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sign a petition to investigate and to determine whether or not it's feasible - to prepare a study costs this city a great amount of money, and to drop it because the neighborhood then gets together and gets pros and cons against something - (in- audible) you have to throw out some of the opposition between one another in this, and I'm taking this petition as it was submitted to us and there were 23 names on the petition and I think that any time that we can provide lighting in a com- munity (inaudible). Now in most cases here. if the overhead lighting is put in, it's put in at no cost to the property owner, and apparently some people want the ornamental lighting and I think the ornamental lighting - the neighborhood can afford it and I think it should be put in. You people talk about using the street as a race track. and a curvy street, and cars parked on both sides of the street - I think it's just a matter of time before somebody is going to get hurt just because we don't have the lighting, and many of the streets that you go down here in the city, and the dark streets, and (inaudible) it's very difficult as a driver. you have to go very slowly and cautiously for fear that somebody is going to run out between those parked cars, and I particularly don't care if it's overhead lighting by wires strung on them or underground - I think the lighting should be put in. MR. JOSEPH RIVARD: Mayor- MAYOR DEMOS: The hearing is closed. When one petition comes in at the last minute, it (inaUdible) and when we find out one is opposed, this is a judgment we have to sit here and make. I want to remind you that a petition is (inaudible) request of 35% of the home owners is the area. It doesn't have to be 50%, but is (inaudible) by 35%. I happen to think - and I'm going to go on record - I happen to think that lighting is a deterrent to crime. I believe it. I think that what happened in New York Central Park proves it. Crime went down after they lit central Park. When my husband leaves town I turn on every outside light I can. If I hear a noise in the neighborhood all you have to do is flip that front light on and it all ceases. I think at this time we're here to make a judgment and I do feel that lighting is a matter of health, safety, and welfare, and we will have to make our judgment on that.