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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1971
Page
5
Nelsonville council discusses moving 10 percent of the 1 percent income tax to the general fund to cover operating costs, with 60 percent allotted to the capital improvements fund. The measure, on first reading, follows a trend to meet higher payrolls and material costs.
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Logan announced the Ambrose Hotel building will be exchanged for the bank. Mr and Mrs Warner Lehman will acquire the bank building at Main and Market. The bank plans a new two story main office with a parking area and will raze the hotel in May. The project should take 12 to 18 months.
The Logan Chapter of the National Secretaries Association held a March dinner at Blosser's Restaurant with Athens Chapter members including Joan Gail and Virginia Goodwin. James R. King Jr. spoke on secretary duties while nominating committee members were named for May elections and April activities were canceled.
Council members faced questions on a proposed ordinance for the city water department to receive Farmers Home Administration aid. Grace Lineback questioned private property access and new customer requirements while Orin Covert pressed about entry rights for city employees to inspect water lines and meters.
New arrivals include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Price of Logan and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Dallas McNichols of Laurelville. Other newborns listed include Jeffrey Thrush and Charles Eaton Sr. from Logan and several mothers from McArthur and New Plymouth. Dismissals note Mrs. Edgar Hillyer of Logan and Thomas McCoy of Arcadia Acres.
Birth announces a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Joe Smathers of The Plains. Hospital admissions include Mrs Margaret Miller and Mrs Blanche Lee of Nelsonville, Mrs Barbara Thacker and Mrs Ellen Mae Cherry of New Plymouth Route 1, Alva R Praps of Logan Route 1, Mrs Roger Dyer and daughter, Charles Miller, Charles Lehman, Mrs Ethel Brown, and Robert Wend.
Nelsonville moves to pursue federal matching funds for remodeling the city hall and jails, with a 75 percent federal share and 35 percent from the city. Mayor Earl Hilleary asks banks to appraise the William Meyer property for potential city purchase as a revenue loss from jailed fines looms amid a Supreme Court ruling. The matter is referred to the permanent improvements committee for study.
Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary told council that the Ohio Department of Health warned the city it may fail State Water Pollution Control Board requirements as it seeks renewal of its untreated sewer discharge permit. Officials must explain why sewerage permit should be renewed.
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