The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-17

COuiVduy VIScculeu JnelT dVpilCdJlOu
for a franchise in good faith and
would like TO have the matter
considered in spirit OF fairness.
You gentlemen, since the first read
ing of the ordinance, have had
an opportunity of comforting with
the officials of the Marion Coun-
ty company and with Mr.. Critch-
field and his associates. We have
asked for this franchise as a busi-
ness proposition. We have asked
forfitffor the reason that the treat
men accorded the citizens of Mar
ion by the present company, the
Marion County or Central Union
was unfair. We believe that the
treatment Is not what the Marion
County company promised the
people when It entered the field.
We have asked for the franchise
with the expectation of putting in
an up-to-date modern plant. such
as BELTS the needs Of greater
Marion.v
Councilman Wilson, as chairman
of the ordinance and franchise COM
mfttee, said he would like to
hear from other councilmen on the
| matter.
Councilman Phillips said that he
for one was not ready to vote on
even the second reading of the
franchise. He said that he is a
member OF the franchise commit
tee and that no meeting of this
committee had been held for the
purpose OF discussing the matter.
He said that not since he has
been member OF the council has
there ever been franchise of
much Importance acted upon with
out first being carefully considered
by the committee. He did not
blame Mr.. Wilson chairman of
the committee, because he thought
1t probable that Mr. Wilson had
been very busy with other matters.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had
thought that the entire council
had gone over the franchise and
that meeting of the committee
would he unnecessary. It was gone
over at one meeting, he said. and
Mr.! Phillips was not present.
Councilman Setter said he is a
member of the committee and that
two meetings of the council were
held for the purpose of going over
the franchise. He said he believed
there should be no further delay
and to that end made motion
that the franchise be taken out of
the hands of the committee and
given its second reading. This, he
said, would not put it up for pas
sage.
MIR. Phillips made formal pro-
test against taking the ordinance
out Of the committees hands
saying that Hhe had never been
present alta meeting where the
franchise had been gone over. The
motion was put to vote and
did not carry. Phillips. Gorton. Car.
penter, and Reber voted against
the motion, with Wilson, Mason
and Setter favorable.
Mr.. Quigley followed this action
by saying that he and his associates
are ready to meet with the council
at any time for the purpose OF
going over the franchise.
"We would like to have some
action from this council, either
negative or affirmative. ~ said Mr.
Qugley.
Rules and regulations for the
city parks were adopted. The ordi-
nance containing the 90 separate
rules was extremely lengthy, SO
long in fact that before Clerk Fies
had half finished the reading men,
bers Of the council began to get
restless. Mr.. Wilson got busy try
ing to make things interesting by
circulating among the other men,
bers and whispering in their ears
While this was going on Presi-
dent Rauhauser raped for order
"If can sit here and enuure
this ! think you gentlemen ought
to be able to do the samev he
sald.
"Go ahead with the ordinance
Wen act on it,n said Wilson.
The rules were adopted without
a dissenting vote. They provide
that no funeral procession or vehi-
Gle carrying corpse shall pass
through any of the parks, no
heavy vehicles except those used
for park purposes shall pass over
the driveways, anyone driving or
riding through any of the parks
shall not exceed speed of eight
miles an hour. horses shall not be
tied to the trees, rubbish shall not
be strewn through the grounds, no
signs shall be tackled on the trees
no dogs or hogs shall run loose
and any damage these animals do
must be settled by the owners. no
games of chance shall be allowed