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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS .& SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 4, 1975
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana
2 met in regular session September 4, 1975 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in
3 the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Burton presided with Mr. Judge
4 and Mr. Willis present. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 Mr. Willis moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
7 by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
III9 Mr. Burton moved to withdraw all Police Powers as a Special Police Officer
10 (Park Police) from Benjamin Thomas Graw and Russell McKinley Sullivan,
11 effective immediately, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote
12 the motion was carried.
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14 Mr. Burton moved to appoint Charlie G. Currens as a Special Officer
15 (Park Security) effective September 4, 1975, seconded by Mr. Willis and
16 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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18 Mr. Judge moved to submit an ordinance to Council to transfer $3,700.00
19 in the Police Department budget, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous
20 voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 Mayor Charles A. Howell presented an agreement with Richard Terwilliger
23 Architect, for services performed for the Performing Arts Center.
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25 Mr. Burton moved to enter into the Architectural Services Agreement with
26 Terwilliger on the basis the Mayor set forth, seconded by Mr. Judge
27 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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29 City Attorney, Robert Burton; examined proof of publication for bids
30 to be received for the Signalization on the North 20th and "E" Street
31 Intersection and found it to be in order.
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III 33 Mr. Burton. moved to accept and file proof of publication, seconded by
34 Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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36 Bids were received from the following: T & F Construction Corp. ,
37 Hagerstown, Ind. , in the amount of $16,811 .00; Arrow Electric Co. , Inc. ,
38 South Bend, Ind. , in the amount $14,646.00; James H. Drew Corp. , Indpls.
39 Ind. , in the amount of $16,478.05 and Pass Electric Inc. , Greenwood,
40 Ind. , in the amount of $12,491 .00.
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42 Mr. Willis moved to take bids under advisement, seconded by Mr. Burton
' 43 and on unanimous voice votethe motion was carried.
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45 Richard B. Freeman, Community Development Director, stated bidders
46 . have expressed an interest in bidding concrete streets on Community
47 Development Projects :1.-75-17-1 and 1-75-18-2; therefore, bids will not
48 be received today as advertised but will be readvertised.
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50 Mr. Burton. moved to readvertise bids to be received for Community
51 Development projects 1-75-17-1 and 1-75-18-2 to be received on Monday,
52 September 15, 1975 at 1 :30 P.M. and 1 :35 P.M. , seconded by Mr. Judge
53 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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55 Captain Scott Loper, Traffic Division, showed the Board the two new
56 radar units purchased by the Department on a grant of 70 - 30 matching
57 funds. He said the purpose of the new hand units is to reduce the acci-
III58 dent rate in the City.
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60 Mr. Judge upon recommendation of Capt. Scott Loper moved to permanently
61 close the Penn Central 16th Street R.R. Crossing subject to proper
62 lighting and warning notice, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous
63 voice vote the motion was carried.
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Board of Works Minutes
September 4, 1975
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1 Mr. Burton moved to approve two Sub Division Plats , the Hidden Valley
2 3rd re-plat Addition and Hidden Valley 5th Addition, seconded by Mr.
3 Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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5 Louis E. Gibbs, Chief of Police, set Trick-or-Treat night for October
6 30, 1975 from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
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8 Ms. Helen Locke was an observer from the League of Women Voters.
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10 Request for security lights in the alley between S.W. 7th & 8th Streets,
11 S.W. "A" & Main Streets was taken under advisement and referred to
12 the Public Safety Director, Donald L. Strahan.
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14 Mr. Burton moved to sign an agreement with the Indiana State Highway
15 Commission for the installation of Flashing Beacon Units in Conjunction
16 with "Watch for Fire Truck" signs on the West Side of U.S. 27 (Chester
17 Blvd. ) 650 feet north of Winding Ridge Drive and the East side of
18 U.S. 27 (Chester Blvd. ) 660 Feet South of Winding Ridge Drive, seconded
19 by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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21 Mr. Willis moved to award bid for Signalization of the Intersection at
22 North 20th and "E" Streets to the low bidder, Pass Electric, Inc. in
23 the amount of $12,491 .00, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice
24 vote the motion was carried.
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26 Mr. Willis moved to approve curb cut request at `21.25 North "E" Street,
27 curb cut to be on 22nd Street, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous
28 voice vote the motion was carried.
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30 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed,
31 the meeting was adjourned.
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34 Robert G. Burton
35 President
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38 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
39 Clerk of the Board
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