The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-08-28
LEGAL NOTICE


A RESOLUTION: PROTESTING THE
APPLICATION NOW PENDING BE.
FORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COM.
MISSION OF OHIO FILED BY THE
NEW YORK, CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS
hAILROAD COMPANY FOR LEAVE
tn y \ 1,,si iD1!ILsstSSosAIINUE SC PASSENGER
CLEVELAN1N OHIO AND THE OHIO. 1.
INDIANA STATE LINE AS HEREIN
PEESGRIBE4 PE SCI BEL AND TO DECLARE AN
WHEREAS. there is now pending be.
fore the Fhblic Utilities Commission OF
Ohlo, thsHapplication of the New York,
Chlcago, and st. Louis Railroad Com.
pany fqN leave to discontinue the opera.
tlon OF passenger train number 9 and
~ beEween Cleveland, Ohio, and the
Ohio diana State line; and
w WaEREAS, the passenger service pro-
videaN by these two trains is the only
dlreN means of public transportation be-
wen Bluffton and vicinity and Cleve-
az Ohio, and the discontinuance OF
svEh trains would mean great inconven-
lance and economic loss TO residents OF
We Village of Bluffton and Northwest.
arn Ohio; and
H WHEREAS, the discontinuance of said
Grains number 8 and 10 would cause the
E9oss of employment for approximately 2S
l7employees of said railroad who reside
in Allen County; and
WHEREAS, this council is of the
opinion that the dscontinuance of said
two passenger trains would cause not
only great Inconvenience and loss to the
residents of this City, but also to resi-
dents of other communities on the line of
said passenger trains and who also
would be greatly affected by such dis
continuance; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in
the usual daily operation of the munich
pal government in that in order to prop
erly protest the application of the New
York, Chicago and st: Louis Railroad
Company before the public hearing it is
bnecessary that this resolution take effect
forthwith upon its adoption: Now,
Wherefore,
DE 1T RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL
0E THE VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON,
QUO TWO-THIRDS OFaTHE MEM
BIsR BERS ELECTED THEREp CONCUR
sssOn v That the VIM re of Bluff
ton, hio, does hereby strend dkusly oppose
and retest the application pending be-
fore Nhe Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio FLEA by the New. Yokk. Chicago
and4st. Guis Railr9s Company for
nanef lsnT to BtipSe 10 clsvtIsbd tEsi9s
oRiq and a ohisD indisk STATE is'fi4ea' line!
sstion 2, Aaa the vAake Solicitor
I, be- d he hreM is. authorized and di-
recta to do8ll Angs deemed necessary
on TIE behaM of @e Village of Button
to oTR bose id apihestion.
SectsQnaG That thu clerk be, and here
by is, authorized asA directed to com
municate with and end a copy of this
resolution to the Legislative authority of
all communities locateA on the lines of
said passenger trains Aetween the Ohio
Indiana line and to and including Fos-
toria, Ohio. advising tHsm of the action
taken by this city and Erequesting them
to take similar action.
Section T. That the erk of the coun-
Gil be, and hereby iSA authorized and
directed to send a CERTIFIED copy of this
resolution to w. E. Eerron, Secretary,
Public Utilities Comm Nsion of Ohio.
Columbus Is, Ohio.
Section 5. That foff the reasons set
forth in the preamblE hereto, which is
made a part hereof This resolution is
hereby determined t&be al emergency
measure and shall tie effect and be in
force forthwith proHaed that it receives
the affirmative vota8f two-thirds of the
members elected tqAfouncil otherwise it
shall take effect I'D be in force from
and after the earl period allowed by
law. ~
Yes: AukermsSk Chamberlain, Am
stutz, Lauriat, klay, Hankish. No;
None 9
Adopted Augustt2. 1853
Approved Augl@b IL. 1853
Charles E. Au aman
President of 6e Council
David L. Risker. Mayor
Attest A. ]. Longsdorf, Clerk
Aug. %, Sept. 4