Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-07-11
COUNCIL.
A Long Session, Many Important
Matters Considered,

members present: Coffman Cutter,
Eveleigh, Gossett, Kerns, Lorenz,
Marsch, Storck, Strain. Toller, Curtis,
On motion the minutes were not
read.
Building permits were granted as
follows: e. o. Fisher. East Greene;
d. A. Palmer, Fourth; Mrs. Williams,
Third.
A moving permit was granted to
William Lancaster, from Second to
Front; also R. r. Thornley, to move
the old frame Office building from the
Masonic Temple lot on Second street
to Seventh and Wayne streets.
The Landing committee reported
claimed that they had a title to the
ground along the river bank adjoining
their inclined track on the West Side,
and that they had oDstructed the road
way to save sand which they wanted
for their own use.
The Street committee recommended
that the space between the curbing of
the new paving and the sidewalks on
Sixth street be filled before winter.
The Mayors report of $336.70 fines
and licenses collected during June was
received and filed.
The City Clerk read a request from
the Pittsburg Bridge Company for an
extension of time for 80 days to COM
plete the Putnam street bridge They
claimed that conditions beyond their
control caused the delay. Toller made
strong protest to granting the re-
quest and Strains motion to refe to
the Bridge committee prevailed.
A communication from Mayor Sykes
was read, enclosing charges against
Officer Coffman by Councilman George
Storck. The charges were to the ef-
feet that on May 10 the officer had
been guilty of being in Dirrum's saloon
after II p. M; that he failed to arrest
Dirrum; that he failed to report the
same as the Mayor and that he had
been guilty of drinking at ether times
and places which Mr. Storck was un-
able to name.
The charges were referred to the
Police committee
The bond of John Wilking, guaran-
teeing the Sixth street paving to re-
main in good condition for five years,
was accepted.
Engineer Mason's report on the var
ious public improvements now under
way in the city was received and filed,
The final estimate, s22797, on the
Goose Run sewer contract, Adams
Bros, contractors, was allowed, and
the twenty per cent retained on the
200 foot sewer was also allowed
The second estimate on the Hart
street paving contract, amounting to
$1,479.52, was allowed, John Wilking,
contractor.
The third estimate en- the Sixth
street paving, s692O was allowed in
favor of the same contractor.
Engineer Mason's estimate of the
cost of filling on Sixth street, as rec
commended by the Street committee,
amounted to $170.S0 and the matter
was referred to the Street committee
with power to act.
An ordinance establishing grades on
certain streets was adopted.
On motion it was decided to place an
arc light in Sixth street about half
way between Cutler and Tupper
streets
Mayor Sykes explained why he had
not referred the charges against Of
ficer Coffman to Council before the
meeting last night. He said that at
the time referred to the officer was off
duty and he knew OF no ordinance that
prohibited a policeman from entering
a. saloon while net on duty; further,
that he understood from one of the
parties that Coffman and Storck had
settled their difficulties outside and
that the charges we've to be dropped.
Storck jumped to his feet at once
ane vehemently declared that this was
not the proper time nor place for the
Mayor to make such statement and
so far as he could remember there
had been no settlement of differences
between him and Coffman.
Permission was granted the Marietta
Guards to place a gun rack in the
drill hall in the city building.
pare an estimate of the cost of con-
struction of a sewer in the upper end
of the city.
The matter of placing four arc lights
in the Fair Grounds during the en-
campment of the Sixth regiment next
week was referred TO the Light com
mittee with power 10 act.
Treasurer Bode was given permis-
sion to speak. He stated that he had
experienced some trouble in collecting
street assessments and had adopted the
plan of enforcing the payment of ev-
erything on the duplicate without eX-
cepting the street assessments, as hadI
been done in times past. He asked |
that for the extra work done he should |
be allowed 5000, the salary allowed by |
law. The matter was referred to the |
Finance committee and City Solicitor.
The Building committee was in