The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-07-16
ORDINANCE
PROPOSED
In Council To Issue Bonds
In Sum Of $4,000
For Purchasing A Public Play
ground Site
Which In Reality Will Be An
ArnOry Site
Ordinance Is Referred To
Park Committee
Council Takes Recess Until
Thursday Evening
Council Takes Recess Until
Thursday Evening

That the proposition for securing
an armory in the city of Mt Vernon
is anything but dead or has even
reached moribund state and that in
terested parties are possessed of an
indomitable spirit in carrying the
measure through to success was evil
denced at the regular meeting of the
council Monday evening, when an or
dinance was introduced providing for
the issuance of bonds in the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose Of purchasing
a site for "a public park and play
ground" for the city of Mt. Vernon.
Though not expressly mentioned
and although no councilman would Of
iicially state that such was the pur-
pose, there seemed to be a tacit un-
derstanding that the playground"
would be devoted to the rompings of
Battery b. the G. A. r.. grange gath
erings, etc. 1t was also the strong
desire of council that the public be
acquainted thoroughly with the real
words, there was no evidences of an
attempt to foist something on the
people, under a mysterious guise and
by railroad" methods.
The above method was carefully in
gestigated and decided as sound.
safe, legal and the logical solution of
the vexing question OF securing an
armory for this city, in view of At
torney General Turner's recommends
tion to the state industrial commits.
sion not to accept the bonds of city
armory purpose, because OF question
ed legality of such procedure.
After the first reading of the ordi
nance, Councilman Dubinsky, who
has opposed the armory proposition
all along on the grounds that the
question should be submitted to the
electorate of the city, moved that
the ordinance be referred to the pub
lie Improvement committee. The mo-
tion was lost for want of u second.
In the meantime. an opinion OF City
Solicitor Rooms to the effect that
council had legal right to pass such
an ordinance was read. Councilman
Dubinsky objected to the procedure,
stating that the site would be used
for other purposes than a playground
or public park and was answered by
President Banning, who surrendered
the chair to Councilman Salisbury
and commented that whatever the
purpose might be, II at least would
be a good purpose and one which
would benefit the entire community
II was then moved by Councilman
Weaver that the ordinance be referr
ed to the park committee. with in
structions TO report at he next meet
ing Of the body. Motion was car
ried.
The report OF Mayor Perrne for The
month of June showed $50 collected
end turned into the city treasury, ant
$35.40 collected and turned into the
county treasury, The report was re
ceiyed and filed. 1t was later move,
by Councilman Weaver that the So,
to be turned into the city treasury be
turned into the street repair fund o
the city. Seconded and carried,
The following report of Chief o
Police Parker of arrests for the mont
of June was read, received and filed
Suspicion.
Keeping place for unlawful sale o
intoxicants-2.
IntoAication--l3.
Using obscene and licentious lar
euage In presence of female
Malicious destruction of property
l.
Reckless driyng--l
Assault