The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-08

Prospect street $3.50; for paving
George street from Main street to
Prospect street; $3.50 for paving Nc
Williams Court from Center street to
the north end of the court; $400 for
paving Mill street from State street
to the first alley east of State, the
same alley between Mill and Center
streets, and two alleys running east
and west between State street and the
first alley east; $50 for the sanitary
sewer and cellar drain on Bellevue
street from the first alley east of
State street to Ballentine avenue;
$3.50 for q sanitary sewer and cellar
drain in the alley between Prospect
and Oak streets from the Nypano
railway to the first alley south of
Silver, thence east to George street;
$3.50 for a sewer on Halne avenue
from Church street to Mt. Vernon
avenue; 5000 for a sewer on Avondale
lstreet from Silver street to Blake
avenue; $3.50 for sewer on Herr
street from Silver street to Edwards
street; and 800 for a sewer on Su-
perior street from Prospect street to
Trey avenue.
An ordinance was adopted provid-
ling for the following special assess
ments: 66 cents lineal foot to pay
| for a sidewalk on the south side of
Reed avenue; 61 cents a foot for a
sidewalk on the west side of Madison
avenue; 6O.2 cents foot for walk
on both sides of Olney avenue, south
of Columbia street; 61 6 cents foot
for sidewalk on the south side of
Superior street; and SO 1-2 cents
foot for sidewalk on the south side
of Avondale street.
Another ordinance levying an as
sessment of $2.79 foot to pay for
the paving of Girard avenue, and
making individual assessments for
sewer taps, was adopted.
! City Clerk Fies read communica-
' 'tion from the Sun Vapor Street Light
company Of Canton. stating that the
complaint recently made by the coun-
Gil regarding the poor lighting serv-
Ice In some parts OF the city, had been
received. The company stated that
1t would notify It's lamplighter here
to remedy the trouble and also said
that an official will be sent here
soon to inspect the local plant.
The monthly report Of Mayor
Scherff, showing that $1S1 .55 was col
lected in fines and licenses during
September, was adopted. This excel
lent collection, which is something
like the amounts received by the
mayor every month since the mayor
went into office, was received with
applause from the council.
Mr.. Phillips made a motion that
the board of public service be in
structed to negotiate for the purchase
of piece of land to be used as an
entrance to Lincoln park from Main
street. He said that the property In
that vicinity is being rapidly bought
up and that it would be- advisable for
the city to purchase before the prices
get too high. He mentioned a piece
of land owned by Frank T.. Coon as
being desirable. The motion was
carried.
In his talk to the council, Mr.. Phil
lips said that 1t will not be long un-
I'll the street railway is extended to
the park. He suggested that the
Iservice board see that the track is
laid at the proper grade, SO that
should the city ever want to pave
Playground street to the park, 1t can
be done without moving the track.
f: A petition for constructing stone
walk on the west side of Dix avenue
from Wilson avenue to the north
line OF the G. C. G. & st. l.. Rail-
way, was referred to the street and
ALLEY committee.