Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-01-04

First in order was a statement
declaring the seat of Councilman
elect Earl Claggett vacant by
Solicitor Charles Holtsberry. I'm
mediately, holdover A. d. Lock-
wood was nominated and elected
to fill the post for the next two
yaers. P. w. Faust was elected
unanimously to the position of
president pro tenn and F. A. Nc
Elroy, 100 Jefferson street, one
of the organizers of the Licking
County Young Republican Club,
was elected by five to four vote
to succeed Howard A. Fleming
as Clerk of Council. Nominated
too was Miss Wilma Lockwood
for the position.
Frank L. Stare and HI. A.
Premier were named to the Fire
mems Pension Board, while j. B.
Lentz and A. d. Lockwood were
elected to serve in similar ca
pacity on the Police Pension
Board. President of Council
Clint Conner, at the same time
named his standing committees
for the coming year. They were:
Finance, ]. E. Neighbor, James
Ellis and Frank L. Stare, Jr.;
Street, J. B. Lentz, James Ellis,
H. A. Premier, a. y. Lockwood, J.
E. Neighbor and d. C. Walker;
Public Service, Louis Rehbeck,
H. A. Premier and P. w. Faust;
Safety, H. A. Premier, James
Ellis and j. B. Lentz; Law, j. E.
Neighbor, A. d. Lockwood, p. w.
Faust and Charles Holtsberry,
City Solicitor; State and County
Relations, d. c. Walker, Frank
L. Stare and Louis Rehbeck;
Buildings and Grounds, j. B.
Lentz, P. w. Faust, D. C. Walk
er; Ways and Means, A. D. Lock-
wood, Louis Rehbeck, Frank L,
Stare; Rules, P. w. Faust, j. E.
Neighbor and A. D. Lockwood;
Radio, Frank L. Stare, d. C.
Walker and j. B. Lentz; Indus
trial, j. E. Neighbor, HI. A. FREE
nier adm A. D. Lockwood.
Reports from the Mayor, City
Solicitor, Police Board of Trus-
tees, Clerk of Council, finance
committee and the Electrical In,
spector were received, read and
filed. Former Mayor Grove re-
ported receipts of $2,076; retiring
City Solicitor j. Dale McNamar's
report is printed elsewhere in
this issue. The report of the po-
lice trustees showed a balance of
$2392 on hand, and the finance
committee report revealed a bal
ance in the general fund )of $2O.-
900 on Jan. /, 1910. Significant
in this respect was the revelak
tion that during the past four
years the bonded Indebtedness OF
the city had been reduced from
$1,047,250 to 100000. Tax rate
in 1938-39 was the lowest in any
period since 1925.
Report of the Electrical IN
spector for 1889 showed permits
issued totaling 1,O43, inspections
made, 1,416; Inspections approx
ed, $50; inspections not approx
ed, 155; total fees collected for
permits, $1,423.60; total fees col
lected for licenses, $3.50. Total
money from all sources, 81, ,691.-
10. A gain of more than $50
over last year. Elmer e. Leedy,
chief inspector of the department
pointed out that the department
had received 1872 complaints on
radio interference, had corrected
81 and had 21 now pending
Sources of interference he rev
ed were: street lighting circuits,
81; defective wiring, signs and
other equipment, 80; Ohio Power
lines, a. He complimented the
Ohio Power Co. for the coopera-
ton given throughout the year
in aiding to locate trouble on city
lines.
Ordinances up for cOnsidera
tiOn and final passage were: One
authorizing the investment of