The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-27

The Marion City Council is the only
organization i'm Marion which has no
regard for q holiday. The men who
compose that august body are so In
tent on earning their money that
they insist on working whenever the
opportunity offers itself Whether
the letter of City Auditor Elliott in
forming the Eouncilmen that they
could not draw pay for meetings at
which they were not in attendance
had anything to do with the deter
mination to meet, Monday evening,
cannot be said, but the fact remains
that council got together talked and
adjourned.
Talking was the chief business of
the councilmen Monday evening and
the topic of conversation was the
waterworks proposition. This ball
was started to rolling two weeks ago
by Mr.. Brockett and 1t was he who
brought up the matter again last
evening.
one very important and interesting
thing was brought out at the meet
ing and that was the fact that sew
eral of the councilmen expressed them
selves as favorable to municipal
ownership of the water plant and in
addition all seemed to be in favor
of beginning now the construction of
new plant, with a modern pump
ing station and a new system OF
mains laid through the alleys of the
city. Some Of the councilmen stated
in so many words, II am in favor of
the city putting in a new water sys-
tenn and l will be for il, until some
one convinces me that 1 am wrong"
The result of the talk about water
works was that the water works and
fire department committee of the
council, determined to do a little in
vestigating as to what will be the
cost of putting in a pumping station
buying water mains of the best ma
terials and the cost of placing these
mains in the ground. All of this Is
looking forward to submitting the
question of an issue OF bonds TO the
people. The information will be Sc
cured promptly and will then be sub
mitted to the public, that the voters
may have the time to think over and
discuss he proposition and then can
cast their ballots 'intelligently.
n very SI1ldll amount VI DuSlHeSS
was transacted by the council.
A communication from J. w. Ulsh,
asking for an increase in salary as
humane officer for the city, was re-
ceived. Mr.. Ulsh now receives twenty
dollars per month ana he askes for an
increase.
A resolution to construct a sand
stone walk on the east side of Breen
street from Silver to the second alley
south of Silver street was read the
first time
The promoters of Lake View addi
tion to the city sent In "A request for
an extension of the water mains on
Lake Park and NAPLES avenue. The
gentlemen informed the council that
they propose to improve the newest
addition to the city by constructing
sewers and erecting number of
modern houses. Later I'm the evening
a resolution providing for extending
the water mains as requested was
introduced and adopted under Il
suspension of tho rules.
There was some discussion of a
nuisance on north Prospect street at
the alley which leads past the Auto
Inn. II was the opinion of some of
the councilmen that the water from
the wash rack in the garage was
drained into the alley and froze In
| the street making a very slippery
| and dangerous place. The city clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Stolt2
| that the nuisance must be abated.
After some more talk about tllt
waterworks the council adjourned.