11/04/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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There are some sections of the City that are entirely without street lights or so poorly lighted as to constitute a menace to life and property from both traffic hazards and the practices of the criminally minded. In these sections citizens have expressed their dread ' of being on the street after nightfall, and the fear .of women to remain in their homes alone after night. The following locations, covered by petitions for street lights now on-f'ile, have been investigated, and we recommend the installation `of lights as herein indicated in each case: There are no street lights on Brookfield Street from Vassar Street to Elwood Avenue and the blocks are exceptionally long. We recommend the installation of one 4000 lumen light in this section at a cost of $37.20 per year. Werwinski, Longley and Sibley Streets dead-end at Wilber St., and there are no lights to indicate the end of the streets. In the interest of traffic safety we recommend that a 1000 lumen light be installed at each of these dead -ends and that their supporting poles be painted white. Each of these lights will cost $19-80 per year or a total cost for the three lights of $59.40 per year. There are no lights on Fremont Street from Orange Street to Bertrand Street, and the light at Fremont and Orange is only a 1000 lumen lamp. We recommend that another 1000 lumen lamp be installed at Fremont and Lawton Streets at a cost of $19.80 per year. A 1000 lumen lamp, just enough light to break the intense gloom, would bevery helpful and appreciated at Huey'and Prast Streets, and we so recommend. The cost will be $19.80 per year. Van Buren Street dead-ends on Sancome Street with no visible .indication to vehicle drivers at night. A 1000 lumen light, with pole'painted white, would add much to the safety of this location. The cost of the light will be $19.80 per year. It is extremely dark in the vicinity of Fox and Hoke Streets as"there are no lights for blocks around. We recommend the installation of a 4000 lumen light at a cost of $37.20 per year. The east end of Campeau Street is in total darkness and we recommend ., heJtst6llat ion 6f,.-�& 400.0-.-,l=eh�.� light at Campedu and . Twyckenham Streets. The cost is 437.20 per year. The intersection of South Bend Avenue and Duey Street is dark, and especially is it dark on Duey Street'. A 1000 lumen light would be helpful at this location. The cost is $19.80 per year, U. S. Highway No. 20, carries a vast amount of traffic. It turns off Colfax Avenue onto Jacob Street and there is no light at this intersection. We recommend that a 4000 lumen light be installed at Colfax and Jacob Streets. The cost will be X37.20 per year. There are a number of high-value homes on East Colfax Ave., and the street is totally dark except for porch lights that are kept burning. We recommend the installation of a 2500 lumen light at Colfax and Esther Streets at a cost of $31.20 per year. At Colfax and Greenlawn Avenue we recommend the installation of a 4000 lumen light. The cost is $37.20 per year. At Colfax and Coquillard Streets a 2500 lumen light is needed and the cost is $31.20 per year. There are no lights on Ironwood Drive north of Jefferson Boulevard and this street is extensively used. Vie recommend that a 4000 lumen light be installed at Ironwood and Colfax, at a cost of $37.20 per year..,, We also recommend the installation of a 2,500 lumen light at the entrance of Wilson Street,into Greenlawn Avenue., This light will cost 431.20 per year.. There is a 6000 lumen light now located at Indiana Avenue and Clyde Street that the New York Central Railroad has been paying for and which they have now ordered discontinued as they no longer maintain a crossing at this location. Because of the