Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-01

received and the resolution adopted.
Storck voted against.
A request from the Marietta Tele-
phone Co. for the location of the citys
phones wer referred to the Building
committee.
A communication was received from
Mayor Sykes to the effect that he
would be absent from the city for
days and requested that Squire N. E.
Kidd serve as Mayor during his alb
sence The request was granted.
Complaints regarding the condition
of the alley between Green and Ohio
streets were referred to the Street
committee.
Mayor Sykes reported the following
appointments:
City Hall Pclice--Fred Moeser, Will
liam Meister, Scott Davis.
Regular Police-Frank Kerns.
Fire Warden, Third Ward--William
Morris.
The appointments were taken up
separately and confirmed.
Engineer Mason's report on the pro-
gress of the work on the Putnam street
bidge was received and filed.
The first estimate of $36.10 for work
done on the Hart street paving con-
tract was allowed.
The Engineers estimate of the cost
of the proposed sewer in the Third
sewer district was received. The cost
of the improvement is stimated at
S4,243. The City Solicitor was instruct
ed to prepare an ordinance authorizing
the improvement
The guarantee bond of John Wilk-
ing on the Hart street paving con-
tract was read, but was referred back
% Mr.. Wilking to make changes.
Estimate of work done on power
building, Smith & Blake, contractors,
| $500 allowed
A letter was read from A, R. Adrean,
of Stockport, o., stating that while he
and his two boys were in the city sew
eral days ago they fell into a hole at
the end of the railroad bridge and sus-
tained injuries, for which he asked that
the City Council allow damages. In
case his request was not attended to,
he stated that he would file suit against
the city in the courts. The matter was
referred to the railroad committee.
| The Fire committee asked another
week for the question of locating the
West Side station.
| Mayor Sykes notified Council that he
had received notice of suit against
the city filed by William Hoppman
| An ordinancefor the improvement of
Maple street was adopted and the Clerk
was authorized to advertise for bids
for the performance of the work.
1t was suggested that the dirt from
Maple street could be used in widening
Front street, near the Ice Harbor lot,
and upon motion the Clerk was in
snucted to include this in the adver-
tisement.
An ordinance fixing the rate of tax
alton for corporate purposes fer the
year 1900 was adopted. The rate for the
city is S.S mills with an additional IL
mills on property east of the Musking-
um river.
The special committee appointed to
draft an ordinance regulating the
transportation Of nitro-glycerine re-
ported that they had prepared an Or
dinance which was presented They
| recommended that Council take a
weeks further time in the matter and
a motion was made that the Clerk be
instructed to write to Bradford, Pa,
Ststersville, w. Va, Scio, Lima and
st. Mary, o., regarding the ordinances
in force in those cities. The motion
carried.
The property owners on Fourth
street ask that a sidewalk be con-
structed from Butler street across the
c. & NJ. tracks. This matter was re-
ferred to the Paving committee.
The owner of the scales on the Ice
Harbor lot was granted time for their
removal
The Street Commissioner was in
structed to improve the road leading
up the hill from Maple street.
The dangerous condition of the ap-
proach to the railroad bridge was re-
ferred to the Railroad committee with
instructions to confer with the B. & o.
representatives in regard to rebuilding
the structure.
On motion it was decided to instruct
the fire departments that in case OF
fires one department should handle the
work in it's own district, unless a sec
ond alarm was turned in.
The Police committee reported that
they had been unable to get hearing
OF the charges against Officer Coffman
owing to the failure of the gentleman
preferring the charges to attend their