The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-05
NO MONEY
FOR MUSIC
Service Board Ca mot Pay
for Band Con ;erts.
SEVERAL CONTRACTS LET
Murphy Gets Summit st.
Sewer aud Landon High st
Service Board Meets In Afternoon
to 60 to Circus Gets Rid OF a Lot
of Routine Business at Session.

In order TINT the members might
have the opportunity OF taking their
families to the circus last evening,
tho board Of public service went in
to regular session at 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon and by five oclock ey-
erything on the docket was cleaned
up.
TWO contiuCts for sewer improve
ments were allowed at this session.
The contract for constructing a sewer
on Summit street was awarded to
W. p. Murphy at his bid OF SS76.40.
The bond was fixed at $500.
George Landon was awarded the
contrlct for building sewer on
High street. Ills bid was $197 so and
he was required to furnish a bond
of $500.
Upon notion or member lssleib,
Charles Sthnecmilch was appointed
inspector Of the Summit street sewer
at the usual salary OF 81 per day and
Harry W. Shrock WIS appointed in
spector on the HiSI street sewer at
tue same salary.
An important resolution. which
I was fostered by member Issleib. was
unanimously adopted by the board at
this time. The measure demands
that when gas, telephone or any otn-
or company, corporation or individ-
ual tears up a paving. 1t must be re-
placed in perfect condition. In case
that the company fails to do this, the
city will hive the repairs made and
charge the cost of the same to the
company causing the damage. The
board will allow fifteen days In
which the companies may effect the
repairs and in case TINT nothing is
done at the end of that time, the
, board will enforce the resolution to
the letter.
The board received an invitation
from the social committee of the Elk
lodg,, requesting the presence of the
members at corn roast and picnic
to be held MT Lincoln park, August
a9th. The invitation was heartily
accepted
Upon motion of member Krause,
| the street commissioner was in
structed to have a crossing placed at
the intersection of Mark and Patter-
son streets.
Addison Balm, superintendent OF
city pnrks, explained 10 the board
the importance OF Sunday band con-
certs at Lincoln park. He declared
that the Steam Shovel band has been
donating its services TO the cause and
that the organization has received
but little compensation for ite ef-
fort. Mr.. Balm asked that the board
hllow certain sum OF money TO be
used in paying for special music at
the park on sunday The board fav-
ored the sunday band concert but
owing to the fact that there was no
appropriation for this luxury, found
itself helpless in supporting the
movement. A niotlon WIS enter
Italned, however, to the effect that Mr.
Balm be instructed to appear before
council and solicit money to be
placed in music fund and to be
used especially for Sunday band
concerts.
City Auditor Harry S. Elliott was
present and explained several compli'
cations which had sprung up througl
a change in the classification OF ap'
propriations Although the auditor
had effected the change upon the in
struction Of council. the board wal
net enthusiastic over its results.
Bills amounting to s6199 40 were
allowed This sum included the biz
for street and alley lighting for the
month OF July, which was $1.1S4 OIL
also the final estimate on the High
street paving which was $2.i36. $!
and the final estimate of 81 ,369 96 or
the Mnry street sewer.
On the TOD wave or public favor