The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-06
Disg y Std With Sewage Die
peeal Plant. .,,F
Is Costing the City About
$7oo Each Month.
Plot Of Ground Nay be Purchased
for q Dumping Place to Receive
citys Garbage.

1t was conceded at the regular
meeting Of the Public Service board
Tuesday evening that the present gar
bage disposal plant is failure. Mem
Der Morganthaler seemed to be most
radically In favor Of purchasing plats
| of land In various parts Of the city,
upon which garbage and night soil
may be placed.
1t Is stated that the plant as It
/! is now conducted entails an expense
| Of no less than 5000 per month up
on the city and the service board
members have realized that although
the cry OF their failure will go out,
| 1t Is time that something was done in
the matter. @
MFR. Morganthaler and the city
clerk will proceed to make an item
lied list Of the total expenses at the
plant during the last six months.
The expense cooperating the disposal
lplant. II is stated, is enormous and
lit is drawing too greatly upon the
Icity's funds.
1t is hoped by the board members
that action will be taken to purchase
"a plat Of land for garbage disposal
and also to abandon the present sys-
ITEM by the first of the new year.
The service board besides oonsid-
|ering the question OF garbage dispos-
|al, transacten much business at the
session Tuesday evening at the ses-
sion Tuesday evening. Member
NAPLES wassAbsent.
Clerk Flies was authorized to ad-
vertlse for bids for the construction OF
Ia sanitary sewer and cellar drain on
Pleasant and Chase streets and
storm water drain on Mound street
from Buckeye to Wood streets. Bids
are to be received not later than at
moon on November 10.
The matter OF the drainage OF
Blaine Avenue and Center street was
|referred 10 the city Engineer.
The reports Of Superintendent Bur-
nett OF the garbage disposal plant,
and OF market master May were re-
ceived and accepted.
The report Of Mr.. May for the
month OF October showed decided
increase In the receipts at the market
house and he in the future will report
for each month. on the first Tuesday
of the following month. The market
master was also given permission to
have the market open for business on
Wednesdays and Saturdays and not
on Tuesday. It"was stated that the
leading producers. who have their
dc NJ ho wot 10
the city more than twice a week and
moreover business Is in general very
poor at the market on Tuesday.
II was recognized by the board that
the city engine house was in an ex-
Itremely poor condition. It being prac-
|tically about to fall. During the
past few months. the house has
|crumbled at q remarkable rate and
the board. Tuesday evening. author
ICED Member Morganthaler and Sup
|erintendent Blum to visit the build
ling with a view Of estimating the
amount which should be spent in Its
repair. g6w
Bills were allowed by the board
amounting to $4,000. The electric
Hight bill for the month Of October
was $1167. So, The gas bill for the
same month was $2SS so and the wat
Ter bill for the past six months
amounted to S6.74S. 90.
The session of the Health board
was very brief The report Of Health
Officer Lutz was accepted and fled.
and the board members are highly
pleased over the present health con-
|ditions In the city. The contagious
diseases are not Of the nature to give
alarm.