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BOARD OF PUBLIC 'WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, DECEMBER 5 , 1974
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session December 5', 1974, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Muni-
3 cipal Building in said City. Mr. Judge presided with Mr. Burton and Mr. Willis
4 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 by
7 Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 Charles Howell , Administrative Assistant, said approximately 87 bus benches
10 have been inspected. He recommended an agreement be made whereby the City
11 can advertise on these benches for income to the City.
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13 Mr. Burton moved to award contract for bus bences to Bench Ad of Indiana,
14 Inc. at a unit price of $49.90 subject to the condition that the benches
15 met specifications and that the City of Richmond be allowed to advertise
16 on them for income to the City, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice
17 vote the motion was carried.
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19 Safety Director Donald L. Strahan announced that R. H. Terwilliger, Architects
20 have completed specifications for the fire stations and they are on file
21 and may be examined at the following places: the Plan Room, F.W. Dodge
22 Corp. , Indianapolis ; Construction League of Indianapolis; Office of the
23 City Engineer, Richmond, Ind. ; and may be obtained from the Office of R.H.
24 Terwilliger, Architects, 1 Woodside Drive, Richmond, Indiana. A $25.00
25 deposit is required for each set.
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27 Director Strahan encouraged local Home Builders to look at the specifications
28 and bid on them.
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30 Mr. Willis moved to sign contract for the 20th Street Bridge project, seconded
31 by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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33 Mr. Judge moved to authorize underground post top street lights for DeBolt
34 Lane and Cartwright Drive be added to the project list, seconded by Mr.
35 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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37 Mr. Judge moved to authorize installation of one street light on South 3rd
38 and South "B" Street on existing pole, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous
39 voice vote the motion was carried.
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41 Building Commissioner Cluade E. Goins submitted the following report for the
42 month of November:
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44 Board of Public Works and Safety
45 50 North 5th Street
46 Richmond, Indiana
47
48 Gentlemen:
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50 The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month
51 of November 1974.
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53 Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits
54
55 November 1974 2 $ 55,000.00 63
56 November 1973 2 36,000.00 62
57 October 1974 6 183 ,000.00 175
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59 Total Cost
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61 November 1974 $ 1 ,110,501 .00
62 November 1973 403,638.00
63 October 1974 448,519.00
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Board of Works Minutes
December 5, 1974
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1 Total Permit Fees for November 1974 $ 1 ,427.00
2 Total Permit Fees for November 1973 702.00
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4 Total Number of inspections made by this department in the
5 month of November 1974 was 236.
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7 Richmond Systematic Housing Survey Inspections totaled 42 this
8 month.
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10 Dwellings Condemned in November 1974 - 0
11 Outbuildings Condemned in November 1974 - 0
12 Number of Dwellings Razed in November 1974 - 0
13 Number of Outbuildings Razed in November 1974 - 1
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15 Respectfully submitted,
16 /s/ Claude E. Goins
17 Building Commissioner
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19 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed,
20 the meeting was adjourned.
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22 Jerald J. Judge
23 President
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25 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
26 Clerk of the Board