Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-12-06
PINCHING VS..
ADVERTISING
COuncilmen Deliberate and LegisIate
While the Mayor Proposes to Pinch
Those Who ExpectOrate Where
They Should Not-Beech St. to be
Assessed-Fire Alarm Wanted.

Order has not yet been brought
out of chaos in the council chamber,
but there were indications that it was
coming last Monday evening when
the councilmen met for the first
regular meeting in December. As
councilman Hanson remarked, there
were beaten paths through the jun
gle and a radiator was actually Civ
ing the heat wh lie the Lime Kiln
Cub stove" that Clerk King used to
feed and Marshal Sweeney poke was
zen repose" Charley Eastman,
who was present stated in open meet
ing that he wants that stove we sup
pose because of the tender memories
associated with it.
There was some real good news
for the council Monday night when
Clerk King announced that the
money for the recent bond issue had
been received and instead of the
usual strategy on the part of the
clerk and finance committee in "rob-
bing Peter to pay Paul" the financers
were busy restoring to "Peter" and
aso paying Paul.
A resolution was passed creating
Messels G u. Heise, +. J. Spencer
and A. +. Shaifer an Assessing Board
to assess the costs of the Beech
street Improvement to property
owners along the Inc Of said i'm
provement according to benefits.
Chief Overmeyer and Messrs
Eastman and Gcer of the Fire De-
partment were present to inquire in
regard to a new fire alarm to replace
the bell that called the Congrega-
HonN'ists Of Wauseon together for
nearly fifty years, but cracked when
the strain of announcing the pre-ma-
ture news of victory was placed upon
IL by exuherant hands Chief
Overmeyer said he wanted another
''tin bel," but his expression belied
his words and Eastman suggested
that Wauseon was old enough and
ought to know enough to have a
modern fire alarm in keeping with
their modern fire truck. The May
OF appointed Messrs Overmeyer
Eastman and Geer of the Fire De-
partment and Messers Will ans and
Oakley of the council a committee
to investigate the matter of fire
alarms and report with recommenda-
tions to the council. This same
committee were also authorized TO
endeavor to make arrangements with
the trustees of the Methodist church
for the use of the bell of that church
as a fire alarm until such time as q
new fire alarm may be installed by
the council.
The question as to who shall at
tend to the rum ng of the new heat
ing plant was disposed of by referr-
ing the matter to George Geer, pres
ent engine room janitor for the
Fire Department who will look after
the heating plant for the balance Of
the year 1918.
The light committee recommended
the placing of lights IN the alleys
from Birch to Chestnut streets, east
Of South Fulton streets and from
Elm to Depot streets West of NORTH
Futon street. The recommends
ton was adopted and the lights or
dered installed.
The Mayors Indignation was ar
reused by the unit dy. unsanitary anC
filthy condition of the sidewalk il
front of the West entrance to the
Arcade occas loned by the practice ot
some of those standing in the Ar
cade entrance and splitting tobacco
iuice on the sidewalk. The Mayor
ordered the enforcement of the ordi
nance prohibit ng splitting on side
walks and in public places with thu
remark that the pinching of abou
two of the vJolators of this ordinance
would do more good than all the ad
vert'sing in the papers. OF cours,
this was hard on the "Press Gallery
but they reflected that a large par
of the advertising Of this characte
is gratis anyway and that it is !
wrong principle to advertise good
that are never delivered; they pulle'
up their belts another notch, won
dered il il would be possible to ge
themselves sted for rations as Ger
man prisoners and settled back =
watch where The lightning woul
strike first.
The street committee were author
ized TO clear away for traf on tn
unfinished portion of Shoop Avenue
during the coming winter. Cla I
ordinance was passed and council ad
iOurned.