The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-16

| ioke and if enforced in city like
Marion. would be gross injustice
to the citizens, the communication
of the service board was ordered
laid on the table. This was done
on II motion by s. X. Reber and
IL second from A. w. Mason.
Councilman Gorton was the FIRST
to express councils spirit of an.
tagonism toward the new law.
"T'he city auditor has stated that
there is no fund from which such
an appropriation can be made, .
said Mr.. Gorton. and this beng
the case ! don't see how the coun-
ell can do anything. This law has
been in effect for some time and
If il is legal, ] think it should have
been the duty Of the service board
CIR whatever officials inteuded to
enforce il. to see that a fund FOR
that purpose were set aside ut
the time the council made the semi
annual appropriations. If this law
is to be enforced now. ] think
the necessary fund will have to be
obtained elsewhere. -
''If there was $4,000 in the
treasury which could be used 10
help enforce this law" said Nh.
Mason. 81 wouldn't vote for
spending cent of it.. ] tell you
it would he an outrage 10 make
people, after they pay for I'M
proving a street, to get out and
put in a couple of day sweeping or
shoveling off the dirt.
City Clerk Fics sad that the
members of the service board could
hardly be blamed for not having a
fund created at the time the APP
ordinance was passed.
He said that the law was only
sprung here recently. He said
that il the service board is to
enforce the law, ii must have
money.
"If the council doesn't appro-
pirate the money! then the law
won't be enforced, will it! lueried
Mr.. Reber.
The city clerk said 1T hardly
could. Following that he told few
facts about the old poll tax, which
was in force years ago. 1t was
biz farce, he stated, the collection
amounting TO scarcely enough to
pay the collectors.
"Do you think Mr.. Flies, if the
council should appropriate $3.50
enough would be collected TO make
up this amount" asked Mr.. Will
son. The clerk said he had his
doubts.
After il was all oyer CITY Soil
citor Dcn;then said that he thinks
the law will not be enforced in
scarcely any Of the cities OF the
state. In the rural precincts, how
ever, it will be obeyed, as in these
districts the farmers are, willing
and ready to get out and do ther
share Of road work.
The reasons Of Mayor Scherff for
vetoing the ordinance authorizing
the paving Of South Prospect street
From Hill street to the south cor
p0intion line, were read by Clerk
Flies and on motion by Mr.. Wilson
were accepted and placed on file.
Ow'ng to the fact that ten days
must elapse before the council can
take action on the veto, nothing
was done at this meeting. The
council will hold an adjourned ses-
sion in two weeks for the purpose
OF voting On the ordinance.
a petition for paving st. Maly's
street between Silver and st. JOS
eph streets, with brick block, was
referred to the street and alley
committee.
An ordinance accepting Joseph
Woodcocll's first addition to the
city was adopted. This addition
consists of seven slots on Pearl
street, south Of Bcllefontaine ave-
nue..
After considerable discussion, the
|conncil ordered the service board to
proceed with The construction OF q
sewer ON north Main9 street above
Playground street. A section of
the city thcre is submerged in
water, and people who want to
build homes there are prevented
froT. doing so. The service hoard
has been delaying the sewer for
lack of funds. City Auditor Quig-
lev informed the rciouncl that the
necessary money is on hand.
In order TO make the Boulevard
OF uniform width along the entire
length Of the proposed pavement,
p. b. Dwfee and George ID.
COPELAND decided the city fifty feet
at the south end Of the street. The
deed was accepted.
A resolution was adopted auth
orlz'ng the laying Of stone side
walks op' The south side OF Wilson
avenue from Carhart street to Xix
avenue; on the east lido Of John