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3. 9-19-50
<br />on September 7, 1950:
<br />"H. D. Price, Mayor of Westlake, Ohio ,
<br />Melvin Jenkins; President o! Council, Westlake., Ohio
<br />J. Frank Gibsonx Mayor of Roclq River, Ohio - Clarence J. Oviatt, Iia3ror of North Olmsted
<br />Elroy Chriatman, Clerk of Council, North Olmsted
<br />Robert Kelley, Chief of Po13ce? Rocly River,, Ohio
<br />Ed Flliott, Chief of Police, Fairview Park$ Oh3o
<br />Fred Crider, Building Inspector, North 0].msted, Ohio -
<br />"The Foregoing gentlemen and the writer of this memorandwn 3ourneyed to
<br />Columbus, Ohio and visited first with the P.U.C.O. ofYice with two members
<br />of the Commission and Irvin A. Gorrillp Superintendent of Motor Transporta-
<br />tion in:attendance.
<br />"All of our complaints concerning the truck nuisance in the westerly end of
<br />Cuyahoga County-were met by statements by these gentlemen that the Conwission
<br />has nothing whatsoever to do with the apeed of any trucks. A11 trucks wnrking
<br />on Interstate Commerce Commi.ssion, that is Interstate Trucks and the weight of
<br />trucks, it appears the3.r on]y function is to license Ohio operators to travel
<br />on State Routes an3rwhere. I.ikewisa they have nothing t,o do with tratfic
<br />congestion whatsoever.
<br />"We leYt their office with only partial promises that any new licenses issued
<br />for trucks they might route around the westerly end of the (3ounty, but we
<br />got nowhere whatsoever in requesting the Comission to reroute all trncks around
<br />tha westerly end of the County. This meeting lasted about two honrs.
<br />"In the Highway Department for a two hour visit with Mr. Eckhart, their
<br />tratYic man, Mr. I,ouis Drassler,, tbe Cleveland State Highway Divisional
<br />Engineer and Mr. Norman.Wilke, the State Planning Engineer. We discuased
<br />manY things in connection with the roads, trucks, and general traffic in
<br />the seven or eight political Divisions comprising all the area west of the
<br />- Roclqr &iver Valley and came away with these definite promi.ses on their parto
<br />(1) Surveying and acquiaition of right-of-wa,y.and the construction oP Brookpark
<br />_ Road from Ma9tick Road to Lorain Road wnuld be placed on their 1951
<br />schedule.
<br />(2) The same as above for the continuance of Brookpark 46ad from Lorain Road
<br />. to Center Ridge Road wonld be placed on their 1952 schedule. _
<br />(3) Resurtacing of Butternut Ridge Road, Zorain to Columbia Road wnuld be
<br />. done bq the Higbway Department at no cost to the County or Village and
<br />without sewsrs, no specific time being mentioned.
<br />(k) On Wooster noad, U. S. Routa 20j, 800 feet, plus or miaus, south of the
<br />_ Detroit Road Bridge where the bank is eroding and slightly endangering
<br />Wooster Road, it was understood that Engineer Cloyd was to make a rough
<br />sketch and cost estimates for the construction of a retainizg wall down
<br />in the river which would sustain a fill along the easter],y side of Wooster
<br />Road. This data to be given Mr. Draseler so that he could roughly check
<br />same and t'hen call a meeting of the'Highway Departments the City of
<br />Rocky River, the City of Lakewnod and the County En girieer and the Metro-
<br />politan Park Board with a view to eolving the entire problem.`
<br />(5) It was understood concerning the rectangular hole in the asphaltic con-
<br />crete surface of pavement on the 3.ntersection of U. S. Route 6 and State
<br />Route 254, Blount Strest and Detroit Road, would be immediately taken c are
<br />of azxi replaced for the winter by the City of Roclqr Hiver and that the
<br />State Highway Department would place it on their 1951 scheduls,9 a
<br />project for the tearing up of West Lake Hnad by taking aut the asphaltic.
<br />concrete surface and brick and replacing same with adequate concrcte sur-
<br />face Yrom the Detroit ftoad Bridge north and weaterly its entire width,
<br />along West Lake Road, U. S. RAUte No. 6, down under the Nickel Plate
<br />Railroad and arouad the naxt two cnrves to the xest, possibly for a dis-
<br />tance of 1200 to 1500 feet. The cost of same to be borne by the State
<br />Highway Department with a slight contribution to bs requested of the City
<br />of Rocky River. _
<br />(6) Concerning a nQw bridge across Rocky River,`much discussion was had. We
<br />- were informed, the State and County as well as other authorities have
<br />already had several meetings concern3ng this proposed bridge. We were
<br />informed it was deYinitely in the minds of the State Highway Department
<br />to go forward with this project and it was agreed that a]1 westerly suburbs
<br />shoul,d iaanediately request of the Ciyahoga County Commissioners, through
<br />their Mayors.9 that thsy contact the State of Ohio for this much needed
<br />bridge. Several locations were talked over, but no conclusions ware
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