The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-20
Solicitor Tolls Council Appro-
priation Illegal.
BOARD OF SERVICE
Attends the Meeting in Iu-
terest of Ordinances
Council Passes Measurer Regulating
Hauling Of Gafbsge-Many side
Walks Ordered LAID.

"a joint meeting of council and
service board was held In the city
offices last evening and great deal
of important business was considered.
Owing to the absence of president
S. II. Rauhausor, DR.. j. G.. Setter
acted a. president pro TEN. The
principal reason for the presence OF
the service board was TO advocate in
detail the necessity of repairing var
ious paved streets throughout the city.
The matter was one of the first busi-
ness issues of The evening. After
lengthy discussion city solicitor, Ell
mer r. Boyd informed the assembly
that II would be unlawful to make
any special appropriation at this
time for the repair of streets. The
question was finally dropped.
"A resolution was adopted, calling
for the repair of stone sidewalks in
the business districts of North and
South Main street and on the west
side of Oak street. The walks will be
raised and new stones will be added
where needed.
A resolution calling for the con-
struction OF the following sand stone
sidewalks, was adopted: On north
side of Tully street from Prospect to
Oak; on the north side of Tully
street from Oak street to Mary street;
on the east side of Lee street from
the north line of the premises owned
by Charles Walters to the present
stone sidewalk; on the west side of
Thompson street from silver street,
north to the present stone walk; on
the west side OF Firanconia avenue
from the North line of Wilson avenue
north to the north line of the prem
ises owned by r. G. Peters; on the
cast side of True avenue from Center
street to Wilson avenue; on the west
side of Barnhart street from the pres
ent stone walk to the Big Four rail
way right of way; on the north
side OF Wilson avenue from Lincoln
avenue TO Barnhart street. and on
the west side of Greenwood street
from present stone walk, north to
Playground street.
An ordinance was adopted calling
for the issue of five notes, three notes
of 81 900 each and two notes of So 900
each to the Marion Natlonai bank for
the purpose of paving Silver street.
A resolution was adopted author
izing supplementary appropriation
in the sum oil $3.50 to be made part
of the public safety fund and to be
used to pay for the services of spe-
cial fremen during the last half OF
the year 1908.
Councils attention was called to
petition from Mrs. Mary Dwyer in
which she alleged that the special
assessment levied on her property Is
in excess Of the assessment on the
tax duplicate, She asked that
council drop the excess. The mat
ter was placed in the hands of the
finance committee.
A resolution was adopted authorlz-
ing the Marion Water company TO
extend it's mains on Balm avenue,
north Prospect street and Kensing-
ton avenue.
An ordinance accepting John Mid
lam's second addition TO Marion
was held over for discussion. The
proposed addition adjoins the lands
of the StoltzScofield addition In
South Marion.
One OF the most important business
transactions of the evening was the
passing of an ordinance regulating the
removal of night soil from private
vaults. For several months the
board OF service has been begging
council to pass an ordinance which
would compel the garbage hauIers to
use air tight reservoirs and to effect
the hauling in the day time. And
their wishes were gratified last even
ing.
The ordinance regulates the remov-
al Of contents, transporting and deod-
orizlng OF night soil from vaults. 1t
makes 1t compulsory that the haulers
effect the work between the hours of
o'clock in the morning and four
o'clock in the afternoon. The night
soil must be transferred in air tight
cans. The contents of any vault
shall not be removed until II has been
completely deodorized with an appll-
cation OF not less than six pounds
of coDperas. The fine for breaking
the ordinance is $50 for the first Of
Tense
lhter considering various minor |,
points of business council adjourned.