The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-31

from Delaware avenue to. Prospect
|street and on Garner avenue from
Prospect street to Windsor street.
MIR. Phillips said that on Delaware
|avenue, on Cleveland avenue and on
Windsor street, the water company
has what Is termed dead ends In its
|mains. A dead end causes increased
water pressure and 1t is necessary to
take water out Of the mains for at
least thiry minutes before the direct
|pressure Is secured. He believed the
Ordinance very necessary because OF
the poor water pressure in the vicinity
|of the dead ends endangered the
property residents of the south end
land in case OF fire.
DR.. Setter said that he was of the
|opnion that the improvement was
unnecessary as the water company al
ways increased the pressure when an
alarm Is sounded. When 1t was ex-
planned that the pressure from the
plant does not affect the dead ends
until great amount of water has
been taken out of the mains the.
The doctor said that he was willing
Ito vote for the ordinance which was
adoped without a negative vote.
"A petition to vacate an alley at the
rear of the residence Of G. A. Thi-
baut, OF St. James street, was re-
ceived and placed on file. A resolu-
ltion, authorizing the city clerk to ad-
vertise the notice of vacation, was
passed. The alleyway is fifeen feet
wide and thirty-five feet long.
Clerk Flies read a communication
from Mayor Scherff announcing the
appointment Of p. e. Burke to the
Safety Board for a term OF four years.
In the same communication the may
or announced his appointments TO the
library board and the board of sink
ing fund trustees. The appointments
will be confirmed by the new council.
An ordinance authorizing the serv-
Ice board to proceed with the con-
struction OF a sanitary sewer and
cellar drain on High street from Co.
lumbia street, south to a point, within
$50 feet of Balm avenue. was adopted
The clerk read another communica-
ton from the mayor, in which that
official gave his reasons for falling
to sign the ordinance, authorizing the
construction of arches at four of the
street intersections in the business
district OF the city. The mayor said
that he believed that time for making
such an improvement most oppor-
tune. AS the city has not the money
to pay for the improvement. he does
not think that II should be passed
at this time, however beneficial II
might be. The mayor gave as anoth-
er reason for not signing the fact that
council passed the ordinance without
securing a proposition from the cleo
trio light company and unless very
low rate is made 1t would be impos
sible for the city to use the arches
regularly. The communication was
ordered placed on record. :
Council next adopted an ordinance
approving the bonds of each of the 10
cal banks which were bidders for the
city funds. The bonds are each for
$4,000. An ordinance approving the
contracts entered into with the banks
was also adopted. The banks will
pay the city interest at the rate OF
two per cent. per annum.
The dectric light company twas
Instructed to place an arc light at the
corner OF Prospect and Superior
streets and at the entrance to Nc
Kinley park. A gas light was ordered
removed from Prospect street and
Garner avenue to Garner avenue and
Windsor street. Another gas light
was ordered taken from Sargent street
and placed at the vladuct on Leader
street.
Before an adjournment an ordinance
was adopted. authorizing the service
board TO proceed with the improve
mept Of Hill street, which will be
paved.
The meeting was In the nature OF
love feast, nothing occurring TO dis
turb The harmony of the meeting
AT times the fighting doctor threat
ened to start something, but he evil
IDENTIFY determined to be good