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CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 14, 1974
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session November 14, 1974, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in
3 the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Judge presided with Mr. Burton
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.
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9 Mr. William Foston, 1039 South 23rd St. appeared before the Board
10 requesting permission to move a house from the 1100 block of So. 23rd St.
11 to the 1200 block of So. 23rd St. -
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13 Building Commissioner Claude Goins stated he would confer with Mr.
14 Foston on the location of the house and the route to be taken during
15 moving. He said he would also make an .:inspection of the house.
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17 Mr. Judge moved to approve the moving of a house by Mr. Foston from
18 the 1100 block of South 23rd St. to the 1200 block subject to it
19 meeting the requirements of code inspection by Building Commission
20 Claude Goins, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the
21 motion was carried.
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23 Police Chief Louis E. Gibbs presented the following:
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25 November 14, 1974
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27 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
28 Jerald J. Judge, President
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30 Dear Board Members:
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32 I wish to recommend the following promotions:
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34 Detective Lieutenant James Hieger to the rank of Detective
35 Captain, Detective Sergeant Gene Goodwin: to the rank of
36 Detective Lieutenant and Patrolman John Ross to the rank
37 of Detective Sergeant. _
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39 Lieutenant Hieger entered into service with the Department
40 Aug.ust 1 , 1962, Sergeant Goodwin March 1 , 1963 and Patrol-
41 man Ross March 6, 1963.
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43 These promotions were made necessary by the retirement of
44 Lewis E. Doren as Chief of Police and the subsequent ad-
45 vancements that followed.
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47 Please make these appointments effective November 19, 1974.
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49 Sincerely,
50 • /s/ Louis E. Gibbs
51 Chief of Police
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53 Mr. Judge moved to approve the promotions of Detective Lieutenant
54 Hieger to Detective Captain, Detective Sergeant Goodwin to Detective
55 Lieutenant and Patrolman Ross to Detective Sergeant effective
56 November 19, 1974, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote
57 the motion was carried.
58 Mr. Judge, on behalf of the Board, congratulated these men on their
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60 promotions and wished them luck in the future.
61 62 Fire Chief William H. Berry requested an Ordinance be presented to
63 Council to transfer $1350.00 withinthe Fire Department's Budget.
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1 Mr. Judge moved to submit an Ordinance to Council requesting a
2 transfer of $1350.00 within the Fire Departments Budget, seconded
3 by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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5 Mr. Judge asked Safety Director Strahan about the barricade situation
6 at Test Jr. High School .
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8 Director Strahan stated they have not used the barricade to his
9 knowlege but he would check into the matter.
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11 Mr. Judge requested the Police Department write to the State Highway
12 Commission requesting a study for possible left turn signal at
13 Reid Hospital as requested by Common Council Monday night.
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15 Mr. Judge moved to release St. Light Project # 9 & 10, 43 lights on
16 W. Main St. to 18th St. and 40 lights ill Glen Hills _Add. , seconded
17 by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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19 Mr. Judge moved to take lighting project on Debolt Lane under advise-
20 ment until the next meeting, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous
21 voice vote the motion was carried.
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23 Mr. Judge moved to submit an Ordinance to Council requesting a
24 transfer within the City Clerk's Budget of $148.80, seconded by Mr.
25 Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.'
26 Mr. Judge moved to submit an Ordinance to Council requesting a
27 transfer of $2255.00 within the Motor Vehicle Highway Budget, seconded
28 by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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30 Mr. Judge moved to submit an Ordinance to Council appropriating
31 $650,000.00 from the Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for a Parking
32 Garage ( $440,000 - Concrete Construction; 165,000 - Exterior panels
33 and facade; $45,000 Elevators) , seconded by Mr. Burton and on
34 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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36 Mr. Judge stated bids have not been taken for the Parking Garage as
37 yet, but it should be contracted by December or January.
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39 Mr. Judge moved to submit an Ordinance for $750.00 from the Federal
40 Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for O. I .C. (Opportunity Industrialization
41 Center) , seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion
42 was carried.
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44 Mr. Judge stated the main purpose of 0. I .C. is to help provide skills
45 and training for the individual and to help industry by providing a
46 qualified labor force.
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48 Mayor Klute presented information concerning O. I.C. , stating the $750.00
49 is needed to establish headquarters and for rental of office space.
50 He stated the $750.00 is not to be used as match funds but O.I.C. is
51 to be contracted by the City to provide these services and educating
52 these people. Contract will be drawn up by City Attorney Robert Burton.
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54 Mayor Klute presented a petition from residents of the 200 block and
55 300 block of S.W. 2nd Street regarding the parking problem caused
56 by High School students on S.W. 2nd St. It also stated the students
57 litter the area with papers and pop bottles.
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59 Mayor Klute stated these residents would be contacted as to the
60 feasiblity of having 2 hour parking on S.W. 2nd Street and they would
61 also be told to contact the School Board regarding a solution to
62 this problem.
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1 Mr. Burton moved to accept and sign dedication of land to be used
2 as a public street from Parkland Development Co. , seconded by Mr.
3 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. [U.S. 40 East]
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5 Claude E. Goins, Building Commissioner presented the following:
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7 Board of Public Works and Safety
8 50 North 5th Street
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10 Richmond, Indiana
11 Gentlemen:
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13 The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for
14 the month of October 1974.
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16 Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits
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18 October 1974 6 $183,000 175
19 October 1973 1 25,000 161
20 September 1974 1 25,000 136
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22 Total Cost
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24 October 1974 $448,519.00
25 October 1973 465,823.00
26 September 1974 541 ,427.00
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28 Total Permit Fees October 1974 $931 .00
29 Total Permit Fees October 1973 999.00
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31 Total number of inspections made by this department in the
-111 32 month of October 1974, 228.
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34 Richmond Systematic Housing Survey Inspections made totaled
35 75 this month.
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37 Dwellings Condemned in October 1974 - 0
38 Outbuildings Condemned in October 1974 - 0
39 Number of dwellings Razed in October 1974 - 1
40 Number of Outbuildings Razed in October 1974 - 3
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42 Respectfully submitted,
43 /s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner
44 Bureau of Buildings
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46 Mr. Willis moved to award bid for 20th St. Bridge Construction
47 to Ben Dee, Inc. with the City of Richmond paying one-half and
48 Wayne County paying one-half, seconded by Mr. Burton and on
49 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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51 There being no further business on motion duly made,seconded and
52 passed, the meeting was adjourned.
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55 Jerald J. Judge
56 . President
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58 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
59 Clerk of the Board
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