The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-18
ANNUAL. CITY TAX LEVY
Lowered One Tenth of a Mile
From Last Year.
c. u. & M. Files Notice That at
Last the City Railway E Extensions
are to be Built.

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levy, Monday evdniEg, the council
went the board of education one bet
ter The two bodies entered into an
agreement several weeks ago, in
which each arranged to cut down its
levy $40 of a mill 50 as to keep
the grand total down to 39 mills,
the same as last year. The council,
at its meeting, Monday evening, plac-
ed the city lavy at 1906 or 4-10 of
a mill less than last year. The board
of education has already adopted the
levy for school purposes. cutting $40
Of mill from the amount which had
been originally asked.
This additional cut of a tenth of
mill by the council will probably
lower the grand total that amount.
so that the levy on Marion property
this year will be slightly less than
last year. The council did away with
the general fund, thus mailing the
additional decrease of tenth of n
mill possible.
The levy was made after the mem
lbers of the ojIncil hal held short
caucus. A resolution was then adopt
ed, dividing the total levy of Is. 05
mills, as follows: for public health
purposes. 15100 of mill; public
safety, two mills; public service, 10
mills; library purposes. 40-100 OF a
m.ll; sinking fund five mills.
The meeting Monday evening was
unusually brief, being adjourned
shortly before 10 o'clock. All mem
bers were present.
George IT. Whysall, general mana
ger of the G. D. & NJ. Electric Rail
way company. was present and filed
Dotice ct the compaly's intention to
build an extension Of the city rail-
way over George, Prospect, Silver aud
Lee streets. He will submit his hid
on fares at the next meeting and
construction work win be started
within a few weeks
Mr. Whysall announced, through
Councilman Weber, that he will pre-
sent the council with big electric
fan, to be attached to the ceiling of
the council chamber and allow a
I little something besides hot air 10
circulate about the enclosure during
the torrld summer months. The offer
was accepted, Mr.. Phillips voting
against the acceptance
A number of people living on OIL
ney avenue and Blaine avenue, at the
rear OF whose lots is the alley run
ming between these two thoroughfarss
from Center street to Church street,
presented remonstrance against hav-
ing the alley improved with a pave
ment and a sanitary sewer. The pc
tition for paving the alley was pre-
sented several weeks ago and was
granted. Andrew Mel aughlin and
George Spragg were present and sad
that people whose lots have the al
ley at the rear are still paying as
assessments ON either the Olney ave
nue. or Blaine avenue pavings. The
paving of the alley. they say, would
benefit only three or four persons.
'rhe remonstranoe was referred to the
street and alley committee.
AT the recommendation OF the
board OF public service, the council
adopted a resolution TO lay stone
sidewalks on the west side of Nile
street from Silver street to Kenton
avenle, the west side Iof Seffner
avenue from Center street to the right
of way of the Big -Four railway, the
south side of Garfield street from
Lincoln avenue Ito Barnhart street,
on the east side OF Midlam street
from Garfield street 70 the right of
way lof the Big -Four Iuatilway, on
the west side of Summit street from
Church street to the end OF the plank
walk, on the south side of Tully
street from Prospect street to Mary
street, on the east side of Cuyahoga
street from Center to IIoyles street,
on the south siie OF the Garden City
Pike from Main street 10 Oak street.
ContFactors whol make ewtavatipns
in the streets fo-2anS Rpnrpose ! nihst
fkercise care To- properly kNafegnard
pedestrians by placing lights at The
sides of fthe excavations at night.
Trhas Us what THE members of the
! Icouncil agreed. Monday night. wher
mfr Carpenter complained OF the fac
that a number of the contractors al
low these holes to remain open with
out any danger signals. Dr. II. ]
lower. he said, recently. fell int,
lone NJ thase excavations ks,htIa n,al.
ing hurry run.
AN ordinance was adopted accepting
} John a Keys first addition 10 tn
J city OF Marion. The addition consist
! OF about 10 lots located at the juno
tion of Bellefontains avenue an
J Pearl street
J "A communication was received fror
Prank Darst, stating that he has pal
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