The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-09-03

lo,oOo SdiioiiS ----- O.oo o'oo
$4,000 gallons ----- 5.85 $50
$4,000 gallons ----- sos 900
All over $4,000 gallons,
per thousand ----- .25
1919 will be added to the rate
to all out-of-corporation con-
sumers. =
The last water rate hike in the
village of Caldwell was effective
on July /, 1858, while the new
rate will become effective as soon
as official publication is made
of the ordinance.
According to the Buckley
Evilsizer report, the new rates
will facilitate more efficient SER
vice to consumers.
Street Improvement
Leander Crock and w. G. Toad
Davis were present at the meet
ing in the interest of street i'm
provements on the lower end of
West street, or old USR Il.
The section in question is the
concrete road running by the
Ready-Mix Concrete plant at the
corner of Locust and West
streets.
improvements would eliminate
a dust condition that has for
some length of time caused con-
Germ among residents of the area.
The proposal was put under the
consideration of the street COM
mission which will make an in
vestigation and report findings
and recommendation at a later
date.
Ross Street Extension
Council accepted a petition
proposing an extension of Ross
street from Belford to North.
Present in the interest of having
the extension made were Rev.
FIR. S. j. Pekalla, Edwin Snider,
c. J. Estadt and Frank Estadt.
Plans call for a new Catholic
church to be constructed at the
intersection of Ross and Belford
streets, and members of the
parish are requesting the need
for such road at this particular
point. Rev. Fr. Pekalla has Of
fered the dirt from the eXcava.
ton of the church for a fill in
the existing gully if the proposal
is accepted, which would mean
a major saving for the village in
having the fill readily available.
Present in the interest of prop
erty owners to be effected were
, Byron Schafer and Shirley
Springer who expressed their
opinions on the proposed road.
Other landowners involved are
Carlos Reed and Clair Hysell.
In accepting the Ross street
extension petition, council agreed
to make a further study of the
situation, getting estimates from
a consulting engineer and re-
porting its, final decision at q
later date.
Sewer Line Extension
Right-of-way documents have
been prepared by legal counsel
for the Mason Dyer sewer line,
Main street extension. Street
Foreman Walter Polling reported
a twelve-inch main line would
be used and siX-inch connecting
lines installed. Signatures needed
for the right-of-way are those
of l.. B. Walters, James Land
aker, Dwain Dyer and Blair
| Dyer.
Mayor Chester J. Howiler's
suggestion that parking meters
on the west side of West street
to be rearranged was vetoed by
council. His suggestion was that
to create more room for north
bound traffic, parking on that
side Of the street be changed
from angle to parallel parking,
but the proposal was not ac-
cepted.
The Farmers & Merchants
Bank was awarded the deposi-
tory contract for a two-year
period, and in addition minutes
were read, bills approved and
the yearly 1860 budget approved
by council. Clerk Violet Morgan
edge reported that $471.77 has
been spent for the Sunset Hills
park area.
Mayor Howiler presided at
the meeting, at which councilmen
Worl w. Thompson, Don D. Mich
OILS, Homer Johnson, Ed Ullman
and Ernest Dutton were present,
in addition to Clerk Violet Nor
| gareidge.