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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1970
Page
3
Oberlin officials press to enforce an on street parking ban from Oct 31 to Apr 1 to aid snow removal. The city currently does not cite violators due to missing signs while council weighs legal opinion and reminders on utility bills as a remedy.
Oberlin city council approved a limited engineering study of extending sanitary sewer lines to the Lorain County Joint Vocational Education School on Route 38 south of Route 20. Water and electric service extension was already approved, with officials and area property owners showing tentative interest. The plan aims to offset potential pollution from a future package treatment plant, and the study may consider annexation feasibility.
City officials assured residents last night that bulk gasoline tanks owned by Independent Oil and Tire Co. at Grafton and South Park Streets will be fenced in soon to meet voter ordinances. R. Schilke of Independent Oil said the firm will comply and noted an abandoned truck has already been removed. The tanks were highlighted after neighbor concerns raised since July by Lorenzo Walker about safety hazards to children. The company’s bid was chosen for contract amid competition from Mainline Sohio and Henes Citgo service.
Ralph W. Thomas named general chairman at Amherst City Hall meeting. Betsy R Samuelson named Montpelier UPI bureau manager succeeding Charles J. Kershner. Walter Wilford elected vice chairman. Committee chairs set: Roads and road ditches Thomas. building and lands Thomas. cemeteries Wilford. township equipment Dellefield. zoning and civil defense Wilford. county health board Dellefield. Budget balances listed. personnel named for road maintenance, cemeteries, zoning, fire prevention, and zoning board roles. Meetings remain first Tuesday each month at 7:30 pm in Amherst City Hall.
Oberlin council reelected Arthur P Hess as chairman and Robert Thomas as vice chairman at a recent organizational meeting. Five new terms began for councilmen and administrators were reappointed including city manager super-treasurer Edward C. Smith and city solicitor Grover L. Severs. Other appointments to commissions were postponed to Jan 19 while a plan for a human relations committee was discussed.
Oberlin city income tax revenue nears 300000 annually with 1969 at 298000. Council discussion on an 8700 contribution to Lorain County Regional Airport split between supporting the project and prioritizing local finances. Action on the request was postponed.
The Ladies Auxiliary to St. Peter's Knights of St. John 229 will meet tonight at 7 p m at St. Peter's School. A Lorain County sheriff's department film on self defense will be shown. Members are asked to bring used greeting cards eye glasses cancelled stamps—stamps, cigar bands and broken jewelry for St Joseph's Hospital in Lorain.
An ordinance creating a city director of public safety received first reading amid debate. Mayor appoints Hansen to the post and council will set salary. A Monday committee of the whole meeting will discuss the measure as Republicans block suspension.
Howard Niederst was retained as North Ridgeville city treasurer at an organizational meeting. Mayor Marcellus Diederich had proposed El Draper for the post but withdrew the appointment. Draper’s qualifications were requested. Niederst, 52, of Center Ridge Road, has served as treasurer and comptroller for Brown Fintube Co. and is a longtime Lake Ridge Academy administrator. Council also approved several mayoral appointments to local boards and commissions.
Councilman Clifton Perryman urged City Law Director John Gallagher to prepare a legal opinion on whether the mayor can legally serve as director of the new Department of Public Services and Properties. He noted charter rules that ban holding other public office, and said past practice may have been improper. Gallagher was to deliver the opinion at the next regular council meeting.
December police activity shows 41 traffic accidents with 12 injured across 12 people. 167 traffic citations and 91 warnings issued. 491 calls produced 14 adult and six juvenile arrests. Elyria Municipal Court saw 83 of 84 traffic cases guilty and 5 criminal cases guilty. Grand Jury yielded two indictments. Officers logged 1,784 hours, dispatchers 239, auxiliaries 302. Cruisers covered 12,792 miles.
Citizens for Better Communications will sponsor a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at city hall to discuss telephone service issues in North Ridgeville. Mayor Marcellus Diederich, Baxter Case of Elvira Telephone, and Ronald Taylor will attend to create a better understanding of local telecommunication problems.
Oliver Burnham was chosen village council president in Berlin Heights during a reorganizational meeting. New council members Bert Pritt and Donald Goodman took seats. committee assignments were announced for 1970. The village treasury will have 18 dollars after bills, with 15,400 dollars expected in federal funds to offset the debt. Also reported, Spec. 5 Richard P. Stotsherr of Columbus died in Vietnam.
Republican leader Clifton Perryman raised a charter amendment to allow public employees like teachers to hold council seats, a plan tied to the Ward One race. He floated a $5 auto license tax similar to neighboring counties and asked for a transfer-date legal review and special counsel on the water-system shift.
Newly appointed city law director John Gallagher faced a possible $600 a year raise. The council’s finance committee must approve any increase before final action. Gallagher would earn 3000 for civil work and 3000 for criminal work, with discussions to reduce to 2700 in each category. Council approved a total 3400 annual salary and sent the raise to the finance committee. Temporary 218245 in appropriations for city operations were also adopted, funding the short term needs until a permanent 1970 budget is set.
In a council report DIEDERICH notes 15 to 17 truckloads of salt and cinder per night dumped citywide, more than last winter. Main roads and many side streets plowed up to three times, parking bans enforced, and emergency vehicles cited to justify street clearing. City income tax brought in 197,603 dollars last year with funds split between capital improvements and general fund. Building permits issued for 318 dwellings valued at 6,805,000 dollars. permit fees totaled 37,897 dollars. Water line extension petitions available. 60 percent ownership signatories allow extensions. Debts on Center Ridge Road curve and Mills Creek Lane and Chestnut Ridge Road discussed.
Two Oberlin College security officers Walter C Hopewell and Lt Daniel F Tenny were sworn in as special policemen by City Manager Edward C Smith. They may carry firearms and arrest, with authority previously withdrawn in 1968. Officers must meet training standards, attend in service training, and follow police regulations and background checks. Either the city or the college may terminate appointments at any time.
Lorain County Lions chair Gerard Prinz says Ohio Lions contributed to the construction of nine new schools in Guatemala as part of the Ohio Lions school program carried out with CARE bringing total to 36. Additional gifts included funds to Switzer Hospital in Africa Tonga school Peace Corps Columbia feeding station and freight costs for soup shipment to Africa.
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