Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-06-06
COUNCIL
Transacts Extraordinary Amount of
Business. Bills Allowed.

present excepting Mr.. Gossett.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved. Two
building permits were granted, as fol-
lows; w. C. Smith, upper Third
street; b. H. Parlan, Sixth street.
Clerk Becker read a communication
from Fire Chief Davis. s.notifying Coun-
Gil that he had suspended Driver JOS
eph O'Nelll for violation OF the rules.
, motion this matter was referred to
Council as a committee of the whole
and 1t was decided to meet Thursday
evening for its consideration.
The report of Engineer Holmboe on
progress of the work on the city cleo
trio building was read. Mr.. Holmboe
stated thot the brick work was com
pleted and that slight delay had been
caused in further work by the inabil
ity Of the Marietta Boiler Works to
get the stack raised. This would prob
ably be done Thursday of this week.
The report was received and placed on
file.
Enginer Mason reported progress 'on
the bridge and Goose Run sewer and
stated that work on the Sixth street
paving contract began Tuesday after
noon.
The fourth and final estimate of
work done by John Wilking on the
Wayne street paving contract, amount
ing to s75.46, was allowed. Mr.
Vikings bond for $500, with Messrs
]. H. Becker, T. B. Townsend and O.
NJ. Townsend as sureties, was approx
ed and the twenty per cent retained on
the amount of the Wayne street con-
tract amounting to s1,274.54, was al
lowed and ordered paid.
A communication from the Board of
Health, relative to the condition of
sewer from Fourth and Wayne streets
to the Ohio river, was read, but upon
learning that it was private sewer
Council referred the matter back to
the Board of Health.
The report of the Board of Health
for the year ending April l was read
Expenditures reported for the year
were $797.46. The Board recommend
ed that their report, rules, etc, be
printed in pamphlet form. The report
was received and placed on file.
Janltor Hancock reported that hall
rents collected during the month of
May amounted to 800. His report was
accepted and filed.
The Street committee. to whom the
matter Of raising the grade of Marion
street between Third and Fourth, was
referred :. Ied for more time
The Engineer was instructed to pre-
pare an estimate of the cost of paving
the alley from Scanned to Wooster
streets, between Fourth and Fifth.
The question was raised as to whose
business it was to see that the tele-
phone companies did their work prop
erly in excavating and filling trenches,
anu allCi q II was ut-
cided that it was part of the Engin-
eer's work and he was instructed to
see that the work was done according
to the terms of the franchise.
The Street committee asked for a
weeks time for the consideration of
Mr.. McMaster's proposition regarding
the filling of lot on Wayne street by
The city.
The Sewer committee reported ia
vorably on the request of Capt. Davis
10 lay private sewer on Hart street
between Fourth and Fifth, and on mo-
ton the report was received and per-
mission granted as asked for.
1t was reported that the street paw
ing at the intersection of Pike and
Wayne streets did not extend far
enough up Pike to keep mud from get
ting on the street crossing. This mat
ter was referred to the Paving com
mittee for investigation.
The Landing committee asked more
time to look into the need of repairs
on the landing at the foot of Second
street.
The report was made that on the
approach to the railroad bridge which |
had been scorched by the Phoenix
Mill fire, nails stuck up to such an ex-
tent that it was disagreeable to walk
over. The matter was referred to the
Bridge committee with instructions to
have the nails driven down.
BY request of the Finance committee |
The City Clerk was instructed to have
blank orders printed in book form to
be given to the heads of the various
departments in order that bills coming
before the Finance Committee be more
'egular and definite in their form.
A bill for $500 presented by FIRE.
mont C. Hannold for damages done to
lis carriage by falling into an open
Itch made by plumber on Scanned
treet was referred to the Street Com
nittee with instruction to present the
ill to the plumber for payment
DIR. Curtis reported that the Finance
recommended that the city
,dvertising be given to the Leader at
heir bid. Strain made a minority re-
'ort not in harmony with the above,
nd commented at some length upon
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