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The municipal steam heating system serves a business and residence district about four and one-half miles east of the Public Square, in and around the Euclid and East 105th Street section, as shown on the map, figure 1. It had its beginning at the time just previous to the completion of the Museum of Art in Wade Park in 1912. In order to dispense with a smokestack in the park, the idea presented itself of heating the Museum with steam from the Fairmount Pumping Station. The distance between the station and the Art Museum was so great that the expense of running a steam line between the two was prohibitive when weighed against the undesirability of having a heating plant in the park. To reach the Art Museum, however, it was necessary to pass very close to the densely populated residence and business section at East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue. It was then decided to sell steam to consumers in that vicinity, in order that they might assist in financing the project. Accordingly, a canvas was made of the district, and prospective consumers were asked to sign an application for service, pledging themselves to buy steam from the city, provided the line was installed. |
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