The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-19
AFTER STREET
CAR COMPANY
Service Board Wants Torn
up Streets Repaired.
PLAYGROUND and GEORGE
-
Are the Thoroughfares about
Which Complaint is Made.
Drainage In Some Sections of the
City is Poor add City Officials
will Search for Remedy.
PLAYGROUND and GEORGE

AT a regular meeting OF the board
OF public servi.e, Tuesday evening,
resolution was passed asking that
the Marion Railway Light and Pow
er company bring it's tracks on
Foreground street to grade 80 as not
to further impede traffic. The reso-
luton was the result of an effort on
the part of the board to improve the
condition of the side streets on which
the tracks OF the company have been
laid. 1t was stated at the meeting
that the street mentioned in the res
olution had been in an unfit condition
since the construction of the tracks.
On either side of the tracks huge
ponds of water are permitted to
stand so that not only is traffic i'm
peded but the health of the COM
munity is endangered. The board
members thought that it should be
the duty of the company to have
their tracks grade so that the trav-
elers may CROSS them easily and also
to repair the street ana I'LL 1t with
gavel or other material suitable.
Mr.. Krause stated that Playground
and George streets were in good
condition before the tracks were laid
and that they were now in very bad
shape. A meeting with the officials
of the company will be arranged soon
and the matter will be taken up with
them.
The board wrestled with very many
eases of water standing in cellars
over the city and the members were
puzzled as to what method to pursue
in relieving conditions. On Latour-
cite, Waterloo and Mound streets 1t
Is said that the drainage Is poor
or there is no drainage at all and the
conditions there are very bad. The
complaining people say that their
cellars are constantly filled with wat
er and that this condition is danger
ous to health. When the complaints
were heard previously the board
members stated that the board was
without funds with which to make
improvements and many Of the COM
plailnts are being reheard. Mr.. An
thony thought that there was too
much consideration OF individuals.
He thought the board should ding
closely to the law. A case of shut
ting off drainage by one party was
severely criticised by the board. The
troubles are OF minor nature for
the most part, but much difficulty is
experienced in handling them.
An invitation was extended the
, board members to participate in the
Memorial Day exercises, and, so far
as it is possible, the board will COM
ply,
Market Master Addison Rain gave
his report for the market house dur
ing the month of April, showing a
collection of $22 O5. He reported ey-
erything in good condition at the
parks. The reports that the pond
at Mckinley lake had been emptied
and a number of children left prac-
tically naked to the embarrassment
of the residents he said were untrue.
1T was arranged that the board
meet the sewer committee of council,
composed of Messrs NAPLES, Sneck-
enberger and Setter and look after
the complaints over the city regard
ing defective drainage, They will
meet this week, and the matter will
be thoroughly gone over.
Bills were allowed amounting tol
approximately $l450. President +.
"A. Issleib was absent and II. G.
Krause acted as president.