The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
CHURCHES MUST
Be REM0OELEO
State Building Inspector
Gives His Orders.
STEEplE MUST Be RAzED
A. Falls Heaviest on German
M, E. Church.
Mayor Receives Report and the
Police Must See that ell Orders
are Complied With.

As q result of a visit TO the city
Of deputy state building inspector
w. II. Cranspon, on June 9th, 10th
and 11th, Mayor S.nerd received an
Important communication 6rom the
state chief inspector, Tuesday morn
ing. The communication Is from
Thomas o. Kearns, and he urges
the mayor and police department to
see that the ORDERS of the inspection
department are carried out without
delay.
Inspector Crangton visited prspctic-
ally all of the thurdhes in the city
and his eagle eye caught not few
g,onditions which are considered
dangerous.
At the First Presbyterian church
the Inspector orders that the waste
paper be removed from the base
ment and instructs the ushers not
TO use loose chairs on benches In the
aisles.
The congregation Of the United
Brethrem chmr.h will be compelled
to change the exit door on the south
side. to open outward Also to con-
struct a fire proof ceiling over the
furnace room.
AT the First Reformed church the
inspector instruots the congregation
to remove all rubbish and waste pa
Der from the closets located beneath
the stairways. Also to provide
hand railing for the stairs leading
TO the balcony.
At the St. Paul Episcopal church,
the inspector recommends that all
exits be changed to open outward
and to change the doors leading
from the auditorium to THE front
vestibule, to open into the vesthbule.
AT the Epworth Methodist church,
the trustees are Instructed ito change
the doors leading from the basement
TO open outward
Am rubbish must be removed
from under starways and basement
at the German and English Evangel-
ical churches. The trustees are also
ordered TO construct another stair
way at the east end OF the balcony,
leading to the first floor.
The only change necessary to be
affected at the Evangelical church
will be to provide hand rails Tor
AL the stairways leading to and
rom the balcony.
AT the Central Christian church,
The inspector instnmcts that the
doors leading from the basement
rooms, used as a Kitchen, be made
% open outward.
AT the Baptist church. hand rail-
'ngs must be placed ON all the stairs
and the practice of using rubber
hose for connecting gas stoves and
lights must be discontinued.
The AK fell the heaviest on the
heads of the trustees OF the German
VI. e. chunch. This congregation
will be compelled to tear down the
magnificent old bell tower and
zteeple, which so long has adorned
he front of the chuxh. The in
spector says that old tower is rot
ten and Is leaning. He declares 1t
IN a dangerous condition, and de-
nands that 1T be cut off level with
he church roof. 1t Is also ordered
hat the trustees rebuild the Chin
neys above the roof and to provide
better means of egress from the
| auditorium by erecting another STAIR
way. It Is demanded that the pa
Der and rubbish be removed from
he basement and THAT all the doors
| be made ITO open outward.
Inspector Cranston also spent a
part OF his time in hooking over a
Few lodge halls in the city. The own
| or OF THE hall o.cupied by the Broth
erhood OF Railroad Trainmen is in
structed TO provide better means Of
agress from the third 1oor by erect
ing a Substantial guard rail on the
-oof of the second STORY. He is al
20 instructed to place fire extin-
guishers in the lodge room. AT the
Odd Fellow hall the owner Is in
stricted OF provide a safer passage
way by placing guard rails on the
stairways.
The orders OF the state buildine
l ne.necaov. are cor1nul,sor7v and the