Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-14
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as has been the custom. Treasurer
Tewers said he was told at the
Gardens office that the check was
expected momentarily. But Coun-
Gilman Charles Ruddock raised the
question as to whether the Gar
dens' annual payment had been in
creased in line with local taexs,
and auditor William Zeis and Mr.
Tewers were asked to check this
angle. Garbage collection at the
Gardens brought in 81 ,44144 this
year, nearly double the previous
figure.
] Receipts showing gains were:
fire contracts and receipts, $3,091.-
| Fl, gain of $1,420.21; liquor Ii
cense, $4,000, gain of $1,01342;
J traffic tickets, So 344, gain of S593;
vendors permits, $102.75, gain of
$64.75; health, $1,32482, gain of
S371 90; building and sewer per
mits, $140.75, gain of $102.75;
bicycle license, STAT, gain of $40.
Airport landing fees received
were $2,508 and known expendi-
lures listed included $559.35 for
the airport.
Municipal Court
The annual report of Municipal
Court Judge Donald Wargowsky
(see separate story on its statis-
tics, brought the judge commenda-
ton from council.
But the recognized need for
larger quarters for the court in
City Hall brought up the touchy
question of who will have to be
moved. There are two possibilities,
a building survey made by Safety
Service director Walter Wagner
and Judge Wargowsky indicated:
One is moving the draft board to
the present Portage township trus-
tees room now occupied by the
Court, and transferring the Civil
ian Defense office to the base
ment, the Court then taking over
those combined rooms The other
is moving the Mayor and the Red
Cross out of their offices, and con-
verting the north side City Hall
rooms to Court use.
Council building committee with
Mr.. Wagner and Judge Wargow-
sky, was asked to study the situa-
ton and make a recommendation
at the next meeting.
Saying Municipal Court had far
exceeded the Bar Associations es-
innate of S55,O00 revenue for its
first year, Solicitor Adair WILDER
said he does not feel the city So
licitor should be expected to serve
as prosecutor for the city on time
absorbing Municipal Court cases.
He asked Council to empower him
to include, in a forthcoming ordi-
nance setting new salaries for
Court employees, a clause stipulat-
! ing that legal assistance be re.
tanned on a per-case basis of SAC
! for a no-jury case, or $50 for a
jury case.
/ Group Insurance
/, Request by Harold Younker,
Younker ms Agency, to present
statistics on a plan for a group
insurance program for all city en-
! ployees was made. Explaining that
survey of the city insurance pic
ture is now in progress, President
Bracken asked for a roll call vote
on tabling Mr.. Younker's request.
Councilman Andy Kastro voted no,
others asserting.
Garbage Collection
Board of public affairs chairman
Carl Heckler announced new
Packard truck of the type to be
used in the forthcoming garbage
and rubbish collection plan will be
at the waterworks Friday at 10
and asked Council members to be
there to see it. Service director
WAGNER was asked to have a
couple men from the street depart
ment there to aid in demonStra-
ton of the truck
Survey of all existing ordinances
for the codification is revealing
interesting facts, said Mr. WILDER.
For instance, eight ordinances
about dogs are on the books, dat
ing from 1875 on. about every 10
years the dog question seemed to
pop up again." he said.
/ Ask Ruling Study
/ Mayor Harold Jeremy was ask
ed to get from Civil Service Com
mission a definite answer as to
whether its rules on appointment
of a patrolman stipulate an appli-
cant must have been a resident of
the city for a certain length of
time.
Councilwoman Carlista Snyder
introduced the subject, saying she
had received inquiries about the
matter. Solicitor Wilber consulted
his law code, and said at hasty
glance he found the only require
ment mentioned was that the ap-
plicant be a resident of the state
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