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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RIECMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
2 Indiana, met in regular.session September 1, 1977 at the hour
3 of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building in said City. Mr.
4 Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Webb present.
5 The following business was had, to-wit:
6
7 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the minutes of the previous
8 meeting as prepared, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous
9 voice vote the motion was carried.
10
11 Mr. John Johnston, R.R. 1, Fountain City, representing St.
12 John's Lutheran Church, requested the closing of South 7th
13 Street between 11D" and "E" on Sunday, October 2 from 10:00 a.m.
14 to 4:00 p.m. for outdoor church services and a church picnic
15 in the park. Capt. Loper stated he would hope they could
16 confine their activities to the park. After discussion, the
17 request was withdrawn.
18
19 Mr. Anderson moved the Board cooperate by providing barricades
20 through the Street Department along the curb line on South 7th
21 and South "E" to block the area from the street, seconded by
22 Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
23
24 Mr. Anderson moved to take under advisement, subject to
25 negotiations and agreements on restrictions (retaining wall) ,
26 the curb cut request of Mr. Robert J. Messmer, 1951 Liberty
27 Avenue, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the
28 motion was carried.
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30 Mr. Webb moved to approve the modification of an existing
31 curb cut requested by Eleanor Statzer, 1411 So. "J", to
32 increase the cut two feet (2') to correct an error of the
33 original line which was not on her property line, seconded by
34 Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
35 carried.
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37 Mr. Webb moved to approve the request of the Street Light
38 Committee of Common Council to install thirteen (13) 175 watt
39 post top lights on South "T" Place and South "T" Street and
40 remove six (6) 250 watt pendant type lights, seconded by Mr.
41 Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
42
43 Mr. Anderson moved to take under advisement the request of
44 the Street Light Committee of Common Council to install
45 fifteen (15) 175 watt post top lights in Meadow Park Sub-
46 division (South of "E" at 28th)noting that a special meeting
47 could be requested so the matter could be looked at further,
48 seconded by Mr. Meredith. The motion carried with Mr. Webb
49 voting no. Questions arose as to saving money on installation
50 and the lights burning before needed.
51
52 Mr. Anderson moved to take under advisement the request of
53 the Street Light Committee of Common Council to install seven
54 (7) 250 watt lights on South 23rd Street between South "L"
55 and Wernle Road until the legal matter can be resolved,
56 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion
57 was carried.
58
59 Mr. Anderson moved to accept the Offer to Purchase Real
60 Estate of Johns Manville, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous
61 voice vote the motion was carried.
62
63 Mr. Meredith read a letter addressed to Mayor Dickman from
64 the Wayne County Board of Commissioners requesting, due to
65 the increase of pedestrian traffic crossing South Fourth
66 Street and to make the two Wayne County Office Buildings
67 contiguous, that the Board of Works make South Fourth Street
68 one way running south.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
September 1, 1977
Page 2.
1 Mr. Meredith requested the Clerk write the..Commis.sioners
2 to appear before .the Board on September. .8,-..1977. at. 9:00
3 a.m. to show final plans concerning wh.at. they intend to
4 do.
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6 The Board previously acted agreeing to widening street
7 and putting in certain traffic islands and parallel
8 parking.
9
10 Mr. Meredith requested Traffic Division make' a study as
11 to the-effect of both 3rd and 4th Streets being one-way
12 south and give their opinion as to the safety of
13 pedestrians on one-way streets as opposed to two-way
14 streets.
15
16 Mr. Meredith congratulated Mr. Matt Nepote in his being
17 successful in obtaining the grant for the extension of
18 the downtown mall.
19.
20 There being no further business on motion duly made,
21 seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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23 Donald E. Meredith
24 President
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ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble.
Clerk of the Board