Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-04-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The Council had a busy time of it'll
this week. The regular meeting was
held Monday evening and adjourned
meeting on Wednesday evening.
Insurance Rates
The Council took under advisementI
plan to have the insurance rates
lowered in this city. We are now inI
Az class and with the water works
system as it is today with its millions
of gallons of water and high pres
sure; with the fire apparatus that the
town should have a tendency toI
bring a lower rate. At the present
time Wauseon is rated under the old
hand engine fire system and very
low, inadequate water system.
The Council voted to confer with
the State Insurance Dept. in an at
tempt to have the rate lowered.
The following letter has been sent
to Supt Eiselstein at Toledo:
April S, 1922
G. L. Eiselstein, Supt.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
On April 13, 1918, your Bureau
made an Inspection of and promulgat-
ed rates for Wauseon, Fulton County,
Ohio, placing the village in four and
one half class.
At the time this inspection was
made, the domestic pressure from our
waterworks system was very low, at
times being at zero at the grade level
in the congested business blocks, its
water supply coming from deep wells
only.
In 1921, the village constructed a
reservoir covering an area of II
acres, the average depth of which is
% feet, and installed a modern pump
ing-station and filtration plant, which
is now bieng used by the city. The
minimum pressure maintained is now
60 pounds, at times, being much
greater.
Whereas, the village council and
the citizens of Wauseon, Ohio, fee
that proper reduction in Insurance
rates should be granted on account o1
said Improvement in connection with
the water works system of said will.
age, therefore, Fit resolved, by the
Council of said village, that we here.
by request The Ohio Inspection Blu.
reau to investigate the situation anC
cnodition of the-4water works system
Of said village, and, if said investiga
tion warrants a reduction in the In
surance rates of said village, thai
said Ohio Inspection Bureau proceed
at once with the rerating of all risk:
in said village, allowing proper re
iductions for said improvements above
referred to.
Respectfully submitted,
Village Council of Wauseon, Ohio
By ]. C. Paxson,
City Solicitor
A. E. Harger,
Council Committe'
Clean Up Week
The date set for Clean-Up Weel
was from April 11th to 18th. Thi
week will be set aside to clean up tn,
allies and for residents of the town tt
dig out their back yards and cellar
of accumulated rubbish from the win
ter and place it on the street in bar
rels or boxes and it will be hauleC
away. The sum of 1Oc per barrel will
be charged by the hauler or 75c pc
load. Don't forget the date Apri
11-18th.
Elm Street
The most of the time was taken u
with the Elm Street improvement
Several of the property owners wer
present and either voiced their objec
ton or approved of the plans an,
specifications now on file.
The Council passed a resolution t
accept the original plans and specifi
cations but to cut out all but one typ
of road. This they figured would saw
considerable money. To receiv
bids on all types would make it nee
essary to sell bonds for the highes
type of road and would make an add
ed expense as hte bonds would draw
4 interest which the town would have t
pay.
The type selected by the Council
inch concrete slab reinforced b
! 5-8 in steel bars. The street to b
widened to "a feet from West Coz
poration line to Clinton street an