The Marietta Tri-Weekly Register, December 14, 1889
It is now to be accepted that the low ground in Marietta is largely to be filled the coming season. The work contemplates at least two arches over Goose Run, to be built by the railroad company, and their estimate is at a cost of $5,000. It is not likely that the city will be called on to make any outlay to take care of the run now. But the time will come when it must do so again.
Next season we expect the completion of the lock and the building of the race alongside of it. Then the city must provide for an outlet to the run. We cannot say whether it has a perpetual privilege under the mill or not, but probably not. In any event the run will be an expense and an annoyance to the city and individuals until it is arched from the Muskingum river to Sixth street, or until it is taken down Sixth to the Ohio river.
It will cost $10,000 to arch it from the north side of Hart street to the Ohio river. The dirt from Butler to Hart is worth the excavation, and it can run in an open bed to Hart with a bridge over Greene for all time.
The problem is therefore to raise $10,000 and carry the run to the Ohio.
How it can be done? The railroad company will give $5,000 to get rid of their arches. The material of the arches at Fourth, Second and Front are worth $2,500 to wreck besides paying for large sewer pipe to carry off surface water now accommodated. It is worth to the property owners over Front street arch and to the rear of lots above it now exposed in the rear basement and to the lots above it now cut up by the run certainly $2,500 more, and upon a proper presentation of the subject they would doubtless assist to that amount; and here then is the whole job done without any outlay worth considering to the city.
Shall we not see this idea carried out or its equivalent?
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