The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
PARKS ARE
CHRlSTENED
Council Disposes of the Job
Quickly.
MARTYRED PRESIDENTS
Honored in Naming Mari0n's s
Three Parks.
North Park Is "Lincoln" South
Park is "Carfield" aud East is
mckinley.

| Al Monday evening iheelihS
| OF the City Council. J. v.
Wilson announced that people were
getting into the habit of referring to
the three parks as the North End,
East End and South End parks.
He thought that unless these parks
we're named at once. the custom
would stick and half the beauty of
the parks would be lost in not hav-
! Ing pretty name.
Whereupon City Clerk Fies bobbed
up serenely with u suggestion that
the South End park be called Pros
poet This was very we'll received
and encouraged by his success, Mr..
Fies then ventured on Fairview as
a name for the North End rest spot.
Mr.. Wilson said several East End
people had suggested Kensington
park as the name for the East End
resort. The matter was discussed
a. some length. Council wasn't
exactly sure Just who had the au-
thority tn name the parks, and it
was finally decided that some ac-
tion would be taken soon.
| However, the park question would
not down and after the meeting had
adjourned, the maiter was discussed
informally. City Solicitor Donithen
then suggested tlat it might te a
good idea to name the parks after
the three marty.ed Presidents. This
suggestion met with favor and the
names of Lincoln. Garfield and Nc
l<inley were written on slips OF
Paper and dropped into n hat.
Mr.. Gorton drew for the North
End park aud drew the ma ne OF
Lincoln; Mr.. Wilson drew Garfield
for the South End and Mr.. Setter
drew Mckinley for the East park,
Hereafter, the council BELIEVES that
people will come TO use these names
until they become so familiar that
,they will not he designated in any
other manner.
| Other than this the time was CIV
en- up to the passing of some assess
Ing ordinances and the hearing Of
lpctitions for sidewalks and sewers.
Petitions for stone sidewalks on
Walnut from Delaware avenue to
Prospect street, on Fies avenue from
Bennett street TO the south line of
loI 1851: on York from La
tourette to Fles avenue and on
Scranton avenue from Silver street
to lot 43l2. Resolutions, authoriz-
Ing the construction OF the last
two were adopted and the others
were referred TO the street and alley
lccmmittee.
A petition from property owners
asked that Mill street be paved be-
tween State street and the first Hey
least and the two alleys running
east and west and the first alley
running north and south and paral-
le' with State street be paved. This
matter was referred to the street and
Ialley committee.
An ordinance accepting j. G. I.ef-
Tiers addition east of Forest Lawn
was adopted. This piece Of ground
WAS formerly a part of the Peters
Park addition and the replatting cuts
the lots from 60 10 40 feet front
Iage.
An ordinance levying special as
easements for the construction Of
sandstone sidewalks on the following
streets in the following amounts
was the nadopted Herman street,
81 cents per lineal foot; Playground
Istleet. Gl; Carhart street, so: Pros
poet street, 90; Chicago avenue, GO;
lOlney avenue, 60: Patton, IS; WI
son avenue, 80; Garner avenue, 60;
Mound street, Cl; Belmont street,
IGl; Sharp street, co: Edward street,
I5s; Trey avenue, 50; Grand avenue,
GO and Erie street. 60 cents.
Another assessing ordinance, levy
Ing a tax of 81 cents per lineal
foot for the construction of the
Jefferson street sewer and for va
rious amounts on various lots for
the Blaine avenue sewer was then
|adopted.
A petition for sanitary sewer
and cellar drain between Main and
Prospect streets from lot 141 south
u Mark street, was referred to the
sewer committee.
A petition for a gas light on Fair
lground street near the end of the
street car line, was referred to the
street lighting and gas committee.
J A petition asking for storm
water sewer on North Main street
between Hazen street and the first
alley north, was referred to the
sewer committee.
Mr. Reber then introduced petit
ltion, asking for police protection foI
Ithe residents OF tho northwestern
jparty OF the city This Is calculated
to give protection TO the people Nv.
Ing north OF Silver hnd IN the yicin-
|ity 0f tho Hooking valley tracks.
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