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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-09-1969 /51 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 1089-1968 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, that it is deemed necessary to improve, by the construction of a Sanitary Sewer, that area along Toschlog Road from National Road West to a point one thousand four hundred (1,400' ) feet south of National Road West, in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety ai said City, and such improvements are now ordered. 111 The cost of said improvement shall be assed upon the real estate abutting on said improvement and on property abutting on the streets and alleys intersecting the improvement area, and upon the City of Richmond, Indiana, if said City is benefitted by said improvements, all according to the method and manner provided in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act concerning Municipal Corporations", in force April 15, 1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in five (5) years in ten (10) equal semi-annual installments with interest at the rate of six (6%) per cent per annum and such payments shall be credited to the General Improvement Fund of the City of Richmond, Indiana, payable to the City Controllers Office in the City Building. The Contractor upon completion of the Improvement and the acceptance thereof by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, shall be paid the full amount of the cost of the improvement, not exceeding the amount of the Contract executed for such improvement by said contractor and the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana. All such payments shall be made to the Contractor from the General Improve- ment Fund of the City of Richmond, Indiana. ALL proceedings had, and work done in making of said improvement, assessment of property and collection of assessments, shall be as provided for in said above entitled ACT and amendments thereto. ADOPTED this 5th day of December , 1968. Board of Public Works & Safety, City of Richmond, Indiana /s/ Joseph E. Hoskins President /s/Andrew C. Cecere /s/ Dale L. Jacobs Attest: ' Clerk of the Board of Public Works and Safety *******-x***********x x**************************x x x*********x x***-x-x*********- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 9, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Building in the Traffic Division Room, January 9, 1969, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m. (est) . Mr. Jacobs pre- "' siding with Mr. Hoskins present, Mr. Cecere absent. The following business was had to-wit: Mr. Jacobs moved that the minutes of the previous meeting stand as read, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mayor Klute appeared before the Board and asked that it instruct the Clerk to prepare a resolution for the transfer of funds in the Mayor's budget for payment of a typewriter, Mr. Jacobs moved this be approved, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. 15� Board of Works & Safety 1-9-69 Permission for a curb cut was requested by Ernest Moore, 137 South 12th St. , a private residence. Capt. Walter Stout of the Traffic Division had investigated the request and he approved. Mr. Jacobs moved that permission be granted, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. On motion by Mr. Jacobs, the Board awarded the contract for a car for the Bureau of Buildings to Kurdy' s Chevrolet at the bid price of $1899.59. The only other bid was from Fred First Ford for $1982.84. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Police Chief Don Strahan reported having studied the bids for twelve (12) police cruisers and found Kurdy' s bid lowest. All bids had several changes in specifications. .Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board accept the Kurdy bid at the bid price of $19,686.00, provided all City specifications are met, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Jacobs then moved that from now on bidders for any City contracts should bid on exact specifications only, with no exceptions. If bids are awarded on that basis, successful contractors may submit alternates for approval, which the Board may or may not allow. Mr. Dean Lewis, Wayne Township Trustee, appeared to discuss the Town- ship' s fire protection contract with the City. The contract expired Dec. 31, 1968. Mr. Hoskins assured him that the Township would have fire protection during the interim period, before the new contract can be signed. Mr. Lewis suggested that contracts from now on be drawn for the lenght of time it is legal for a Township Trustee to sign, these contracts are to contain a release clause. This would mean that a two- year contract could now be signed, since his term of office runs two more years. If either party wants to reopen the contract, notice should be given by July 1. Contracts are based on the tax rate levy and involve, at the present time, approximately $30,000.00 a year. Mr. Jacobs moved that the present contract be extended until a new contract can be written, after proper discussion between the City and Township Attorneys. Mrs. Marie Bowman appeared before the Board to ask for a ruling regarding payment for an ambulance run. She said she had collapsed at the Central Methodist Church several weeks ago and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. She has subsequently received a bill from the ambulance service for $23.50 and her employer had advised her not to pay it until she asked the Board of Works. Her condition had been due to a respiratory failure and had been declared, both by the attending phy- sician and by the hospital, an emergency. Mr. Hoskins said that the problem had come up before, and possibly the contract should be reviewed. