The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-07-31
ROAST The
ENGINEER.
For Some Of His Work In
East End OF City
Citizens Appear At Meeting
OF The City Council
And CeRSure City Engineer
Blinn Very Severely
Two Committees Appointed
To Investigate
Mayor PGfrinG Presented His
Budget To Council

A greater portion of the meeting of
the city council Monday evening was
given up to a discussion by citizens
In which they roasted City Engineer
Ray s. Dlinn for some of his work ON
the various improvements in the east
end Of the city.
The discussion was opened up
when I. ]. Morford was given per-
mission to address the members OF
council. He asked why 1t was that
the curbing on the north side of
Coshocton avenue, near Greer street,
was much lower than In any other
place along the entire thorougfare.
. He made the statement that the city
engineer was responsible for the
grade and that he did not believe 1t
was according to the plans and speci-
ilcations for the paving OF the street.
Mr.. Rollin Ransom next addressed
the members of council. He stated
that he had put down the catch-bas-
ms, under the orders OF City Engineer
Blinn. He stated that after all the
basins had been put down IT. was
found that they were in the wrong
place. Mr.. Ransom stated that City
Engineer Blinn had accused Mr.. Ran
som of changing the stakes. The lat
ter was very indignant. He stated
that he had been doing work In Mt.
Vernon for many years and that he
,iiid n0t ike the idea OF being accused
OF doing some underhand business.
Mr.. Ransom furthertsIdnted that for
several days there were -four labor
ers employed on Ccshocton avenue
and that engineer had two inspectors
on the street, each drawing 80 per
day. He thought ,th. was the con
cern of the tax payers Of Mt. Yer
non as they had to foot Che bill in the
end.
Mr.. w. II. Hearn. contractor for
the paving of Coshacton avenue. also
took a rap at the city engineer. lie
the street sent there Wy ho engineer
was from he country and Jhat he
never saw the construction of catch
basin before he came 60 town, Mr.
Hearn stated that the city engineer
had accused him Of dong his worl
wrong, while on the Other hand th(
contractor made Che gtaement thai
he believed the engineer had blundcr
I'D an more than Que spstaaGa.,
In order to thoroughly inveHigat'
the matter Mr.. Duhinshy offered {
mittee Of three 90 invcGtigsie tn
matter OF the low curbing IA CoshoC
ton avenue On tins c0mmitte
President Banning named messrf
Salisbury, Farriaon and Wcaver,
Mr. Drbinsky also thought council
should investigate the mattrr lf In
spectors on the street md offered
motion that a committee ~ three b
appointed to invcgliGaic this llsC
The chair appointed on thIg commit
tee Messrs. FarriAon. Duhinhy tn
DEEMS.
All members were present at IN
meeting Monday evcuing rd th
minutes Of the previous .ilcasiau wer
read by Clerk WoSiton md wore II
proved
Mayor Perrine prcse,lted ha "a
nual 'udge: to council. ghpWine th
estimeted sums neccsasY in ntf az
departments of the citg for the n,sir
-tenanco d9ring tho yer 1915 Upo
notlor - Mr.. Saiiabury the bpdg,
was raf'wed to the finance comnl
zee i'9 committec bn powec
ehanre ?Ay item. II IL hon reDoc
ed harT 70 council and upon motto
fir tier Te'sr-ed TO The budget con
2llss'rn consisting Of Che mayor Ii