East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-02-16
Commission Plans To Light Every
Street In Town; New Shaw Gym In
School Rehabilitation Program

approved, work would start at
once.
East Cleveland is one of three
municipalities of fourteen in Guy
ahoga County which does not levy
special assessment for street light
ing. Locally, the lighting costs
are carried as a regular city ex-
penditure in the General Fund.
The other two cities following
similar plan are Cleveland and
Lakewood
The most recent bond issue APP
proved by the city was in the fall
Of 1945 when a $250,00O general
building improvement issue met
with the approval of the taxpay-
ers. The bonds were dated Janu-
ary /, 1916.
Legislation for the bond issue
will be acted upon at the Tuesday,
February 21st meeting of the
City Commission.
In its studies of present lighting
needs throughout the town, the
city has had the cooperation of
Kirk Reed, street lighting engin-
eer for General Electric Co., and
the Cleveland Electric Illuminat-
ing Co. William Marlowe, the
city's own engineer is in charge of
the project, the biggest municipal
undertaking since the postwar
building program.
Studies going into the needs of
in each particular street
include a survey by the police de-
partment to determine traffic dem
sity, accident experience and park
ing practices. Roadway construc-
tion is also factor. For instance,
the topping on Euclid ave-, follow
ing removal Of car tracks has
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requirements OF the Anierscan
Standards Association, an associ-
alton made up: of all groups that
have to do with street and high
way lighting. 1t will improve the
residential lighting about four
times over what it now is. The
present lighting was "tops" when
it was installed 27 years ago.
There will be about 80 per cent
increase in the number of lamps.
Ornamental steel poles will be the
rule on all residential streets.
Wood poles will be used on all
business streets, except where
steel poles, formerly used as troll
ey poles, are available.
Prior to 1913 the city's anual
electric bill for street lighting was
S35,270 a year. Under the new
set-up, including new installations
this past year, it is expected to
reach $58,165. When it is con-
sidered that four times more light
will result, the pro ratio cost, city
officials point out, is small.
In its contract with the Cleve-
land Electric Illuminating Co. the
city has two types of agreement.
One is the series under which the
Gel makes the improvement, with
out any capital outlay by the city,
billing the city monthly for its
share of the expenditure. The other
type agreement is the Multiple,
under which CBI furnishes power
only, and the city installs and
the lighting. This type
is generally confined to residen-
tial areas.
All of the lighting improvement
done within the past few months
and that scheduled for 1850 comes
under the series type contract,
generally covering business
streets.
In its 1949 program and that
contemplated for 1850, the follow
ing series of installations were
Euclid ave-, Hayden
from Woodwork to Phillips; Phil
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