The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-22
GET DOWN
TO BUSINESS
City Fathers Lost no Time
Monday Evening.
OpAJNAN DAcCCn
ORDINANCES PASSED
And Other Legislation Laid
on the Table.
The City Streets will Soon be
Decorated with Waste Paper Re-
ceptacles In Large Numbers.

The city fathers were on their
Imettle last evening and in less than
two hours they passed upon n half
score of ordinances and resolutions OF
important nature. 1t was a case of
business and nothing but business,
and as result the program was
cleared In quickly.
AN ordinance was passed providing
for street waste paper receptacles
for the purpose of keeping the streets
clear of paper and rubbish. Mr..
Guy d. Kendrick was granted the
exclusive right of erecting and plac-
ing the boxes on the condition that
they shall be of steel material and
to be placed without any expense
whatever to the ciyy. The ordinance
calls for one hundred or more boxes.
-Four notes were issued othe Ma
rion National bank to provide funds
for the extension of the Improvement
on Silver street. Two notes were of
$1,000 eath, one of $1,000 and the
third was in the sum of $4,000. The
notes are all payable in four months
and bearing interest at six per cent.
"a resolution providing for side
walk to be constructed on the east
side of Hane avenue from Church
street, south to the south line OF the
premises owned by Mrs. Mary
Young; also stone walk on the west
side OF High street in front Of the lot
owned by Mrs. Kull, was considered
and passed.
The clerk read a recommendation
from the board OF public service,
calling for the following improve
ments: Sidewalks on the north side
of Tully street from Prospect street
to Oak street; on the south side OF
Tully street from Oak street to Mary
street. on the west side of Greenwood
street from Church to Mt. Vernon
avenue; also in front of Habermans
hardware store and in front OF the
store room of Timothy Kelly. The
recommendation was ordered placed
on file.
"a proposition from J.. G.. Fair
banks which was filed March End,
through which he offered to deed the
city the necessary land for the con-
tinuance of Ballentine avenue from
Farming street to George street, on
the conditions that the city use the
abandoned quarry for q city dumping
ground, was ordered placed on file.
AN ordinance was passed to the eff
feet that a special assessment be lew
led against the lots and lands abut-
ting upon the south side OF Frederick
street from State street TO the east
end. The levy to be made for the
purpose of constructing sand stone
walks at a cost of fifty-eight cents
per lineal foot.
AN ordinance calling for special
assessments on the following streets
to provide funds for side walk Inn
provements, was passed: On Fran
conia avenue, east side at the rate
of fifty-nine cents per foot. On Dix
avenue the property. owners on the
west side, at the rate Of 5S.3 cents
per hneal foot. On the north side
OF Darius street the property owners
win be taxed at the rate OF seventy
five cents per fooo. On the north
side of Edwards street the ordinance
provides for a special assessment OF
fifty-six cents per foot. The assess
ment can be paid In cash at the of
fee of the city treasurer within thir-
ty days after the first publication OF
the ordinance or at the option of
the property owner in FIVE annual in
staDlments bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent.
An ordinance was passed providing
for n special assessment to be lev
led against the land owners of lots
on both sides of High street, from
Center street south to the second al
ley for the purpose OF providing
funds for constructing a sanitary
sewer and cellar drain. The assess
ment may be paid in cash or in five
annual installments.
4 "A note was drawn on the Marion
National bank In the sum OF 5000
with interest at the rate OF six per
cent. annually, In anticipation OF a
general fund levy for city reglstra-
tlon purposes. ttF fi
: "A petition from land owners, call
ing for water mains from Vine street
to State streetSand Balm avenue. also
a watermain to. be laid on Kensington
avenue from Center street to the in
tersectlon OF Church street, was re-
ceived and ordered placed on rec
ord. M -wnvI
eA petition for water mains on
North Prospect street from Mark
street to the Garden City pike. was
also received and placed on record.
iA resolution was presented au-
thorizing the Marion City Water
works company TO extend It's water
mains on Balm avenue, north Prospect
street and Kensington place. At this
point little jangle arose among the
members of council. Member Rudolph