Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-19
EVEN TRADE
Between the City and C, & M, Rail-
way Company in Certain
Rights of Way.

Rights Of Way,
The City Council held special
meeting last evening for the purpose
of granting to the Cleveland G. Mari
eta Railway Company the right to ex-
tend another side track across Fourth
street, upon the condition that they
remove their switch from Wayne
street. The matter had to be settled
last evening as the removal of the
switch mentioned has a great deaf of
bearing upon the carrying out of the
paving contract between Mr.. Viking
and the city. A resolution was passed
Tuesday evening favoring the adop-
ton of such an ordinance, at the re-
quest of the Railroad Committee, but
the railroad company would not take
up the side track on Wayne street un-
til the franchise had been granted.
The following members were pres
ent at last nights meeting: Coffman,
Cutter Gossett, Kerns, Lorenz,
Marsch, Plumer, Strain, Toller and
Curtis. The Clerk read the call for
the meeting and the proposed ordin-
ance was then taken up. It's entitled
"An ordinance granting to the Cleve-
land & Marietta Railway Company
certain rights of way in lieu of GER
BOT, ntl ,-ie lof t, Ctfxy Of
Marietta" Besides granting to the
railroad company the right to extend
their side track across Fourth. Fifth
and Sixth streets, the ordinance pro-
vides that the railroad company sur
render and vacate their side track be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets on
Wayne street.
The discussion was very lively
one. Kerns led the fight against the
granting OF the franchise, stating that
the railroad company was asking too
much in exchange for what they gave
up to the city. He considered the
company's demand to cross so many
streets in the light of '1hold up" on
their part at this time, when the TAX
ing up of the Wayne street switch be-
came almost necessity in the sue
cessful carrying out of the contract
with Mr.. Wilking. He favored asking
the company in addition to move the
water tank on East Greene street so
that the street would not be obstructed
by engines stopping to get water.
Those favoring the passage of the
ordinance did so with the view of get
ting value received from the railroad
company in the taking up of the
Wayne street switch.
Mr.. Wilking is now under contract
with the city to pave Wayne street
the width of roadway being SO feet
The work is well under way, but with
the Wayne street switch as ii is, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, the
paving will be only SO feet in width
and the abutting property owners are
not willing to pay their assessments
under that consideration. 1t was urged
that the ordinance should be passed al
once, as Mr. Wilking wished to con-
tinue the work and if the ordinance
was not passed he would begin on the
part between Sixth and Seventh
streets today.
When the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the ordinance to third
reading by title only was put by the
chair, Kerns and Lorenz voted against
it. defeating the motion and stopping
the ordinance then and there
Kerns and Lorenz, however, were in
favor of further discussing the matter
and finally moved a reconsideration
which carried.
The ordinance was passed to its
third reading and was discussed at
considerable length. Strain took sides
with Kerns and Lorenz and for awhile
Ii seemed that they would carry ahel
point but when the vote was taken on
the passage of the ordinance, it stood
seven in favor of adoption to three
against. 1t was declared adopted
Attorney R. L. Nye, who represented
the railroad interests, stated that he
would send copy of the ordinance to
Cambridge this morning and the Off
cials would at once wire their accept
ance or rejection.
Mr. Marsch, of the Electric Light
committee, requested each member OF
Council to investigate and learn how
many lights were needed in their re-
spective wards and to report the same
as soon as possible in order that the
committee and City Electrician might
know upon what to base an order for
supplies.
Council then adjourned.