Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-01-13
COUNCIL REJECTS BILL
ON FIRE TRUCK EXTRAS
EXTRAS PUZZLE
CITY Fathers
Lake Shore Drive Is Added
To Street Names
In City

Port Clinton's new councilmen
officiated at their first regular
meeting Tuesday evening. Vice
Mayor Harold Nielsen was at
Mayor Carl Becker's right as
were finance committeeman Will
liam Goebel and Torvald Hostrup.
1t was also the first official
meeting for the new City Solici
tor John Reinheimer, who was ap-
pointed last week to succeed Atty.
George Slaughter. Reinheimer
expressed his appreciation to the
councilmen for their consideration
in selecting him for the solicitors
position.
Councilmen authorized City
Clerk William l.. Zeis to adver-
tise for bids for garbage collec-
ton in the city, as John Holly's
contract expires February Is.
Mr.. Zeis stated that the pres
ent collector for Genoa is also in
terested in submitting bid to col
iect garbage here and that he has
waterproof truck. Bids are be-
ing asked for a two-year contract.
Mr.. Holly is being paid $4,000 per
year.
Mayor Becker reported that Ce-
ell Harger's crane will be taken
to the lakefront area near City
Park later this week, to complete
two days work for the million
Dollar Beach" project. He sug-
gested that the crane be used to
open a ditch in front of Joe's Ark
SO that stagnant water, trapped in
the marsh, could be freed.
! The stagnant water is from two
plugged sewers in the area. Coun-
cilmen discussed plans to remedy
the situation by placing more
I pipe, but this was tabled. The
mayors ditch proposal was ap-
proved.
Jack Riddle, one of the new
councilmen, asked that a dead end
street sign be placed at Sixth and
Laurel. Street Commissioners Carl
Ruddock was asked to check on
the situation.
Charles Ruddock and Mr.. Riddle
are the novice councilmen, as Mr.
Hcstrup and r. c. Schaper served
two years ago and were returned
tc office last fall. Nielsen and
Goebel we're reelected last No
vember.
Councilman Goebel reported that
three new street lights will be
placed by the o. p. S. One light
is to be moved from another To-
cation in the city, and the other
two lights will cost the city SIS
each annually.
New street lights will be placed
near Hetrick's Market at the Erie
Gardens entrance; near Tanke's
Coal Company office at Railroad
and Fulton, and at Elm and Per-
ry Streets,
Street is Named
First official action taken by
the new council was to add new
street to the city's total. Here
after the portion of Route from
the Portage River Bridge west to
the city limits, along Lake Erie,
will be known as Lake Shore
Drive.
Residents of the area several
months ago had asked council to
SO name their street. They are
also seeking city mail delivery
but such cannot be granted until
sidewalks are constructed.
A bill of 1855 from the Union
Supply Company, Toledo, for ex-
ira equipment on the newly-de-
livered fire truck was tossed back
to the company by councilmen.
Fire Chief Walter Miller and City
Clerk Zeis stated that the extra
equipment had not been ordered
and that the specifications adver-
tiscd did not cover such addition.
Original specifications asked for
600 gallon tank, but the fire
truck came equipped with a 750
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