The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-13

! Mayor Setter had few words to
say Most of them were perfectly
/ good words. though they led nowhere
! In particular, but the mayor seemed
! TO feel better after they had left his
/ system
Petitions for sandstone sidewalks
on the west side of Commercial street
and on the west side of Balm avenue
from Mt Vernon To Indiana avenue
We're referred to the street and alley
committee
\ resolution to pave Park boule-
ward from Mckinley street to the end
of the present paving was adopted.
Resolutions were introduced dcclar-
ing the necessity for paving Mckinley
street from Oney avenue to Park
boulevard ana Foster lane from Park
boulevard to Olncy avenue, but both
We're temporarily Lost by Member
Randall voting against a suspension
Of the rules.
Action on the ordinance to proceed
with the paving of the first alley west
of Prospect street between Center and
Church streets. was deferred because
1t was not known whether the notices
had been served
Mayor says Few words.
Mayor Setter then arose to ':say a
few words" regarding conditions al the
Sugar street crossing of the Erie. lie
said residents of this street had been
compelled to lay sidewalks. but when
their children. on the way 10 school.
reached the railroad IL was necessary
for them 10 cross in the mud, az the
Erie had built no crosswalk. He
thought the matter ought to be looked
after
Mr.. Randall said that the city 500
licitor had told him that the street
had never been properly opened up
ana the Erie crossing was its own prt-
vate property The city solicitor, who,
by reason Of his long employment by
the Erie. seemed To have some knowl-
edge of It's methods In such cases,
opined that II would be cheaper for
! the city to go ahead and build the
crosswaik at It's own expense than to
try to make the Erie build e. MIR.
BruclSett wanted to know what right
the city had to bHHd drosswalks ON
railroad property Mr.. Boyd lodged
the question and wished to know If
council wished TO start condemnation
proceedings
Finally Mr.. Brockett laid violent
hands on the speed ordinance CLUB,
and instructed the city clerk TO notify
the Erie that It had not yet complied
with all the requirements I'm its recent
agreement and reminding that timld
corporatiun that the speed limit ordi-
nance was being held In a1eyance;
that IL had never been killed.
Mr.. UHom moved that the city en-
gineer rc-estimate the cost of paying
| the alley south of the federal building
and that the city clerk be authorized
40 re-advertise for bids. There were
no bidders on the work when II was
to have been let month ago. because
y the estimate was too low.
There are no catch-basins on Center
/ street from High TO Charles street ana
whenever IL raing much the streets are
flooded I'm the vicinity of Greenwood
! street The matter will be inVesu-
gated and some arrangement mace L"
take care of the surplus wafer
No "GiTts" This Year
A resolution for supplemehtar y
appropriation Of $12j from the pmphc
service fund. for the Improvement ol
Goose creek, was adopted. An aPro-
priation of $50 for clerk hire Tor the
! MAYOR was also made. When aSkeu
about the matter, Mayor Setter WASH
| exactly clear as 10 what the money
was for. He said he had had no c.trks
/ I'm his office, but had asked council 10
mako AN appropriation for per-
mnnent clerk. The mayor CLAIMS IL
takes TOO much of his time to remain
In tho office and do the clerical work,
,,hen no could be out looking around
and keeping an eagle eye ON Things
generally. The fact OF the matter rs
that the mayor did have young lady
doing some docketing Tor hlm put
whether the $50 Is to pay for TINS
service. is not made clear
Along with these appropriations was
ono designed 10 make Health Ohlcef
rain a gift of SOS as extra compen9a-
lion for his strenuous work during
the smallpox epidemic. And this
nroved 10 be the rock on which the
charltv boat stranded Mr.. Waples
declared that he thought 1t was une
TO call halt on this donation party
lie said Mr. Balm received S9o
month. that he knew what the salary
was when he took the Jobi thht ne
knew what the work was and that ms
salary was sufficient to repay MN
for his whole time. Mr.. Wapies ielt
mar Mr. Balm did not do any more
than any other health officer had u"he
under similar circumstances ana ne
was opposed TO making the GIT That
seemed 10 be the sentiment of all but
Mr.. Bryant ana Mr.. Ullom, who voted
for the appropriation which was lost,
Council then adopted the report OF
the nnance committee in tho form OF
a budget showing the amount OF taxes
A would be necessary TO levy Tor the
coming year A more detailed ae-
count OF this feature of the meeting
win be found in another column OF
this paper
Fire station Bonds.
The ordinance 10 issue $22,5OO In
bonds for the construction of new
fre station in the central portion Of
the city was adopted. petition was