The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-19
Take Troubles to the City
Council.
MARION IN. GAS ( COMPANY
Scored Hard for Requiring
Deposit of Ten Dollars
Property Owners Want Their Money
Deposited Where They Nay
Know II viii be Safe.

Whether the Marion Gas COM
, pany has the right to require nom
property owners to deposit $40 to
insure the company against possi-
BILE loss is a matter which Is soon
to be decided by the city council.
lat the regular meeting of the
council held Monday evening, there
were number OF citizens present
protesting against the plan OF the
company.
Several members of the council
expressed the belief that under its
franchise the company has no right
to make such requirement. Coun-
Gilman Gorton. after expressing
this belief, made motion to refer
the matter to the city solicitor,
and street light and gas committee
for investigation. Councilman Wil-
son. who also said ne does not
think the company has right to
make any such requirement, sec
onded the motion and 1t was car
ried.
uNo other business man or COM
pany has the right to require any
deposit from his patrons ana
don,t see how the Gas company
can do It,, said Mr.. Wilson.
A. X. Patterson. former captain
Of police, was the first citizen 10
complain. He said that he believes
the Gas Company is discriminating
by neglecting to require deposit
from some OF its patrons.
"If you find the company can
do this under its franchise. there
is another question want to ask"
said Mr.. Patterson.
"we ask them what security
we get for our money and the
answer is that when the company
is through here we can dig up
their gas mains and get $40 worth
of pipe,, said william Craig. They
promise us four per cent. interest.
Mr.. Craig says he understands
that the company has already Sc
cured $4,000 of the peoples money
through these deposits.
"Some of us offered the company
security in place of the $40 ard
1t was refused,v said Matt Por
ter. "If they have right to my
money, want 1t deposited where
] will know it's safe. I don't want
to trust 1t with them.''
City Solicitor Donithen said that
this is question which comes up
annually. He says he understands
that the company made this ruling
after having been urged to do so
by property owners. who did not
want to be held liable for gas
bills incurred by their tenants. He
said that II there is any discrim.
ination 1t should be investigated.
The matter will probably be re-
ported at the next meeting of the
council. to be held Monday even
ing.
A petition asking that North
Main street be paved from Klerx
avenue to Playground street was
accepted and resolution provid-
ing for the Improvement was
adopted.
Mayor Scherff's bond of $4,000
was received and accepted. He was
sworn in for his second term by
|J. H. Eymon, a local notary public
last week.
People on Cherry street are kick
ing because Scott and Uncapher,
the contractors who are paving
that street. did not finish the Job
by November i. the time specified
in the contract. A petition was re-
received saying that the work
has been delayed and that the
end is not yet" The council was
asked to require the contractors to
pay the inspector for the time af-
ter November l.
Councilman Wilson said he
doubts IL the contractors can be
held responsible. since he under
stands that work was delayed be-
cause of their Inability to get
crushed stone. The matter was re-
ferred to the street and alley
committee. ~-st
| A letter was received from H.
IN, lderrih owT Aandi and tax agent
Ifor the Erie = Railroad company
stating that Sugar street has
never been extended over the com.
pany's right-of-way. and that he
does not believe the local council
has any right to tax the company
for a sidewalk which Is to be
laid on the south side OF ths
street. The letter was referred t6
the street and alley committee.
An ordinance directing the board
OF public service to proceed with
a sewer In the alley between Reed
and Uhler avnues from Center Il
Church street and south on Rset
lavenue to Indiana avenue, VA