The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-04
HIT POLICE
STIFF JOLTS
Councilmen Object to Captain
and Chief Bossing Job.
WANT THEM TO WORK
Say Bond and Cornwell
Should do Patrol Duty.
Some Suggestions to the Sanitary
Officer Council Hears Few Minor
Complaints at Meeting.

Claiming that the captain OF police,
Link Bond, sits around headquarters
at nights when he should be on the
streets doing patrol duty, the city
council decided 10 refer the matter to
the safety board and have him put to
work Many other things were said
about the police department and the
city fathers were apparently in very
unusual mood az their regular session
last evening.
Jacob Rudolph was the first coun-
Gilman to broach the subject. He de-
clared that in the present season OF
financial strife that the high officers
of the police should be willing to
humble themselves to some extent by
uOing patrol duGy. He branded il
not essential 70 pay man seventy
five to ninety dollars a month to sit.
around headquarters and answer tele-
phone calls whom the city is so finan-
cially burdened that it can scarcely
support a palt"y few street patrol
men. Rudolph believed that both
captain and chief are unnecessary Of
ficers when there are scarcely a half
dozen patrolman under them
Randall expressed about the same
ideas as did Rudolph and declared
that he believed that the mayor could
answer telephone calls and allow
even the chief to do considerable pa
troll work during the day.
DR.. Setter changed the subject very
abruptly by claiming that the police
proposition. reminded him much of
another idea. lie emphasized the i'm
portance OF endowng the sanitary
police with the same power as the
regulars. lie declared that the fruit
dealers are violating the ordinances
daily by throwing rotten fruit into
the cutters and dumping other gar
bage into the streets He declared
that the sanitary police should ar
rest these yio'2tors, take them be-
fore the mayor and have a fine inn
posed. Dr. Setter was very enthusiasts
tic in his speech and preached the
doctrine of cleanliness in an eloquent
manner
Following Dr. Settlers effort Mr.
NAPLES ended the discussion of the
police problem by emphatically de-
claring that council has no business
prying into the affairs of the safety
department further than to make
recommendations II was finally de-
cided to lay all complaints to the
three gentlemen composing the board
OF public safety.
Member Bryant had his heart set
upon getting gas light placed at
the corner of Delaware and Walnut
streets He declared that this corner
is exceptionally dark and assured the
members that the improvement is
much needed DR. Setter declared
that he visited the corner and that it
is not so very dark 1T must have
been moonlight when you were there =
declared Bryant After considerable
pedifogging, council decided that in
order TO secure the light, the resi-
dents in that vicinity would have TO
present a petition.
Mr. William Bush, of Franconia
avenues was present and presented a
complain to the body. He declared
that since a change in ownership OF
certain real estate that the street
crossing between Madison and Fran
coma avenue has been closed. lie
claimed that he adjoining property
was formerly owned by Reuben
Ackerman, Who later sold it to a man
by the name Of Stout. He declared
that the street is not on the city plat
and that the land has never been
decided to the city. Council requested
Mr.. Bush to present a petition speci-
flying in writing, his demands.
Christ Cromer, Daniel stayner and
others were present and made com
plant OF a certain waterway running
between State and Prospect streets
They claimed that during rainy
weather the tile drain oYerflows and
floods the adjoining fots. A petition
was later presented asking for q