Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-07-06

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license plates are now getting
them at the reduced rate which
became effective July l, when the
price dropped from $40 to $750,
the reduction being for the first
three months of the fiscal year
for the 1851 plates.
The auditors department re-
ports 264 house trailers having
been registered in the county for
this year, for which taxes have
been paid. Persons failing 10
comply with the laws regulating
the registering of occupied house
trailers, are subject to heavy
fine.
Announcement is being made
that representative from the
sales tax department of the stale,
will be at the court house July 26.
q, 80 and 81 to assist vendors
in preparing and filing sales tax
reports, which must be filed on
or before July 81.
County Treasurer D. L. Cullen
en- reports increasing collections
OF real estate taxes for this per-
iod, the dead line for which is
July 20 after which date the pen
atty becomes effective.
Property owners in Portage
township met with the county
commissioners Monday morning
ir the interest of the proposed
project for establishing a water
line service for Gypsum and com.
munity. The proposed line would
connect with the Port Clinton
main which is along the State
highway and supplies water for
the Celotex Corporation plant.
The county commissioners have
set the date for Monday, July 16,
for the hearing on damages in
the matter of the proposed eStab-
fishing of a county highway on
the island of Put-in-Bay.
Automobile sales nave been on
the increase in Ottawa county
for the first six months of this
year according to the reports of
Velma Sauvey, county clerk of
courts, who reports 1882 new and
used automobiles having been
registered, which is an increase
over the corresponding period for
last year. During June 874 new
and Used automobiles were regis
tered, which was an increase of
ITO over May. For the month Of
June 126 titles were filed for new
automobiles.
Sheriff Merlan Budd reported
eight prisoners in the county jail
the latter part of last week, and
on Monday the number had been
reduced to FIVE.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports LOT
applications for marriage licen-
ses having been filed in the pro-
ate court for the first six months
of this year as compared with
l10 for last year. During the
month of June, 81 applications
were filed, an increase over May
when ID were filed.
County Supt. of Schools Edwin
Digby reports IL vacancies on
teaching stats in the Ottawa Co.
schools which are under county
supervision, including five high
schools and seven elementary
grade schools. The vacancies are
in Clay-Genoa, Harris and El.
more, Salem and Oak Harbor.
Put-in-Bay, Allen township, Rocky
Ridge, Catawba Island, Lakeside
and Clay-Genoa.
Mrs. Velma Sauvey, clerk of
courts reports decrease in the
number of applications for divor-
ces filed in the common pleas
court. The number filed this year
was 80 as compared with As for
SIX months last year.
Auditor E. A. Guth reports
1855 dog licenses having been is
sued in the county for this year
as compared with 1894 issued for
1850. 1t is expected that last
years record will be equalled by
the end of this year.
The county commissioners have
received reports from five parties
in the county who are claiming
losses amounting to $327.6O for
chickens which were killed by
stray dogs. The amounts sought
vary from $28.78 to $1,000.
June was heavy month for
real estate transfers when 2l3
parcels of land changed owner,
ship, as compared with 159 for
May. The total number for the