The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
Proposed Electric Line Franchise Expires
Without Promoters knowledge.

In the capacity and general business
was proceeded with.
Charles Rexer complained of the
location of poles of the Bell telephone
company near a property of his on
South Detroit street and he was direct
ed to confer with the council street
which committee has the
power of deciding and debating where
telephone poles may be placed
Mayor W. T. Haviland reported hav
ing collected Sl27. 40 in fines and
license moneys since making his last
report. OF this amount $4s. 40 was col
lected by Vice Mayor McCracken while
Mr.. Haviland was in st. Louis.
Member Buchanan, of the Service
Board, requested that an additional
appropriation of $10O be made to be
expended by the Board In defraying
the expense of additional inspec-
tion and moving of brick on Sandus-
ky avenue in connection with the lay
ing of gas mains on this thor
oughfare and the same was made.
Contractor Desermoux has been hind
cred in hurrying this work as rapidly
as he would like because of the tard-
iness in the arrival of pipe. The need
ed pipe is now arriving and work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Arnold who resides at the cor
ner of Detroit and Buckingham ave-
nue., complained of water coming from
the cellars of adjacent houses runninS
onto her property causing her much in
convenience and she wished to know if
the council could not take some action
to cause the owners of these houses to
so drain the cellars by the use of tiling
as to carry the water where it would
not damage her property. Referred to
committee on sanitation and sewerage
Clerk Spittle read communication
signed by Hamilton street property
owners asking that new survey of
this street be made. Referred to street
committee.
Complaints were made OF the condi-
tion of sidewalk ON the west side of
north Main street at the intersection
of Williams avenue, and of a broken
tile drain on Spring avenue and the
matter of having the necessary repairs
made was referred to the B. of p. S.
W. s. Defrees of the Bellefontaine &
Sidney electric railway company asked
fnr o, axfanS,an IF tima IN tho Fran
chise granted this company by the city
permitting the laying of rails on GER
tain streets. The request brought out
the fact that no extension could be
granted as the period of time covered
by the franchise expired some time ago
and accordingly the company must
now go about anew to secure a fran
chise.
Member Buchanan, of the Service
Board, spoke OF many property owners
on Ssndusky avenue favoring the street
being of uniform width when paved
instead of three widths as the specifi-
cations provide for, and following a
lengthy discussion taken part in by
members of the council and interested
citizens a motion was passed providing
for the circulation of a petition asking
for 32 foot street between Detroit
and Madriver streets- If those own.
ing property on the avenue between
these streets sign the petition thus
agreeing to pay the original assess
ments made for the work and waivine
the right to ask for any reduction il
the assessments as fixed by the ordi
nance adopted by the council som,
weeks ago, the thoroughfare will b
constructed of the uniform width Of 3:
feet from Elm street to Cemetery
street. The specifications complained
of call for 32 foot street between Elm
and Detroit and Madriver and Gene
terry. 36 foot width between Detroi
and Main and "a foot street between
Main and MadrIver.
Sidewalk building was discussed ex
tensively, George Woodside talking
of the needs of walks ON north Mad
river street, Member Cost of the nee,
of walks on east Brown avenue be
tween PARK and Madriver streets an,
Member Rienhart of the need of tn
appropriating of moneys to be used il
laying sidewalks when property own
ers ordered so to do fail to lay the sam e
The matter of making such an sp
propriation was referred to the FInanc
committee and the matter of the walk
on the two streets to the Street com
mittee
An estimate of Engineer Buchanan
of the expense of laying a water mail
on west Auburn avenue from Plum
Valley to Evansville street was rea,
and referred to the committee on pub
lie utilities.
Solicitor Riddle spoke of the matte
of making an appropriation to pay 70
the lowering of a storm water sewe
on Detroit street between Sandus
ky and Columbus avenues. 1t WA
found necessary to lower the sewer il
order to lay the new gas main on San
dusky avenue. The task was an un
looked for one and no appropriation
was ever made to pay for the improve
nent. Referred to proper committee
Following the action the council ad
journed to meet at 1880 Friday night
when it will consider the making o.
this appropriation and transact othel
business.