Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-12
COUNCIL
Takes More Time TO Consider
Matters.
new FIRE STATION
And Maple Street Paving Laid Over One
Week.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS TRANSACTED
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Addition TO Riverdale. Measures.
Railroad Encreachment. bills
Allowed.

Becker at the meeting of the City
Council last evening the following
gentlemen were at their desks: Cut
ter, Gossett, Kerns, Marsch, Plumer,
Strain, Toller and Curtis, Messrs.
Eveleigh and Lawrence came in later.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
BUILDING PERMITS.
c. II. Goddard, Tupper street.
Permission was granted to R. r.
to move building from
Third and Marion streets to Second
and Marion streets.
A communication from the Webster
Oil Company asking Council to grant
them six months for the construction
of a sidewalk in front of their works
on Virginia street, was referred to the
Street committee.
Engineer Mason reported that the
roadway of the Putnam street bridge
was thrown open to the public and that
llt Slut MOult DC itdug lOl puuiiN
travel in a few days. The remaining
work on the bridge is progressing very
rapidly.
Specifications for the dynamo to be
used in the power station were read
and adopted and the City Clerk was
authorized to advertise for bids.
NEW FIRE STATION.
The special committee on the West
Side Fire Station reported that they
had carefully examined all sketches
presented for the new building and
recommended w. B. O'Neill G. Co.'S
plan No. l. The cost of a building ac-
cording to this plant would be $3104.
The plan was adopted. Eveleigh and
Strain voting no.
1t was reported that the lease on
the building now occupied by Hose
Company No. 2 expired Sept. and
that the owners asked 500 per month
was referred to the Fire committee
with instructions to report at the next
meeting.
Mr.. Eveleigh stated that one of the
opponents to the proposition to place
the new station on the west end of the
bridge, had discovered that the pro-
posed site was in the street and threat
ened an injunction if the building was
undertaken. The matter was referred
to the Fire committee, City Solicitor
and Engineer.
MAPLE STREET PAVING.
City Clerk Becker reported that the
following bids had been received for
the paving of Maple street:
Price G. Whissel, Marietta
Townsend block, per So. yd. 10
Athens block, per So yd......... Los
Cisler brick, per So. yd......... .S5
Sterling block, per So. yd. 81
Berea curb, per So. yd. ........... 40
Adams Bros, GAINESVILLE
Hallwood block No. l, per So. yd..$ SO
S"lHc ANo' - pei Sq' yu.''.. .5U
Buckeye block, No. /, per So. yd.. .99
Same No. 2, per sp. yd........... .9G
Berea curb, per So yd. .35
John Viking, Marietta
Townsend block, per 50. yd. .$1O1
Athens block, per So. yd. Loo
Cicles brick, per sq. yd......... 8:
Sterling block, per So. yd. .9C
Berea curb, per So. yd. .3S
The Paving committee recommended
the adoption of the Sterling block, bu
after some consideration it was decid
ed to defer letting the contract unit
next meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The plat OF an addition to RiverdalC
was presented and meeting of tht
Committee of the Whole was set fol
Saturday at l p. m. to look over The
ground.
The Street Commissioner was au
thorized to lay tile drain across tht
Washington commons from the foot o
ST. Clair street to the river.
The condition Of railroad crossing,
at the turntable, West Side,and Wayn,
street, and the raising of the o. & L. K
tracks on Harmar street, was referet
to the Railroad committee.
The attention of the City Engineer
was called to gutter on East Greene
street left open by the Marietta Elec,
tric Company.
The unhealthful condition of the al
ley between Butler and Greene streets
and extending from Front to Second
was referred to the Board of Health.
The recommendation of the Police
committee that no extra hall police be
employed was adopted.
The City Engineer was instructed to
furnish sidewalk grade for the south
side of Pike street from Wayne to the