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CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 7, 1973
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
regular session June 7, 1973 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building
of said City. Mr. Judge presided with Mr. Willis and Mr. Burton present. The
following business was had to-wit:
Mr. Burton moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by
Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Mr. Ralph Willis was sworn into the office of City Engineer by the City Clerk
effective June 7, 1973.
Police Chief Lewis Doren presented the following letter to the Board:
June 7; 1973
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
Jerald J. Judge, President
Dear Board Members:
I request permission to send (5) officers to a Chemical Tests for
Intoxication School , to be held at Indiana University Medical
Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Officers John Farmer and Michael . LaFuze will attend the June 11-15,
1973 (second session).
Officers Dennis Rice, Marshall Smith and Ron Williams will attend
the June 18-22, 1973 (third session) .
Costs of this School will be paid for on a 50-50 basis from funds
in the Police Department budget, and a grant from the Indiana
Office of Traffic Safety.
Respectfully,
/s/ Lewis E. Doren
Chief of Police
Mr. Burton moved to grant permission to send five Police Officers to a Chemical
Tests for Intoxication School to be held at Indianapolis, Indiana, seconded by
Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Mr. Gene Morgan of Wagner-Martin Piping Corp. appeared before the Board requesting
approval to store two 1 ,000 gallon bulk gas tanks at the new U.S. Post Office
site.
Fire Marshal Claude Loudy stated the proposal for the storage tanks meets all
local and state requirements. These tanks will also have to have State approval .
Mr. Willis moved to approve the installation of two 1 ,000 gallon bulk gas
storage tanks at the new U.S. Post Office site, seconded by Mr. Jud ge and on
unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Mr. Steve Woten of Handcrafts by Handicapped reported to the Board that they
are setting up an office at 636 N.W. 2nd Street.
Mr. Kirby Robbins reported to the Board he is setting up an office for the
National Youth Clubs of America.
Captain Scott Loper reported on the problem of the barricades at Test School
on South 23rd and South "A" Streets. Several solutions were discussed by
the Board.
Mr. Judge moved to take the problem of the barricades at Test School under
advisement,seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
carried.
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Board of Works Minutes
June 7, 1973
Building Commissioner, Claude E. Goins, gave the following report:
June 5, 1973
Board of Public Works and Safety
50 North 5th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374
Gentlemen:
The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month
of May, 1973.
Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits
May 1973 3 $75,000.00 117
May 1972 3 38,500.00 224
April 1973 10 282,000.00 139
Total Cost
May 1973 $ 490,158.00
May 1972 588,517.00
April 1973 2,132,221 .00
Total Permit Fees May 1973 $ 806.00
Total Permit Fees May 1972 1 ,361 .00
Total number of inspections made by this department in the month of
May 1973, 463.
Richmond Systematic Housing Survey Inspections totaled 124 this month.
Dwellings Condemned in May 1973 - 1
Outbuildings Condemned in May 1973 - 0
Number of Dwellings Razed in May 1973 - 3
Number of Weed Inspections made in May 1973 - 100
Number of Outbuildings Razed in May 1973 - 2
Number of Compliances to. the Weed Ordinance - 29
Number of Board of Works letter sent out - 20
Number of Cut Orders Sent to Street Department - 9
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner
Bureau of Buildings
City of Richmond, Indiana
Captain.Scott Loper reported on a traffic survey in the alley by the Burger
Chef lot and the alley with the manager of Burger Chef. The Traffic Division
will increase their patrol of the area in an effort to slow down traffic in
the alley.
Mr. Judge moved to leave the alley by the Burger Chef as is upon the recommen-
dation of Capt. Scott Loper, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote
the motion was carried.
There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the
meeting was adjourned.
Jerald J. Judge
President
ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
Clerk of the Board