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Hiram Municipal Light Plant Dedication Invitation

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Title	Hiram Municipal Light Plant Dedication Invitation
Subject	Ohio Government Municipal government Light Electricity
Place	Hiram (Ohio) Portage County (Ohio)
Description	This invitation to the dedication of the Hiram Municipal Light Plant in 1935 announces the opening of the "Hiram Cathedral of Light" and addresses by L. A. Bouley, state director of the Public Works Administration; R. Husselman, the engineer; and Harold Burton, mayor of Cleveland. The invitation is four pages and measures 4.75" x 6.25" (12.07 x 15.88 cm). From December 6, 1935 until 1971, the village of Hiram, Ohio operated its own municipal light plant. According to printed sources at the time, it was the first municipal light plant in Ohio and only the third in the United States to be built using Public Works Administration (a New Deal program during the Great Depression) funds. From the 1890s, Hiram villagers had experimented with operating their own electric generators with varied degrees of success. In the 1930s, electricity was once again being provided by the Ohio Public Service Company. Unhappy with what they saw as poor service and high rates, villagers applied for a $25,000 loan from the federal government. An additional $7,500 grant was given to the facility after completion of the physical plant. Sponsors of the plan expected to generate their electricity at a kilowatt/hour cost of 2 cents and sell to customers at 3.5 cents, for a cost reduction of almost 2 cents per KWH less than their commercial provider.
Date of Original	1935
Collection	Hiram Municipal Light Plant Collection
Source	Published material 5/B/Hiram Light Plant
Submitting Institution	Hiram Historical Society
Type	Text

Title	Om2072_2333335_002
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
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Full Text	VILLAGE OF HIRAM, OHIO HIRAM'S MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT : . which was made pos.sible by funds from P WA (Docket No. 3412) will be open for INSPECTION the afternoon of FRIDy'VY, DECEMBER 13, 1935 DINNER and DEDICATION in the evening at Six o'clock

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