The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-19

WAS SCRAPPY
Service Board Cusses and
Discusses.
WILL FIX The LIMIT
Asphalt Must be Handled
Like Eggs.
The Board Gets After Solicitor Boyd
and Takes a Shot or Two at the
Council.

II will doubtlessly be a matter
of but a few weeks until the city
will have an ordinance in effect pro-
hlbiting any person allowing his
horse to stand upon an asphalt
! street paving for longer period
than fifteen minutes.
I'VE want an ordinance prohibit
ing a person having his horse stand
ing on the asphalt street from
morning to night" said President
20. A. Busard, of the public service
board at the meeting Tuesday even
, irly. City Solicitor Elmer Boyd
agreed to draw up the ordinance and
considering the opinion Of the board
members and Council in regard to
the matter 1t will not be long be-
fore IL is effective.
! The proposition that such an or
dinance be drawn up was suggested
by the president in reviewing the
conditions Of the streets of the citv.
Here and there on the asphalt
streets according 10 the president,
are great holes which will in time
some PROCEEDINGS against the citv,
these are caused by persons allow
their horses 10 stand and break the
paving rendering it useless. The az
phalt is very valuable and II should
most certainly be protected accord
irg to the statements of Mr.. Busard.
City Collector Boyd took differ
ent view of the matter and for some
time there was wrangle royal on at
] the meeting. "Any street, which
could not stand horse hitched on
It for a few hours, ought never to
be put DOWN. said the solicitor.
ANY man has q right to have his
horse stand on any street for fiji
teen hours and II the streets can't
stand it you hod better take them
up
"Are you to look after the inter-
ests of these people who are being
warned, persist in leaving their
horses on the streets and damaging
them, or are you here to look after
the interests off, the city and these
people who pay dearly for their as
phalt Streets
"I am here TO look after the in
terests of the city, replied Boyd.
"Well, | hope so,' returned the
president of the board. think that
any man who is elected by the votes
of our citizens is elected to protect
the city. In my idea you are just
looking after the interests of those
who destroy our city"
Member lssleib gained the floor
and stated that it was but oommos
sense on the part of any one, that
horses hitched at any given place
will destroy the asphalt street no
matter how good. IL the horse is
permitted to stand there very long.
THESE people who pay dearly for
lther streets, are having them torn
up dn this way and what can they
do" ask Issleib.
The ordinance will be trawn up
by Boyd and presented to Council
soon.
Addison Balm. superintendent of
parks, was present and sought to
make some answer to the charges of
Monday night at the meeting OF the
council The service board did not
take occasion to thaik the council
for becoming disgusted with the
parks and filing charges against the
officer, when the parks come wholly
under the supervision of the service
hoard.
Mr.. Balm in his remarks stated
that the chaTye that he had been
spending most of his time selling
ice cream aud pop at exclusive
stands was entirely ERRONEOUS. He
stated that the only time that he
spent at any stands whatevev was
on Sundays few hours and this
was owing to the fact that he Is
not being paid for his services on
Sunday and he. therefore, has a
right to spend his time as he
pleases. He stated that no one knows
the amount of time he had spent
~orkirlg over time in the interests
OF the parks.
President Busard talked of the
success of the park and stated that
they were very popular and so for
u has a good reputation. An official
like Mr.. Bain is necessary TO see
that no rowdyism is permitted thus
making the park disgusting in the
eyes of the citizens. The charge
AGAINST Mr.. Balm according 10 the