton Bridge Co. to draw
plans and specifications for the Put
nam street bridge. A motion instruct
ing the Engineer to prepare and fur
nish the committee profile of the riv-
ler for a quarter of mile above the
bridge prevailed. .n
Mr.. Blume asked to hear from tho
Engineer on the matter of the West
Side sewer He reported that he had
made the investigation ordered by
Council and read from report of the
workmen. It showed that they had
opened the sewer at 1S different points,
finding that in the first opening the
pipe was "a inches below grade with
seven inches of mud in it; the second
,1h high with eight inches of mud;
third at grade with II inches of mud;
fourth 2 inches high, 6 inches OF mud;
fifth Z inches low, 6 inches mud; sixth
inches high, 8 inches of mud; sew
enlth ~ inches low, 8 inches OF mud,
and in the last ~ inches low, 9 inches
of mud. There is no cement in any Of
the joints where the sewer was opened,
and between the manholes on Virginia
street in a distance of 45 feet the work.
men took out about one cubic yard of
broken stone, brickbats and. other
rubbish which stopped the flow Of
water. He recommended that the
whole of the pipe from the Virginia
street manhole to the Market street
manhole, be relaid. This means the
taking up of 700 feet of pipe.
Mr.. Storck corroborated the report
of the Engineer and offered motion
that the report be accepted and that he
be instructed to complete the sewer at
the expense of the contractor and
bondsmen.
Mr. Blume asked the Engineer what
the probable cost of the work would be.
He replied that he had not figured the
cost of the work, but that the original
cost was to be 1.15 per foot,
He thought that the work of removing
the pipe and cleaning it would be
worth nearly as much as the original
cost Of the pipe. Mr.. Blume asked the
solicitor if the city could undertake
the work of completing the sewer with
out advertising for bids. He thought
that they could.
4 Mr.. Curtis asked why the sewer was
not laid to grade in the first place, as
there was an inspector there or should
have been, to see that the work was
done properly.
The Finance Committee asked the
opinion of the Council as to allowing
some bills amounting to $4,000 for
che work of investigation ON the sewer
which has been done. The sense of the
Council was to allow the bills. Mr.
Davis objected to the size of the bill
and said he thought it was too high.
The Engineer was asked as to his
opinion of the bill and stated that he
had 20. X. ed" the ILL and thought
that it was very reasonable. The vote
for allowing the bill was unanimously
in favor of it.
Mr.. Stork called attention to the fact
that there is barn on Barbour street
that extends into the street and that
there is near the barn a pile of trash
that should be removed. He moved to
refer the matter to the Street Commit
tee, the Commissioner and City Engi-
neer for investigation and report. The
motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Davis the City En-
glneer was instructed to give a side
walk grade on Lancaster street in
front of William Hite's property.
The Engineer was also instructed to
give sidewalk grades on Fourth street
for. Captain NJ. F. Noll, and on Fort
street for Douglas Pattln. Later in
the session it was decided to order the
property owners on Wood street be-
tween Fort street and the Cemetery to
lay sidewalks.
DR.. Curtis said that there would be
a meeting OF Elks in the city Thurs
day and that a good many of the gen.
tlemen would likely stay out all night,
therefore he wished that the electric
lights might be kept burning all
night regardless OF the moonlight
schedule. He made a motion that the
paint be run all night for the accom-
mediation OF the visitors. The motion
prevailed.
The question of the occupation of
Allen street by the Marietta Chair Co.
which was In have hAen investigated