The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-03

At a regular meeting OF the city
council Monday evening, a very knot
ty problem in the matter of vacating
an alley on South State street, was
wrestled with and 1t appears that
some difficulty may yet be experience
ed among the members of the council
regarding the alley The thorough
fare is that running from South State
street to High street south of the Cen
trail Delivery company's barns. Burr
Raichley, who owns the property at
the corner of South State and East
Church streets was present at the
meeting as were also Judge c. Fl.
Norris and E. B. Durfee, residents of
that section of the city. Raichley de-
clared that the alley was used only ty
the Central Delivery company. and
that, in as much as he was improving
his property on the corner, he could
not allow his shrubbery to be damaged
by the horses of the company. Mr..
Norris also spoke regarding the alley
and stated that there were no reason
able objections why it should not be
vacated. The barns were not a par
ticular ornament there, he thought.
When the speakers were through,
Councilman Arthur Bryant stated his
side of the question and he declared
that many citizens aside from the
members Of the Elks, who oppose va
eating the alley pending the construc-
tion of a block in that vicinity, had
spoken to him and that many though
the alley should be paved when the
new Federal building was completed
'Why?" SAX Judge Norris. Does
anybody ever travel on it?"
Before Bryant could answer Raich-
ley shouted hotly that II was an ef-
fort TO protect a few shacks rather
than a good property. He asked that
the matter be settled Immediately but
the members of council thought those
who oppose the vacation of the alley
should be represented and they should
be heard from before action is taken.
At the meeting last evening S. II.
Rauhauser was absent and DR.. j. G.
Setter, as president pro. tenn, acted as
president. B. f. NAPLES was also alb
sent from the meeting.
Many matters of minor importance
were considered. The report of Mayor
Scherff for the past two months was
received and accepted. The report
shows collections of Sl04 for the
month of June and sl43.50 for the
month of July.
A resolution to have gas lights
placed at the corners OF Delaware
avenue and Walnut streets and also
at the southwest corner of Davids
and Buckeye streets was passed, Mem
bers Setter and Sneckenberger voting
negatively,
II was decided to have the local
water company lay main on Water
90 street from Bennett street to the
north line of York street,
A petition for a sand stone side
walk on the west side Of Patterson
street, south from Playground street
TO the north line of lot owned by
Peter Schweinfurth, signed by Rev. j.
w. Gillin and j. w. McMurray, was
received and referred.
A petition for vacating an alley in
the John Noonan addition was heard,
Mrs. Mary Noonan is the only inter-
ested party and she had asked the
council to have the alley vacated.
The matter will be given attention.
Alleys connecting with Liquori,
Parnell and Perry streets, which have
not been in use were ordered vacated.
After considering many minor mat
ters of the city's business the Council
adjourned early in the evening.