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Home My Public Portal About01-07-1971 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 7, 1971 - The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond , Indiana, met in regular session in theMunicipal Building at the hour of 9: 00 a .m. Mr . Howell nominated Mr . Cecere as President of the Board of Works for 1971 , seconded by .Mr . Willis , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Cecere presided with Mr . Howell and Mr . Willis present . The following business was had to-wit: Mr . Willis moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by Mr . Howell , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Howell read the following report: DOGS TAKEN TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER FROM 12-1 -70 to 12-31 -70 DATED LOCATION BREED SEX COLOR 12-2-70 301 S. 6th Street Collie M B1 , Wt & Br 12-2 301 S. 5th Street Mongrel M Br & Wt 12-3 813 N . 12th St . Collie: M .. Br , Wt & Bl 12-3 8.27 N . I St . Mongrel M Bl ., Wt & Br 12-3 300 N . 20th St . Collie M B1 & Br 12-4 605 S . Q St . Hound F Br & Wt 12-4 605 S. Q St . Mongrel F Br & Wt 12-4 605 S. Q St . r Beagle M Bl , Br & Wt 12-4 63 S . 16th St . . . Collie- • 'F Bl , Br & Wt 12-4 600 Blk on N . 9th -St.. Mongrel 'F Br & Wt 12-15 518 W. Eaton Pike Police F Bl & Wt 12-17 1316 N . F St . . . - = Col.l .ie •. M. Br & Wt 12-17 N, 13th & G Sts .. Police F Br & B1 12-17 805 N . 10th St . Hound F B1 & Wt 12-17 1000 S . M St . : , Mongrel M B1 12-17 1000 S . . M St . Beagle M B1 , Wt & Br 12-21 1220 Abington Pike Hound F B1 & Wt 12-21 818 N, 19th St . Collie M Br & Wt 12-21 S , 7th & A Sts . = : Police . M. ' B1 & Tan 12-21 .. Sears & Roebuck Store _. Mongrel M . B1 , Wt & Gry 12-21 - -- 1244. Cr.osshal l . Police F Tan 12-22 1524 S . 6th St . Collie F Tan & B1 12-23 N . llth & C Sts . . Mongrel M B1 & Br 12-23 N . llth & C Sts'.. Poodle M Br & Wt 12-27 1800 Blk on N . J Sts . Beagle. M 'Bl , Wt & Br 12-27 814 N . 19th St . F.ox Ter . M Bl & Wt 12-27 1407 S . 13th St . Bull Dog M Tan 1'2`="27 2109 S . llth St . Collie F ' B1 .& Wt 12-27 2109 S . llth St.. Collie - F Br & Wt 12-27 , 729 S . 13th St . Collie •f •Br & Wt 12-27 . 729. :S." -.13th St .' _ H Collie M . Bl . & Wt 12-2.7 . , .10 River. Ct Terrier •M B1 12-27 . : L0, River• Ct . -- Mongrel . F . B.l & Wt 12-27 ' 801 N . 17th St ., , Beagle M Bl , Wt & Br 12-27 High School Mongrel F Bl , Wt 12-27 .• High School Mongrel F B.l , Wt 12-27 823 N . 9th St . Mongrel . . M B1 ; Wt 12-27 823 N . 10th St . Mongrel Fc Bl , Wt & Br 12-28 223 N . 7th St. Police F B1 , Tan 12-28 223 N . 7th St .. Mongrel .M Br & Wt 12-30 917 S . 6th St . Terrier . 'F :Br & Wt 12-30 917 S . 6th St . Terrier F Br & Wt 12-30 9.17 S . 6th St . .:Terr. ier. F - 'Br & Wt 8 -sick -dogs 'destroyed . 7 dogs returned to the owners . 4 dogs' found homes' for . 18 pups delivered to the animal shelter . 10 cats delivered to the animal shelter . /s/ James Ferguson, Dog Warden Board of Works Minutes January 7, , 197;1: , Page 2 Mr . Howell read the -following report:, , . • Bureau . of Buildings . City of Richmond , . Richmond, : Indiana ' _ . , January 5, 1971 III Board of• Publ ic- Workis ,and •Safety ; , • • Richmond, Indiana . Gentlemen: . . The following i s- a report from_ the Bureau of Buildings for the month of December, 1970 . .MONTH NO . OF DWELLINGS EVALUATION TOTAL PERMITS ' December . 1970 . • . 2 $6.1 ,000 .00 96 December 1969 4 77,000 .00 11.9 November 1970- .. 1 • 3 . . 44, 500.00 177 TOTAL COST . . • . December 1970 '. $ 276,76600 0 . December 1969 , 4, 970, 310 .00 November 1970 428., 735 .00 , • Total permit fees December 1970 . $- 55,8.00 Total permit fees December 1969: : 5,,.566.00 Total number -of inspections made by this department in the . month of December'.; 1970, 256. , • Dwellings Condemned in December_ 1970 -' 1,.• - : Outbuildings Condemned in' December 1970 : 1 Number of Dwellings razed -i n .December 1.970. 2 . Number of Outbuildings razed in December 1970 - 2 . R.espectful1y, submitted, , .: : . /s/ Claude E . Goins , Commissioner , Bureau of Buildings ,. .. . . City of Richmond, • Ind i ana . . . . f Mr . Willis moved the Board grant permission. to 'the First National Bank. to construct an overhang over the sidewalk on Main .Str-eet and 'Seventh Street. if the old building is retained . Such side- walk to be. self-supporting and not to interfere with pedestrian traffic, provided that the final des tgn of the building must be acceptable' to .the: R.edevel opment Commission:. Mr Howell seconded the motion, and 'on :a: unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . .Mr . Cecere reported that he had had a complaint from Mr . Veregge, a resident South.;of :Miller ' s Cafeteria, that Miller ' s is dumping grease at the::south'endcof their lot in the alley, splattering III grease over the building creating slick -pavements and leaving a bad odor . The complaint was referred to ,Mr . .Conyers of the Sanitary District.: , • , _. Councilman. Marion Williams of the 2nd District requested that the Board enforce the priority given to street lights on South 2nd, 4th, and 6th Streets ,.. between "A" and "E:" Streets . . Mr. Howell said these lights should ehave: .been . i nstal.-.l e,d last October ' and he would remind Richmond Power -Er. Light of the need, for these street lights . . . • . Board of Works Minutes January 7, 1971 Page 3 Mr . Dennis Lord of the Richmond Water Company appeared to discuss water service to the Buchholz Addition . He said that his company • has conducted a survey in the Addition and found that out of 25 houses his people were unable to get in touch with ten . Of the remaining 15, two.. indicated they might subscribe to water service if it were available, one had no opinion, seven definitely would not, and five said they would subscribe . Installation of lines , hydrants, and service would. cost approximately $30 ,000 .00 . which would not be warranted by the returns , except if. the developer would carry some 'of the installation expense. Installation 'of only lines and four hydrants would still' cost • about $27,000 .00 . Mr . Cecere explained that the Board was only concerned with fire protection . He said he felt that the. Board ' s obligation is only for rental on the, 'line. and hydrants , not for • initial expense of installation of equipment . He felt that if the Buchholz Addition were adjacent to the City there would be no problem- of ordering the service in-. Mr . Lord explained that the situation is unique 'in that the Water Company has had no requests .for service from any of the residents , except for one . He said he would make exact figures available. to the • Board for the -installation of an 8!' line and four hydrants . Councilman. 'Bl'ackwood read the following request: January 7, 1971 Board of Works & Safety -- Richmond, Indiana , • Mr . P.res.i dent: •- - • I come before youragain to ask your help in having a traffic signal installed- at the intersection of East Main Street (State Route: 40)' and Elks . Road . . . It is my •opi'nion that this city administration, as well as - • others in the past, have- certainly gone all out. trying 'to • get traffic signals at Elks Road . ' However-, 'we •st:ill Nave not succeeded, so I ask you for your - help again. • • Approximately twenty-five' (25): off the 'residents of Glen ' Hills have approched me. asking if they stood. across Main- , Street what would happen to the traffic? To-- them? . In their opinion this would focus attention to what we believe is a very dangerous set of conditions at Elks Road and Route 40.. -It' appears that in today ' s world.,. , in order to . obtain anything and break through the' red tape, you must organize yourself and then do something drastic to gain • attention 'before you can accomplish. what you believe to be • yours rightfully . • /s/ R . J . 'Blackwood, Councilman • Third District Mr . Cecere expressed -the"concern. of the Board for the problem. Councilman Blackwood said he would like to discuss- the situation further with Captain Martin and Board members . • Councilman Blackwood congratulated the Police Department on the .drop in the crime rate in Richmond. Mr . Cecere reported-' that -Mayor ' Kl ute has -had 'a complaint from Mrs_. Rebecca Wuer-temb:erger regarding.-mov.i:e --previews which • ,advertise M' or R rated pictures—While showing G-rated shows . The Board expressed appreciation for lher. point of view and ordered the Clerk: to write to Mr ::"Huds:on. an.d.' invite his comments . • Mr . Howell moved the Board- award. the bid .for a 4-door- station - .wagon for the Fire Department to Fred .First Ford for $3 , 343 . 10 - with a trade-in, seconded by Mr . Willis ; and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Board of WorksHMi nutes January 7, 1971 Page 4 Mr . Howell reported that state police car bids are up consid- erably from last year due to the fact that no factory assis- tance is being given to dealers , a fact which also raised local bids . Police Chief Don Strahan reportedthat the low bid from Kurdy ' s Chevrolet does not meet specifications in a number of ways , the most important one being that Kurdy ' s is unable to install H-70 . Goodyear tires and has substituted with H-78 ., Chief Strahan said that the Department ' s experience with H-70 has been such that it was ableto put 140,000 additional miles on cruisers without any raise in tire budget . Mr . Don Wetzel of Kurdy ' s said that the factory was not willing to install the tires asked for and he was bourd by Chevrolet' rules not to substitute tires not recommended by the company . Mr . Cecere explained that it would not be fair to consider the Chevrolet bid since it did not comply with specifications . Mr . Howell moved the Board accept the Raper Plymouth bid at $3 ,389'.-46, per unit with bench seats , for 12 police cruisers since the -.bu.dg.et had been set for the expected lower cost- basedonpast years ' experience . The bid acceptance i s with the understanding that if additional funds are appropriated for the two extra cruisers they would be available at the same bid price, seconded by Mr . Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Howell moved the Board authorize the Controller to carry over funds from the 1970 budget to cover the following items already contracted for: FROM: General Fund CONTROLLER B -16 "Office Equipment" Bartel & Rohe - Check signer Inv. #19787 $ 199.00 General Fund CITY CLERK C-12 "Office Equipment" Bartel & Rohe - Garment rack Inv. #15016 • •48 .64 General Fund BUREAU OF BUILDINGS G-24 • "Demolition (Board of Works) " Per attached letter 4, 525 .00 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS J-12 "Street Light Extensions" Per contract with RP&L 11 , 377 . 75 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS J-16 ','Repair of Buildings & Structures " Contract with Richmond Glass Co. - Storm doors on City Building 1 , 750 .00 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS J-19 "Tree & ' Stump Removal "''Per contract that expires on 2-1 -71 497 .00 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS J-23 "Codify Ordinances" Per contract with David Keyser Ordinance Codification Service . Contract attached • 2, 100 .00 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS J-42 "Other Equipment" IBM Corp. —Typewriter Inv. '. #HB50831 216.00 General. Fund BOARD OF WORKS J-42 "Other . V Equipment" Hutchinson & Son Carpet per contract 860 .00 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS- J-43 "Land" Purchase of land for #5 Fire Station. Contract on file with Shebang Inc . 22, 500 .00 General Fund BOARD OF WORKS J•-43 'Lend" Test boring by Bowser-Morner Testing Laboratory, Inc . Dayton, Ohio for #5 Fire Station. Per proposal 693 . 