Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-06-27
COUNCIL
Allows Some Big Estimates, Along
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The regular meeting OF the City
Council was held last evening. Roll
call showed the following members
present: Coffman, Cutter. Eveleigh.
Gossett. Kerns, Lorenz, Marsch,
Storck, Toller, Curtis.
The minutes Of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
Building permits we're granted to F.
Ackerman. Fifth and Montgomery;
Mrs. Watt. two. Second street.
A communication from property
owners on Greene street for the i'm
provement of that street between
Fourth street and the city limits was
referred to the Paving committee.
A communication from the Citizens
Organization asking a donation of 500
for the Fourth of July celebration
fund was referred to the Finance COM
mittee. The Solicitor, however, rend-
cred the opinion that money could not
be Appropriated for purposes of enter
I tainment.
Engineer Holmboe's report on pro-
gress Of construction Of the new cleo
trio power station was received and
| flied.
Engineer Mason's report embraced
the Putnam street bridge. paving on
Sixth street and the construction of the
Goose Run sewer. Estimates of work
on each of these contracts were also
submitted and his report was received
and fled.
The estimates, which were allowed,
were as follows:
Second estimate, Sixth street paving
John Wilking, contractor, s79S.O9.
First estimate, Hart street paving,
John Wilking, contractor, s9S704.
Fourth estimate on Putnam street
bridge, Pittsburg Bridge Company,
contractors, SAL, 1855.
Second estimate, Goose Run sewer,
Adams Bros, contractors, $1,069.63.
The Railroad committee reported IA
vorably on the proposed ordinance
granting rights Of way from the city
limits to the Duck Creek bridge to the
Marietta Electric Company. The or
dinance was read by the Clerk and
was adopted. 1t is merely for the pur-
post of allowing the company ingress
to the city after they have completed
their line and built their power sta
ton in Norwood.
On the recommendation of the Paw
ing committee Council decided tC
have a catch basin constructed at the
corner of Sixth and Wayne streets.
The water supply committee report
ed that a fire plug had been set or
private property on Quarry street ant
on motion the Waterworks Trustees
were requested to have it removed in
to the street.
The matter of taking care of surface
water at the corner of Seventh ant
Greene streets was referred to thu
Street committee and Commissioner.
The bad condition of Greene stree
between Fourth and Seventh was re
ferred to the Street Commissioner
same on Court street referred Il
Street committee.
The Bell Telephone Company wer,
instructed to remove pole which OBJ
structs alley between Third ant
Fourth streets
The City Engineer was instructed t
furnish estimate of cost of filing owe
the new sewer in Goose Run.
The matter CT making certain
changes in the entrance to the Elec
tric building in order to make room
for incandescant machinery was re
ferred to the Building committee.
The matter of renting or buying
building for fire department use o.
the West ide was referred to the Fir
committee.
John Vikings bill for extra film
on Hart and Sixth streets was referre
to the City Solicitor and Paving com
mittee.
The request of the Citizens Organl
zation that the fire department make
run on the Fourth was granted.
The committee on West Side water
ing trough were given weeks time.
The condition of the landing nea
T. o. C. e. incline on the West Sid
was referred to the Landing com