Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-03-31

Judge T.. h. Solether, OF WOOD
county common pleas court, Bowl
ing Green, conducted court here,
Monday, hearing number of mat
tiers which had been assigned to
him, following the death of Judge
William A. Hunt.
Sale of automobile license plates
has kept the staff in the auditors
department busy this week, and a
heavier rush is expected before
Saturday, as Friday, March 81, is
the last day for use of the 1949
license plates for which no extern
sion of time has been granted.
The number of plates issued to
date is practically the same as
compared with last years sale.
The county commissioners, while
in session Monday, approved the
county engineers estimate for the
proposed project of cleaning the
Lorensen ditch in Allen township,
and set the date for selling the
job, for Monday, April II.
Following the hearing on the
petition for the proposed cleaning
and improving the Turnow ditch
: in Benton township, the commits
sioners Monday afternoon granted
the petition and ordered the coun-
ty engineer to prepare plans and
estimates for the project which is
about three miles long.
Auditor Z. A. Guth reports the
receipt of check from Columbus
for $4,000, the amount allocated
Ottawa county from the recent
distribution of gasoline tax funds.
The money is applied to the coun-
ty road and bridge funds.
Saturday, April l, is the last
day for payment of personal
taxes before the penalty becomes
effective, and a large number of
persons have visited the auditors
office this week, fling their per
soral tax reports.
Miss Elizabeth Offerman, act
ing county superintendent, reports
the schools under county super
vision will close Friday, March 81 =,
to reopen Monday, April 10, for
the spring vacation period.
Sheriff Merlan Budd reports
two prisoners in the county Jail
at this time, awaiting action of
the Ottawa county grand jury
which convenes with the opening
of the May term Of common pleas
court.
Next Monday, April 8, Ottawa
county commissioners will re-
ceive bids for two county pro-
jects, the first will be at twelve
o'clock noon, when bids will be
received for the proposed remod-
cling of the county Jail kitchen
which has been estimated to cost
$3,025. The second project will
be for the proposed new steel
bridge over Turtle Creek on the
Nissen road, with a "a ft. roadway
which has been estimated to cost
$517,997.61, for which bids will be
received at two o'clock.
New cases filed in the common
pleas court during the week in
cluded the following: Gladys
Joann Hemminger against Max
C. Hemminger, action for divorce
and other relief; Barbara Buhrc
against James c. Buhro, action fol
divorce and equitable relief; Vera
Coulter against Earl w. Coulter
action for visitation, custody anc
support of minor child and Other
equitable relief; The Travellers In
demnity Company against Marga-
ret C. Marion, action for money
only in which judgment has beer
granted; The Travellers Fire In
surance Company against Charles
T. Tunnel, action for money only
in which Judgment has beer
granted.
The will of Louesia Pfeiffer ha:
been filed in the probate court fol
probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau, of tht
probate court, announces the fol
lowing appointments: William
Claire Fouke appointed executor
Of estate of William L. Fouke
Grace M. Winters, appointed ad
ministratrix of estate of Elgin S