Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-08
COUNCIL
Met in Special Ses-
sion
FRIDAY EVENING
Electric Railway Ordinance In
trOduCed.
ACTION WAS DEFERRED ON
the Question Of Location Of West Side
Fire Building.
ACTION WAS DEFERRED ON
the Question of Location Of West Side
Fire Building.

The City Council met in adjourned
| session Friday night with the follow
ing members present: Curtis. Cutter,
Gossett, Kerns. Marsch. Lorentz,
Plumer and Storck.
| A building permit was granted Mrs.
Bruenninger on upper Third street.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr. Storck. of the Fire committee,
stated that no badges had been pur-
chased for the members of the Fire
Department according to the provis
| ions of the rules, and therefore recon-
mended that eight badges, to cost in
the neighborhood of 81 be purchased
and that each member of the depart
ment be furnished with these insignia
of his Office
Mr.. Plumer, chairman of the Build
ing committee. stated that bids had
! been received for the erection of two
| closets in the City Hall and that the
committee would recommend the ac-
ceptance of G. A. Stanfield's estimate
of $115 for the completion of the work.
Mr.. Lorentzs motion that the contract
be awarded to Mr.. Stanfield at his pro-
posed price prevailed. The City Solici-
tor was Instructed to draw up a con-
tract between Mr.. Stanfield and the
city to which paper the proper offic-
ials and the contracting party should
affix their signatures.
MATTEHW STREET EXTENSION,
The City Solicitor stated that he has
consulted the statutes to determine the
proper method to proceed in condamna-
ton proceedings, and had found that
an ordinance, providing for the defray"
ing of expenses involved in suit OF
this nature must be passed by Coun-
Gil
A proposition, in writing, was sub
mitted to the Council by Mr.. McCul-
Tough, who owns the lot which inter-
feres with the proposed opening of
Matthews street. In his communica-
tion Mr.. Mccullough suggested that
the value of the lot be submitted to a
board of three appraisers, one of whom
should be selected by the Street COM
mittee, the second by Mr.. Mccullough
and the third to be chosen by the other
two members Mr.. Plumer then made
the motion that the Street committee
be empowered to communicate with
Mr.. Mccullough on the basis of his
proposition. The resulting vote stood
seven negatives and one affirmative,
the motion being lost.
ELECTRIC RAILWAY FRANCHISE.
An ordinance providing for the
right of way along certain streets of
the city for new electric line was
read by the Clerk. The course which
the new line is outlined to follow is to
be known as route No. 3. The direc-
tiOn which the new line will take if
the franchise is granted is as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of
Third and Ohio streets on Third then
up Third to Church, on Church to
Second, up Second to Putnam uU Put
nam to Fourth, up Fourth to Warren,
on Warren to Third and thence north
west along Third street to the north
erly limit of the city The ordinance
further provides that the work be com
menced within eight months and be
completed within Is months. and That
60 pound rail be used for the track.
The ordinance was referred to the
Railroad and Street committees and
the City Solicitor,
BOND SALE AUTHORIZED.
In the $4,000 issue of street and
sewer bonds dated August l, 1897. and
drawing interest at 8 per cent per an
mum, $4,000 in bonds still remain ull
sold Rudolf Kleybolte & Co.. of Gin
cinnati, offer to take the bonds at a
| premium Of SAT-. A resolution was
adopted fayoring tn esale of the bonds.
and on motion of Mr.. Lorentz it was
| adopted.
ESTIMATE THIRD SEWER DIS
TRICT.
| A tabulated estimate for improving
the Third sewer district was presented
for the Consideration OF the Council