HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-31-1970 BOARD OF . PUBLIC .WORKS . AND . SAFETY . OF THE .
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, DECEMBER 31 , 1970
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Building, of
said City, December 31 , 1970, at the hour of 9: 00 a .m. Mr . :
Cecere presiding with Mr . Howell and Mr . Willis present .111 .
Mr . Willis moved to approve minutes of the previous meeting,
seconded by Mr . Howell , and on unanimous voice vote the motion
was carried.
The Clerk read the following letter:
Offices of State Highway Commission
December 23 , 1970
Mrs . Lotte Hoskins
Clerk, Board of Works & Safety
City of Richmond, Indiana
RE: U . S. 27 (Chester Boulevard)
Whitewater Boulevard
Richmond
Programming of Traffic Signal
Installation
Dear Mrs . Hoskins :
Reference is made to your letter of November 13 , 1970 , to
Mr . Joseph Schleter, Greenfield District Traffic Engineer ,
in which you requested the -installation of traffic signals
at the above cited intersection.
Please be advised that our Greenfield District Office have
completed their studies and have made their recommendations
known to this office. The studies revealed that minimum
warrants for the installation of traffic signals are satis-
fied and we are therefore considering this installation for
inclusion into a future Traffic Signal Program provided funds
are made available to do this work .
We wish to thank you for the interest you have expressed in
traffic safety and plese be assured that every effort is
being made by the Indiana State Highway Commission to provide
for the adequate control of vehicular traffic in accordance
with established State and National Standards and Warrants .
Very truly yours ,
/s/ Clinton A. Venable
Chief, Division of Traffic
The attached copy is a report on Crime Index Trends from Chief
Don Strahan.
Chief Strahan attributed the reduced crime rate to the fact that
11 in November, 1969, Richmond Police cars changed from two men per
car to one man per car , almost doubling patrol capacity, and to
the excellence of the Police Department, giving credit to the
men on the beat . The Board congratulated Chief Strahan and the
Police Department .
Traffic Captain Paul Martin thanked the Board for its cooperation
in making possible reduced accident rates .
Mr . Howell moved the Board order the following street lights install -
ed, already approved by the Street Light Committee of Council :
2 Or 3 lights on the west side of S . 14th St . between "H" and "J"
Streets, on existing temporary wooden poles ; one light on South "G"
Street between 7th and 8th Streets , on wooden pole; and one light
near _Miller-Kemper Lumber Co. on N .W. 2nd Street, on wooden pole,
seconded by Mr . Willis , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
carried .
Board of Works Minutes
December 31 , 1970 •
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Mr . •Cecere reported that he -had .had a - complaint- from Dr . Walter
A . Crum• concerning -accidents at. South 27th , and '-!E" Streets .
Mr . - Howell moved the Board order a street light installed at
the N . - W. corner , on "E"' Street, and refer the problem-.of- proper
signing of the area to the Traffic Division fol.— study, 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 . -
/s/ Andrew Cecere, President
ATTEST: Lotte Hoskins , Clerk of the Board -
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