The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17
Service Board Instructs the
Park Superintendent.
EXPERT HERE NEXT WEEK
All Parks to be Lighted with
Electricity.
Board Decides to Raise Salaries OF
Street Superintendent Blum and
Sanitary Officer Lutz.

Marion will soon have at least
two parks of which it need not be
ashamed. The board of public
service in regular session Tuesday
night, came to this conclusion af-
ter formulating plans for various
park Improvements. and determin-
ing how TO spend to the best ad-
vantage the $4,000 park appropria-
tion which council recently grant
ed.
The Lincoln, on Month Side park
will be the first to be given spe-
cial attention. Park Superintendent
Addison Bain was present and sug-
gested that the board construct a
pavilion in order that picnic parties
might have some place of shelter.
The board authorized Mr.. Balm to
draw up plans for "a pavilion and
present them at the next meeting.
The pavilion will be built with a
dancing floor and will be up-to-date
in every particular. Mr.. Balm was
also authorized to arrange place
in this park where picniclkers may
water their hodses.
Probably the most important
thing considered in the park line,
Tuesday night was the question of
illumination The board decided that
no expense should be spared in
perceftly lighting the parks, as this
is deemed of the greatest import
ance in park Improvements. Elec-
t1ic lights will be installed as soon
as possible.
Superintendent Balm was in
structed to have the pool at Lin
coin park cleaned and drained. He
was also authorized 10 have a
well drilled in the center of Gar
field park.
The clerk held a communication
from V. Y. Wagner of Sidney, the
landscape architect who assisted in
laying out Marion's parks. Mr..
Wagner offered to come here ut any
time to take the members of the
board over the parks and point out
the needed improvements. The clerk
was authorized to ask Alr. Wagner
TO come here next week.
The garbage report showed that
$l6.25 had been expended for dls-
posing of total Of 276 barrels
of garbage, A. barrels of night soil
and two horses.
George Blum, superintendent OF
streets and alleys, was instructed
10 open Sugar street from Uncaphei
avenue to Davids street.
The board decided that since
council had seen fit to raise the
salaries of the fremen and police
men that it would not show q ms
erly spirit toward its officers. by
n unanimous vote the board grant
ed street superintendent Blum anc
sanitary officer Lutz each 70 IN
crease in their monthly salaries.
! The board received an appllca
ton asking for sidewalks on th'
west side of Patterson street iron
Quarry street on the east side o.
Blaine avenue from the first allie.
south of Church street to Columbl'
street. The improvements wer
recommended to council.
Bills aggregating $43.9O wer
lanowed and orders We're issued OF
treasury for payment.
The board of health held shor
session Immediately upon the ad
icurnment of the service board
Health Officer Lutz reported on
ease Of scarlet fever. He also re
ported that the owners OF buslne'
blocks are not doing away wat
their out-houses las they have bee
ordered. He said that condition
are little better than before TN
board laid down the rule calm
for sanitary closets in the block
located n central business dl'
trict. The board decided to entorc
the rule at any cost and rd III
l.,;,,o,- I;ot,icte Of this nuisance