Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-07-25
SAME ACT MAY
BAR FREE CITY
HALL CURRENT

In surprise move before City
Council Tuesday evening, H. A.
Cowgirl, division manager of the
Ohio Edison Company, presented
proposal from his company for
a substantial reduction in the over
all cost of electricity to the people
of Port Clinton. Cowgirl stated
that the saving for consumers
would approximate $500 annual
ly for each person living in Port
Clinton. The principal reduction
would be in the residential rates
and rates charged commercial Gus.
toners or those people who oper
ate stores or small business con-
Germs.
Objections from Council were
voiced when it was stated that the
plan provides, in addition, for an
increase in the cost of street light
ing and in power for the water
works. Requested also by the COM
pany was the permission to charge
for electrical service to the City
Hall which, to date, is receiving
free electrical current.
Business House To Benefit
Copies of the proposed rates
were given each councilman to-
gether with sheets showing the
saving to customers having various
uses of current. He stated, "The
average residential customer in
Fort Clinton uses about $50 kilo.
watt hours month, the cost in
savings to them to amount to about
forty-four cents a month" Com
mercial consumers, under the pro-
posed plan, would receive a high
er reduction in savings.
The proposal apparently stem
med from the increase in rates in
Port Clinton three and half years
ago. In establishing the proposed
uniform rate program, Ohio Edi-
son could reduce rates in Port
Clinton providing arrangements
for street lighting, water pumping
and charges at the city hall con-
formed with other communities
served by the company.
City Increase Offset
Cowgirl reported Wednesday
that residential and commercial
customers will have sufficient de-
creases to overcome the increase
of about $4,000 for the city and
leave decrease of approximately
$20,000.00 for residents or people
living within the incorporated city
of Port Clinton. The increase for
the city arises from a charge for
I! electric service to City Hall, an
increase in street lighting rates
and a stepping-up of the rate
charged for pumping water at the
city waterworks
The proposed plan for the rate
changes was turned over to the
Public Utilities Board and a conn
; Gil committee headed by Lee
Bracken. The group will meet with
Henry Cowgirl and Earl Carpenter
of Ohio Edison, at which time a
Qualification of the Ohio Edison
proposal will be made. The report
will be given at the next meeting
, of City Council.
Urge Alice St. Paving
! Other problems before Council
: Tuesday evening was the hearing
r of group of residents who reside
t on S. Monroe Street and Alice
Street concerned in the paving
project underway. Charles Stepn-
t enson, County Engineer, explained
t the combination paving and sew
: erage problem facing the city and
t the residents of the area to be af-
: fected. Pending the bond issue to
t appear before November voters, it
r was agreed that while paving IS
, underway, residents of Alice and
Y Monroe will have the use of storm
D sewers, creating combination
: storm and disposal unit. Estimates
: of the cost of paving and provid-
: ing sewage disposal were given as
: S10.081a per foot of property. For
y the SO foot lot owner, it was esti-
mated that the yearly charge
! would approximate s50.75. Resi-
dents south of $40 Monroe Street
: would pay an assessment for the
I privilege of having inlets into the
Il storm sewer. Residents north Of
d $40 S. Monroe Street are already
y provided with the inlets.
" Residents of Laurel Avenue pre-.
l. sented a petition to council object
e ing to a welding shop at BTU
o Laurel Avenue which is creating
hazard and disturbing the peace
il of the neighborhood. Noise, spray
n painting from between open doors
L and welding without shields were
d principal objections The two
young owners, appearing before
council, agreed to remedy the sit
n uation upon the recommendation
Of council.