Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-09-03
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COURT HOUSE
The court house will be closed
Monday in observance of Labor
Day.
Judge Earl Solether of Wood
County common pleas court, will
hold court here Thursday.
While in session Monday, county
commissioners visited the west end
of the county in the interest of
road and bridge projects.
The new September term of
common pleas court opens Mon
day, September 13. Prosecuting
Attorney Myron Rosentreter re-
ports that no date has been set at
this time, as to when the grand
jury will be called to report for
duty.
County engineer Delos Nissen
and County Commissioners Sanke
Bahnsen, Charles Cover, and Ed
ward Tank are scheduled to attend
the National Highway annual con-
ference for county engineers and
officials to be held in Columbus,
September 13, IA and Is.
The county commissioners will
advertise to receive bids on Sep
tember 20 at 200 pm. for placing
500 feet of 36 inch concrete sewer
pipe on the Grantown road in Ben
ton township. The estimated cost
has been set at $2,621.50.
County auditor Melvin C. Guth
reports the receipt of a voucher
from Columbus for $4,000 which
comes through the distribution of
state funds to be applied to NE
County Board of Health funds.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports hav-
ing received % applications for
marriage licenses, in the probate
court, during August decrease
from July when "a applications
were reported. Total of 148 have
been received this year as COM
pared with ISL for last years Pc
riod.
Clerk of Courts, Velma Sauvey
reports 20 civil cases having been
filed in the common pleas court
during August, an increase owe
July when 16 were reported. OF
the 20 cases filed during August
eight were applications for di-
vorces or alimony and eight were
for money only.
The auditors department reports
264 real estate transfers having
been recorded during August as
compared with 254 during July.
Many of the changes in ownership
of real estate have come through
the settling of estates and others
through sale of waterfront proper
ties along the shores of Lake Erie,
Sandusky Bay and the Harbors.
An action has been filed in the
common pleas court in the matter
of the appropriation by the Ohio
Turnpike Commission of property
of Frederick A. w. Stiefler and
others in Harris township, needed
for the construction and operation
of the Ohio Turnpike Project No.
one.
The Greyhound Corporation of
Cleveland has been named as the
defendent in two separate actions
filed In the common pleas court.
In one action Torrance Holm, of
Des Moines, is seeking jugment for
$4,000 for injuries and damages
alleged to have resulted from traf-
tic accident which occurred in Au-
gust, 1852 on Route 2, west of Port
Clinton. In the other action Theo-
dore Holm, Des Moines, is seeking
judgement from the Greyhound
Corporation for $500 for injuries
and damages alleged to have re-
suited from the same accident.
County auditor Melvin C. Guth
reports that the settlement for the
July collection of real estate taxes
for the last half of 1853 has been
completed and that checks are to
be mailed to the various districts
the latter part of this week. The
total distribution amounted to
$389, ,OO6.41 and was distributed as
follows.
School districts, received $685.
295.41 as follows; Allen, $21, ,649. II;
Lake-in-Allen, $685.14; Benton,
$40, 1892; Carroll, $7,3O9.01; Clay
Genoa, $23 3,307. ST; Catawba. 49,
600.42; Danbury, $39,71O.39; Erie
9571.18; Harris-Elmore, $19,145.-
81; Portage, SO, go; Port Clinton
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