The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
PROCEED WITH
IMPROVEMENTS!
This is the Order Given by
the City Council.
WILL BORROW MONEY
Sidewalks and Pavings will
be Laid.
Safety Boards Request for Authori.
ty to Lay off Policemen and Fire.
men is Laid on the Table.

Council, at its regular meeting last
night, made arrangements to borrow
some money, put down some sand
stone sidewalks and to proceed with
some improvements.
A resolution to proceed with the
improvement of Silver street from
Leader street TO the west corporation
line was adopted. The thoroughtare
will be paved with brick.
A resolution was adopted, declaring
1t necessary to construct sandstone
sidewalks on the west side of Scran-
to navenue, between Silver street and
the north end of the street; on the
Silver street to the Erie tracks, on
the west side of Thompson street
from Silver street TO Evans street,
and on both sides of High street from
Balm avenue north to the present
terminus of the walk.
Phillip Loyer, Il. r. Roberts and
William Aronhalt were appointed to
act as an equalizing board in fixing
the assessments, according to the
benefits arrived, to pay for the cost
of improving Mill street by paving
from State street TO the first alley
east and also the first alley east Of
State street from Mil street TO Cen
ter street.
Council authorized the city auditor
and the mayor to Issue two notes TO
the City National bank for $1,000
each to pay the cost OF improving
Mary street: two notes for $1,000
each to pay for the High street raw.
ing; note for 5000 to pay part OF the
cost of paving South Prospect street
and sewer on Balm avenue ana a
note for $4,000 to pay for the ne
mainder OF the South Prospect street
paving and the paving Of North
Main street. Each of the notes is
due in four months and bears inter-
est at the rate OF six per cent. The
notes will be taken up by bond
issue.
The Fairground street ditch which
rms east on that thoroughfare and
into the township was again brought
up. The engineer submitted n draw
ing OF the proposed route OF the ditch
and an estimate OF its cost. City
Solicitor r. II. Boyd told council
that It cannot proceed with. the con-
struction OF the ditch and then ex-
pect to tax property owners outside
OF the city limits. He suggested that
the township trustees be required to
deposit s202 with the city treasurer
in which event council can proceed
with the ditch and be assured that
those outside of the city will pay
their share Council authorized the
clerk to notify the trustees that moth
ing win be done with the ditch un-
til the money has been deposited
with the treasurer.
A communication from the safety
board was received and read by the
clerk. The board requested that II
be given power to inaugurate a policy
of retrenchment In the police and fire
departments and a resolution giving
the board this power accompanied the
communication Council thought II
best TO lay the resolution on the
table for the present. Members OF
the safety board think that by cut
ting down all unnecessary expendi-
lures in the fire department and by
laying off policemen II will be able
to reduce the expenditures $1,000 in
the next six months. None OF the
firemen will be laid Off nor will the
department be in any way crippled
as this would Immediately bring a
raise in fire insurance rates.
John Walker asked council TO pave
small square at the intersection OF
North Main and Playground streets
and President Rauhauser who is also
in favor Of the Improvement spoke
in its behalf. No action was taken
by council in the matter.
Attorney John DeGolley asked the
consideration Of council in the mat
ter of taking off several assessments