The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-06-18
COUNCIL AGAIN
IN LONG SESSION

Confab and several items of busi-
ness kept the council in session Tues
day night until exactly o'clock east
ern time. A big grist Of bills were
paid and then was taken up the annual
budget Following are the amounts
asked for In the various funds: GEN
eral, $111O; Public Health, $50; Pub.
liz Safety, $3.50; Public Service,
$527O; Library, $500; Sinking, Sill
212.75. 1t was also decided to ask
Of the county auditor an advance Of
money On the coming August settle
ment. A resolution to this effect was
passed.
In view of the persistent request Of
certain residents living well out and
on new streets to have the lighting
system extended to their locality, a
committee consisting Of Councilmen
Hoover, Root and Beck was appointed
to confer with f. O. Phillips Of the
lighting company to ascertain the cost
of adding nine more street lights. 1t
was suggested at the meeting that the
expense for this added service might
be lessened considerable by shorten
ing the present all-night service three
or four hours. Whether the major
ity Of the people would consent to such
an arrangement is somewhat doubt
full. s.
Recently it developed that no less
than fifteen different sewer connect
ions have been made in the village Of
\ which there is no record to show that
permits were granted. Payment Of
4 $40 is required for each permit. How
on why such a situation should obtain
is rather puzzling. In two or three
of the cases it is claimed the new
connection was made by connecting
with branch for which a permit had
previously been granted. But this
too, is illegal. One citizen who has
u two sewer connections to his credit
stated that he supposed that the cost
/. Of permits had been included by tht
I plumber in the latter's bill, but that
If it was not SO he would cheerfully
hand over the $40 Whether any
citizen has acted ignofantly or not, oi
whether any plumber has assumed thu
cost Of permit or not, the cold fact re
mains that Is sewer connections have
been made for which the village ha'
not granted permits Or received pay
ment for same, amounting to tota
Of $3.50. The depleted condition b
the village treasury makes it doubl,
imperative that this money be turne'
Into The public till and promptly tag
Ah ordinance was passed two D
three years ago calculated to Cover
the speed limit Of automobiles an
other vehicles. Recently it wa
discovered there was ommission .
u anything relating to rate Of speed 3
automobiles. Several arrests have re
Gently been made Of drivers who it wa
charged were exceeding the legs
SpGeu llIulL anu VIlC VI IWO VI eltVoC q
rested were disposed to contest tn
question which would carry the cas-
to the grand jury, the fine if any, g
ing to the state. It was this that le
to the discovery Of the omission. Tue
day night council had a new ordinant
drawn up covering the error in Il
former one and it appears in anoth,
column of this paper.
Probably the most important que
tion taken up was that of sal
Fourth. After considerable discu
sion it was decided to pass an orc
nance prohibiting the use of any al
all kinds Of fireworks and explosiv
on that day. The ordinance will !
ceive its first publication next wee
The council was unit on this pro
osition. The action will mean a
nancial loss to those dealers who ha
already purchased fireworks, but t
council reasoned that it were better
impose a lesser hardship for the gre;
er good.