Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-10
Adjusted, and Better Fire Protection for the
West Side Considered
MAYOR RICHARDSON'S REPORT RECEIVED.
lee Harbor Lot Improvement Taken Up.
viii the Police Pay For Their Coats.
Riverdale Plat Rejected. Com
plete Report of Proceedings of
the City Council Last Evening

meeung last evening, altnOuSn Jney
were in session but an hour and a half.
The following members were present:
Blume, Curtis, Eveleigh. Gcssett, Lam
bert, LofFland, Lorenz, Marsch, Strain
Storck and Wood.
After calling the meeting to order,
Mr.. Wood stated that he was unwell
and asked to be excused from acting as
Chairman for the evening. On motion
Mr.. Strain took the chair
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were not read.
Eveleigh reported that the contrac-
tors on the electric light building
wished to know about the foundations
for boilers, engines and other machin-
cry, and asked for an expression from
the Electric Light committee. Curtis
replied that owing to the uncertainty
as to the putting in of arches on the
streets, the committee were unable to
give their opinion yet, but would do SO
within a few days.
Strain reported that the special COM
mite on the West Side sewer question
had arrived at conclusion and sub
mitted a resolution which was read by
the Clerk.
The resolution provided that in Or
der TO equallze the assessments, that
property owners should pay into the
city treasury $.6745 per front foot and
interest on bonds to date.
Judge Follett said that this arrange
ment was satisfactory to the many
property owners represented by him,
as they recognized in it a just and
equitable adjustment of the matter.
On motion the resolution was adopted.
f. C. S. Holmboe reported that the
work on the foundations of the cleo
tric light building had been continued
and wanted to know about the founda-
ttons for machinery. The report was
received and placed on file.
w. P. Mason reported no work done
on the Putnam street bridge the past
week The report was placed on file.
A resolution for a sidewalk on the
South Side of Green street from Hart
to the corporation line was adopted.
A resolution was read approving the
plat of Riverdale, but it was not adopt
! ed, on the grounds that the streets
were not open to Front street and the
Council should not accept the plat and
then be forced to buy ground for street
purposes.
An ordinance granting to c. r. Rich
ardscn and W. s. Dye the right to con-
struCt and maintain upon the streets
and alleys of Marietta poles and wires
for messenger service was read and re-
ferred to a special committee which
the Chairman neglected TO appoint
L Janitor Hancock's report of receipts
fer hall rents for the month of Deem
Der was received and placed on file.
The amount was 1896.
A request from the Board of Health
asking Council TO pay Dr.John Mcclure
$21 for services rendered the Goodman
family and collect the amount from
Township Trustees was rejected.
Gossett said that property holders
on Wood street were objecting to dam
age caused by overflow of water from
the H. & o. r. water tank. 1t was
claimed that the water flooded the
street and sidewalks, washing brick
out of the latter. The matter was re-
ferred to the Railroad committee.
Lambert stated chat Mr.. Rider, Fifth
street, had requested that ditch be
dug in front of his property to keep
the water off of the sidewalk. Street
Commissioner Best said that that side
wall, was already three feet higher than
the street and the matter was dropped.
Lambert stated that he had received
a request from the Village Improve
ment Association, that action be taken
toward cleaning up the Ice Harbor lot
preparatory to some Improvements the
Association Is about to make. He
made motion that the City Clerk be
instructed to notify all persons using
the Ice Harbor lot to vacate by
March Is.
Objection was raised to this action
on the ground that the contractors who
are constructing the light building and
the new bridge would require consider
able space in the Ice Harbor lot for
the storage of material and ground up
on which to work, but the party in
favor OF the proposed improvements
on the Let won their point and the mo-
tion prevailed.
Storck said that people on the West
Side were anxious fer Council to take
action toward giving them fire protec-
tion when the Putnam street bridge
is torn down and there is no way Of
crossing the river other than by ferry.
A motion prevailed. referring the mat
ter TO the Fire committee and Chief
Biszantz.
The committee appointed to con-
slider the advisabillty Of the city's pur-
chasing rubber coats for lamp trim