The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-13

a supplementary appropriation was
made, two fremen were added TO the
fire department, mdthodical business
methods such as are employed by
large business firms and corporations
were adopted, and old petitions re-
monstrances, etc, thought to be lost
or discarded by certain persons were
resuscitated at a meeting of the city
council in the council chamber Mon
day night. Many important matters
were discussed and the lobby Of the
chamber was filled with interested
spectators.
Through the persistent efforts or
Councilmen Clary and Nebergall
resolution will be drafted by the city
solicitor and presented for the APP
proval of council, requiring all the
heads OF the various departments Of
city government to present an in
ventory of all equipment and build
| ings belonging to the city and to be
placed on file. The motion to that
effect was made by Clary and was
| followed by a strong speech on the
floor OF the council chamber in which
he advocated its adoption.
Clary wanted the presentation of
the inventories in order that the peo-
pie might know what becomes of the
city property. "They tell me that Il
| few years ago the white wings of the
street cleaning department were fur
nished with carts and other equip
ment. Some fellows just because
they happened to be citizens. | guess.
| borrowed them and have never
brought them back" This was one
Of the leaks through which public
property disappears. cited by Clary.
| His motion carried.
Blum Presents Inventory.
| Last night, Service Director An
| thony presented a complete inventory
of the equipment OF the street anl
alley department prepardf by Street
Commissioner George Blum. The in
venuory will be accepted and filed
after other inventories have been
presented The equipment Of Blum 5
department amounts to S4O64.GO.
Contrary to certain stories which
have been published and opinions
rendered by councimen and citizens,
President smart informed the people
and the councimen that old peti-
|
ments presented to council were not
| lost or thrown away but were on file
in the clerks books.
And just to show that they were,
Clerk Blazer delved into the records,
procured several old petitions and re-
monstrances and read one of them
for the benefit of several men present
and to the disgust of several council
men who were anxious to return to
their fresides. 1t also developed last
nigh,o that fire station No. . was not
| insured for more than the building
| Is worth although the report mat 1t
was had been pretty thoroughly cir
culated. No action was taken on the
old petition read by the clerk.
Childrens Lives in Danger.
In the interests of the people who
| live west of the tracks of the Gin
cinnati division of the Erie railroad,
| J.. A. Reed, of Waterloo street, ap-
peared before council before that
| body adjourned and described de-
plorable condition existing I'm the west
end OF the city.
According to him, the lives of many
school children are jeopardized daily
| through to Uncapher avenue. Chill
dren who will attenT the Mckinley
building and who now attend the
Olney and David school buildings
must walk up to Bennett street, over
| to Uncapher or David and down these
two streets TO their schools. But all
do not do this, Mr.. Reed says, Many
scale the fence of the Erie right-ol-
| day and cross the tracks or crawl
over and under trains which happen
to be standing on the tracks, taking
"A short cut despite the admonitions
of their parents. The opening Of
Brown avenue would make the school
building accessible to all children in
that vicinity and eliminate a great
danger to life. The councilmen Will
meet next Wednesday and inspect the
streets and consider the advisabllity
OF opening Brown avenue.
A petition for a water main on
! Patton street from State to Prospect
streets was read for the first time anu
referred to the street and alley com
| mittee.
"A petition for the paving of Pearl
street from Columbia street to Belle
| lOnldlHt AVENUE was ANHh W. N'h' AAA's
time and referred to the committee
"A resolution to improve Trey ave-
nue. from Superior street to the first
alley south of Walnut and west to
Prospect street was adopted.
A petition for the grading of South
Seffner avenue from Indiana to MI
Vernon avenue was read for the first
time and referred to the committee
A resolution to improve Blaine ave-
nue. between Columbia street and
Bellefontalne avenue was read for the
second time.
supplementary Appropriation.
An ordinance providing for sup
Elementary appropriation for the cur
rent expenses and other expenses OF
the city for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1912, was adopted after
suspension OF the rules The appro-
priation amounts to $1,674 and the
greater part of the money is for ae-
cumulated bills of last year with 'the
exception OF pay for new iiremen'
THE rules ware 9uSDended ana an