The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-06
ISSLEIB IS
PRESIDENT
Service Board Reorganizes
for the Year.
REPORTS ARE RECEIVED
And Business for the Year
IS Concluded.
]. C. Anthony the New Member Gets
Into the Harness Glowing Tri-
butte Paid to Late President.

regular session of the board of
public service Tuesday evening the
board reorganized for the coming
year by electing FreI A. Issleib.
president, succeeding the late O. A
Busard. Mr.. Iss'eib was also elected
president of the board of health.
Much business was considered by
the board Tuesday evening at It's
regular meeting, there being many
reports OF the various officers 10 be
read. Mr. Issleib acted as presl-
dent, pro tenn, of che board at the
regular meeting at which the bust
ness of the past year was com
pleted
At the first session OF the new
year which was he'll following re-
organization Mr.. I0slelb expressed
1 his thanks to the board for the
honor conferred upon him and stat
/ ed enphatically that the board was
not TO be political board but one
which would have as its only aim
the betterment Of the city. Mr.
Isseleib paid a tribute to the mem
cry of the late President Rusard
and noted his interest in the work.
The new president thought that
much money had been saved 10 the
city during the past year by the
efforts of the board members and
that mudh good ought to be ac-
compiished this year at less expense
The annual report of Addison
Balm, park superintendent was re-
ceiyed and accepted The report
was one OF the most interesting OF
those which the board has received.
Mr.. Balm stated that sum of $3,34O
was appropriated for park purposes
and that this amount was divided
into seven Departments as follows:
grading $1,000; fixtures $1OO mater
ial $500 fuel and tight, 5000: pay
rcll $3.50; superintendent salary.
$3.50 and inOldentals 500. or tnis
was used S3,042.O7 as follows. grad
Ing $1,000; fixtures, $19G.34 Mater
ial SiO9.6l; fuel and light, $9157:
ray roll, $64l63a superiutendent's
saary $500; incidentals. $9943. or
the sum which was not used 5000
was transferred 10 the street c'ean.
ing fund 500 was invested in
nursery stock imported from France
which was planted I'm a specially
prepared section of Mckinley DARK
Mr. Balm says that owing to the
drouth not more than loss of fir
teen per cent. will be sustained to
'he new shrubbery The extra drain
constructed there IL mentioned ano
Sl5O was expended in excavating Nc.
hinley park lake. This added much
to the beauty of the park. To
Thomas Soldiers is the city indebtet
Tor the well at Linco mark Also
Tor a number of bulbs and flowers
Given by Arthur Cowee of Dar'jn.
New York and f. r. Bake of thi,
city to the Council OF Jewish ladies
Is the city indebted for the new
AMI pit at the park A stone road
has been made at the park as was
1lso a ball diamond. During the
season a large piece of land wa,
given by the Stoltz Land company
in what is now known as SEQ
fed Heights Park" Mr.. Balm say,
that an Income OF 800 was reaIiz
ed for park privileges and farm
products grown ON unseen portions
Of the parks. "A liberal appropria-
tion for 1909 judiciously expended
would be fully endorsed by the
prdTessiye taxpaying people of Mar
Ton and for the lack of more parks
and more home entertainment
thousands of dollars are spent
every year at various pleasure re.
sorts concludes the report.
Mr. Balm urged the inadequacy OF
the park pavilions since the patron
age Of the parks has become so
pronounced
The report of Mr. Balm as marker
master was also accepted showing
total expense of $232.77 and re-
ceipts OF $2752S showing total
profit OF $4251 for the past six
months during which Mr.. Balm has
acted in this capacity.
President Issleib urged that II be
known thai the market house as
shown by this report was success
and not a failure
The report of r. A. Burnette, SUI
perintendent of the garbage disposal
plant wac received showing receipts
II S5O2.25 for the year of which
s66.5O for hides was Included, For
the month Of December the receipts
were $24O0.
Attorney H. N, Quigley was pres
ent and asked the board concerning
wages which were said to be dua
B F. Schurz for labor. The biz was