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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-23-1970 Board of Works & Safety 4=16-70 Page- 9 . Mr .. Howell moved. the Board deny the request, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Howell reported that the application for State funds for the Toschlog Road project has been approved by the Indiana Arterial Road and Street Board and will be forwarded to the State Auditor. Mr . Howell moved the Board approve the sale of two fire trucks to the State of Ohio for use in two state parks, for a total of $2, 500 .00 . Mr . Jacobs seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . 'Mr. Howell reported that complaints- about-_ defects i n the City Building have gone unanswered' by the contractor . Mr`. 'Cecere said the bonding companies holding the performance bonds should be notified . There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting- adjourned . - /s/ Andrew C . Cecere, President Attest: /s/ Lotte Hoskins , City Clerk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 'BOARD . 0F . PUL IC . WORKS AND . SAFETY . OF . THE CITY OF RI'CHMOND,' 'INDIANA', APRIL 23, _1970 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg . , April 23, 1970 ,_ at the hour of 9:00 a .m. Mr_. Cecere presiding with the following members present: Mr... Howell , City Controller and _ Mr. Jacobs , . City Engineer . The following ,business . was had to-wit: . Mr . Jacobs moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, seconded by Mr .. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the, motion was; carried., . Mr . Henry Werner of the Southview School District complained that ground had' been broken for a badly-needed new street last, summer, but work on the street was stopped by order of the Board of Works because a new sanitary sewer was to be built first . He said the old street is inadequate -and unsafe and he would like to see the new street to be finished this summer . Mr . Jacobs explained that- Mr . Dean had donated the ground for the- new street with the School City to do the paving . Mr . Dean had contemplated a small subdivision in the area and was going to build the sewer , but has since renigged on his promise . There is no way , the City can hold him to it . , Mr . Jacobs did not thinktthe street should be constructed only to be torn up for the new sewer , however , subdivision plans have never been submitted . It was decided that the Engineer write to Mr . Dean and tell him that unless he submits plans for a sewer by May 7, 1970, the School City would be allowed to finish the street and he would be held responsible for damage to the street should he decide to build a sewer later . - John Kolentus of the Bureauuof- Buildings reported that William Jordan has complied with one demolition;- order but not with the_ demolition order for 60 Bridge Avenue. Mr.. Howell, moved t-he Board ask the Building Commissioner to advertise for bids Page , 10 . -Bd. of Works & Safety 4-23-70 for the demolition of the house at 60 Bridge Avenue. Mr . Kolentus reported - that Glenn Phillips is complying with demolition orders of his property on—Bridge Avenue, and that 'the 'Fire 'Department has burned down one of the condemned houses and would burn down the others when there ' islless wind . Mr . Cecere reported that Mrs . 'Grant, 714 South ' "A". St . complained that no repairs have been made on her street . Street Commissioner Elmer Toschlog, said that cement. had been dumped on the street and . the work is on the Street Department ' s schedule. ' 111 Mr . Jacobs reported that he 'studied the lighting situation - around the Baptist Church on North "G" St : and- found the- number of street lights there adequate except for one light which should be rotated . He- recommended that R .P..& L . be ordered to reorien- tate the light at .l 4th and "G'' St . to- i is ' proper ' position; but o'that n additional " l ighting be ' instal led .' ' Philip Houser of City Plan requested annexation to the. City on behalf of the owners of the Sun 01 1 Co, , who p'l an'to erect a new service station, but only a part 'bf ' their land is in the City limits . Mr . Cecere asked to have an ordinance prepared for Council' s consideration, annexing property on the frontage of Forrest' Drive and Williamsburg Pike . Mr . Howell reported that the committee which is trying to work out the impounding of junk cars needs another week to investigate all the possibilities . Planning Director , Rick Freeman, reported that some' junk cars have either fallen or have been pushed into the valley behind Glazer ' s junk yard . He said the area should be enclosed by a fence. The Board asked Mr . Freeman to seeMr . Glazer and to report back next week . - - - Mr . Freeman reported that some places of buisness on U . S . 