Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-30
COUNCIL
Declareslt It Necessary to Issue Bonds
to Raise $4,000 for Paving and
Sewerage Other Proceed
ings Of the Meeting.

the absent Ineulper DelnS MI otoTch,
who came in later in the session.
On motion the reading Of the min
utes was dispensed with and Council
proceeded to the transaction of busi-
ness.
Building permits were granted as
follows: Rufus Geyer, st. Clair street;
Maria Brooks, Third street; Marietta
Brewing Co.. Second street; Jacob Gill
cher, Fourth street; Mrs. John Else
mann, Eighth street; Mrs. Carrie Ger
ken, Harmar street.
The resignation of Mr.. d. S. Dye as
member of the Board of Equalization
was read and accepted, and on motion
Mr.. w. T .Westgate, of the First ward,
was chosen as his successor.
The Clerk stated that in reply to his
request for bids from the newspapers
on city printing for the coming year.
he had received the following bids:
Leader Publishing Co.--50 per cent
of legal rate on ordinary advertising,
subject to discount of per cent, and
so per cent straight for tabular work.
Marietta Zeitung-Bid same as low
est for same work.
B. J. McKinney-50 per cent Of legal
rate.
Marietta Register Co.-50 per cent of
legal rate.
On motion Of Mr.. Strain these bids
were referred to the Finance com
mittee.
The report OF City Engineer Mason
on progress OF the work on the Put
nam street bridge, Goose Run sewer
ard paving contracts was read, receiv-
ed and placed on file.
Mr.. Coffman stated that the Street
committee was informed by the City
Engineer that a cut Of Is feet would be
necessary on Ferguson street, and he
moved that people wanting dirt be al
lowed to get it there under direction of
The Street committee and Street Com
missioner. The motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Marsch it was de-
| cded that Council meet on Wednes-
day afternoon at 1 o'clock to make a
tour of the city for the purpose Of de-
ciiing upon the location of electric
| lights as soon as the new power plant
is completed.
A motion to have brick ditch laid
on Lord and Fearing streets, West
Side was carried.
The matter of allowing Capt. Davis
to construct private sewer on Hart
street was referred to the Sewer COM
mittee and City Engineer with power
to act.
Strain brought up the matter con-
cerning the deciding OF certain piece
of land at the corner of Wayne and
Sixth streets to the city by Mr.. Nc
Master upon condition that the city fill
the ground. This condition has not
been fulfilled and Mr.. McMaster is an
xious to have action taken. The mat
ter was referred to the Street COM
mittee.
The City Engineer was instructed to
furnish estimate for repairing the
leyee. and to establish grades for side
walks on Marion streets and also On
tie east side of Fourth street, above
Montgomery.
1t was reported that brace under
the bridge on Glendale street was set
in the bed of Goose Run and that after
heavy rains driftwood caught there in
such qualities that the channel was
obstructed and the water overfowed
the banks. The matter was referred
to the Street committee.
The Engineers third estimate on
amount due the Pittsburg Bridge Co.
for work done on the Putnam street
bridge was allowed the amount being
$14,3S69S.
The third estimate on Wayne street
paving, s1.l54,56. John Wilking, con-
tractor, was also allowed.
The Engineers estimate of the cost
of paving Montgomery street from
Fourth to Seventh streets, was receiv-
ed and filed. The total cost is estimat-
Ell at S7,14O. the city's proportion be-
ing $l,7l740. that of the property
holders. $5,422.6O.
The Engineers estimate of the cost
OF constructing 31la feet of 9 foot sew
er under Front street was also re-
ceived and filed The cost is estimated
at 1896. The Clerk was authorized to
advertise for bids.
A resolution declaring it necessary
to issue bonds for $4,000 fer sewers and
drains and instrueting the Mayor to
call special election to be held on
June 20 for the purpose of submitting
the question to the voters of the city
was read. A motion to adopt called
forth the statement from the City
Clerk that in 1897 the Council had
been authorized to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for paving and sew
erage, and that only $4,000 had been
issued so far, The Solicitor said that
when these bonds were issued there
had been some objection on the part of
The buyers because of the fact that the
voters had been called upon to vote on
double proposition, and 1t was ques-
toned whether or not the issue was le-
gal Further, the Solicitor said that