The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
"A LECTURE
ON CLEANLINESS
Will be Delivered to Marion's
City Officials
WILL FLOOD The LAKE
Superintendent Balm Wants
Smooth Ice.
The Board of Public Service Holds
a Regular Meeting and Hears Re-
ports From Various Departments

Despite the fact that the Board |
of Public Service had not held a
meeting for two weeks, the session |
last night was brief and but little
business of Importance was consid-
cred.
X. A Burnett, superintendent of
the garbage plant submitted his
monthly report. 1t showed that two
horses, IL barrels of night soil and
359 barrele of garbage had been
consu,Ied at the plant. The re-
ceipts ,roD' the department amount- |
ed to 1928
The ;Jcn'hly report of Mr. George
| H. MAY, city market master, was eX-
amined by the board The total re-
ceipts from the market amounted
\ to $24 o5. Thinking that report of
$2i ,uld not make a good show
ing W n the board Mr.. May added
SO TO it, deducting the amount
| from ~ is regular monthly salary.
In ac pting the report the board
deducted the $40, absolutely refus-
ing 10 accept Mr.. Mays contribu-
ton
Addison Balm, park superintend-
ent reported the result of his visit
to the farming land at the south
park. rhe board instructed Mr.. Balm
at ,cent meeting to look over the
ground and report his estimate of
the amount of rent that should be
charged. M Balm said that the
land should rent for $50 next year.
However, We stated that owing to
the ia It that Mr.. Mann, who rented
it last yea left the land in such
eXcellaIt c-udition, he should be let
off win ahcut S25. The board de-
cided that as there are only six
acres in the lot and that last year
was {. light one for me farmer, it
would settle with Mr.. Mann for the
sum of SIS.
Mr. BaiG held a communication
lgrom a mcrry-go tirm, asking
that the city allow it to install one
of its machines in a local park
next summer. The firm offered to
run ne machine on a per cent, or
have che city buy it outright. The
board defer, ed the matter until the
next lCeeting.
Owing tC the fact that skating
has become So immensely popular
at the Mckinley park lake, the
board decided to go 10 a little eX-
ira eX 'ense in order to provide
smooth ice Tor lovers OF the sport.
Mr. 9ain reported the ice rough
and ae Jared that 1t should be
flooded. Give the kids their fun,
remar' ed Mr lssleib and the park
superintendent was authorized TO do
tho 10 )ding act
Bills aggregating $1,000 were al.
lowed "nd the clerk authorized tn
issue orders on treasury for pay
ment Dt same.
BOARD or HEALTH.
hea III Oiicer Roy Chapman gave
his M 'nthly report, disclosing that
only q sht' cases of chicken poX and
one cate OF scarlet fever existed in
the ,itv. the officer reported that
at the present time there is only one
case 0t contagious disease in the
city. lns IS a phenomenal record
for this time OF the year.
! Thro Ugh the motion of member
: krause, tho board authorized Mr.
Q lssleib 10 eraagc Or. Il. C. NJ. Lewis
y to appear before the board on mex
. lTuesdly evening for the purpose o
: delivering 4 lecture on Cleanliness.
: Mr.. IiiSsard III sed that all of tn,
y city officers be present at that time
n The health officer reported tha
S he has received number of com
c PLANES from residents regarding tn,
condition ~ the city water III
j., declared tlHt he has consulted tn,
y superintendent OF the waterwork
!, plant aud that Official promised t,
y flush the system and clear the pipe
:, Of mtd Nh lsslcib remarked tina
the water has been IN deplorabl
u condition within the last week am
that one day it was SO black tina
Is bath parloT were unable to accom-
y moda'a customers.
Aftfr cOusidering several mino
J. points regarding the betterment O
u health contjtions, the board ad
Is journea "