40 East have no access for eastbound cars ; except—through private_ property, . since there is no curb cut in the median, and the closest curb cutthas a -"No U-Turn" sign . • ' Captain Martin said that the Highway put the sign - in since there is a green arrow activiated 'by cars . He said the Highway people wanted motori-sts to use Holiday Inn curb cut to turn back. The Board asked - Captain Martin to 'study the situation and report back next week . Assistant Police Chief Major Doran requested permission to send Lt . Scott Loper to attend the Breathalyzer Technical Supervisory Course at Indiana University June 22, to 26, 1970 . Mr . Howell moved the Board approve the request , seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Major Doran requested permission for Police auto mechanic-, John DeMais to- attend an Auto Maintenance Seminar- at Cincinnati , May 2'5C28-• 1970, at no cost to the Department except lodging and transportation: Mr . Howell moved the Board approve the request, seconded by Mr,. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the .motion was carried . • Major Doran read the following statement: - • • April 23, 1970 Board- of- Public Works & Safety • - - - - - Andrew C . Cecere, President — - - -- • - • Gentlemen: ' • ' ' It is my recommendation that charges-- be brought against0Officer Collins Dickerson,' as it has - been brought to my attention that he has been in violation of department Rules and Regulations , to-wit: _ - Bd . of-Works & Safety 4-23-70 Page 11 . 1 . Under General Disciplinary Rules Article• 7'; Rule #11 Leaving post or station or being absent from duty without permission . : , In a written complaint to the Chief ' of Police by Officer Dicker- ' son ' s immediate superior , Captain Blose; it is charged that On April 13 , 1970 ,Officer Dickersonwas absent from his assigned post of duty for a period of over two hours without first obtaining permission from his superior officer to be absent from said post of duty . Off'iter Dickerson was absent from -his assigned post of walking an area encompassing from 4th and East Main Sts . to 12th and East Main Sts . , and North "A" to South "A" Sts . , for a period of over two hours, without first obtaining permission from his superior officer to be absent from said post of duty . He spent, the time away from his post at Dennis School . The Board asked that Officer' Dickerson appear at 10:00 a .m. April 30, to answer the charges and ' that he be informed of the right to be represented by Counsel and to• examine. witnesses against him. - Traffic Captain Paul Martin recommended that right turn on red after stopping be permitted at the intersection of Woodside Drive and National Road east for east-bound traffic turning right o-n the Richmond Square Shopping Center . Mr . Howell moved the Board authorize that a request be made tb the State Highway to that effect, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Captain_,Mar.tin gave the following report: 111 Board of Public Works and- Safety - Andrew C . Cecere, ' President • . Gentlemen: " _ - The Traffic Division of the Police Dept . would like to discuss with the Board the existing inadequate traffic control system at the- intersection- of- Garwood Road and National Road East . As of April 1st, 1967, the Division had recorded a total of 33 accidents at this intersection. Of the 33 accidents , 24 were the. right angle type- where a motorist -would drive into the intersection off the Garwood Road and into the- the path of an east or west bound vehicle-.- Eight- of. the total accidents were the rear end type and one vehicle ran ,off the road at the inter- section due to excessive speed . Only three of the total acci-= dents involved personal injury. On February 27th; - 1970, the Division took a traffic count- at- , the intersection from 9:00 A:M. to 9:00. P .M and ,the. count ' showed that- there were 15 ; 794 vehicles' entering - the intersect-ion east and west or 88% and that there were 1 ,924 vehicles entering the intersection north and south bound or 12%. The peak traffic hour during this period east:;and west -was 4053 or- 84%- and 336 vehicles north and south bound or 16%. This count was taken on Friday . The total vehicles entering the intersection- was 17,718 . On Saturday March 28th, 1970 , the Division took a second traffic count at the intersection from 9: 00 A.M. to 9:00 P .M . , ' and the • count showed that there were 18, 228 vehicles entering. the "inter- section east and west or 90% and there were 1 ,824 vehicles en- tering-' -the. •intersection north and south bound or 10%. - The peak • traffic hour during• this. period east and west bound was 1 , 908- vehicles or 90% -and -189 vehicles north and south bound or 10%. The total vehicles entering the i ntersect-i on was 20,052 during the 1'2=hour period.- - - Of the 33 accidents recorded, 80% of them were the right angle type and all of them involved motorists attempting to drive off the Garwood Road and into the intersection . Page 12 . Bd ._- of Works &- Safety 4-23-70, National Road is a four-lane divided_ highway, and we have found • that a majority of the right angle accidents were caused by motorists driving off the Garwood • Road. thinki,ng they. could cross over all four lanes without stopping, only to find west bound . - traffic too close to the intersection, causing them to stop; trapping them—in the intersection and thus exposing them to.. , east bound. traffic and being struck. - The divider. strip pro- . . vides no protection...for• motorists in this predicament . The speed limit for-.east bound traffic is 40 M .P .H . and the speed limit for west bound traffic is 50 M .P .H . to the`. inter