Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-28
CITY COUNCIL
Awards Contract For Electric Power
Plant Boilers.


Considerable business of an inter-
esting nature was transacted by the
City Council last evening. among the
questions under discussion being the
request from the Marietta Improve
ment Association for an appropriation
of 500 for the purpose of improving
the Ice Harbor lot; the awarding of
the contract for building the boilers
for the electric power station; for con-
structlng a wagon for the West Side
fire station; the messenger service or
dinance and number of less import
ant matters. The session lasted an
hour and the following members were
present: Blume, Curtis, Davis, Lam
bert, Loflland, Lorenz, Marsch, Storck,
Strain and Wood
On motion Council dispensed with
the reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting.
Building permits were granted as
follows: EDWARD Rempe, Wayne
street; Jacob Gedel, Second street.
A petition, signed by number of
property owners of the First Ward,
was read by the Clerk. They request
ed that Council take action toward the
improvement of the alley leading from
the Ohio river to Charles street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth street. The
alley mentioned is a very much travel
ed thoroughfare and is now almost i'm
passable. On motion the Street Com
missioner was instructed to improve
the alley.
The Clerk then read the following
communication from the Marietta I'm
provement Association addressed to
the City Council:
The Marietta Improvement Associa-
tion desires to express its thanks to
the Council for the steps taken to
clear that intolerable place known as
che Ice Harbor lot, in the order given
by your honorable body to discontinue
the dumping of rubbish, stabllng of
horses, and the removal of scales, bill
boards, etc, by March 18th next
Your action is heartily commended by
all right minded citizens and residents
CT Marietta.
The Association will undertake the
further work of cleaning the lot, put
ing it in order, and making 1t a pre-
santable spot for the enjoyment Of the
people, provided that the Council will
aid the Association to the extent of
500. This is a mo lest sum, but will,
under economical management, ac
complish the result indicated.
The Association earnestly hopes
that the Council will accede to this re-
quest, which is entirely in the interest
of the citys Improvement.
Respectfully,
MARIETTA IMP. ASSN.
Mrs. Tasker B. Boswcrth, Chairman
Marietta, Feb. 16, 1900.
DR.. Lambert spoke in favor of ap-
propriating the S1OO asked for by the
Association and said that the work
was in line with that proposed by
Council. He said that the money was
tC be used as stated in the petition in
the work of preparing for more extern
sive improvements. plans for which
would be submitted later by the Asso-
ciation. He ended his speech, by
moving that the amount be allow
ed.
Mr.. Wood stated that it would be al
most impossible to keep teams off the
lot without building fence and sug-
gested that the amount be used for
that purpose.
Mr.. Davis objected to allowing the
amount, giving as his reason that this
was the wrong time to stop teams
from being hitched on the lot, as they
had no other place to go.
When put to vote the motion was
lost, Blume, Curtis. Lambert and
Wood voting aye. and Davis, Loffland,
Lorenz, Marsch, Storck and Strain
voting nay.
Clerk Becker then read the bids re-
ceived for building the boilers fer the
new city electric light plant. They
were as follows;
Union Machine Works. ..... 81, 1865
Aultman G. Taylor Machine Co.. 7.1SO
Marietta Boiler Works. ..... 80. 4,S5O
DR.. Curtis made motion that the