Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-09
MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Initial Meetings of Council, Board Of
Education and Fire Department.
Council Committees Appointed Fin
ancial Report of Past Year.

The new council met for the first
time last Monday evening and every
member of that body was present
The men with whom cur village gov
ernment will rest for the next two
years as they appeared around the
council table Monday evening were
Mayor, Rollo Hoy; Clerk, Carl Orth;
Councilmen, C. j. Ives, C. T. Pom
tious, H. F. Dimke, Chas. H. Jordan,
George Howard and Charles Bulger.
There were present also, the present
marshal, James Cantleberry, the re-
firing marshal, Clarence Onsted, and
the retiring clerk, L. H. Deyo. The
extra chairs We're we'll filled with
citizens and the start Of the new city
government was altogether auspic-
GUS. Chas. Jordan, was made presi-
dent of the council, Roscoe Darby was
appointed city solicitor, and the
Peoples State Bank was made the
depository for the city's money their
bid of 21a per cent on daily balances
having been found the best.
The mayor announced the COM
mittees of the council as follows:
Finance: Jordan, Bulger, Ives;
Street: Dimke, Howard, Jordan;
walk, Bulger, Ives, Jordan; Build
ing, Howard, Pontious, Bulger; Light,
Howard, Dimlxe, Pontious,
Appropriations for the various
funds for the first six months of the
year were considered and a resolu-
tion passed confirming the amounts
agreed upon was passed. The trus-
tees of Clinton township were pres
I'D 4hn
cess of the council in order that a
joint meeting of trustees and council
might be held; at this meeting the
matter of sewerage for surface wat
er in the northeast corner of the vii
lage was discussed and finally left
for the sewer committee and the
trustees to dispose Of
The question of the management of
the Wauseon cemetery was brought
up; by a law enacted at the last ses-
sion Of the legislature the office of
cemetery trustees was abolished; the
question was referred to the city sol
icitor for information, to report at
the next regular meeting of the
council.
The council was reconvened and
there came before it for the purpose
of being sworn into office the follow
ing newly elected officers of the
Fire Department: Chief, s. B.
Overmyer; Asst Chief, H. Robin
son; Wardens, M. Border, P. Schletz,
H. Yarnell and G. Kline. Ex-clerk
Deyo performed the formality of ad-
ministering the oaths of office and
the mayor announced that the coun-
Gil and township trustees would hold
an executive session; the general
public" withdrew and left the new
council and board of trustees to the
consideration of problems not yet
ready for general knowledge.
G. Onsted's term as street commits
sioner does not expire until April, his
term Of health officer having expired
Jan. Ist, James Cantleberry was ap-
pointed to that office.
The Board of Education held their
first meeting and organized by elect
ing j. F. Outcalt president and ]. G..
Paxson clerk.
The last official document issued by
L. H. Deyo as retiring clerk of the
village was report of the finances
Of the corporation which is of so gen.
eral interest to the citizens of Wau-
seon that we publish it entire:
GENERAL FUND
Receipts
Jan. 1. 1918. Cash on hand ........$ 1253.23
Tax collections .....- ..... ~. --'... 4su-45
Fines collected .......- ...!......... 66.0O
Licenses collected -.......s.......s 5o.UO
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