section where it . reduces to 40 MPH starting just west of 'the Hayes Road . • , . - . At the present, the intersection is controlled by a stop sign only, with National Road having the right-of-way and it is the opinion of the Traffic Division that this type of . traf.fic con- trol is inadequate to control the movement of traffic entering the intersection . It is also the opinion of the Traffic Division that the west bound . speed limit of 50. MPH that: -i s . now.. i n effect-. from the - City limits to the_ Hayes Road is. too: h-igh- for . this highly- com- mercial-ized; area. on National. Road and. should be reduced to, 40 MPH from the, Gravel Pit Road west to the Hayes Road where the speed limit begins 40 MPH . This would be consistant with the present 40 MPH east bound speed limit . Therefore, due to the high number of accidents that has been recorded at the intersection, the design of the intersection, and the high volume of traffic entering the intersection, we feel that warrants have been established for the: installation of an automatic actuated signal with a left turn arrow for. west bound traffic included . There were an average of 1 , 199- left turns counted in 12 hours during the two traffic. counts taken for west bound traffic turning into Garwood Road . - Respectfully submitted, /S/ Paul F. Martin •, Captain of . Traffic . Mr . Howell moved- the Board. .concur in Captain Martin ' s recom- mendations and ask the• State Highway to implement them, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion- wa-s carried . Captain Martin reported that the intersection of Bridge Avenue and Whitewater Boulevard was the No. 1 intersection in the number of accidents occurred in 1969, and he recommended that a 4-way flasher be installed, flashing: amber for Bridge. Avenue and red for the Boulevard ., Mr . Howell moved that. the Board. concur in• the. recommend,ation, : seconded. by.. Mr.. Jacobs and on unanimous voice_- vote the motion was carried. The Clerk read the following, letter at the request of the Mayor : Apra l., l 5, . 1970 ,_ .. -. Mayor Byron Klute . • .• . . . . _ . City Building . - - _ . Richmond, Indiana 47374 Will you convey to your Richmond Fire Department the deep . appreciatnion of-. all of us here at Magaw for their .quick and excellent . job that they did on the• fire at the Emul-sion. Plant - last Sunday.. I am certain without the quick action that the _ buil-ding and its contents would have been a total loss- and as a - Bd . of Works & Safety 4-23-70 Page 13 . direct result : of their quick-•action, : we expect to build around the, remaining. usable. pieces and be back i n. production In approx- imately two weeks . I. would -also: like to thank you_ and the Ri.chmond. Police Department for the-:excellent manner in' which•.they_.b.locked off: Hawkins Road al 1 ow:i ng. the Fire Department to operate. unhampered which con--. tributed to.•the- speed with which . the: fire was extinguished .- . - - Again, our thanks to you and the City-Departments -who responded to our need . r . . . . Sincerely yours, i MAGAW CORPORATIONS /s/ W. H.. . Jones., President • . . - • Mr . Cecere read the following letter : Board of Public Works Richmond, Indiana Dear Sirs : • Yesterday a motorist was killed at Northwest 5th and "J" street, the most dangerous intersection in the City . • Until recent retirement I was the de.veiloper and h-ead. of..the business known as "Warehouse Service Co. , Inc . ", located at 455 Northwest "J". Street-, supplying th.e :AutomotIve Parts Whole- salers in Eastern:.Jnd.i ana anal:. Wester.rr:.Ohio.. There are- 'now: 2.5: ' employees of the Warehouse Co. -The employees cust:orners,. salesmen-, trucking firms. and others use the Northwest 5th and "J" Street i_nters.ect-i on., , Several years ago,when I recognized the .da nger . that exists at this intersection, I. made verbal protest complaints to: the Police Department on two occasions . I suggested the speed limit on that se.c.t i on. of: Northwest 5th Street be reduced and a large "DANGER ': sign. be erected for the north bound traffic, but apparently the matter was completely ignored . • Any. motorist turning-= south from Northwest Street ; into Northwest 5th. Street , takes his life into his .own hands . A couple years ago a young girl was killed at this overpass . If traffic had been moving slower this may never have happened . The samec't.&i ng coul.d-. be said. ab.ou-L the• a,cc.i dent: -i n.. which; a, man was killed, yesterday . . . - . ._ . . . . H . , Mr . Max Driver , an employee of the Rodefeld Co. , . was involved in an accident while leaving the Warehouse . , In turning from Northwest ."J" Street, south into. Nor.thwest 5th Street , his car was hit by a northbound auto, which was not in sight when `he started to make the turn . Fortunately, neither driver was • injured. : . .. . .. Other; .tra:f f.i c. 'accl dents; have: occur red- .at this poi nt i.n_ recent years . • Unless.: s:omethi ng: 'i s.: d.one .to. el._iminate or' .:redu.ce:' th-e:hazard-; it not: only; cou:1:d re,sult : i.n .,i n j ur.y_ .or. death: but could., pos:s.ib l.y result ire a. c:os.tl.y:•_l•.aw. suit to- the City and :State-. Yours truly, Captain Martin said a "dangerous intersection_ ahead'L sign. had been posted several years ago, and as far as he knew was still Page 14. Bd. of Works & Safety 4-23-70 there. He. said the fatalities were not caused by : people. - pulling out of !'J'!