The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-15

With President Earl Smart voting
twice to decide a tie vote and with a
lively discussion of the proposition to
submit to a vote of the people, at the
next. regular election, the question or
issuing bonds for THE PURCHASE
OF \ WATERWORKS. the action of
the city council Monday evening was
more than ordinarily interesting.
The big question, of course, was
the waterworks question. resolu-
ton authorizing the holding of an
election on which the matter of is
suing bonds in the sum of $250,OOO for
THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING a
WATERWORKS SYSTEM, came up
for a third reading and when discus
sion was asked for 1t came In gobs
and chunks
Mr.. NAPLES unlimbered his light
artillery and went into action with the
statement that he had as yet had no
assurance that the Marion Water COM
pany wanted to sell its plant or that
il would sell it. He said there was no
way to compel it to sell. Anyway, he
said, this is not the time to take up
the matter. for the reason that the
ccmpanys franchise does not expire
for about four years. This was sent
out as a feeler and ft had the desired
effect.
Mr.. Randall explained that 1t was
high time that some action be TAKEN
he didn't want to wait until the fran
chise had expired and then attempt To
relieve the situation after the wate:
company held all the aces in the deck.
He interpreted the meaning OF the
words 80 purchase a waterworks' as
meaning, not the local plant alone, but
any waterworks. In this way Mr'
Randall rather figured that the city
could build it's own plant, and If this
were 20 be done 1t wasn't bit to
early to begin TO get ready to start
to commence, or wordslto that general
effect .
Crockett Goes Into Action.
Mr.. Crockett. father of and scrapper
for the municipal ownership idea,
arose to state that the resolution pro-
yided for the purchase of water
works system''-not any particular
system. He said the city didn't have
TO built: that there was nothing To
prevent some company from building
new plant and selling 1t to the city.
.'The Marion company has us by
the short half" exclaimed Mr.. Brock
ett 'If we wait four years, or even
two years, 1t will BE- almost too late
to put in plant or have new COM
pany put one in" He thought the
time was ripe for action the people
want a municipality water plant
and it was against public policy 10
wait until the franchise expired ana
then have the local company demand
n new franchise on its own terms OF
/ close up its plant.
| Mr.. Bryant wanted the PURCHASING
clause read again, and was aceommo-
dated.
Mr.. Rudolph explained that he was
in favor of a municipal plant Du'
thought $25O,000 was altogether TOO
small q sum of money. He sald u
thar sum were to be spent for the
present plant 1t would take another
S1OO 600 20 make the necessary re-
nairs and extensions TO bring the plant
IN to state Of efficiency necessar!
. ard demanded by the people. IT
new plant is to be built, $3oo'oo'
wouldn't be penny too much to ap'
rropriate. He wanted 1t done, ant
moved to amend by substituting $3.50
600 for the $25O,000 provided For II
the resolution.
Mr. Waples agreed with Mr. Ru
dolph. He said he favored munici
pal plant but was in favor of issulni
enough bonds to properly take car
uf the proposition Bryant thought !
the bond issue was made $35O,OoO !
would be too high and the people
would vote 1t down.
Randall agreed with NAPLES AM
was for issuing enough bonds to CIV
the people exactly what they wanted
lut he wanted them to know In ad
vance Just what it was going to cost
Mr. Sautter favored the $35O,OOO is
sue.
Brockett Has Figures.
Mr. Brockett said that Elyrla hat
the same trouble into which Marlol
: was now trying to get itself and h
: threw a little shock into his opponent
Inv declaring that $250,000 woul'
build a waterworks plant superior L
the one Marion now has. He evel
went so far as to say that he had tn
figures submitted to him by peopl
who would build plant for tina
price. but he thought " the city In
tended building, then the amour
should be increased TO $685. 900.
Mr. Brockett submitted a supposi
tious case. He said suppose $780, OO
; In bonds was issued; suppose II tool
$500, 900 of that to buy the presen
plant; then the additional $4,000