The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-01
FIRE STATION MoAYE READY
Purchase of Motor Fire Ap-
paratus is Delayed.
The Columbus, Marion and Bucyrus
Railway is Ccnsurcd For The Con-
dition In Which II Left North Main
Strcet-Blainc Avenue Residents
Insist On Having That street Paw
ed With Creasotcd Block.

the Fourth ward. ATTENDED his first
meeting Monday evening. In an Off
cial capacity. And he voted and act
cd like an old timer.
The first proposition mp was petl-
tion TO pave Barnhart street from
Center street north to the Big Four
| tracks. The matter was referred to |
the proper committee.
An ordinance to issue a note for |
S3.7S6.45 to pay the cost of construct
| ing sidewalks on Boone avenue, Mar
shall street. Wilson avenue and Grand |
| avenue. for sewer on Miami street |
and for a sewer and street paving on |
Campbell street was read three times |
and adopted A similar note for 50.
l49i.10 was ordered ISSUED TO pay fer |
the construction OF Sidewalks ON Reed |
avenue, Carhart street G.aTourettr
street, Hane avenue and the paving |
on Vine street. The money is to be
| borrowed in anticipation of the col |
lection of assessments On the various |
Improvements.
\ new ordinance WAS then intro |
duced authorizing the director of pub |
lie safety 10 spend the $4,000 raised |
by the sale of bonds for the purchase |
1 VI ~ bAVANi iiit dDBbldNUNs Inc mo- |
| ticn to read the ordinance a seconI
/ time under a suspension of the rules
was lost by members Rudolph and
Bryant voting against IT,
Have Money to spend
| City Auditor Harry $. Elliott sent a
communication to council stating that
the $4,000 for the fire apparatus ana
the $22,500 for a new fire station may
ncw he legally regarded as in the pro.
cess of collection. as the bonds have
been offered for sale. '
'o A petition for a Sanitary scwer on
Bamhart street from Center street
ncrth to the Big -Four tracks was re
ferred'to the proper committee
An ordnance authorizing the Ma
rion County Telephone company to In,
stall telephones in,the homes OF All
policemen and firemen created some
Hiscussion. Mr. Ullom wanted to knew
II this included the minute men"
After some discussion and re-reading
of the ordinance II was thought hat
they would be Included and the ordi-
nance was adopted falsr1' 7tr
A remonstrance against the con-
struction OF q. sidewalk on Home
street was referred 20 the street and
alley committee. A resolution repeal
ing resolution for the construction
Of a sanitary sewer on Carhart street
from Center street to Wilson avenue.
was adopted. .1lltof
A resolution providing for a san-
tary sewer and cellar drain on Park
street from Playground street to the
end Of the Patton street sewer wa5
killed by Member Randall voting
against II. Later this resolution was
reconsidered and adopted
some Bad Road.
Frank T.. Coon residing a few miles
north of Marion, wanted to call coun-
cils attention to the terrible condition
of north Main street from Playground
, street north to the corporation line.
, lie stated that 1t was positively unsafe
for loaded wagon 10 be drawn over
the road and was Very rought going
even for buggy, This condition he
attributed to the C., NJ. & b. railway.
which ripped ont crossings and tore
up the street and alter laying its track
left the street in very bad condi-
ton. He had talked with the county
commissioners and they could do moth
ing about IT without the aid of coun-
ell and Mr.. Coon wanted to know If
council wouldn't render that aid
Member Rudolph wanted to know
why the railway company couldn't be
' compelled to replace the road In as
: good condition as ID was before they
2 destroyed 1t. Mr.. Randall thought
council should get together with the
commissioners and have the road
macadamlzed. The matter will he in
vestigated and some action taker
. looking to the proper Improvement of
= the street
\ Velmore Major Dr. Lower and sew
n cral other residents of Blaine avenue
>. were present TO urge upon council
4 once more the fact that they wanted
, that street paved With creosoted wooc
!, block, not brick or asphalt. Both gen.
, tlemen had given the matter consider.
n able attention and 1t was explained
/ to them that council understood that
m Service Director Rauhauser intended
Ia to give them what they wanted Bid
l. were opened yesterday but the loves
. bid on wood block was above the en-
> Eineer's estimate and 1t is likely tha
the work win have TO be re -estimatet
and readvertised The matter Is ou
~ of councils hands now and 1t Is up I,
a. Mr.. Rauhauser
~ Watcrworks Bonds.
An ordinance was read once. pro
= Viding for the location of an electri
n Light at Windsor and Duluth streets
u A second reading was given to tn
resolution authorizing the issue o
or $3.50, 900 worth of bonds for the pur
)p pose of purchasing waterworks plan
and the submission Of the question I
lg a vote of the people at the next reg
ld ular election,
ur Not single vote was recorded
C. favor of an ordinance to pave Par
boulevard from Mckinley street I
ID the end Of the paving on Park boule
nd ward. ta
wv The ordinance regulating huckstel
'et and peddlers was read second tim
~ IL provided that they shall pay wv
u dollars a year for a metal sign wit
IN a number acst