The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-04
Caldwell Council

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present that the village had been
negotiating with the Ohio Fuel
Gas Co. until Monday morning,
when the previous rate schedule
set up by the company was sud-
denly withdrawn.
Every one of the persons pre-
sent before the council Tuesday
evening was opposed to any
poStponementS and demanded
immediate action in behalf of
the Permian consumers here.
Fails to Appear
Mayor Homer Johnson an
nounced that a representative
from the Ohio Fuel Company
had promised to be present at
the meeting to discuss the pos
sibilities of that firm extending
service in this area. The rep
resentative failed to appear and
no explanation of his absence
was sent from the company.
The motion was then made and
carried unanimously by council
to authorize City Solicitor, L. c.
Young, to author an ordinance,
as provided for in the General
Code. to force the Ohio Fuel Gas
Company, which serves a large
number of local residents, to
extend their lines to service ad-
ditional homes and business that
wish to switch from the services
of the Permian Oil and Gas Com
pany.
Will Meet Friday
Council agreed to adjourn
until Friday night at 8 p. m,
when it is expected that the
ordinance, as authored by Atty.
Young, will be presented for
their approval.
1t was further moved and car
ried that council should, in the
meantime, solicit the aid of Sen
ator John Bricker and Rep
resentative Robert r. Secrest,
our representatives in Congress,
in this crisis which has arisen in
this area. 1t is hoped that these
representatives can persuade the
Federal Power Commission,
which controls utility rates over
the entire United States, to act
in behalf of the consumers. in
the event that the, efforts /. to
secure a lower gas rate fails on
state level.
Past Negotiations
1t is evident that past failures
to negotiate amicably with the
| Permian Oil and Gas Company
in addition to the determination
of the local citizens to demand
fair rates, council deemed it the
only alternative to take the ordi-
! nance action.
Appropriation Presented
Village Clerk Violet Morgan
edge presented the appropria-
ton report for the coming year
of the Village of Caldwell, which
totals $l25,8l5.62, consider
able amount over 1858. Broken
down into funds, the report
reads as follows:
General fund, $5,843.24; Street
fund, $2,600.00; Water fund,
SIG, ,550.83; Light fund, $76,581 .43;
Cemetery fund, $3,243.62; Street
Maintenance and Repair fund,
$3,000.00; Street and Mainten-
ance fund, $6,769.00; General
Bond and Retirement fund,
$8,227.50.
Following this report, it was
moved and seconded that q COM
mite be appointed to investigate
the various insurance policies
carried by the village, and Mayor
Johnson appointed Gerald Hayes
and Emil Barnett to this COM
mittee. D. D. Nichols was ap-
pointed as chairman Of the in
surance investigating committee.
The appropriation of $l25,
62 was approved.
Sewage Survey
Considerable discussion was
given to the sewage problem
facing the village. Council passed
the motion to contract Floyd
Brown and Associates, consult
ing engineers OF columbus, 10
conduct the preliminary sewage
survey here.
The permit from the State
Pollution Board to postpone
action on the impending sewage
disposal plant construction, ex-
pires on Friday, Feb. u.
To Purchase OvercOat
Village Night Watchman Willis
Ralph requested that Council
purchase an overcoat for him,
to be worn on duty, and his re-
quest was granted.
Members of the Council are
President D. D. Nichols, Emil
Barnett, Gerald Hayes, James
Johnson, Dean Reed and Dwight
| Wiley.