Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-06-20
COUNCIL
Considers the Bridge franchise
Other Matters Taken Up
Bills Allowed.

GoSSett, hefnS, Dorenz, Marscn,
Storck, Strain, Toller, Curtis. The
minutes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
A building permit was granted to
James Hughes, corner Front and
Scanned streets.
An invitation from the Citizens Or
ganizaticn for the City Council to take
part in the parade on the Fourth of
July was read and accepted.
The Bridge Committee reported that
they had investigated the ordinance
asked for by the Ohio River Bridge
and Ferry Co., and after making few
changes in the proposed ordinance,
presented it to the city Council with
the recommendation that it be adopt
ed. The report was accepted and the
ordinance was taken up later.
The Landing committee reported
that the landing near the wharfboat
was in bad condition and as there
were now s736.10 in the landing fund,
they recommended tnat it be repaired.
The report was accepted and the En-
gineer was instructed to prepare an es-
| innate of the cost of the work.
The matter of paving between tracks
of the Pennsylvania on Second street
was referred to the Paving committee.
The Fire committee reported that
they had investigated the loss of hose
at the Phoenix Mill fire and that only
one section had been burned instead of
two as previously reported. They
found that no blame could be attached
to any one for the loss of the hose.
The report was accepted.
Mr.. Kerns moved that the Chief be
| instructed to report all such losses to
Council, but upon the statement of Mr..
Storck that the Fire committee was
about to revise the ordinance covering
the department, Mr.. Kerns withdrew
his motion.
The Light committee recommended
hat the bid of the Buckeye Engine
Works, 1885, for the construction of
the steam plant for the new power sta
ion be accepted and upon motion this
was done, and the Mayor and Clerk
we're instructed to execute contract
The check deposited by Russell & Co.,
The other bidder, was ordered returned
The special committee appointed to
revise the nitro-glycerine ordinance
was granted an extension of time.
The Paving committee recommend
ed that Wayne street be paved for
distance of 20 feet from its junction
| With Wayne, or that a crossing be put
n in order to keep mud from being
,arried onto Wayne street. The mat
Ter was referred back to the Paving
Committee with power to act, Strain
md Curtis voting no.
The report of Engineer Mason on
he progress of the work on the Put
nam street bridge was read and ac-
cepted.
The estimate of work done on Sixth
Street by John Wilking, amounting to
s2612S5, was allowed.
Mayor Sykes reported the collection
)f $316.25 fines and licenses during the
month of May.
The Mayors appointment of Fred
Miraben as second pipeman of the Fire
department was confirmed by the
Council.
Clerk Becker reported two bids on
}l14 feet of sewer connecting with the
aasterly end of the sewer now under
construction on Goose Run in the Ice
Harbor lot. The bidders were James
Whissell and Adams Bros, and the
contract was awarded to the lowest
bidder, Adams Bros, their bid being
$500 per foot for brick work and $25
per thousand for timber. The City
Solicitor was instructed to prepare
contract.
The ordinance granting to the Ohio
River Bridge and Ferry Company GER
lain rights of way on Third street for
he construction OF an approach to a
bridge across the Ohio river was read
The proposed ordinance provides that
he approach which is to be "a feet
vide, be built in the middle of the
street so that the sidewalks and
Jwenty-foot roadway on each side be
eft open to travel from Greene to Ohio
,lreets. Work must begin within
year and the structure must be com
lleted within three years.
After the ordinance had been passed
% its second reading, Mr.. Kerns said
he did not think 1t embodied all that
was necessary for the protection of
he city's interests, nor all that Capt. |
Noll, who represents the Company,
would be willing to have contained in
t. He suggested that clauses relating
. the settlement for damages by arbi- |
tration and that the transfer of the |
franchise could not be made without !
he consent of the Council be inserted |
n the ordinance. Capt. Noll agreed |
% this and the ordinance was handed |
% the City Solicitor for correction. |
He added the clause concerning the |
OF the franchise, but objected |
,lause ON the ground that it might |
Ibridge the rights OF property owners |
10 submit their claims for damages 10 |