Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
KN0TTY PROBLEMS
For City COuncilmen to SOlve-LOng
Session and Warm Weather -
Threshing Engines Unwelcome =
Who Pays The Fiddler.

1t seems like cruelty to-well,
councilmen, to bring up questions that
are as hard to answer as an elm
knot is to split, on such warm even
ings as was last Monday, but it has
to be done, and the patient "solons"
nave to take it and it may be said to
the honor and credit of these same
''solons' that they came to the test
cheerfully and did their best.
The council meeting was called to
order by president Howard who was
soon relieved by Mayor Hoy, all mem
oers of the council were present. Min
utes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved. The matter of
sewer on Shoop avenue between Leg
gett and Cherry streets for new resi-
denceS under construction on that
block, was taken up but it was found
that no new sewers could be officially
planned or sanctioned by the council
until the plat of the sewer system of
the town which has recently. been
made under the direction of the State
Board of Health is accepted by that
Board, this will not be done until some
time in September. Repair Of side
walks in front of Blizzard property
on Fulton street was ordered and the
holes punched in West Leggett street
by the slugs on a threshing machine
engine furnished matter for discussion
and consideration. 1t is not pleasant
or satisfactory to have paved streets
that have been laid at the expenditure
of goodly sums of the tax payers mon
ey torn up by these engines the con-
nf fa ho hot
the driving of heavy traction engines
with grippers or slugs or spikes on the
wheels is prohibited by ordinance on
the paved streets of the village and
that owners and drivers of such en-
gines should be notified that they are
not permitted on such streets as are
paved.
The knotiest knot of all that the
council had to deal with was "band
knot" and there was Emusic in the air.
for the space of at least an hour while
the council endeavored to unravel it..
Last year one of the councilmen, act
ing unotficially and at the instance of
number of citizens solicited the busi-
ness and professional people of the
town and secured rather liberal sub
scription for the expenses of a band
this amount together with an appro-
priation which the council was able to
make provided very nicely for the
band.
This year no one seemed to remem-
Der how the band was financed last
season, at least there was no one to
solicit the people of the town, the
Council made an appropriation for the
band but no money can be legally paid
except for services rendered and now
the band has awakened to the fact
with about six weeks more of time in
which to deliver their open air con-
certs, the band has used up practical
ly all of their appropriation though
they had not received up to Monday
night enc dollar of it. Every citi
zen wants the band it is matter OF
civic pride with many, business pro.
position with others and with others
it is a matter of pleasure and salts
faction. The question before the
Council was how to help the band out
of tight place and enable them to
continue and at the same time not
over step their legal rights in the
matter
The problem was finally solved by
allowing the band to place bill fol
service rendered which covers three