The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-16


The estimating board, appointed
by council, reported the assessments
made ON abutting properties for the
paving of Mill street and the first
alley east of State street. The board
Is composed OF William Aronhalt,
T. r. Roberts and Philip Doyer.
A resolution readiusting the as
sessments made for the Pearl street
paving was adopted.
There was next taken up the
Playground streee ditch matter
which has been up at every meet
ing for the past eight months. The
township trustees we're present and
talked over the ditch question with
council. The city has no right 30
tax residents OF the township for
Improvements running outside OF
the city and therefore they demand
tsiat the township put up the
money for its share of the i'm
lprovement The amount asked by
. council was thought by the trus-
tees 20 be excessive. but IL was
finally decided TO have the sanitary
and sewer committee meet with the
trustees and to have the question
settle in a manner satisfactory TO
all concerned.
An ordinance directing the water
company to extend its mains on
Mary street was adopted by coun-
ell after a petition for the improve
ment had been read by the clerk.
A petition asking for the extension
lof the mains on Balm Avenue be-
tween state and Vine streets was
read and referred to the waterworks
Icommittee.
An ordinance making It mis-
|dcmeanor to remove the contents of
any Clubhouse except between the
hours OF O'Clock q. m. and 4 p. m.
was adopted. It Is required that an
approved deodier be used in each
instance and that only air tight
cans or barrels shall be used in
transporting the contents. 1t is pro-
vided that under no circumstances
shall wagons carrying contents OF
any outhouse be permitted TO pass
along the principal streets OF the
cfty. It Is required that all OF the
work be done In the day time as
heretofore those who have been
carting iway the night soil have
dumped in the catch basins, in
fence coruers. or in fact IN any
rlao, that could be found instead
of hauling 1t cut TO the disposal
plant. BY requiring the work to be
done in the day time It is believed
that this will be eliminated.
A representative OF the Mayer
Brothers Asphalt company was pres
ent and told council that many of
the asphalt streets in the city are
badly in need OF repairs. He said
that 1t will be npcessary to relay
= large amount or the surface on
several OF the streets. In looking
over the various streets he had de-
cided that about 1000 yards needed
resurfacing The average cost per
yard would be in the nelghborhood
If S1.25. This would make the to-
tai expenditure about $4,000. He
said that 1t Is practically useless to
try and patch up many places in
he streets as the repairs will last
hut a short time and the work
VIII have to be done over again
| BY placing a new surface on parts
If streets that are damaged the
paving will become as good as
new. Council did not take any ac-
tion.
At the request of the safety
board an ordinance was passed CIV
ing that board the power to cut
down its expenses In an amount
not less than $1,000 during the next
six months. The communication
stated that II is impossible to cut
down the charges OF the fire de-
partment but the police department
can b. reduced and the expenses
reduced materially. 1t was explained
that the safety board desired the
sanction of council i'm the retrench-
ment plan. Members Rudolph and
Randall voted against the ordin-
ance.
Council will meet again next
Monday night at which time the
annual bugget OF Mayor Scherff