The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-06

Some Of the police are not very
highly pleased with the S. monthly
increase in salary granted by the city
council Monlay evening. In fact,
some of the officers say that they
wanted a $40 increase or none at all,
and there is possibility that the
dissatisfied ones Will resign from the
force.
Monday evening when the officers
reported for duty at the city build
ing they read in the Mirror the ac-
count of a conference held during the
day by the board of public safety
and the finan.c committee of coun-
Gil. At this conference 1t was decid-
ed to give the police and firemen a
monthly raise of S.. just half the
amount which has been desired.
When the time came for taking ac-
tion on the salary increase the ordin-
ance at the council meeting Monday
evening, several members of the
council were refined not to grant the
officers any Increase whatever.
| j. v. Wilson, a member of the
finance committee, was very wroth.
He said that IN his way to the meet
! ing he had met policeman who had
taken occasion to clearly express him
self on the salary question. He had
told Mr.. Wilson that the council could
take it's IS raise and go to certain
place where tho climate is decidedly
warm the year round.
Finally, however, the members OF
council agreed that since 1t was prob
able that the greater number of the
policemen would be glad to get even
a S. raise, they should not be deprived
of it on account of few dissatisfied
Jones.
Another policeman stopped me
while | was on my way to the meet
ing and thanked me, saying that he
WAS glad to set thre SIS raise" said
Mr.. Wilson.
The new, scale of salaries for the
men of the police and fire depart
ments, as specified in the new ordin-
ance, places The salary for the first
years service ~ $50 month, for the
second year az $50. and for the third
year at $65. The captains of both
departments Will recveive $72 so a
month and the chiefs, 800 month.
The council meeting Monday even
ing was another record breaker in
point of duration. 1t began at s
O'Clock in the evening and lasted
more than four hours. motion for
adjournment net being carried until
Is minutes aft:r 12.
However, II can't be said that the
session was devoid OF anything of a
business nature. The evening was
well taken up with questions ranging
from street improvements to the nee
essity of lettering the street railway
service.
| Through The efforts of Mayor
Scherff, the council adopted an ordin-
ance increasing Marion's circus H.
cense fee. The minimum is now $40
and the maximum fee $3.50. In the old
ordinance the maximum fee was 500
FORMER mayo's always allowed the
largest circuscs on the road TO s,.-..y
In the city at the minimum fee Of
$40. despite the fact that none of them
tailed to take thousands of dollars
from the city and always meant a
great deal of extra expense. Mayor
ISchern, however, following his policy
lof boosting the city's revenues, has
Always charge the maximum of $40
recognizing the fact that the citv is
entitled to that amount and more.
General Manager George Fl wbvsaII
loI the q. ID. 4 NJ. Electric Railway
company was present asking that the
lranchise for extending the CITY rail-
way over George. Prospect, Silver and
Lee streets be removed. He explained
that when the franchise was orig
ihally granted, technical error was
made, The grant was made m tho
Z, d. q M, Electric Railway COMPANY
when It should have been given 10
the Marion & Suburban Railway com
pahy' bsi1iary concern.
owing TO the fact that the new fran
chlse is somewhat different from tho
ola one, the council could not agree 10
sraht IL at the Monday evening
meeting IL was referred to the or.
uinance and franchise committee and
wan De gone over by the council ar a
pauenssto belsheld before the newt
hieetins. % incidental TO the discus
sion or the ordinance. Mr.. WbvsaII
and the council members became en-
gagged In discussion In regard N
the service on both the interurban
and city railways.
councilman Carpenter started things
going when he sked Mr.. Whysall why
interurban cacs could not be stopped
at all OF the streets of the city in
stead OF at a certain few. He said
that one day when a heavy rain was
falling, a crowd of people waiting for
an interurban car were sheltered In a
store at the corner of Olney avenue
and Center street. In order TO keep
from standing In the rain. they tele-
phoned to the interurban station and
asked that tho outgoing car be