The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-02-18
MAYOR APPOINTS
VILLAGE AIDES
FOR COMING YEAR
Covering Of Town Run,
Improving Sewer System
Also Discussed By Solons

Appointments of Mayor Asman
for various positions for the COM
ing year were approved by Coun-
Gil during its regular meeting, last
Thursday. Other business included
discussion Of improvement to the
sewer system, covering the Town
run, and repairing N. Main st,
Mayor Asman had delayed max
ing his appointments since the first
of the year in order to settle the
matter of adding a third man to
the police force permanently This
has been approved by Council and
the Mayor and Marshal Clarence
Brown will collaborate in working
out a new schedule for all three
men.
There were nine applicants for
/ the position, and a blind ballot
was taken, with each member of
Council to write the name of his
choice on a piece of paper. Then
first vote was unanimously in fav-
or of Richard Simpson, a diScharg-
ed veteran of World War ii.
Other Appointments
He will start as soon as Mayor
Asman and Marshal Brown work
out the new schedule, which will
probably call for three eight-hour
shifts per day, with each man sub
iect to call at any time in case
of emergency.
Other appointments made by
Mayor Asman and approved by
Council are:
Custodian of the City building
| and assistant fire chief, Harold
Hyland; city solicitor, William S.
Hopes; street commissioner, Mr..
Brown; street superintendent, Bert
Lash; fire chief, George Singer;
and fireman, Ed Jordan, Holly
Brake, Henry Asman, Joe Kane,
Floyd Grubbs, Fred Mcbride, Will
liam Stone, Calvin Payne and Dale
Smith jr.
| Dale Crum, night officer who
has completed his probationary
period Of SIX months, was given the
permanent appointment as night
officer. The appointments were ap-
proved upon motion of Councilman
Wilbur Forty, seconded by Coun-
Gilman c. P. Wagner.
Plan Joint Meeting
Matter of improving the storm
sewer system in Marysville, and
covering the Town run to get rid
of that unsightly stream and it's
Objectionable odors was discussed
at some length. Finally, upon mo-
ton of Councilman F. C. Bittiko-
fer, seconded by Councilman G.. L.
Kingsmore, it was decided that
Council should meet with the
Board of Public Affairs and Floyd
G. Brown & Associates, Marion
the Villages consulting engineers
to draw up some comprehensive
program covering these improve
mentS. The meeting will be held
March 6.
The whole thing came up when
a representative of Mr. Browns
firm met with the Solons to bring
i the improvements to a head.
Resignation of H. B. Salter as
a member of the Board of Public
Affairs was presented to Council
! and accepted with regrets. Mr..
Salter said his resignation was
forced because of the press OF
other business.
/ Approve n. Main Repair
Leo Grindell, local maintenance
superintendent of the State High
way Department, presented the
Council with plans for resurfacing
N. Main st. on the bridge over
Millcreek, and from Elwood ave.
north to the corporation limits.
Total cost of the reSurfacing
would be $3.50 and the length of
! the improvement is 1888 feet. Ma
Irysville would pay half the cost
and the State Highway depart
ment, the balance. Upon motion of
Mr.. KingSmore, Council voted to
cooperate with the State highway
department in making the inn
DrOVement.
Bills amounting to $1073.86 were
presented by Mr.. Forty, second
! member of the finance committee,
in the absence of Dale Overly,
chairman.
Mr.. Kingsmore, chairman of the
utilities committee, reported he
had requested r. w. Bigler, man
ager of the Dayton Power & Light
co. here, to postpone the meeting
between Power co. officials and
Council, due to the fact that bas-
ketball tournaments are now in
progress. The meeting, originally
requested by Power co, officials,
was to have been last Thursday,
following the regular meeting. The