The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-05
BECOMES VERY
| MACNANIMOUS
Service Board Lends Hand
to Weak Brother.
CONSENTS TO TRANSFER
Busted Safety Board will be
Helped Out of Hole.
Service Board is Shown That by
Economy II Can Help out Safety
Board Without crippling Itself.

The members Of the board Of pub.
lie safety were present at a regular
meeting OF the public service board |
in the Council rooms, Tuesday even
ing, j C. Anthony, of the service
board, was absent.
1t developed that the board of |
safety is in very serious and en-
barassing predicament at present,
owing to the lack OF funds with
which to carry on It's work, and the |
sum OF $1,000 was asked transferred
from the funds Of the service board |
to the safety board. City Auditor
Elliott was present at the meeting
and after noting the condition of the
funds Of the saefty board said that
only from the service funds could
this money be obtained.
President Issleib, Of the service
board, stated that he had the best
interests of the city at heart and
that as a reduction of the police
and fire departments would mean a
loss OF ten thousand dollars or more
to the citizens through an increase
i'm insurance rates, he was willing toI
ask Council to transfer the money
to the safety board. He offered al
resolution to this effect, but Member
Krause thought a little time should
be given to the consideration of the
matter and at a special meeting next
Tuesday afternoon, the matter will
be definitely settled.
Auditor Elliott explained that the
safety board could not borrow the
money from the banks on account
of the early period within which it
must be paid. II the service board
can keep its expenditures at the rate
of the first four months OF the year,
the money may easily be transferred.
The average monthly expenditure of
, the first four months of this year
was $3.50 63 and the total expendi-
| ture, 10,SS7 .64. The cost of oper-
ating the public service department
during the last eight months of this
year II the present running expenses
are not increased would be $20645 10
The expense of operating the depart
ment for the last eight months Of
1908 after deductin hydrant rentals
and funds from the sale OF bonds
was 50 ,6069 20, thus making a month
| ly average expenditure Of $3,25S ~.
If the same average prevailed this
year, the service board would have
a deficit of over $1,000, at the close
of the year so that all possibility Of
q transfer would be precluded. If
the same expenditures are made as
In the past four months and $4,000
given the safety board the board
will stand even or a little better
than the year previous at the be-
glnnig of 1910. The statement of the
Auditor follows:
During the last eight months of
1908, the average monthly cost of
street cleaning was $354.53, During
the first four months of 1909, the
average has been $241 .94. This
would mean that the conduct OF the
street cleaning department during
the last eight months of this year
on the same basis as in 1908, the
service board will need $112 80 a
month, or a total OF $900,72 above
what the expenses would be at the
average rate maintained during the
past four months. he balance OF
$14S0. 60 cited above, will more than
cover this amount"
"There is no question but that the
service board has done nobly," said
ID III. Lincoln, of the safety board
the review OF the situation. Audi
tor Elliott urged the board to keep
the expenses as In the past four
months, transfer $1,000 to the safety
board and thus make conditions good
all around.
Addison Balm, superintendent of
the parks, was the first to deplore
the light expenses at the parks. He,
however, stated he was willing to
work for the interests of the "ity.
The parks Of the city should be
cleaned, he thought, and their con-
dition at present is disgraceful.. He
thought the city owed 1t to It's cit
izens TO establish park which is
clean enough for people TO stay in +.
lie win probably be allowed TO clean
the parks at an expense Of $50.
Balm also wants to have the water
open for swimming at Mckinley parl,
or Scofeld Heights Park" as 1t is
now known, The park superintend-
ent stated that he had had much ex-
perlence in training people TO swim
and he wanted this privilege at this
park. 1t is probable that he will
use cork jackets and establish reg.
ular days for swimming,
R. A. Burnette was present and
gave his report of the garbage dis
posal plant. Collections for the pas
month of April amounted to $54. so
George Lawrence was present ant
was granted a license to tap into thC
sewers with the provision that The
Council pass the resolution asked by
the board some time ago that a fes
of $40 be charged for each license
lMr. Wilkes, OF Scranton avenue