The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-20
H0stetter & Dawson and
Murphy Get Contracts.
OF PARK WORK
Bridge and Dam at Mckinley
Park are Finished.
Site for Another Park Given City
by the Stoltz Scofield Land Com.
pany-Service Board Meets.

The service board conducted a
large amount of business in an unus-
|ually short time last night. All of
the members were present at the
injecting.
The board approved and accepted
the contract and bond of John Kinsler
for the construction of sidewalks on
Patterson, Darius, Trey and Breen
streets and of o. j Noble for the
Iconstruction of sidewalks on Fran
|cOnia avenue. G.. w. Robertson, in
|spector of the improvement work at
Mckinley park, reported that the
bridge and dam at the park have been
completed In a workmanship man
lner by the contractor. The board
accepted the report and placed it on
Ifle.
On motion of Mr. NAPLES, the con-
tract for the construction of the
Mound street sewer was awarded to
Hostetter and Dawson for $685. so. the
work to be completed by April 1.
The contractors must furnish bond in
the sum of $3.50. The contract for
the sewer in the alley between
Pleasant and Chase streets were
awarded to Joseph Murphy for $1Ols.
IThe contractor must give bond of
$3.50 and must complete the work by
April ].
Addison Balm, park superintendent,
told the board that 1t was necessary
to secure, at once, large amount
of dirt for grading at the rear OF
the library building and for McKin.
ley park He said that the Marion
Railway. Light and Power company
had agreed to give the city al. the
dirt 1t needed and to furnish one
team to haul 1t with II the city would
furnish another one. The company
| is making an excavation at the street
car barns and wants to get rid of
the dirt. The street superintendent
was instructed to secure teams to
haul the dirt needed for grading to
the library building and to Mckinley
park The city engineer was in
structed to have railing constructed
around the overflow well at McKin-
ley park to obviate the danger OF
children walking off the bank into
the water, which is particularly deep
at that point.
| The Stoltz-Scofeld Land company
ANNOUNCED that It would cede to the
city small strip of land approxi-
mately forty by fifty feet at the in
Itersection Of Pearl and Prospect
streets. A twenty foot driveway
will be cut through between Pearl
and Prospect streets at the north
lend of the strip which will make a
sharp turn from Pearl into Prospect
street unnecessary. The strip ceded
Twill be made beauty spot by the
park superintendent. The small
driveway will be paved, the city
and the land company each bearing
its share OF the expense.
III was stated at the meeting that
the residents of Pearl street from CO.
lumbia sreet to the south line of the
corporation are preparing to petition
for paving but that property owners
between Columbia and Church street
are not desirous of having the street
improved. 1t is expected that the
board will have a large amount of
paving work to do during the next
spring and summer which will add
several more miles OF paved streets
to the already large number In the
,clty. Bills amounting to $s.325 which
included several paving and sidewalk
estimates, were allowed and ordered
paid.
At the meeting of the Board Of
Health, the officer reported one case
of diphtheria.