Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-10-13

Cemetery, and a third meet
ing by Center St. residents as
to Rt. "A relocation p an S
were highlights of COUNSEL ses-
sion Thursday night.
Chief of Police Boil told
Council that 20 tombstoneS
had been pushed over d
broken, and ornaments Sma-
shed. Police investigation re-
vealed that the culpritS were
three Park Ave. boys, 8 to 12
years of age. THE parents
begged me not to prosecute,
said Chief BOIL.
Council said the damage
should be paid for. chief
Boil said the owners of the
tombstones are greatly dis
turbed and some of the Ston-
es are beyond repair. H e
has warned Park Ave. resi-
dents to keep their children
out of the cemetery.
Mrs. James Werner, chair
man Of the Cemetery Board,
said members were shocked
by the extensive damage and
the board will make every eff
fort to see that restoration of
the stones is paid for.
Discuss New Route "a
w. B. Spillburg, State High
way Department engineer of
locations and designs, was
present to answer questions
OF Center st. residents W no
wanted to know what is going
to happen to that thorough
fare when the new Rt. Al
stops at Center st.
The continuation of the new
A from Lake County will
come between Auburn Rd ,
and the B. and o. Railroad,
to Mentor Rd., then down
Mentor Rd. into Chardon
where motorists would come
up Center st. to public Squa-
re, then to Rt. "A south.
1--WE hope to have this con-
tract let by the spring IF
next year." said Spillburg g.
The ending at Center st. is
temporary until further plans
and studies are made as to
how it will proceed sou t h
from there. 1t is hard to say
now what will happen from
this point on.
eve will leave Center St.
as it is and perhaps take out
the steep grade. 1t will not
be Widened. The curve enter
ing Center st. we will try to
widen in the area so as to
not take any trees. All con-
sideration will be given t O
this.
Center st. will be marked
Temporary Rt. "A" and the
present Rt. A abandoned. I
would guess this temporary
would be for a few years. 1t
is estimated that 1875 traffic
would be 5000 vehicles per
day.
IF we improve the grade
it might be possible to dc
something about storm sew
erS. The houses would be a.
bove the road, and residents
would probably be given a
macadam approach to their
driveways."
Charles Hall, resident of the
street, said: Council h a S
been most fair for allowing
residents to meet with it.
would propose to Council
that it go on record as fav-
oring the improvement as dis
cuSSed with no widening and
catch basins and when t h e
plans are finally formulated
the residents will be afforded
opportunity to see them"
Council agreed and passed
the motion. Center st. will be-
come for the time being a
State highway.
Seek Go Cart Track
Council was favorably i'm
pressed by three Chardon
boys who appeared and pre-
Sented a petition with several
signatures. Spokesman W a S
Roger BoStWick, and wi h
him Roger Richards and
Jim Park. Bostwick said he
knew that Council had not ap-
proved the loudness of Go =
Kart operations in the village
and he wanted Council to ap-
| prove finding some place
where a track could be built
away from the village.
The petition bore many sig
natures and said: 1.-The sig
natures are those of friends
and parents of many boys
and girls who find the child
rem are greatly in need of
some recreation. They have
great interest in Go Karts
and request some parcel of
land for a track. The project
would occupy many hands
Let's help these children.
In addressing Council and
presenting the petition, t h e
three boys equaled their eld-
erS.
Council thought the request
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