The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-08
MORE FIRE
PROTECTION
Safety Board Asks Council
for Two More Departments
EAST AND I)....la NORTH la,IIH ! EN- ENDS
Are in JrgentlNeed of Bet
ter Fire Protection.
City Fathers Decide Not to Lay
rese-Walks-Transfer of Funds
Made New Gas Lights Ordered.

Not having been In session for
thee weeks, the city fathers had a
large bundle of business to consider
last evening. They hurried right
along with 1t, however, and despite
the fact that every man on the board
made a little speech, adjournment
came at 8 o'clock.
If favorable discussion has anything
to do with It, Marion will have two
new fire departments within a year.
The board of public safety sprung a
surprise when IL submitted papers
recommending that the city issue
bonds for the establishment of east
and north end fire departments, This
board further recommended that the
central department be strengthened
by adding one more regular fireman.
Fire Chief Thomas Mcfarland was
present and expressed his views on
tAis Important qpe.tion, He explained
! that another department Is especially
nee ed in tie north end, owing to the
fact that this part OF the city Is cut
! off by the railroads Mr.. Mcfarland
/ informed the board that the fire rate
in the city is increasing, that there
| have been nincty-six fires this year to
! forty-iive last year. lie declared that
with the present equipment 1t Is I'M
possible to cover the entire city, es-
peeially the north end when the de-
partment is held up by long freight
| train.
! p. Burke, member of the board of
public safety, was present and ex-
pressed his views. He declared that
since the great Uhler and Phillip s
fire, the board has come to realize
the Importance of god fire protection.
He said that Marion is almost as
large as GAINESVILLE and that city sus-
tains eight fire departments. He de-
clared that the safety board did not
present the recommendations with a
/ view to an immediate action, but
simply to bring the matter before
the importance of good fire protection
recommendations were ordered placed
on file.
As the result OF a petition brought
by the Marion Steam Shovel CON-
pany, resolution was passed favor,
ing sand stone sidewalk, four feet
in width, TO be constructed on the
north side of Herman street, from
David street to Uncapher avenue.
AN ordinance to establish cunt
/ nll
Church street, between State ant
High streets, was passed. An ordln'
ance for issuing bonds in the sum o.
$780, to pay for two and one-hal
, by four feet cross walk stones, wa
first passed but later reconsldered ant
r,je ted. The ordinance was TO pro
vide material only, and ater council
found II would be impossible to "a
ordinances calling for bonds to pro
vide material only, ana after counci
was reeohsldered. ' ''' 800 ''al
IA resolution was adopted, calling
. for theytransfer OF a sum OF $342 .5'
, In the appropriations of the public
, service fund Council found that Ger
tain appropriations in this fund will
! not be needed for the causes to whicl
the money was assigned and come
, auently the resolution to transfer
certain sums was recommended Th'
sum of 5000, assigned to park pa!
roll and labor, was transferred to thu
street cleaning fund.
, Under the head of fire department
and police, council made the fol
, lowing transfers: $25 from ''sta