The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-20
MORE TIME IS NEEDED
In Which to Complete the
Improvements,
Representative Of the Findlay and
Marion Road Says Line Will be
Built Council In Session.

Inc elecJflc railway companies
took another inning before the
city council at a regular meeting
held Monday evening. The Marion
and Suburban company was given
a l25 yesr franchise rfor building
tracks over George, Prospect, Silver
and Lee streets and the Fndlay and
Marion company was given an ex-
tension of time in which to start
the construction of its road. This
comprised the most important bust
ness given attention at the Monday
evening session.
The franchise given TO the Mar
ion and Suburban is practically the
same as was given to the Marion
Railway Light & Power company
about year ago. The company
claims that it wants To- extend its
lines over the streets named but
that the necessary money could not
be borrowed unless the fra .ehises
be given to the Marion and Subur-
ban. The old franchise stands for
naught.
j. w. Jacoby was present as a
representative of the Findlay and
Marion company. He said that the
officials Of the company have met
with difficulty in borrowing money
for their enterprise and that work
cannot be started 6y September /
of this year the time limit set in
the ordinance. The money market
is rather agitated at present and
this is why the company cannot
secure funds. The time for starting
work was extended one year after
Mr.. Jaccby had assured the coun-
ell that the company expects to
have no difficulty in floating its
bonds as soon as the money market
becomes settled.
A delegation of residents of
Mound street were on hand to as
certain what council plans doing
to stop the floods which occur in
that part of the city every time
heavy rain falls. City Engineer
Dwyer, Who had been instructed
at the previous meeting to inves-
tigate conditions, stated that there
is division of opinion among the
property owners in regard to what
should be done. On the advice
Of the engineer, the matter was
postponed until the Mound street
people can make an effort to get
together and reach an agreement.
Along the line of poor drainage
conditions in the West End. Coun-
Gilman Carpenter asked what had
become of the project to build
sewer TO relieve conditions in the
business district between Olney and
Blaine avenues. The easements Of
business blocks in thai district are
flooded every time a heavy rain
occurs. City Engineer Dwyer re-
ported that he had investigated
and found that it would entail an
expense of about $4,000 to build
sewer on Leader street from Center
to Silver street, an improvement
which is said to be necessary in or
der to relieve conditions, council
made no further effort to discuss
the proposition.
An ordinance was adopted levy
ing a special assessment of 1922
flneal foot against property on
Columbia street from High to Dav-
ids street to pay for the paving.
Another ordinance provided for
special ass essments to pay for sew
ers and sidewalks on Hoyle, Pearl,
streets and Grand avenue.
Petitions were received asking
for stone sidewalks on the east
side of Trey avenue from Superior
to Walnut street on the west side
Of Breen street from Silver street
TO the south end of the street, ON
Frederick avenue from State street
to the terminus Of the avenue, on
the south side Of Sugar street from
Davids street TO Uncapher avenue,
ON the west side Of THOMPSON
street from Silver street TO lot No.
1864, and ON therwest side Of Water
loo street from Bennett street to a
point 200 feet south of Brown
street. The petitions were granted
and resoluti IN for the construc-
tion of the walks was adopted.
An ordinance for the issuance Of
La note of $4,000 to pay Tor the
paving of Park Boulevard. another
for a note Of $4,000 for sidewalk
improvements, and third ordinance
for a note Of $4,000 for the paving
OF Prospect street were adopted.
A resolution providing for sewers
on Reed avenue from Church street
to the first alley north, as well as
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