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HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-07-1969 Page 77 BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 7, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg. August 7, 1969, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock 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. Jacobs moved that the Board approve a change order in the So. 16th St. sewer project, extending the sewer from So. "J" to So. "L" St. Mr. Howell seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs also asked that an Ordinance be prepared for Council to appropriate the of $120,000.00 from the Cumulative Storm Sewer Fund to the account for Sewer, South 16th Street. Mr. Howell moved that the request be approved, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mrs. Eula Lewis, 627 No. 8th St. , appeared to complain about a run-off of water from a parking lot woned by Glazer Sheet Metal onto her property. She said the water fills the sidewalks and runs into her basement. There is also a problem of weeds and trash. Mr. Jacobs said he would check into the problem. Police Chie f Don Strahan presented Richard F. Andrews for appointment as probationary patrolman, effective August 13, 1969. Mr. Howell moved the Board approve the appointment, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Chief Strahan asked authority to remove three parking spaces on -the - East side of So. 4th, between the two overhead doors of the newly. located police garage in order to give better visibility to police cars entering and leaving the garage. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board approve the request, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Assistant Fire Chief Rohe presented the following report: JULY INSPECTIONS MONTHLY REPORT Fire Prevention Inspections House to House Inspections Total Inspections 376 Total Inspections 558 Total Re-Inspections 105 Total Man Hours 160 Written Orders 70 Known Compliances 63 Captain Larry Bosell is in charge of the house to house inspection with the fire companies. Wallace Casket Shell has informed our office that our recommendation for a new building to store flammable liquids has been taken under advisement. Mid-West Casket, 621 North West 1st, has complied to our recommendation to up-date their spray booth. Day Nursery, 300 North 10th St. , has informed our office that our recommendation for a fire alarm system was approved and will be installed by Jellision Electric Company. Mr. R. Ball, owner of the Ball building, 1512 East Main, informed our office that he will comply with our recommendations of re-wiring the complete building to meet the Code. On July 30, 1969, Capt. Bosell gave a talk to the High School Health Class - two different classes - 50 students. Page 78 On July 25th, Capt. Bosell gave a resuscitation class at Hayes Arboretum for 15 persons for about 22 hours. On August 2nd, Capt. Bosell was a guest speaker on WHON radio. Capt. Griffin is attending the Ohio State Arson School in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 4-8, and Capt. Sparks is on vacation until August 15th. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Harlan Green, Fire Marshal Fire Prevention Bureau City of Richmond, Indiana Chief Strahan showed the Board a sample of the addition of a small American flag to the pollee:uniforms, effective Aug. 11. The project is financed through a donation by the 1st National Bank. Chief Strahan said there is a national trend towards adding American flags to police uniforms. One city reports that assaults on police officers have decreased since the addition has been made. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board approve an application to the State for $84,000.00 allotted to the City from the 2( gasoline tax fund, the money to be used for construction and reconstruction of No. and So. . "A" Sts. , specifically for phases 1,2, and 3a. Mr. Howell seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mrs. Stevens, 732 So. 12th appeared as a representative of the Debutante Club to ask permission to close Ross St. , a dead-end street, Aug. 16th from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m., in order to hold a block party as a money-making project to finance the Club' s Christmas and Thanksgiving activities. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board approve the request, seconded by 'Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Sanitary Commissioner Ed Ross appeared to report that the Tarum Shrine sponsored circus left the area of 10th and No. "J" St. in a littered condition. Mr. Ross also reported that the Pennsylvania R.R. has not cleaned up a concrete wall which has collapsed into a sewer. Mr. Jacobs said that he has been in touch with railroad officials who say they will take care of it. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board accept the traffic signal study submitted by A. & F. Engineering and reimburse the company. Mr. Howell seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Building Commissioner Ed Goins submitted the following report: The following, is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of July 1969. MONTH NO. OF DWELLINGS EVALUATION TOTAL PERMITS July 1969 11 $ 238,500.00 190 July 1968 9 158,000.00 233 June 1969 5 165,000e00 170 ESTIMATED COST July 1969 - $1,902,507.00 July 1968 - 1,840,128.00 June 1969 - 711,727.00 Ill Total Permit Fees for July 1969. $ 3,005.00 Total Permit Fees for July 1968. $ 3,818.00 Total number of inspections made by this department in the month of July 1969, - 279. New and existing structures, 135. Housing Code Inspections, 144. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner Page 79 Mr. Joe Bolt, who had been summoned to appear before the Board to show why the order of condemnation against his property in the 800 block of Locust Road should not be carried out, failed to appear. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Building Commissioner' s order of condemnation be affirmed and the Bldg. Commissioner proceed to demolish the building, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Goins said he would post notice to take bids for demol- ishing the building. Mr. Jacobs reported having received a complaint from Mrs. Patterson concerning a building which has been demolished by DeLucio at 1113 No. "H" St. Although the building has been demolished, the debris has never been cleared away. The Board decided to order the Clerk to write a letter to Mr. DeLucio, requiring him to remove the debris by August 14, or to appear before the Board to explain why it has not been done. Mr. Cecere brought to the Board' s attention a problem of weeds, debris, and mosquitos at No. 9th and "H" Sts. Attorney George Reller appeared to present a petition for the City to vacate easement strips located on property in the Richards Addition, lots 247 through 253 and 280 through 290. Releases from the telephone, gas, and water companies as well as R.P.&L. accompanied the petition. Mr. Cecere moved the Board approve the Declaratory Resolution No. 1- 1969 and hold a public hearing on September 4th at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Works room, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs submitted the following report on weeds: 159 complaints 80 - complete 111 37 to attorney 14 - to be checked 13 - letters being typed 15 - research being done 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 *xxxx*xxxxxxx******xxxx****xxxxxx****-xx*x_x**xxxx*****xxx**xx*xx*xx*xx** BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 14, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg. August 14, 1969, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock 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. Howell moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice, vote the motion was carried. Mr. Howell reported that, following a letter from the Board, DeLucio' s have cleaned up the debris at 1113 No. "H" St. He showed photographs which had been taken before and after the clean-up. Police Chief Don Strahan recommended that the Board approve the removal of parking spaces in the 200 block of No.. 3rd St. , in order to provide motorists with better visibility of the C. & 0. Railroad signal. The 0