The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-25

Action is Taken--New Council
Very Harmonious.
The semi-annual appropriation or
dlnance, fixing the maximum amount
Iof expenditures for current expenses
of the city until June 30th, 1910, was
passed. without a wobble. at the regu-
lar meeting of the city council last
evening.
Just before the passage Of the or
dlnance, b f. NAPLES, chairman of
the finance committee which drew UP
the document, explained to the body,
exactly where the clty's money goes.
He declared that the finance com
mittee had to take into consideration
the fact that the city only has about
five thousand dollars to spend after
the salaries Of officials. light and
water rents are subtracted. In plain
figures Mr.. NAPLES stated, we pay
outright the sum of $4,000 for light
and $6,450 for water. The salary list
for the six months aggregates $1s,S5O
This makes total OF S29, 800 over
which the finance committee has no
control. This leaves the city about
$500 to spend during the next six
months for street cleaning and other
necessities.
"You can readily see after examin-
ing my figures how difficult Is num-
cipal government under the present
plan of operation" he concluded.
The appropriation ordinance was
compiled In an unusually neat and
compact form. There were no super
fluous measures and 1t was quite evil
dent that the committee had spared
neither energy or time in condensing
the numerous subjects.
Under the head of city council, the
members We're appropriated the sum
of 5000
General fund: Clerk of council $3.50;
Stationery and printing, $25; Total
$205.
Mayor, ordinary purposes, 5000;
furniture and fixtures, s25; stationery
and printing, SEQ; Inridentals, $25.
Total, $40.
Auditor, salary, s525; furniture and
fixtures, $50; stationery and printing,
s25; incidentals, $25: total, 1926
Treasurer salary, 1925; stationery,
and printing, $25;A total, $3.50.
Sociltor, salary 5000; law library,
$780, stationery, and incidentals, $50:
total $3.50.
Legal advertising, 5000; annual re-
port, s225; total, s425.
! Judicial court costs, $25.
Miscellaneous executive, $50. HUI
name officer, s12O; clerk of the board
of control $3.50; stationery, $25; in
cidentals. $25; total, s4OO.
| General administration: director,
5000; clerk hire, $50; furniture and
fixtures, $40; stationery, $40; inciden-
tails, SIS; legal advertising, $40; total
1905.
Fire and police. telegraph and tele-
phone: fire alarm, $175; extraordinary
purposes, fire alarm system, $3.50; to-
tai, $525.
Fire department ordinary: regular
flremen, $4,000; furniture and fixtures,
SIS; stationery,s15; incidentals, $50;
special firemen $3.50; fuel and
light and supplies, s75; Horses
anr harness, $500; apparatus, SIS;
buildings and repairs, $75; ex-
ltraordinary purposes, apparatus and
other, $3.50; total. s5.445.
Police department: regular police,
$1,000, furniture and fixtures, SIS;
STATIONERY, $40; incidentals, 800:
special police, 5000; fuel, light and
supplies, $40; workhouse, SIS; sustain
ance OF prisoners. $50; total. s3,46O.
| Under the head of general admins
tration total appropriation of $235
was allowed This includes the ordin-
airy clerk hire and other necessary ex-
pendatures
Under the head of sanitary, an APP
preparation of $3.50 was made.
For quarantine, the committee al
lowed the sum of $235.
The service director, under the head
of general administration. was mark.
ed down for $3.50; the clerk hire, $l2O;
incidentals, $l2O; janitor and employees,
$3.50; legal advestising, $50; furniture
and stationery, $50; total, 1870.
The engineering department was al
lowed the total sum of $S75, this in
cluding the salaries OF assistants and
other expenditures.
Under the head of street repairing,
laborers were allower s175; material,
SIS; tools and implements, 800; cross
walks, $500; total, $3.50.
For street celanng, the sum of ST.
700 was marked down.
For street lighting, $9,500. City
garbage, SLIGO, Sewers ect.. 800
Waterworks, $6,46O. Public parks, $3.50.
The sum of $50 was allowed for re-
pairs on the city hall building; rental
of city offices, $3.50; fuel and light,
$3.50; incidentals, $40; total, s67O,
Public parke, $2l5. This concluded
the bill There were not so many
lcuts as was expected but the finance
Icommlttee did manage to saw off a
flew dollars here and there. The or
dinance pleased everybody and no
objectons of any kind were offered
II was passed quickly by a unanimous
vote.
An ordinance repeating the ordin-
ance passed on February nth, 1908,
fixing the salary of the secretary of
the sinking fund trustees at $24O a
year was passed Council believed
that the city is too poor to pay the
secretary of the Sinking fund trus-
tees a salary and upon the recommen-