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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MARCH 6, 1975
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session March 6, 1975 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the
3 Municipal Building is 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. Judge moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
7 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 Darlene Fleenor requested permission for the March of Dimes Walk-a-thon
10 to be held Saturday, April 26, 1975, registration starting at 8:00 a.m.
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12 Mr. Judge moved to grant permission for the March of Dimes Walk-a-thon
13 subject to approval of the Traffic Division, seconded by Mr. Burton and
14 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 Louis E. Gibbs, Chief of Police, presented the following letter:
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18 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
19 Robert G. Burton, President
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21 Dear Board Members:
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23 I request that James Anderson Green, age 28, of 914 South
24 17th Street, Richmond, Indiana, be appointed a Special
25 Police Officer (Security Guard) .
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27 Mr. Green will be employed as a Security Guard at Green-
28 wood Apartments. His Police powers will be limited to
29 the Apartments and grounds.
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31 Please make this appointment effective March 6, 1975.
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33 Sincerely,
34 /s/ Louis E. Gibbs
35 Chief of Police
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37 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
38 Robert G. Burton, President
39 '
40 Dear Board Members :
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42 I request that Michael Lee Dunn, Age 23, of 1435 Chester
43 Boulevard, Richmond, Indiana, be appointed a Special Police
44 Officer (Security Guard) .
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46 Mr. Dunn will be employed as 'a Security Guard at Greenwood
47 Apartments. His Police powers will be limited to the Apart-
48 ments and grounds.
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50 Please make this appointment effective March 6, 1975.
51
52 Sincerely,
53 /s/ Louis E. Gibbs
54 Chief of Police
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56 Mr. Burton moved to appoint James Anderson Green and Michael Lee Dunn
57 as Special Police Officers (Security Guards) at Greenwood Apartments
III 58 effective March 6, 1975, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice
59 vote the motion was carried.
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61 Mr. Burton said the Board would grant tentative approval for curb cut
62 request of Wayne Miller at 400 North 9th Street subject to the conditions
63 as outlined by the Traffic Division and Planning Department. Mr. Miller
64 is to meet the conditions by June and report back to the Board.
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Board of Works Minutes
March 6, 1975
Page 2
1 City Attorney, Robert Burton, examined proof of publication for bids
2 for to be received for removal of junk cars and found it to be in
3 order.
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5 Mr. Willis moved to accept and file proof of publication, seconded
6 by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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8 The following bids were received for removal of junk cars:
9 Recycling Center - $30.10 per car Sam Jaffe Co. - $23.50 per car
10 Eugene Stewart - $10.50 per car Franklin Henson - $6.00 per car
11 Harold Cummins - $14.50 per car Charles Monaghan - $13.25 per car
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13 After taking the bids under study, Mr. Judge moved to award bid for
14 removal of junk cars to Recycling Center in the amount of $30.10
15 per car, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion
16 was carried.
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18 Mr. Willis moved to approve curb cut at 1908 South "A" Street, the
19 curb cut being on South 20th Street with the stipulation of being
20 a minimum of 50 feet from South "A" Street, seconded by Mr. Burton
21 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
22
23 Mayor Charles A. Howell reported on the National League of Cities Con-
24 ference he attended in Washington , C.D. He said the current problems
25 discussed were unemployment, increase in utility rates due to the
26 energy crisis, housing slump and the need to continue Revenue Sharing
27 Funds.
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29 Mr. Burton moved to approve curb cut request at 218 and 220 South 8th
30 Street, subject to the State Highway approval and according to plans
31 submitted with petitioner obtaining proper zoning clearance, seconded
32 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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34 Ron Maze requested approval for a Marquee on the west side of the
35 present Tivoli Theater.
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37 The following letter was presented from the Planning Department:
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39 Board of Works
40 Municipal Building
41 Richmond, IN. 47374
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43 Dear Mr. Burton:
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45 Chapter 4, Article 4.03 of the Municipal Code requires Marquees
46 to be no less than 12 feet above the sidewalks and not to extend
47 more than 12 feet on either side of the center line of the
48 entrance to a hotel or theatre.
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50 In this case the Marquee will extend 20 feet North of the center
51 line of the entrance.
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53 I would recommend that this be approved because it will back the
54 waiting patrons away from the mall rather than into it.
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56 I recommend the marquee to be held to the minimum height of 12
57 feet to prevent bicycle riders from scraping their heads or
58 unbrellas.
59
60 Respectfully submitted,
61 /s/ Robert B. Goodwin
62 Chief, Division of Planning
63 Department of Community Development
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Board of-Works Minutes
March 6, 1975
Page 3
1 Mr. Burton moved to grant permission for the Marquee in accordance
2 with the plans submitted and subject to the restrictions as presented
3 in Robert Goodwin§ letter, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous
4 voice vote the motion was carried.
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6 Mr. Judge moved to grant permission for a police cruiser and two officers
7 to escort the basketball team to New Castle, seconded by Mr. Burton
8 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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10 Capt. Scott Loper, Traffic Division, recommended No Parking signs be
11 installed in the 3200 block and 3300 block of Avon Lane and the
12 3200 and 3300 blocks of Berwyn Lane.
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14 The recommendation was taken under advisement.
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16 Mr. Judge moved to grant permission to move houses from the 1000
17 block of South 13th Street to make room for addition to Hibberd School
18 subject to route approved by the Traffic Division and compliance to
19 building code and City Ordinance, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unani-
20 mous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 Mr. Judge reported he has received complaints on the property located
23 at 29 South 19th Street, the Huddleston property.
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25 The Board requested Building Commissioner, Claude E. Goins, to check
26 into the complaint and report back at the next meeting.
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28 Mr. Burton moved to authorize Mr. Willis to send a letter to Penn Cen-
29 tral Railroad stating the Board has adopted a resolution authorizing
30 them to enter into a contract with our contractor on the 20th Street
31 Bridge, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion
32 was carried.
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34 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and
35 passed, the meeting was adjourned.
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38 Robert G. Burton
39 President
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42 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
43 Clerk of the Board