HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-09-1978 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 9, 1978
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session November 9, 1978 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Webb
4 present. The following business was had, to-wit:
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6 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
7 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous, voice vote, the motion was carried.
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III9 Fire Chief Paul Mullin read the following Proclamation by Mayor Clifford J.
10 Dickman regarding the "Great American Smoke.out":
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12 PROCLAMATION
13 Executive Order
14 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETING:
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16 WHEREAS, dancer is a common foe of all mankind and will strike
17 700,000 Americans this year, and
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19 WHEREAS, cigarette smoking causes at least 80% of all lung cancer, and
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21 WHEREAS, nearly 90,000 American men and women die annually from
22 lung cancer, and
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24 WHEREAS, another 98,000 persons will be stricken this year with
25 lung cancer, and
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27 WHEREAS, many cancers .can be prevented, such as lung cancer, mainly
28 caused by cigarette smoking, and
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30 WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society, in addition to support of .
31 vital research, alerts the public to cancer's warning signals,
32 and conducts other programs of public and professional
33 education, and
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35 WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society urges all smokers to give up
36 smoking on a nationally proclaimed day, Thursday, November
37 16, 1978;
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39 NOW, THEREFORE, I, Clifford J. Dickman, Mayor of the City of Richmond, do
40 hereby proclaim Thursday, November 16, 1978 as the
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42 GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT
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44 and urge every citizen to heed the lifesaving messages of the
45 American Cancer Society as their best personal protection against
46 cancer and to support the work of the Society by giving up
47 smoking for one day.
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49 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the.
50 City of Richmond, State of Indiana, to be affixed this 9th day of November,
51 nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
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53 /s/ Clifford J. Dickman
54 Mayor •
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56 Mr. Meredith announced the Board of Works wanted to go on record _fo.r :support
57 of the "Great American Smokeout", November 16, 1978 and to urge all citizens to
III58 participate in this activity.
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60 Mr. Webb presented a curb cut request from Mr. William Galbreath, 1442 Northwest
61 5th Street for a commercial cut for a new business. Mr. Webb moved to approve
62 the request,,..seconded by Mr. Anderson and on :,unanimous voice vote, the motion
63 was carried.
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Board of Works Cont.
November 9, 1978
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1 Captain Scott Loper, Traffic Division, requested that Northwest 5th Street be
2 changed to one-way, northbound only, at a point 450 feet south of the Sheridan
3 Street intersection. Mr. Tom Jenkins, owner of the Vortex Station, spoke in
4 opposition of the change. Mr. Webb moved to take the matter under advisement
5 for a traffic count after the traffic signal is installed, seconded by Mr.
6 Anderson and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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8 Mr. Byron Schull, owner of Mac's Pharmacy, appeared to request parking in front
9 of his business on East Main Street. Capt Loper will check with the State
10 Highway Department. The cost of the project also will be studied and a study
11 ' made of the alley between 16th and 17th on East Main Street. Mr. Anderson
12 moved to take the matter under advisement, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
13 unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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15 Mr. Jerry Haynes, Director of the Department of Transportation, requests a
16 change in the bus route in the Liberty Avenue area with the bus traveling
17 south on 5th Street to "P" Street, east to 6th Street, south to "Q" Street,
18 west to 5th Street, and north on Liberty Avenue. Mr. Anderson moved to approve
19 the change of the bus route, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote,
20 the motion was carried.
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22 Mr. Haynes presented the bid tabulation for the traction driven tow behind
23 material spreaders. He noted that the bid of Seastrom Inc. , of Indianapolis
24 did not meet specifications in that there was no warranty and the hopper was
25 not glavinized. Mr. Anderson moved to accept the bid of Ries Equipment
26 Company of Indianapolis, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote, the
27 motion was carried.
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29 There being no further business on motion duly,made, seconded and passed, the
30 meeting was adjourned.
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32 Donald E. Meredith
33 President
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35 ATTEST: Nancy V. Beach
36 1st Deputy City Clerk