Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-06-13
FRANCHISE
Asked BY Ohio River Bridge and Fer
ry Company Driver 0'NeiIl Re-
instated.- Other Business
Transacted by Council,

oioh Aaot tNthfnb. Ift5iutnl tultiS
being absent, Mr.. b. F. Gossett presid-
ed and called the meeting to order.
The following members were pres
ent Coffman. Cutter, Eveleigh, Cos
sett, Kerns, torenz, Marsch. Storck,
Strain, Toller.
On motion Of Strain the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting was
dispensed with.
Building permits we're granted as
follows: James A. Parlan Elm street;
M. F. Noll, Fourth street; Emma Mea-
gle, Seventh; Henry wendelken, Front
street; Mr.. Devol, Fearing; Mrs. Cole,
Fort.
In his report of the progress of the
work on the city electric power station
Enginer Holmboe stated that the work
of roofing was being delayed by the
failure of the Marietta Boiler. Works
to get the smoke stacks erected. The
report was received and the matter
referred to the Light committee for in
vestigation.
Mr.. Marsch explained that the con-
tractors had refused to allow the Boil
er Works force to erect poles on the
building to assist them in raising the
stacks and that the work would be
done as soon as the poles could be put
up.
Tho nf Tho Etrn nnpnnnit tfaa
based upon their investigation of the
trouble between Chief Davis and Driv-
er O'Neill was read. They were OF the
opinion that the suspension of Driver.
O'Neill by Chief Davis was unauthor-
ICED by the rules governing the fire de-
partment and recommended that the
matter be dropped and Driver O'Neill
be instructed to return to work. The
report was received and filed and the
Clerk was instructed to notify Mr..
O'Neill to return to work as soon as
it was convenient for him to do so.
Engineer Mason reported progress of
the work on the Putnam street bridge;
the paving OF Sixth street from Hart
to Charles and the building of the but
tress wall Of the Goose Run storm
water sewer. The report was received
and filed.
The first estimate OF work done on
the Goose Run sewer by Adams Bros,
$1,552, was allowed.
The Clerk read "a proposed ordinance
granting to the Ohio River Bridge and
Ferry Company certain rights of way
on Third stret from Greene street to
the Ohio river for the building of an
approach to wagon ond foot bridge
across the Ohio river. According to
the terms Of the ordinance, the propos-
ed bridge is to be built with 90 foot
roadway and eight foot sidewalk and If
granted, work is to be commenced
within year and completed within
three years from the passage of the or
dinance. One of the conditions of the
ordinance was that tolls were not to
exceed the present ferry rates. The Or
dinance was not discussed, but on mo-
tion was referred to the Bridge COM
mittee and City Solicitor.
The City Solicitor called Councils
attention to the fact that Isaac Atkin-
son complained that he had paid in
cash his assessment on the recent i'm
provements in the Fifth Sewer District
and that afterward an adjustment had
been made whereby the rate was re-
duced and his assessment as paid was
in excess of the amount under the new
rate. Mr.. Coffman- cited similar
case. that of ]. G. Belz. Franklin
street, and Clerk Becker stated that
there were a number Of such cases.
The matter was referred to the City
Solicitor and Sewer committee.
The Finance committee reported a
bill renderd by the Marietta Boiler
Works for two steam drums for the
plant in the electric station. II was
questioned whether or not the drums
had been placed in position and the
matter was referred to the Light COM
mittee.
Mr.. Coffman reported that residents
and business men along Front. street
objected because the bill boards on the
Ice Harbor lot were not removed as
ordered and on motion the Clerk was
instructed to notify the owners OF bill
boards and other nuisances to remove
them within five days or they would
be removed by the Street Commits
sioner.
The Light committee reported that
two bids had been received for placing
the engines for the steam plant
for the electric light station. They
were as follows:
Russell Engine Co... ..... .$3.SlS
Buckeye Engine Co... 80. .... 3,595
The committee asked for another
weeks time.
The Railroad committee reported
that the space between Pennsylvania
sidetracks ON Second street had been
filled with Stag cinders, which had
caused considerable complaint on the
part of owners of bicycles and rubber
| tired rigs. The matter was referred
| to the Street committee for investiga-
ton with instructions to report at the
next meeting.
A bill presented by William Kauf
for horse shoeing was referred to the
Fire committee and Chief.
Mr.. Eveleigh stated that at the
Phoenix Mill fire two sections of hose
had been burned through carelessness
and moved that the Fire. COMMITTEES
investigate. The motion carried.
On motion of Strain committee OF
three was appointed to act with the
City Solicitor in revising the ordin-
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