_ Street . . The Board asked Captain Martin to study the situation and report back . Fire : Chief William Berry : repo.rted..that , there had, been, a problem with motorists passing :over :water. hoses, :and asked to. have Bridge Avenue..blocked.:off_ from .'.'J". Street - to Whitewater Boule- vard. whi1e: two .more houses are being bunned . - _ Captain Martin . said it could be done if peak traffic hours would not be used . It, was agreed: to block: the street during; the hours from 9: 00 a .m. to 2: 00 p.m. and on Sunday morning . The Clerk preseiited the following report: The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of March, 1970 . Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits March 1970 1 $20,000.00 127. March 1968 7 123 ,000 .00 114 February 1970 0 0 ; 115 Total Cost - . March 1970 $224,732 .00 March- 1969 . . 908.,015..00 Total Permit Fees for March 1970 _ $540 .00 Total Permit Fees for March 1969 $725 .00 : . : . . Total : number of inspections made by this department in month of March, 1970. - 35.5 . . Dwellings .condemned in. March 1970 3 . • Outbuildings: condemned_ i n- March .19707 26.. . • Respectfully submitted, /s/ Claude E . Goins , Comm. Mr . Cecere read a letter from Mrs . Lewis , 627 No. 8th St . , com- plaining about dirt - washing down from G1 azer ' s property . . Mr . Jacobs, moVed Mr . Howell ,inspect, the- sight and make a recommendation, seconded by Mr . Cecere and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. . Sanitary Commissioner, Ed Ross_, asked- about .the $1 .00 fee re- ceived for each junk automobile hauled away . : MT . Howell. told him it was to go into the general fund of the Sanitary District . The problem of flooded basements off West Main in the. 2300. and 2400 blocks was discussed .- Mr .. Ross said the. only solution is to make homeowners buy_ sum- pumps . Mr . Jacobs moved the Board approve a request by Louis Jaffe for a curb cut on National Road East, Traffic and Zoning having approved. it, Mr . Howell- seconded and on unanimous voice .vote the motion was carried . Mr . Jacobs moved the Board authorize the republishing of Dec. Resolution No.. .3-1970, resetting ,the: hearing date. for .May 1 5,- due to an error a n .the land description, seconded.. by Mir . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Jacobs moved the Board accept bids for fuel , coal , etc. on May 15th, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried_. Bd .- of- Works &. Safety 4-23-70 • Page • 15 . Mr . Jacobs moved the Board accept as the official City con-. - struction standards , a set of standards his-, office had. drawn: up, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr . Jacobs moved the Board approve a Resolution for Council =to appoint - appraiser-5 for , and authorize the sale of property on- U . - S . 27 South, across from R .P .&L seconded by Mr Howell and on u-naliaimous' voice vote the motion was carried. - Mr . Jacobs moved the Board set May 15th as a hearing date for street improvements on So. 17th St . (Resolution 10.91 -1969) , a Barrett Law project , seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion -was carried. Mr . -Jacobs moved the, Board accept the rededication for a right- of-way of 'a parcel of land south of West Main Street in the 2000 block for access to the proposed public housing. site, seconded by Mr . Howell and on -unanimous voice vote the motion • was carried . • Mr . Tom Atkinson complained about dumping. in Glen Miller Park by Miracle Tree -Service, The Clerk was ordered to inform. —Miracle that he could no longer use the Park as a= dump but could use, the landfill , He is 'also. to be informed that he ". must leave City streets in a clean and swept condition after cutting a ,tree. - There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. /s/ Andrew C Cecere, President Attest: /s/Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ • ABOARD .OF . PUBLIC . WORKS . AND . SAFETY . OF. THE . CITY'.OF .RICHMOND',= INDI'ANA, APRIL 30,. 1970 - The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in. regular • sessi':on -in the Municipal Bldg . , -April 30, at the hour of -9:00 a .m. .Mr . Cecere presiding :w.i th, .the following members present : - Mr . Howell , City Controller and Mr . Jacobs , City Engineer . The following business was had to-wit:. Mr . Howell moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous -voice vote. the motion was carried. • - Counc,ilman Hilligoss. presented a petition, signed by 19 residents of Riley Hills Drive, requesting that a fire hydrant :be .inst,alled at the corner of So. 14th and Riley Hills Drive. Mr . Jacobs moved the petition be :referred to the . Fire Department for study, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Councilman Hilligoss presented a petition, si.gned _by 14 residents of N.W. "H" St . to have parking reinstalled on both sides ;of the street . Mr . Howell moved to refer the petition to the Traffic Division, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . • Fire Chief William Berry presented the following - letter: