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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 1 , 1972
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
session June 1 , 1972, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building of said City.
Mr. Judge presided with Mr. Benner and Miss Wynegar present. The following business
was had to-wit:
Miss Wynegar moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by Mr.
Benner, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
III - Mr. Benner moved the Board award the contract for Street Department materials as
follows: (See attached bid sheet)
Police Chief Donald Strahan read the following letter:
June 1 , 1972
Donald L. Strahan
Chief of Police
Richmond Indiana Police Department
Richmond, Indiana
Dear Chief Strahan:
As of April 1st, 1972, I have completed twenty years as an active member of the
Richmond Police Department. I am requesting to be retired from the department
and placed on the police pension roll effective June 3, 1972.
It has been a pleasure searving the citizens of Richmond during the past years and
I will miss them after retirement.
I hope that I have, in some small way, contributed towards the betterment of the
community during the years I have served as a police officer.
I personally want to thank you for the consideration you have shown me during
your term of office as administrator of the department.
I feel that I am leaving one of the best police departments in the country and
the decision to retire from the department was a difficult one to make. I know
that under your leadership, you will continue to up-grade the department as you
have in the past and will move ahead in the interest of police services.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Paul F. Martin
Captain of Traffic
Mr. Benner moved the Board accept with regrets the resignation of Captain Martin
effective June 3, 1972, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the
motion was carried.
Chief Strahan recommended the Board authorize the advancement of Patrolman Technician
Dudley Goodwin to Detective Sgt. in the Detective Division effective June 3, 1972.
Miss Wynegar moved the Board approve the promotion as recommended, seconded by Mr.
Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Chief Strahan recommended the Board appoint Joseph Augustus Edwards to Probationary
Patrolman, effective June 2, 1972, Mr. Benner moved the Board concur in the appoint-
ment as recommended, seconded by Miss Wynegar, and on unanimous voice vote the motion
was carried.
Chief Strahan recommended the following promotions: Lt. Scott Loper to the rank of
Captain of Traffic; Sgt. Dan Wogoman to the rank of Lt. of Traffic; and Patrolman
Richard Shoemaker to the rank of Sgt. of Traffic, effective June 3, 1972. Miss Wynegar
moved the Board approve the promotions, seconded by Mr. Benner, and on unanimous voice
vote the motion was carried.
Chief Strahan requested permission to send Officers Bobby Davidson, Ronnie Williams,
Larry Jenkins and Gerry Matheny to a tear gas seminar, to be held by the Federal
Laboratories of Indiana, Pennsylvania, June 19 and 20, 1972. Mr. Benner moved the
Board approve the request, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the
motion das carried.
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Board of Works Minutes
June 1 , 1972
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Acting Traffic Captain Scott Loper recommended the Board accept the bid of the Pass
Electric Company to install a street fire panel at 5th and South "A" Streets, and
a fire beacon in mid-block, with wire running overhead, using the City furnished
mast arm and pole for $1 ,400.00. Mr. Benner moved the Board accept the bid as
recommended, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
carried.
Mr. Benner moved the Board authorize the preparation of an ordinance for Council
consideration to appropriate $1 ,550.00 from the Off-Street Parking Fund to the Parking
Meter Budget in order to pay for the resignaling of the 10th Street intersections ,
seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Miss Wynegar moved the Board authorize the preparation of an ordinance for Council
consideration to make 10th Street a two-way street from North to South "E" Street,
seconded by Mr. Benner, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Sally Farrell requested permission to use an amplifier and hold prayer meetings on
the streets throughout the City, using the amplifier wherever she could find a nearby
resident who would give her permission to current. Mr. Judge explained that it is
not City policy to allow the use of an amplifier except in very limited locations.
He explained that no Board approval was necessary for her to talk to people on the
Streets or pass out pamphlets, as long as she did not interfere with traffic.
Park Commissioner Don McBride requested authorization from the Board to have an
electric outlet installed between Knollenbergs and the Breezeway building on the
Mall in order to charge the electric sweeper. Mr. Judge moved the Board authorize
the installation as requested, seconded by Mr. Benner, and on unanimous voice vote
the motion was carried.
Building Commissioner Ed Goins requested the Board ask the following people to appear
June 15th, at 9:30 a.m. to explain why the orders of condemnation against them have
not been carried out: Gene Gabbard, 606 South 7th Street condemned May 11 , 1971 ;
Richard Smith, 411 South 9th Street, condemned August 23, 1968; Russell Commons,
14 Southwest 2nd Street condemned January 7, 1972.
" Commissioner Goins reported that the work on the weed control is progressing well .
V The only problem is locating owners of empty lots.
Mr. Benner moved the Board reject both bids for the construction of the North "D"
Street annex, since the DeBolt bid was not submitted properly., and the MaGaw bid
was over the estimate. He further moved the Board readvertise to take bids on June
22, 1972, at 9:30 a.m. , seconded by Miss Wynegar, and on unanimous voice vote the
motion was carried.
Miss Wynegar moved the Board authorize the preparation of an ordinance for Council
consideration to appropriate $16,000.00 from the Cumulative Capital Improvement
Building Fund - Cigarette Tax, for the construction of a parking lot south of the
No. 1 Fire Station, seconded by Mr. Benner, and on unanimous voice vote the motion
was carried.
Mr. Judge reported that it was hoped that decals with the new bus names would be
ready by Friday, designed by Jerry Moore of the City Plan Department. The Board
went on record to endorse the Rose Festival as a worthwhile promotion.
There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the meeting
was adjourned.
Jerald J. Judge, President
ATTEST: Lotte Hoskins , Clerk of the Board