The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-01
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SETTER MAY 4
TELL THINGS
That will be of Interest to the
Public.
MATTER FROM START
Looked Suspicious to One
Member OF Council.
Prospect Street Paving Proposition
Comes up for Final Reading To-
night-May be Taken Into Court

INC lal1 llts not yct uccn tViu
according to Dir. j. e.. Setter,
member of the city council. He
says that there arc great many
facts about that South Prospect
street paving muddlc which lie
mas up his sleeve. and i'll ease
ne should ever deem it advisable,
nc may turn loose these facts. The
loctor goes further by limiting that
if he should tell everything, the
public would be greatly cnlighten-
ed concerning, the south Prospect
street case.
"Fom the stprt Of this attempt
to have the street paved the prop
.sition has had q suspicious look
IN my eyes, the doctor states.
"When Mr.. Wilson Drought up
the resolution providing for the
Improvement, it was the first time
| had ever heard Of the PROPOSE
ton, and think that several 9TH
or members of the council can say
The same. Not only had there been
no petition circulate! among the
property owners. but Mr.. Wilson
had not even gone to the trouble
OF giving members of the council
notice that he would introduce a
resolution. Both OF these oyeisights
we're decidedly contrary to Gus
tom."
The second step in the south
Prospect street proceedings which
caused DR.. Setter to become still
more suspicious was the manner in
which the petition was circulated
after the council had refused to
take any action until q petition
should be presented.
II know beyond q doubt that
he petition was taken among the
property owners by representatives
Of the Asphalt company, says the
doctor. "That alone is enough TO
prejudice the mind of. any con-
scicnti0is citizen. "
The doctor says hc will fight
the proposed paving to the last
ditch and he is hopeful of ulti-
nate victory. lie says he is confid-
ent that the matter is being pushed
by few real estate spectators
who have no regard for the vel
fare of individual property hold
ers who live on the street and
arc even now having struggle TO
pay for their homes.
The ordinance directing the
board Of public service to proceed
With the paving will be up for its
third reading at the council meet
ing to be held this evening, and
unless DR.. Setter succeeds in en-
listing two other councilmen be-
sides Carpenter in voting against
the ordinance, it will be adopted.
The doctor says, however, that this
will not be the end. The figh'
will be continued into the courts.
City Solicitor Hokc w. Donithcl
who has been making trip
through Arkansas, Indian Territory
and other points i'll the Southwest
returned home Sunday evening.
He will be at the council meeting
tonight and will assist the city SOL
ons in clearing up several import
ant questions which have come up
during his absence.
II is likely that the difference in
opinion in regard to the rent OF
the present municipal offices will
be definitely settled after the
solicitor examines the lease. IT,
owners of the Huber building
want the city TO pay an increase in
rent OF 1850 year. They claim
that the city forfeited its lease by
failing to give notice that the Of
fices wonld be retained during the
next two years. The majority Of
the council claim that when the
lease was framed the intention was
that the city should have the priv
ilegc, to remain five years at the
present rent. The thirty DAYS
notice referred 10 in the docunrent
was IS be given in case the coun-
ell il,decided to move the Offices
before the lapse Of five, years. II
Is claimed. m 'Sp'N -
There orc several of tfls coun-
cilmcn who say they will not pay
a cc1t increase III rent until the
fire years are up. They say that
II the owners insist on an increase
the city will look for new quart.
ers. 9s-yf~ @a,,s4A sgss, ~