The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-01-16
New Council Staggered by In
formation that Operating Ex-
penses Are Plunging Village
$35OO Behind Annually.
NEED LEGISLATION TO
FINISH N. COURT STRIP

ley, G. j. Miller, L. w. Boyden and
Hobert Edwards. The last two named
were members of the old council.
Members presented started out full
Of pep but as the evening waned the
faces of most took on a faraway
look as the hopelessness of the vii
lagos finances were discovered.
Mayor Hartzog's first duties were
the naming of various committees to
serve for the next two years. His
appointments are as follows:
Committee on Streets and Alleys
G. A. Bell, chairman; F. P. Bagley
l.. w. Boyden.
Sidewalk Committee-C. M. Fem
chairman; F. P. Bagley, C. J. Miller
Ordinance Committee-Hobart Ed
wards, chairman; Bell, Boyden.
Finance Committee-Boyden, chair
man; Miller, Bell.
Fire Department Committee-Ed-
wards, chairman; Bagley, Boyden.
Public Grounds Committee
chairman; Fem, Edwards.
Street Lights and Lighting Com.
mittee-Edwards, chairman; Bagley
Fem.
City Solicitor-Arthur VanEpp.
Fire Chief-W. F. Wise.
Engineer Fire Dept.-Albert Fret
ter.
Supt. Sewers-Albert Fretter.
Miss G. m. Ainsworth, Jay Sar
gent, Mrs. H. S. Orr, Mrs. Mary
Wright, J. T. Calvert and Harry Ay.
lard form the Library board. Calver
and Mrs. Wright received reappoint
ments while Aylard was named, vic.
Mrs. Hewes resigned. Miss Aims.
worth, Mrs. Orr and Jay Sargent
We're hang-overs, having received ap
pointments last year.
The first work of the new council
comprised the passing of two ordi
nances raising the salary of night
watchman from $40 to SIPS pei
month, and that of street commits.
sioner from $40 to $100 per month
The ordinances were passed at Their
first reading by the old council, which
permitted of the second and fna.
reading on Tuesday night. A. E
Young, who was elected marshal al
the November election will probably
be appointed nightwatch, while there
are at least tive applicants for the
street commissioners job. Appoint.
ments in both cases will undoubtedly
be made at the next regular meet
ing in February.
A most amusing incident during
the discussion previous to the passage
OF these ordinances was the question
by one new member if funds woulc
be available to meet these increased
costs. He was informed by the clerk
that the village was running behine
at the present about $500 per year
This evidently took the breath out
of some of the members for never
another peep came out about ex.
penses, they evidently being of the
opinion that thousand or so more
or less would make little difference
w. B. Baldwin presented a peti-
tlon signed by 81 per cent of the
property owners to pave Friendship
street the one block from N. Court
to Elmwood. It was suggested thai
this could be done by the contractor
who is paving North Court street
but this is hardly the case as Kellogg
is In the hands of a receiver which
would not allow of his taking on new
work. The petition was referred tc
the street committee and will be de.
cided at the next meeting.
Tn question of raising the price ,ot
sewer connections was also discussed
At present property owners pay SIC
for a sewer connection which the
Superintendent Of Sewers claims
costs approximately $3.50 to install
Members will get in touch with sur
rounding towns and find out what
they charge with view to taking
some action next month.
A report of the cemetery trustees
showed at least something in TIE vii
lage was making both ends meet. The
balance on hand Jan. /, 1920, was
given as $6948.08, which is. about
$500 more than was on hand Jan. /
1919. During the past year the trus.
tees also had an additional expense
OF some two hundred odd dollars
which went to pay for the new walk
in front of the old cemetery. A re-
port OF the Sylvester Library fund
showed a balance of $4337.79 on Jan,
l, this year, while the old Library
fund had balance of. $1233.14.
COI1nccil tonk IN +bo ,ocl4a q e.
1ringement on the Cameron patent
which was made in installing the
aseptlc tanks at the disposal plant
and decided if they could free them
selves for all time by the payment Of
$40, it had best be done. The vote on
the question was unanimous.
Engineer Bibbins presented plans
Tor the concreting Of E. Washington
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