The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-17


reports of the work which has beer
accomplished in these departments
during the year ending December Al
The reports are quite interesting and
for the benefit of those who are in
terested in this work are given in
| full:
Report of Park Superintendent.
The following is the report OF tho
superintendent of PARKS and public
grounds, Marion, Ohio, January g.
1911. for the year ending December
81, 1910:
There were appropriated for park
purposes aside from the superintend-
ent's salary, for pay roll, labor, $500;
for lights and fuel, $50; for material
$75; incidcntals, Sj; total, S430. The
expenditures for the year were: Pay
roll, labor $313.5S: fuel and light,
$6O.93 material, $64.52; incidentals
$3.50, leaving an overdraft of $11.5S.
Although the farm land was farm
ed by the department and promised
bountiful oats crop until the day
the harvester was hauled into the field,
when a storm which swept this To-
cality laid low the field of waving
grain, estimated at sixty to eighty
bushels per acre, which proved al
most total loss. with an unfavorable
corn year it is fair to say the depart
ment worked under disadvantages and
disappointments. However, we have
realized from our park lands cash
from products sold. S164.26. and at
u low estimate there remains in the
field corn and fodder valued at $40.
To say nothing about seven acres of
as fine wheat as can be found in this
locality.
During the past year the parks have
been largely patronized by both young
and old. The pavilion at Lincoln
park has been the means of bringing
great many reunions from the coun-
try to our city. It has afforded the
young people of this city and locality
an ideal place for public and private
gatherings, and has been largely used
by churches and religious societies Of
this city and surrounding country
our ball diamonds have furnished
amusement for some professional and
many amateur teams with a marked
increase i'm attendance and improve
mcnt I'm conduct.
Inasmuch as our parks are largely
covered with oak, elm and hickory
timber which is fast being destroyed
by birds and other natural causes, the
recommends the plant
ing of 1000 Norway naples at a
triflng cost on the plat or nursery
grounds at Mckinley park. With a
growth of three or four years they
can be removed TO the parks to iill
the vacant places. Otherwise our
parks will soon lose their beauty and
usefulness.
Since a second or lower overflow
was placed at the lake at Mckinley
park the danger of drowning has
been greatly eliminated and the lake
affords ideal skating for the children
of that vicinity. with a small eX-
pcnditurc Of money for retaining
wall, with little, or no excavation, an
ideal skating pond could be obtained
at Lincoln park In the vicinity of the
bridge.
"Our parks as play grounds" The
play ground movement, which now
attracts the attention of the civilized
world, appeals strongly to our own
city and country No whore can be
found more appropriate and safer play
grounds than our city parks afford
with their broad acres of beautiful
lawn and shaded drives.
Noticeable among our play day
events for the past year was camp
week" originated by the superintend-
ent where both parents and children
assembled at Lincoln park and en-
joyed week of perpetual bliss. 1t
is safe to say that camp week" at
Marion attracted some attention, as
articles appear in sew
eral leading journals and magazines.
The superintendent recommends
that Garfield park which has been
closed for two years, owing to the will
full destruction of property and mis-
use Of buildings, be reopened for the
season of 1871. believing that the
residents of that vicinity will mani
fest some interest in the protection
Of the park privileges and usages, and
the beautiful park again restored to
the people and children. of that vlcln-
ity, Addison Balm,
Supt Parks and Public Grounds.
Report of Marketmaster.
The following is the report Of the
marketmaster. for the year ending
December 81, 1910:
There were appropriated for city
market purposes S440, including the
salary of the marketmaster. II Is a
matter of fact that the city market
has always been operated under great
disa dvantages. That our city has been
made the dumping ground for To-
ledo, Columbus and other points for
unmarketable fruits and vegetables,
is proven by the fact that every street
and avenue in our city Is covered by
peddler wagons. Often vending fruit
and vegetables OF inferior quality
without either a permit or license
from our city. II is a fact that full
car loads of fruit and vegetables sent
to our city were received in such a
state of decomposition that entire car
loads were sent TO the disposal plant
and for a time disposed OF at an ex-
pense of the city. With no restric-
tions or license required OF peddlers
the city market and legitimate stores
Will cpptinuf,to suffer