The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-15
City Fathers Indulge in a
Hot Discussion.
MAYOR GETS APPROPRIATION
Twenty five per cent of the
Fines.
This Money viii he Used TO Employ
Detectives to Ferret out Niolators
of the Rose Inw-Dog License Or
dinancc viii Pass.


Twenty-Five per cent of the hnes
collected in bookkeeping cases will be
turned over to the safety department
for the employment of special police
and detectives. The question was set
tied Monday night when the city coun
ell met an dengaged in lengthy
wrangle.
Council had not a little trouble
i'm agreeing upon the ordinance. AS
originally presented the ordinance
called for an appropriation of twenty
FIVE per cent An amendment was
introduced by Member Ullom, maxi
ing the ordinance read, fifty per cent
Scarcely had the amendment been
uttered when a great howl went up
And the battle was on.
j. j. Rudolph made enthusiastic re-
marks, disclosing his disfavor OF the
amendments "! am willing to vote
for this proposition on a considera-
ton that twenty-five percent Will be
converted to the mayors use. !
positively will not consider it with
the amendment, which calls for fifty
per cent" he remarked. Rudolph re-
ferred to the time when many of the
mayors wants were supplied by
special appropriations because the
chief executive had assured council
that he would turn i'm so many fines
that he alone would greatly swell the
city treasury and relieve the finan-
cial stringency "Now he wants to
take the big portion of his collections
and use IL i'm employing another
police force" he continued, 81 don't
believe in using all of the city funds
to prosecute bootleggers. There are
other wants that need attention
twenty-five per cent is certainly
enough to start this matter off and
then. If necessary. we can raise the
appropriation "a little higher"
&. r. Randall remarked that the
mayor cannot perform this difficult
task without money. lie argued that
If twenty-five per cent would bring in
three times the fines that he would
get otherwise, that II would be a
good business proposition for the city
to give her fifty per cent He ex-
pressed himself as favorable 20 the
amendment
A. w. Bryant thought that twenty
five per cent of the fines is enough
to start out with. "That seems a
plenty for the city to do. This is
a county affair anyway. 1t isn't up
to the city to spend all of its money
to take care of this matter. ! say
let's start with twenty-five per cent,
then possibly the county will give us
some little help later stated Bryant.
President Smart remarked that
twenty-five per cent of the February
fines would only mean the sum of
sac. Mr.. NAPLES explained that the
mayors report did not show the fines
imposed in bootlegglng cases for the
reason that the majority of them had
been appealed to the common pleas
court, and are uncollected.
Don II. j. Brockett remarked that
1t is impossible to get good men to
work i'm this business, unless a large
salary is offered. "If you show these
and the roll Is big enough, they will
work for you, but not otherwise
Brockett figured that it would take
a detective on the average, the period
of one month to prosecute one boot
logger. Figuring that DR.. Setter
would impose the maximum fine,
which is 5000, Mr.. Brockett declared
that only $50 would go to the sleuUh
for his months work, considering the
N hn ha oils Of ftun tN- Qua
per cent appropriation. Let us do
this right If we are going to start
anything" continued Brockett.
Rudolph remarked at this time,
that n sleuth who could not capture
more than one bootlegger per month
In this town, should be run out of
the country, "Allow them fifteen
minutes and If they are any good,
they will surely find them" he con-
cluded.
b. f, NAPLES spoke of the time last
year when the village OF Prospect
took the sum of $1,1OO away from
Marion in less than two weeks. at
didn't take any month to collect that
money" remarked NAPLES. 81 believe
that twenty-five per cent Is plenty to
start with; then II we find that IL
takes more, / will be in favor of rails
ing to fifty or even seventy-flve per
cent. | will not vote for the amend
ment the way 1t stands"
Billy Strayer presented an idea
which was excellent I'm every partlcu-
lar. II came nearN being accepted and
pushed through but at the last min
ute, the more obstinate held out and
II was lost He suggested that the
amendmen be changed to read thirty
three and one third per cen. Mr..
Strayer's remarks were short and to
the point. 1--WE can never accomplish
anything by hopelessly tying up on
this matter. so let's settle 1t by com
promise" he concluded.
city Solicitor Elmer r. Boyd re-
marked at this time that Mr.. Stray
cr's suggestion was a good one. "At
Ada and Athens. Ohio, the appropri-
alton was made fifty per cent, but not
being able TO agree on the amount,
think that council should compromise
apd pass this ordinance as Mr.. Stray
EN- has suggested" stated Boyd.
After short reign of silence
member Bryant Jumped to his feet
"Compromise nothing! Start him of
at twenty-five per cent. Let's dc
something here and not give the may