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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.
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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
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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
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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
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