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v ~_ CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO MAYOR'S REPORT COVERING THE YEAR 1958 S E R V I C E D EPA R T M E N T Garbage & 1100 ,, 667 1767 1475 292 Rubbish Collection Loads of garbage and non-burnable rubbish rr of burnable rubbish " 1958 (Total) " 1957 " Additional loads in 1958. Ditch Cleaning Program Due to the delay in obtaining the County Drag Line, and because of the unemployment situation during the year 1958, the ditch program was carried out with the use of the backhoe and hand labor. A temporary crew was employed for this purpose and 4 miles of ditches were cleaned. Road Conditioning, Etc. Two miles of streets were oiled, and 14 miles of streets were resurfaced. The parking lot at the North Olmsted Community Cabin was slagged and re- surfaced and the parking lot at the City Hall was resurfaced. A portion of Columbia Road, north of Brookpark, was also resurfaced. Westmont Avenue was improved with material from Lorain Road and then topped with No. 7 slag. Southern Avenue was widened and a drainage ditch was installed, which necessitated re-routing the catch basin and removal of trees. Street Lighting Forty-six lights were installed on various streets throughout the City during the year 1958. Miscellaneous The Maintenance Building was repaired, heating equipment installed and a concrete floor was laid, thereby enabling the mechanics to service City equipment regardless of weather conditions. Ail labor in connection with the new bus office in the bus garage was performed by Service Department personnel. Said work included the tiling of the floor, electrical wiring, and the installation of the heating units.. 670 co~-xplaints and requests were taken care of during the y~ ar 1958. B U S D E P A R T M E N T 1. Revisions in Routing and Scheduling a. In order t'o cover more territory and to provide additional service