Amherst council halts 40 new streetlights purchase
City council paused further light purchases after learning the administration installed 40 mercury vapor streetlights at about 100 each without prior authorization. Council urged bid requirements for expenditures over 1 000 and ordered a study by engineers Floyd G Browne and Associates to review and update streetlighting. Six lights already installed on Leavitt Road.
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Marion
Amherst Eyes Expanded Substation and Upgrades
City council heard from Kuhner of Floyd G Browne and Associates on enlarging the Amherst substation to 10 000 kva at an estimated 61 400 dollars. Other proposals include converting to 24 416 kilovolt systems at 58 409 dollars, adding fixed capacitors at 3 400 dollars, and four 2500 kva circuits at 2 500 dollars, with immediate capacitor installation urged to reduce voltage drop. Capacity will be exceeded by 1964. plans include a future 24 foot steel bay for 5000 kva and additional regulators, with the low voltage bay extended for two more circuits.
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Amherst moves ahead to downtown parking plans
Amherst City Council advanced plans to acquire land for an off street downtown parking facility. Deeds for three properties were received and payments will be made from a 504 thousand dollar fund. A parking meter study and survey will determine final site details and number of meters.
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Elyria High shines in state science day awards
For the second year Elyria High School placed runner up at State Science Day with five participants and high ratings. Bruce Winchell won a $75 bond from Southern Ohio Rubber Co for outstanding polymer chemistry work. Read lists of students earning superior and excellent ratings in biology chemistry physics and mathematics.
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Southern Ohio Rubber Co
Elyria High
John Allen
Carl Hlagerling
Jamie Leghy
William D. Garrison
Dennis Fujka
Linda Pleska
Elyria District Catholic High School
Christopher Narvaez
Kay Ann McCallister
Kathy Plato
Walter Botan
Gien
Jan Hammond
Steve Komives
Paper sues bar over name Journal Bar at Lorain
Lorain Journal Co seeks to stop Rosella Downie from using the Journal Bar name at 1652 Broadway in Lorain. The suit claims public confusion and misappropriation of trade name rights and asks for $1 compensatory damages and $50,000 punitive damages. The neon sign advertising the bar was erected April 7.
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Lorain
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Journal Bar
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Broadway
Cleveland tank plant lands Army contract for vehicles
The Army awarded a 20.86 million dollar contract to the Cadillac Division of General Motors for work at the Army tank automotive plant in Cleveland. It is the first increment of a four year purchase of MAING self propelled 155 millimeter howitzers and X M551 armored reconnaissance airborne assault vehicles.
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Army Tank Automotive
Cleveland
Carlisle area may seek annexation into nearby towns
Lorain County officials report that four areas may pursue annexation of Carlisle. If municipal groups submit annexation proposals within 90 days, residents of Carlisle must indicate support. The move ties to a state plan allowing areas within three miles of existing towns to be considered for incorporation or annexation.
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Munici
Carlisle
Iby
Elyria
Ridgeville
Grafton
Ober- Carlisle
Madrid
Spain
Carlisle Ridge
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