75 Board of Works Minutes • January 7, 1971 Page 5 • General Fund POLICE DEPARTMENT L-9 "Repair of Equipment''. Super Body Shop Contract: per. attached letter for unit #112 $ 344. 55 General Fund- FIRE DEPARTMENT M=l l "Repair: of Equipment" for water tank on #4'• Water. :Wagon . - per - letter .and . and . rInv. #8989 —Richmond Steel Service - 111 .23 • FROM: 'Parking Meter Fundr PM#3 "M'ai ntenance Nand . '.'Improvement'':-.for school -. s i g'na l s •with • • .Municipal • Electric -Co. per attached Inv.-. #1824• and letter- - • • • '626.80 Parking Meter Fund. PM#3 "Maintenance .and:. Improvement" , Insta.11ing poles ' for School: • Flashers - South 5th, 0 to Q Streets' - Richrmond Power &. Light Inv. #423 and letter . 244 .80 • • Sanitary District . - ."General " Fund.SD-43 . • f'Off.i ce. Equipment" Contract for typewriter . . with IBM Corp. 420 .00 FROM:. CUMULATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT i'BUILDING . FUND" Amber Bar settlement due. to court deci'sl on pending condemnation 11,563 . 82 'CUMULATIVE' STORMS" SEWER' FUND - Engineering .services" .contract_ with Plant Eng i neeri:ng. Systems Corp. , Indianapolis , Indiana Section .I Storm Sewer - 4th and Main Street to Whitewater River - per contract on. 'file ' '2, 700 .00 Engineering services contract with Plant - Engineeri.ng Systems Corp. : • . Section II Storm Sewer .for area'.-bounded .by . NorthA, 10th Street, South A and 7th Streets ' per: contract' on f_i 1 e 3 ,D75 .00 FIRE STATION -BUILDING FUND . . Contracted with B & B Electric Co. (Bankruptcy) Plumbing 10 , 333 .00 Contingency appropriation per contract .on file 1 , 370 .04 • Mr . Willis seconded the motion to carry over funds, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Wi l l i s reported that the Main Street sewer project, .secti'ons 1 and 3, is ready for the letting of contracts. Mr . Howell moved the Board set January 28, 1971 , 10: 30 a .m. for opening of bids for tree and stump removals for 1971 , seconded` by Mr . Willis , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Chief Strahan read the following. letter January 4, 1971 Mr . Marion Rhodus 908 North 13th Street Richmond, Indiana Re: SR 227, 121 (N . "J" St . ) & 12th St . Richmond Traffic Signal Request . Dear Mr . Rhodus: This will inform you of the results of the traffic engineering studies conducted at the intersection of R 227, 121 (N . "J" St . ) Board of Works Minutes January 7, 1971 Page 6 and 12th Street as - requested in your letter and petition submitted to- the . Board . of Works 'of Richmond. Analysis of the traffic counts taken on December 10, 1970, revealed that volumes on 12th Street were below the min- imum requirements as specified by State and National Standards to warrant the installation of traffic signals . at this time. The Richmond Police Department has supplied us with accident records for the period from January 1 , 1968 to November 3 , 1970, and we find no report of any pedestrians being struck at this intersection. Our • Greenfield District Office has informed us that this area is posted at 30 MPH. and that it is a "T" .in-tersection with adequate Sight distance on the minor street approach . Based on the above findings , we are contrained to deny the need for the installation of traffic signals at the ' intersection -of SR T.227, ' •121 ' (N . "J" St .)' .and .12th .'Street - at this time. _ This action is not arbitrary but based on factual engineering studies . We appreciate your 'concern to the safety of traffic upon State highways and please be assured that every effort is being made by the Indiana State Highway Commission to provide for the safe and adequate control of vehicular and pedestrian traffic upon State Highways in, compliance with established State and National Standards and Warrants . Very truly :yours,. /s/ Cl int.on- A. Venable . Chief, Division of Traffic There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the meeting was adjourned . /s/ Andrew Cecere, President ATTEST: Lotte Hoskins , Clerk of the Board