The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-29


detectives IL necessary That is what
Delaware has county detective ana
nearly every other county in this
vicinity, has followed this PLAN" stat
ed Rudolph.
THAT is my idea of the matter too"
remarked Bryant. 81 have no detailed
statement to make at this time but
will say that believe Il should be
made n county measure"
B. +. NAPLES, the little man who is
considered as welding the big stick
of council, voted for the ordinance
At the recent meeting he enthusiasts
tically opposed the amended ordinance
which provided for fifty per cent
levy upon the mayors fines.
81 don't want this to be county
measure. From standpoint of prin-
cipal perhaps Rudolph and Bryant
are right; but from financial stand
point they are centanly wrong. II
this is made county measure, the
fines all go to the county. Under the
present plan, the city gets the money
minus the twenty-five per cent. which
Is paid the detectives. ] am in favor
of the ordinance as is now stands
and Will vote for 1t consistently"
stated NAPLES.
at Is simply a plain business propo-
sition" remarked ID. II. j. Brockett.
1--WE give twenty-five per cent and
receive seventy-five in return. Could
YOU ask for a better investment. And
even then we do not produce any
capital The detectives are not paid
until the Rose law violators have paid
their fines" he concluded.
The ordinance was not argued at all
when council was In session. No one
uttered word either for or against
the measure. in open session. But some
lively discourse took place at the
conclusion of the meeting. The ordin-
ance will probably be brought up
again at the next meeting and an ef-
fort will be Jnade to push 1t through.
A. w. Bryant said that the Marion
Street Railway company wants to
construct switch on Davids street,
80 that II can handle the baseball
crowds In creditable manner. He
declared that the move is radically
dsapproved Of by the residents of
David street. A number OF West End
residents were present. They had
their weapons and were ready to
fight any action of the street railway
TO gain permission to construct the
needed switch.
Member Randall, resident of David
street arose at this time and made n
short speech much to the point.
"I will never vote for anything that
will in any way benefit the Marion
Street Railway company. The com
pany absolutely refused to favor
our people in any way and now we
will show them that II is game that
two can play The company now has
two switches on Davids street and one
half of the time, the cars block the
street The company wants to tie up
our streets by tearing them up ana
building switches but when we ask Tor
a small favor we get 1t In the neck,
concluded the councilman.
City Solicitor Elmer Boyd was In
structcd to find out just what power
council has In preventing the railway
from such n move and viii report at
the next meeting.
An ordinance was adopted at TINS
time, directing the board of control TO
authorize the service director to rent
the five rooms, located In the Huber
building, for city Offices, The annual
rental Is not to exceed $72O. The or
dinance is the same passed year
ago. There was no hitch in the pro-
ceeding. All the councilmen semed
perfectly satisfied TO remain In
the Huber block another year.
An ordinance to issue notes for the
sum of $500 to the City National
bank, at the rate of six per cent in
terest per annum, was passed. The
note is to be used to pay the cost and
Expense OF the north High street
and sidewalks
Another ordinance providing for q
bond issue of $4,000 was adopted al
this time. The bonds are to bear foui
percent annual interest and VIII b'
issued for the purpose of extending
the time of certain city Indebtedness
which cannot be met at this time
The bonds are to be issued I'm sums o.
$500 each and shall not be dated latel
than March 1910 They will first b'
offered at par to the sinking fun'
trustees and later sold at public sale
Before passing the ordinance, Mem
Der NAPLES explained the necessity o
the bond issue.
This bond will take up all th'
notes of the city and place every
thing In the form of bonded Indebted
ness The notes bear interest at si'
per cent by making this bond issue a
four per cent, we can make savinI
of two per cent" he explained.
| An important measure was intro
duced by the ordinance and franchise
committee, to regulate the speed o.
all locomotives and railroad care with
In the corporation limits of the city
of Marion.
"Slnce that horrible Oak street ac
cldent, we feel that something should
be done. The railroads have beei
imposing upon us and we must brint
them to time" remarked Bryant.
The ordinance provides that cars ol
locomotives shall not be run at {
speed of more than four miles PEI
hour within the city limits. A fine o
not more than $50 and not less thai
$5 Is proposed as the penalty