The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-14


A host of minor matters. each i'm.
portant in its way. were disposed oi
by the city council at Monday even.
ing's meeting. The much talked oI
ordinance to renumber the city was
killed, some bonds were issued ant
mass of matter referred to various
committees.
As forecasted in this paper, a reso-
luton declaring IL necessary to pave
Campbell street from Center street
to the Big Four railroad was adopted
sanitary sewer and cellar drain is
also to be constructed on this street
The work will begin as soon as pos
sible after the proper ordinance to
proceed has been adopted.
An ordinance providing for issuing
two bonds of $500 each for the pur-
pose of paying the city's portion of
the paving in the alley south of the
federal building was adopted under a
suspension of the rules.
The matter of improving Uncapher
avenue from Union street north to
the Wood street sewer again came up.
Residents of this locality are in des-
perate need of cellar drain, but the
system in this vicinity is so construct
ed that 1t is impossible at this time
to do anything to relieve the condition.
An ordinance was introduced to pro-
ceed with the Improvement but after
listening to the explanation of City
Engineer Mears the ordinance failed
of passage.
Property owners along the first al
ley east of Main street running north
and south between Farming and Mark
streets want 1t paved. A petition ask
ing for the Improvement was re-
ferred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
st. James street property owners
also want that street paved and let
that fact be known through a petition
which was referred to the street and
alley committee.
A petition for sanitary sewer on
Carhart street between Center street
and Wilson avenue was referred to
the proper committee. Otis L. Boyer.
living on Mary street, asked to be
relieved of an assessment against his
property. He represented that the
water tap charged against his pro-
perty Is really located on the next lot
belonging to Mary j. Connell and he
didn't feel like paying for the i'm
provement. This matter was referred
to the finance committee. A similar
petition asking to be relieved of an
assessment on the Bellefontaine ave-
nue. paving was received from NJ. II.
Romoser and was referred to the
same committee.
A resolution for the construction
of sandstone sidewalks on the west
side of Carhart street, the west side
Of Grand avenue and the east side of
Hane avenue was adopted A petit
ton was received asking that the
tween Prospect and the first alley
east, be vacated, as 1t Is no longer
of use and is unnecessary. The mat
ter was referred to the street and al
ley committee.
For five years residents of Bennett
street and David street have been
praying for relief from intolerabe
drainage condition, but conditions
have been such that the city could not
act without the aid of the county
commissioners. What the people want
Is a storm water sewer on David street
and west on Bennett street to the Rock
Swale ditch. A resolution author
izlng the mayor to present a petition,
backed by bond. to the county COM
was introduced and adopt
ed. All of which means that some
effort is being made to give the relief
prayed for, but that the expense of
the improvement must be assessed
upon the property owners benefited.
The first reading was given to an
ordinance for the construction of a
storm water sewer and cellar drain
on Sugar street from Mound to the
Columbia street sewer.
City Engineer Mears submitted his
estimate of the cost of crosswalks
necessary in various parts of the city.
The sum was placed at $4,194.94 and
later In the meeting an ordinance was
adopted authorizing the issue of $4,-
500 worth of four per cent. bonds.
There will be five OF these bonds
for 5000 each.
Phillip Malo owns a lot in Ballan-
tines addition on which he has paid
practically the value of the lot In
sidewalk assessments and he asked to
be relieved from further payments.
A resolution directed the auditor to
drop all further assessments against
this property.
An effort was again made TO boost
the salary of the secretary of the sink
ing fund trustees from SIS to $3.50 a
year. An ordinance for this purpose
was introduced but on the vote to
suspend the rules was killed by Ran
dali and Brockett voting against the
suspension. There seems a DISPOSE
tion TO believe that the duty of the
secretary OF this board could be COM
bined with the duties of the city audi
tor and that SIS a year is ample COM
pensation for the work involved.
An ordinance providing for the
renting of the city offices I'm the HUI