The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-29
offers sum
OF $1,000.
fsr Third Ward Engine House
Does N. E. Church
TO Prevent The City Lookup
Close To The EdifiCe
3at Council Allows Matter To
Go Over A Week
10 Give Committee More
Time To Investigate
J. ]. FuItz Calls Council Down
For Rejecting His Deed
10 Give Committee More
Time To Investigate
J. ]. FuItz Calls Council Down
For Rejecting His Deed

Five thousand dollars was offered
the city of Mt. Vernon through it's
council at the regular meeting of that
body Monday evening by the Meth
odist Episcopal church for the Third
ward engine house on North Gay
street, 30 as to insure that church
and st. Paul's Episcopal church
against future disturbance caused by
having the city lookup In the engine
house.
After a discussion which brought
out that council did not desire to act
hastily in the matter, the council
committee on the proposition was
continued until the next meeting Of
that body and the work under way
on the engine house property, looking
towards the construction of "A city
lookup, was ordered discontinued
until that time.
Chairman Weaver OF the council
committee reported that an option
had been secured on an available
property for $4,000 which could be
used In case council desired to sell
The engine house land. He stated that
councils price for the latter property
had been $6,500, but that the bid of
the church was only $4,000.
French w. Severns, representing
the committee of the Methodist
church. offered 1t as his opinion that
$4,000 was very respectable offer
for the engine house land, citing
uumerous land values in the neigh.
borhood which he had secured at the
court house. The appraised values
OF these properties were much lower
Than $1,000 and Mr.. Severns called
attention to the fact that 1t was rec
oEuixed that land appraisals In this
city represented nearly the true
worth OF the properties.
Alva A. Dowds stated that the
Methodist church had gone its limit
in the $4,000 offer and again outlined
the annoyance caused to the church
~ the proximity of the city lookup
Vie remarked that, In case the Meth
odiBt church would build as is plan
ned. the extension would be pluml
zgainat the lookup which Is now In
process of construction on the en-
.gine house land.
Clyde c. Conley, representing st
1'aufs Episcopal church. explained
That his church would secure but {
ANAL piece OF the engine house prop
erty. in case of purchase, and tina
no could accordingly view all as {
nrivate citizen. He urged council L
accept the $4,000 offer, stating tina
1t would be long before such woulC
be duplicated by anybody.
Il. ID. Heron, President Banning
and Councilman Salisbury also spok,
and then followed the motion to con
tinue the matter until the next meet
sng OF council.
With narration OF how he had, OF
a0ur previous occasions. offered Il
aedicate to the city OF Mt. Vernon al
alloy on the west side. J. ]. Fultz pu
scouncll on the grill for accepting sucl
n deed Of dedication at the last meet
tas. without consulting him and afte
. rejection OF the same two year
and one-half ago. 1t seems that tn,
last time Mr.. Fultz made the offer, |
was tabled and Mr.. Fultz never tool
the trouble to secure his dedicator,
deed. Accordingly, this deed WAS un
covered several days ago and was In
nocently presented to council and tn
same accepted.
Mr. Fultz was rather incensed owe
tbe fact that he had not been ar
prised of the intention of council I,
accept his deed Of dedication. OF
sunotion OF Councilman Salisbury