East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-06-14
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PO. 1873
City Buys
Bath House


Business was rushing at City
Commission meeting Tuesday, an
unusually heavy agenda being
checked. Listed were bids, personnel
changes, land vacating and first
reading of the new gas ordinance.
First came THANK You" res
olution to the veteran organizations
for their well planned Memorial
Day observance.
Next, the Commission accepted
two bids. One is for the repairs
to sidewalks damaged or relocated
at Shaw pool in the vicinity of the
bath house construction. The bid
went to Mike Damaso for $5675.
The other bid calls for 1000 plastic
bags for the check room at the
new bath house. The bid went tc
the Culp Awning Co. at S1.95 each.
Bags on Hangers will be used to
check the clothes of bathers instead
Of the former lockers plan.
Three changes in the salary or
dinance were acted upon due TO
changes in city personnel. G.. T.
Apthorp, Finance Director, report
ed that John J. Donelan, sanitary
officer has requested half-time
service effective July 1st. He will
be assisted in the food and health
inspections by Robert Watterson
and Arthur Sammon of the fire
department on their days off. Both
served in this capacity during Mr..
Donelan's recent illness.
Other changes are in the Service
Department where Kenneth W.
Hughes succeeds Chief Mechanic
Roy Green, resigned. Mr.. Hughes,
who lives at 1905 Superior rd.,
has been first assistant, a post
now assigned to Edward D. Lewis,
1901 Glenside.
To provide land desired by the
Hough Bakery Company, the City
Of Cleveland and the City of East
Cleveland will vacate Torno and
Striebinger courts, off Lakeview
ave., north of the Nickel Plate
Railroad. The line merely cuts
through East Cleveland. The land is
needed by the bakery in its expan-
sion program. No buildings are in
volved in the transaction.
Enacted was an ordinance ex-
tending at 4:30 p. m. June 18th,
the option held by the n & H Con-
struction Co. for land at Euclid
and Stratmore ave. purchased from
the city for $4,000. The initial
payment Of $4,000 was made and
the company given 80 days after
February 23rd to pay the balance.
An ordinance setting up the
agreement between the city and
Cleveland Transit System whereby
CTS will hardtop the Euclid ave.
parking lot at the Winder1nere
Rapid Transit Station, and the
city put in meters and maintain
the lot.
1t was explained that the city
would collect the meter fees to pay
for meter purchase and installation,
and lot maintance. Any amount
above that required figure will be
turned over to CTS since the city's
interest sonly one Of service.
There will be a three hour park
ing fee, and no one may park for
longer or briefer period. Longer
parking must be confined to the
CTS lot on Hayden ave. Mr..
Apthorp stated this parking facil-
ity was chiefly for the convenience
of wommen shoppers whose weekly
trips into town, according to stats
tics, are usually 81 minutes shop
ping time.
Passengers to and from the
Rapid may be discharged or picked
up at the CTS station walk. Sixty
cars can be Accommodated and plans
will keep bumpers back from of
the sidewalk line.
An ordinance relative TO the new
gas rates was passed on first
reading.