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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1968
Page
11
North Ridgeville council adopted a new building permit fee schedule covering plumbing electrical and heating installations with varied unit charges and a $1 per horsepower motor fee. A $50 burning permit and a $5 refuse burn permit were set with supervision by the fire department and no outside trash allowed.
North Ridgeville council will meet in a committee of the whole Monday night at 8 in city hall to discuss creating a full time city engineer and city service director. Ward 3 Councilman Bernard Noll urged the post noting rapid growth and the need for dedicated leadership as sewer and governance programs expand. The mayor currently handles the post. a five year overdue appointment was cited after a charter amendment failed two years ago.
Lorain-Mayor Woodrow W. Mathna joined a Norfolk dinner honoring the 10th anniversary of the USS Lorain County LST. Lt. Cmdr. John J. Flynn hosted him aboard the ship. The Lorain County, built for 8.1 million, is 62-foot beam with 2,400 horsepower Diesels and can carry 500 troops and 40 tanks.
Lorain city council passed an ordinance banning burning garbage and trash. Open fires for leaves are allowed after 4 p.m. on non windy days, except Sundays and holidays. Barbecue fires remain legal. Violations incur fines from 10 to 200 dollars initial and 25 to 500 on later offenses.
The council adopted a resolution praising the Firemen’s Class G Hot Stove League team for winning the state championship in its class, the first North Ridgeville squad to achieve such a distinction. May Lyons resigns as mayor’s secretary for health reasons. Mrs Charles Stuart named as replacement. Industrial Commission postpones meeting to Oct 17 due to date conflicts with French Creek Council of Governments. Community Council of Organizations sets next meeting for Nov 14.
A Firelands High School student, Thomas Hall, 16, in AD 1, was wounded in the left shoulder by a stray bullet while a friend, John Boseley, 17, fired at wild animals with a .22 rifle outside Earl Butler’s trailer in RD 1. Hall was listed in satisfactory condition at Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital.
North Ridgeville women's group calls all young married women to the Nov 7 meeting. Contacts list two hosts and addresses. Events include cake day Oct 16 at 10 am, bake sale Oct 19 at Elyria Savings Bank, and an Oct 24 executive board meeting. The group budgets 50 dollars to American Field Service and 10 dollars to Lorain County Tuberculosis Center. A representative will attend a Nov 14 city hall meeting to form a city-wide council of organizations.
Police Chief Thomas P. Richards reports 28 traffic accidents investigated in September with 12 injuries to 12 people. The department issued 50 traffic citations and 125 warnings, received 160 complaint calls, and logged 1,563.5 hours of patrol plus 247.25 hours by auxiliary units.
Gary A Mead and Alfred W Gruessner were named to the Amherst park commission to fill vacancies. Mead takes over for Robert W Voss and Gruessner replaces Wayne Spidell. Each term runs until Jan 1 1970. The Amherst Woman's League and Amherst Jaycees back two half mill levies on the November ballot for park maintenance and capital improvements.
Toledo mayor William Ensign calls a meeting of juvenile court school and city officials to craft a plan after Friday night disturbances following the Libbey versus St. Francis game. Four youths a police officer and a priest were injured in the incident.
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