The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-30
AT Meeting of the Service
Board.
ACCEPTED
For Number of Municipal
Improvements.
Paving of Elm Street Is Delayed BY
Non.Arrival Of Brick = Order May
be Cancelled.

Much business of importance was
transacted at the regular meeting OF
the public service board Tuesday
evening. all members OF the board
being present save Mr.. Morgan
,thaler. The amount of business to
be considered each week by the board
is becoming so great that the men,
bers except to be exceedingly busy
during the coming winter.
The bonds and contracts of Un-
capher and Scott for the paving OF
Mill street and alleys were accepted
as we're also those of Hofstetter and
Dawson for the paving of McWilliams
court, The contract of o. ]. Noble
for constructing sandstone side
walks on the south side Of Sugar
street from Davids street to Uncapher
avenue and on both sides OF Mary
street from the south line of Lincoln
park addition to the Garden City
Pike was accepted. The contracts
and bonds of P. Drake and Sons were
accepted the firm agreeing to con-
struct sidewalks of Ohio quarry stone
on Oak and Thompson streets and OF
Berea stone on Garden City Pike.
The clerk was authorized to adver-
tise for bids for the construction OF
sidewalks on Franconia avenue, east
side. to Center street; on Breen street.
lon the west side from Silver 10 the
south side of said street; on the east
eide Of Trey avenue from Walnut to
Superior street; on the west side OF
Patterson street from Quarry to Pat
ten street: on Darius street from the
south side to Davids street; on ohe
north side OF Darius street from un-
lcanher avenue to Park Boulevard.
Rids are not to be received later
than at noon on November IL.
The board members had, some time
ago. ordered brick for the paving OF
Elm street from the Twentieth Cen
ltury Brick company, but no brlck mas
as vet been received, although the
work of grading the street Is nearly
COMPLETED. Many Of the Elm street
residents have complained that winter
will be upon them before the work
of having the street is completed. the
members desire to purchase the ne"
brick but will promptly notify the
lcompany that another order will be
given to another firm If the brick
are not supplied within few days.
The report of Park Superintendent
Addison Balm was accepted and the
new set of rules for the city parks
was read by Mr.. Balm. The board
members are highly pleased by the
conditions at the various parks.
| The lake at Lincoln park and the
bridge there will be completed at the
close of this week and a pipe line
will be constructed soon to convey
lhydrant water to the lake In the dry
season of the year. The rules, which
Mr.. Balm had prepared, will be more
critically reviewed at later period
although the list proved fully salts
factory According to the rules no
automobile may travel at rate ex-
ceeding six miles Der hour In any
of the parks. Although skating Is
lallowed in winter. no swimming will
be tolerated in summer.
Bills were allowed to the amount OF
$s, $50,
AT the session of the Health board
| four cases of diphtheria were reported,
lone case of typhoid fever, one case
of erysipelas and one case Of scarlet
fever. The latter has prevailed in the
Northwestern portion Of the city for
some time and the health officers
hope to have the disease under con-
troll within short time. 1t Is
claimed that the cases Of diphtheria
were not brought to the city but ap-
parently originated in Marion. The
Officers are using every possible ef-
fort to stamp out the contagious dis
ease.