The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-05
Are Being Handed to Marion
by Brick Men.
INFERIOR PAVING BLOCK
Has Been Palmed off as First
Class.
The Service Board Has Awakened
to the Fact and Will From This
Time on Secure More Bidders.

| lMemb sfs o. the board oil pubic
service are inclined to think that the
companies which are furnishing Mar
ion with stree; paving bricks are re-
peatedly handing the city large
and Juicy len' n. The bricks which
are sent bere to pave the streets are
second Cisss, so the board members
believe. This is despite the fact that
all contracts Specifically state that
every street shall be paved with first
class br cK.
At regula' meeting of The board,
held Tuesday evening, Mr.. Morgen-
thaler said that he has examined the
bricks sent here for Girard avenue
and has found many Of them to be
in bad slape Some OF the bricks
are in the best Of shape, while Others
are simply rotten" Mr.. Morgenthaler
said.
o. A. Busard. president Of The
board, oppressed the belief that the
manJfaclrrers of the brick are send
ing Marion bricks, which are second
class. He said that in the manufac-
ture Of tiick the best class of ma
terial comes from the upper part of
the kilns, where the process Of vitri-
fication is more thorough. Down
toward tie lower part of the kilns,
the vitirifying process does not do
such gooi work and the bricks pro-
duced are, in the majority of cases,
broken, crooked and in other ways
imperfect.
81 suppose that the big buyers get
the bricks from the upper layers,
while the bricks from the lower lay
ers are sent tc places like Marion"
said Mr.. Busard. He said that he
has vlsi'el these kilns and knows
from his own observations that the
different grades of brick are produced
in this manner.
Both Nr. Busard and Mr.. Morgen-
thaler oppressed the belief that IL
possible, more companies should be
induced - submit bids on local par
ing contracts. They said that some OF
the best and most reliable brick
made has not figured in bidding on
Marion streets for several years.
The II spedors who has charge OF
the Gifard avenue paving will have
to watch pretty closely" said Mr..
Morgenthaler. An effort will be
made to have more variations OF
brick represented when It comes time
to bid on the Cherry street paving.
b, F. NAPLES was absent from the
meeting, Tuesday evening, Messrs.
Morgenthaler and Busard betlg the
only ones in attendance.
The semi-monthly report OF Super-
intendent Eurhett, of the garbage dis
posal plant, was read and accented.
IL shovel that during the past two
weeks thsre has been cremated at the
plant, two dead horses, two dogs, IS
barrels OF right SOIL and 291 barrels
on garbage. The receipts amounted To
SIS. rs.
The bond and contract of James
kInfsler tor the construction of d
sidewalk on Carhart street were re-
ceiVed and accepted, the contract Of
the same nan for a sidewalk ON
Blaine avenue was accepted, as was
the conttact of j. II. Mann for NOV
Ing 'elce from Garfield park to
Mckinley park.
City Clerk Fies was authorized 10
advertise for bids on the construc-
ton OF cellar drains on Senate and
Marshall streets and Toledo avenue.
City Clerk Fies stated that M. J.
Weiser had asked permission to tan
the Easp Church street sewer from
his pro)s'ty on lot No. 1413, on JJbl-
er avenue. Permission was given NV
the board with the understanding that
Mr.. Wet'er will pay all costs and
damages.
The men who received the contrac,
for repairing the electric arch ON
the public square have not started
work. The board instructed CItv
Engineer Dwyer to see that the re-
pairs are made as soon as possible.
The Marion Railway Light & Power
company has agreed TO light the
arches on certain nights during the
summer.
The board allowed bills amounting
tc $3,325.39, including the monthly
light bill. Next TUESDAY t{dewaIk
contracts will be let, on the following
Tuesday street paving contracts, and
ION the next Tuesday, cellar drains
and sewer contracts.
In the health department, the
monthly report of Health Officer Lutz
was received and approved. II
showed that during May the officer
made 2S4 calls. attended TO 4s cases
OF measles. is cases of mumps, 1s
cases OF chicken pox. 16 cases OF
whooping cough. and nine cases of
other INFECTIOUS diseases. Only two
deaths occurred from diseases OF this
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