Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDING
Petition Presented Concession Re-
quested South Side Sewer-Fire-
men Seek Endorsement of Council
for Pension Legislation Problem
for Street Committee.

The first meeting of the council for
the month of March last Monday even
ing found all the members of that body
present with the exception of one
councilman who was sick. Routine
business was disposed of and the
first business of the evening was the
presentation of a petition signed by
about 200 citizens. asking that when
new franchise was granted to cleo
trio light company that a rate be fix
ed in keeping with rates charged in
other towns of like size, that a suit
able guarantee of efficiency and salts
factory service be secured and that
the. question of Municipal Light and
Power Plant be submitted to the
voters of the village.
The Council received the petition
and filed it for future consideration.
There is no franchise to be granted at
the present time to an electric light
and power company as the Toledo &
Indiana Railway Company are act
ing under franchise granted to the Fl.
4. Williams Company a number of
years ago and which the railway COM
pany acquired when they purchased
the business of the Williams Com
pany; this franchise is unlimited as
to the time of it's continuance, but it
does not bind the village to grant no
other franchise for similar public
utility. The contract with the Will
liam's Company for lighting the
streets and municipal building, which
was also taken over by the Toledo &
Indiana Railway, is just about ex-
piring and there are negotiations now
under way between the representa-
tives of the village and the railway
company for a new contract for this
purpose.
Under the Initiative and Referen-
dunn the council would have no op-
tion but to present the question of a
bond issue for the purpose of acquir-
ing municipal lighting plant provid-
ing the required per cent. of voters
signed the petition, however the pc
tition in question is hardly consistent
as it asks first that lower rates and
guarantee of efficient and satisfac-
tory service be secured. If the coun-
ell fulfil these requests then it would
hardly seem consistent to present the
matter of a municipal plant after
having closed a contract for the public
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improvement in the lighting service
and that Wauseon is paying higher
rate than other towns of like size OF
than it would be possible to secure it
for, are matters that the council will
have to consider, investigate, deter
mine and act upon. Like many other
questions there are many sides to
be considered and all that the coun.
ell can do is to act according to thei1
best judgment.
Engineer Castle was present with
plat of section on the south side thai
has had chronic sewer trouble for g
long time and have been asking fol
relief; the plat and various methods
of relieving the trouble were discuss
ed and a proposed plan of construct
ing a sewer to carry sewage to the
east was favored. The time is not fal
distant when a sewage disposal plan
for Wauseon will be required by Statt
authorities and when that time come!
all sewage will of necessity be requir
ed to be carried to the same point; a
present all sewage from the village ex
cept that from a small section of th'
south side is carried to the east
therefore the advisability of not lay
ing sewers in any other direction.
Mr.. Carol who served this las
winter so efficiently as singing
evangelist at the evangelistic meeting
in the Christian church was presen
to ask the council for a concession t,
operate wagon selling pop corn ant
other confections and refreshment
upon the city streets; after ascertain
ing just what Mr.. Carol desired tn
matter was referred to the chairmel
of the finance and the street committe
and the city solicitor to ascertain fe
which should be charged for this con
cession and to inform Mr.. Carol il
regard to it. Messrs. Barkman an
Overmeyer from the fire department
were present to ask the council to en-
dorse a petition to Representativ
Reighard asking him to favor bill
which has been referred to the hous
finance committee, providing pension
for the Volunteer firemen of the stat
such pensions to be paid to fireme
for disability following injuries re
ceived in service and to widows an
children in case of death as resul
of injuries received at fire.
Mr.. Griesinger asked the counci
in regard to the status of the ives
end of Chestnut street, west of Brur
mel street, it is by this street that Nj
Griesinger has ingress and egress t
his property and said street has bee
in such condition that such ingress Q
egress was almost impossible, thi
matter was referred to the stree
| committee and city solicitor and couI
Gil adjourned.