The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

and that the city building will never
come If the proposition Is not
started and boosted" by everyone.
1T will give labor to unemployed
laborers and the money spent will
be kept at home, said Mr.. Cor
ton. At the conclusion OF his re-
marks he made motion to have
the resolution referred to council as
a whole. 1t will be taken up at an
adjourned session to be held next
Monday night
In the call for remarks all of the
councilmen expressed themselves as
heartily in favor of the project. DR..
Setter said that the city will save
enough on the rent to pay the in
|terest on the bonds. He called at
Itention to the fact that at present
Marion needs the building very
much and he stated that the time Is
most opportune for securing the
much needed edifice.
Mr. NAPLES said that he was
heartily in favor of the project.
Materials are as low as they will
be at any time in the future. We
are paying a large rental for the
lefty Offices and the old city build
inly is disgrace to the city. Two
land one half per cent of the city
duplicate will build the desired i'm
provement. 1t will cost $25 for each
one thousand dollars on the tax
duplicate. AS the bonds will not
expire for twenty five years, a
tax payer with one thousand dol
lars on the duplicate will be re-
quired to pay but one dollar per
year. When these conditions are
thoroughly understood believe
that every tax payer and every vot-
er in the city will indorse the pro-
ject." Mr. NAPLES concluded by say
ing that Marion's labor situation
will be materially benefited by the
construction OF such an improve
ment at this time.
MIR. Randall said that he wished
the contract might go to a local
contractor and that only Marion
men would be employed on the
building. He believed that the labor
situation will be wonderfully helped
out II the building is authorized
by the voters.
Councilman Rudolph stated that
he believes the project an excellent
business proposition and he is hear
tily In favor of 1t.
Clerk Flies presented very good
argument In favor of the building.
lie stated that the city now pays
an annual rental of $3.50 for city
offices and $50 Tor janitoi service.
In the past five years the, city has
Iexpended about $4,000 en- the city
building and in the next live years
it will be necessary to spend even
more to keep the. old structure from
falling to pieces. He said that 1T
Twill be impossible to stipulate that
local contractors. should get the
contract, but It is possible to de-
mand that only local men be en-
ployed by the contractor.
President Rauhauser took shot
at the old city building. Ile said
that when his friends from out Of
the city called upon him and re-
quested to see the sights he always
steered them away from the city
building by saying, "Oh, 1t Is too far
down there and II docks so much
like rain we had better not CO."
At the election the voters will
have an opportunity to decide upon
three propositions, the city hall. the
market house and the engine house.
If all three are authorized tAe total
expenditure will be $4,000 and
the city will have a building to
which everyone may point with
pride.
| The councilmen said that some
opposition was expected because o.
the present money stringoncy but
all are of the opinion that when the
proposition is thoroughly understood
[ 1t will be readily seen that the
present money situation will have
but small bearing on the making OF
this improvement
An ordinance levying special as
sessnents on the following streets
for sidewalk improvements was
adopted: Farming street, $50; ,Oax
street $.62,5; Niles street, s.603 \ Tul-
ly $.54; Garden City pike, $.6l Mary
street. SOL; Mt. Vernon avendc,
$,63S: Cayuga. $1.61; Olney, ,.6O2.
Summit street, $685. Sugar street,
$.607; and Thompson street, $.5S2,
The assessment mentioned are th'
rates for each lineal foot frontage
of the properties benefited by the
improvement.