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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA , JANUARY 11 , 1973
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session January 11 , 1973 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
Building of said City. Miss Wynegar presided with Mr. Benner present. Mr.
Judge was absent attending a meeting of Cities & Towns in Indianapolis .
The following business was had to-wit:
Miss Wynegar moved to take bids for tree cutting at the February 1 , 1973 Board
meeting, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
carried.
Miss Wynegar announced the following Holiday schedule for City employees:
Memorial Day May 28th
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day September 3rd
Veterans Day November 12th
Thanksgiving Day November 22nd
Christmas December 25th
New Year's Day January 1st
Building Commissinoer, Claude E. Goins , submitted the following report:
Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits
December 1972 56 $1 ,318,192.00 153
December 1971 5 105,500.00 165
November 1972 18 439,010.00 145
Total Cost
December 1972 $2,260,192.00
December 1971 1 ,014,703.00
November 1972 846,540.00
Total Permit Fees December 1972 $2,120.00
Total Permit Fees December 1971 1 ,056.00 .
Total number of inspections made by this department in the month of
December 1972, 332.
Dwelllings Condemned in December 1972 - 1
Outbuildings Condemned in December 1972 - 0
Number of Dwellings razed in December 1972 - 10
Number of Outbuildings razed in December 1972 - 0
The following letter was presented to the Board from the Indiana State Highway
Commission regarding the light at Elks Road:
January 2, 1973
Mr. Jerald J. Judge, President
Board of Public Works and Safety
Richmond, Indiana 47374
Re: US 40 (E. Main St.)
at Elks Road
Richmond
Request for Traffic Signal
Dear Mr. Judge;
This is in response to your letter to Mr. Joseph Schletter, Greenfield
District Traffic Engineer, -dated December 1 , 1972.
The Greenfiled District has conducted another traffic investigation
at this intersection, and has found that the above referenced location
does not warrant a traffic signal .
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Board of Works Minutes
tk January 11 , 1973
(State Highway Commission Letter cont. )
The volumes of traffic were found to be well below the minimum
requirements for Elks Road which are the same findings made in the
investigations in 1968, 1970 and 1971 . We must, therefore, deny
your request for permission to install this signal at your expense.
The reason for this is that substantial delay and hazards to traffic
would be incurred if a traffic signal were installed. In addition,
this is in accordance with State Law (I.C. 1971 , 9-4, as amended in
1972) . We realize that this situation is inconvenient for a few
people;however , we must maintain our standards of providing the
most motorists with the best possible movement of traffic and
safety.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Clinton A. Venable
Chief, Division of Traffic
Police Chief, Donald Strahan, demonstrated the new "beepers" received for the
minutemen.
Mr. Dale Jacobs appeared before the Board to ask permission for Elder-Beerman
to extend their building beyond the property line to be in line with the
other store. fronts.
Miss Wynegar moved to approve the encroachment as shown on the map for right
of way for the Elder-Beerman store, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous
voice vote the motion was passed.
There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the
meeting was adjourned.
Jane Wynegar, Acting President
ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
Clerk of the Board