The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-06

stopped at OllUy avenue instead of at
Leader street, the place for regular
stops. The man at the station said
that IL would De impossible to stop at
lany place but Leader srtreet. The
consequence was that the passengers
got good ducking.
Mr.. whysaIl said that the station
agent did exactly right. In fact he
had no authority whatever to order
the car stopperd at any but the reg
ular place.
Mr.. Wilson then elected the fact
that the companys franchise pro-
lvides that the cars shall stop at any
street crossing where passengers are
waiting. RE thought that the COM
Ipany should meet the requirements
Iof his franchise and intimated that
1.-THE council will see that this Is done.
"If you will put up signs on all of
the streets, I'll see that the cars are
stopped" said AIR Whysall, finally.
1.-THE discussion finally resolved itself
in a general roast on the car service.
zone of the principai reasons for
1.-THE fact that our street railway service
frequently is held up" said Mr.. Why
lsall, "is the sact that Hooking Val
Hey trains are continually blocking
1.-THE Center st.aet crossing. Remedy
this ana you till find that we will
be able to give the city much better
lservice. ! assure the council that I
lam just as anious to give Marion good
street railway service as you are to
get it,"
This statement of Mr.. Whysall's led
Ito discussion of how trains are con-
Itinually blocking crossings throughout
the entire city. A motion was final
lily carried, directing Mayor Scherff to
instruct the police to arrest the crews
of all trains which block crossings
for more than five minutes.
A delegation of probably 80 resi-
,dents of the southwest part OF the
city were present, asking that some
means be TAX Jnl to drain that vicin-
ity. At pres e1t there is no sewer sys-
tenn of any kind In that section, and
pools of stagnant water are contin-
ually standing on the streets and lots.
After considerable discussion, the
board of public service was authorized
to go ahead and have a drain dug
as soon as possible. Some members
of the council wanted to refer the
matter TO the sewer committee. but
lCity Solicitor Donithen and others
thought that Ii demanded immediate
action.
A. G.. Edmondson, who owns con-
siderable property In that part of the
city, said that conditions there are
execrable. There is no way getting
rid of the wl.cr, and IL stands in
pools of wate' covered with scum
of emerald hue. 1" Mr.. Edmondson
said that this unsanitary condition
has been the cause of considerable
sickness.
People llvi"g in that part of the
city gave talks on the question. They
said that the physicians have stated
that conditions should be remedied at
once in order to prevent further
lspread of diseISc.
Ordinances were adopted for bor-
rowing a total os $4,000 to pay for
various street improvements. Ten
notes of $500 each will be issued to
lpay for the Park Boulevard paving.
one note of $500 to pay for the
Grand avenue paving, two notes of
$4,000 each fuI the South Prospect
street paving, and one note of $1,000
for the Cherry street paving.
An ordinance to levy special assess
lments to pay for various sidewalk
Improvements was adopted.
Petitions wstc received asking for
lstone sidewalks on the east side of
Trey avenue 'Iom Walnut street 10
Superior street, the west side of Wat
Ierloo street from Benentt street IN a
point 200 feet south of Brown street
the east side of Thompson street
from Center street to lot No. 1862
the south side OF Sugar street from
DaVids street 10 Uncpaher avenue
and on the west side of Breen street
from Silver street to the north end oF
the street. All of the petitions were
referred to the street and allev com
mittee.
The board of Public service recom-
mended that new stone walks he
placed on the west side of Patterson
street from Quarry street to Patten
street, on the cast side of Blaine av-
enue from lot No. 1868 south of Co
lumbia street, and In front of the
Flocken drug store. All were re-
ferred to the street and alley commit
ltee.
Ordinances We er adopted directing
the board OF public service 10 nro.
ceed with the paving of George street
from Main street to Prospect street
Elm street from Church street N
Mt Vernon avenue, Mary street from
Silver street to st. Joseph street and
with sewers On Monroe street and on
the first alley west OF Prospect street
from the Eric railroad to the first
alley south of Silver street. thence
east to Prosrpfct street, a sewer on
Ayondale street from Silver street