Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-09-08
COUNCIL

Council met in regular session last
Monday evening with all members
present. Routine business was attend
ed to and council gave its attention to
the visitors who were present and
evidently had something on their
minds.
H. A. Lee presented the subject by
presenting a petition to have Cedar
street made q uniform width from
Oak street north to Walnut street.
The primary incentive for this petit
ton seems to have been the action OF
Mr.. Matt Dangler in constructing a
sidewalk at the line of his property
which runs from Fulton street through
to Cedar street. 1t seems that Cedar
street as il stands to dya is something
of an imitation of one of the original
Boston streets which as tradition has
it were laid out by the cows. At Oak
street this street is 80 feet wide, it
maintains this width for one or two
lots north then widens to 40 feet,
which width is maintained for one or
two more lots after which the street
spreads out to so feet which width is
maintained through to its intersection
with Walnut street. Mr.. Dangler in
explaining his action in building the
sidewalk stated that he secured
the services of a surveyor to
locate the Cedar street line Of his LOT
then he had asked the Coupcil to es-
tablish grade for his sidewalk on the
line so ascertained; this had been done
and material for the walk was hauled
to the ground at the request of the
council Mr.. Dangler delayed the build
ing Of the side walk for some time
meantime the material had been rur
through by vehicles passing along the
street and in order to save the ma
terials, not having heard from tbs
council he ordered the walk built
Other owners Of property abutting OF
this street claim that this sidewalk il
laid directly over q drain put down
some years ago at the expense ofthesc
property owners and all Of then
seemed anxious 70 make straight th'
crooked line Of Sedar street which a.
present is not graceful curves but al
unpleasant harsh zigzag, bard to fol
low on dark night when some of th'
Fulton street residents might for an,
reason want to 60 home the "bacl
way"
Of course that sidewalk of Mr.
Danglers accentuatest the "zig-zag" ant
does not add to civic beauty of Wau
seon; at the same time Mr.. Dangler'i
walk 20 far as he can ascertain is OF
his lot line. There was promiscous ad
vice for the council as to the exac
location Of the West line of Cedal
street and there was NO silence in tn
council chamber for the space of hal
an hour. A motion finally prevailed t,
appoint the chairman of the Sidewall
and Street Committees and the Cit!
Solicitor to investigate and learn, tn
true status of the West line Of CedaI
street; facts which they are to com
municate to the council at the mex
regular meeting. There were a mum
ber of members of the Fire Depart
ment present possibly anxious to lear
to whom the contract for the new FIR
truck had been given, as the bids wer'
to have been opened at noon or there
abouts on Monday. The Council is
sued an official bulletin in regard Il
the matter but rumor has it that thu
bids all ovarshot the amount Of mon
ey available for he purchase Of q ir'
truck and consequently were rejecteC
After passing claim ordinance th'
council went into executive session
whether to express their private opin
ions concerning the public and publi
business OF to whip some matter o
public concern into shape to be mad
public, press representatives did no
stay TO learn.