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board take the problem under advisement. Mrs. Bowman asked that she be notified as soon as a decision has been reached. The Park Department requested that the Board advertise for bids for tree and stump removal for the city for 1969. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board ask the Clerk to advertise for bids to be opened January 30, 1969 at 10:00 a.m. , seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mr. Robert Goins of the Board of Health appeared before the Board regar- ding the relocation of an air pollution measuring device on the roof of the Municipal Building. Mr. Jacobs reported having seen and measured the device and found it to be four (4) feet high, five (5) feet long and eighteen (18) inches wide. He said it would not constitute an eyesore and probably could not be seen from the ground. Electric service to the device will have to be worked out:. The State will pay for the moving and installing of the device. Mr. Hoskins moved that the move be approved and that the City Engineer work with the Board of Health on completing the arrangements, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. ' /53 Board of Works & Safety 1-9-69 Building Commissioner, Claude E. Goins, submitted the following report to the Board: The following is the report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of December, 1968. Month No. Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits Total Cost December 1968 5 $105,000.00 103 $372,406.00 December 1967 4 80,000.00 61 328,742.00 November 1968 8 184,000.00 163 684,052.00 Total Permit Fees for December 1968 $ 871.00 Total Pelm it Fees for December 1967 $ 924.00 Total Number of Inspections made by this Department in December 1968, 132. Total Number of Inspections made by Housing Code Inspector in December, 1968, 76. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner Mr. Goins reported that Mr. William Adler, Parking meter maintenance man, has been helping with Inspections of heating installations, water heaters, and television towers. He requested that whenever the Parking Meter Budget is eliminated, Mr. Adler be assigned to the Bureau of Buildings as a full=time inspector, for which he is well qualified. Mr. Goins presented a photograph of the residence of Mr. Gurley Fox, 1104 Perry St. , which the Board had ordered to be torn down three months ago. The photograph showed the house still standing, with only part of the roof removed. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board take the problem under advisement, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried. Mayor Klute presented the following report from Fire Chief Donovan Johnson of fire hydrant installations for 1968: 111 January 6, 1969 Donovan Johnson, Fire Chief Richmond, Indiana The following fie hydrants were replaced during 1968. New Mueller three- way fire hydrants wer installed. 1. North 7th and C Street 2. North 8th and F Street 3. North 10th and A Street 4. South 10th and A Street 5. North llth south of North E Street 6. North cloth and H Street 7. South 6th and East Main Street 8. South 7th and H Street 9. S.W. 3rd and Nat' l Road West 10. North 7th - Second hydrant north of East Main 11: South 5th at alley between E. Main & So. A St. 12. College Avenue and Nat' l Road West 13. S.W. 4th and E Street 14. S.W. 9th and Nat' l Road West 15. Whitewater Blvd. at So. edge of High School 16. North 8th and E Street 17. North 8th and G Street 13. Sheridan Street between N.W. "J" & N.W. "L" Streets 19. North 8th and H Street The following fire hydrants were added to the system in 1968. 1. South 45th and B Streets 2. South B St. and Garwood Road 3. At 1710 Sylvan Nook Drive 4. & 5. Two hydrants on Woodside Drive east of Gravel Pit Road Very truly yours, RICHMOND WATER WORKS CORP. /s/ Dennis Lord, Manager 5* Board of Works &' Safety 1-9-69 Mr. Jacobs read a report from the Controller' s office on the state of finances with regards to payments due on the new municipal building, Bills are due to Kane Electric Service of $23,000.00; Griesmeyer, $6,700; and the decorator, Dan Acito, $6,000.00. The present cash balance is $34,000.00. He recommended that the City pay the electrical contractor' s bill, $4,000 of the Griesmeyer bill and all of the de- corator' s bill, leaving a balance of about $800.00. Mr. Hoskins reported that he has talked to Mr. Long of Long' s Super- market and has seen the market, and that he did not feel Mr. Long should be asked to report to the Board again. He moved that theIII Board rescind the order biven last week to ask Mr. Long to come in again, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned.' `1_fr' /s/ Dale L. Jacobs, Presiding ,j1)-1AllICC0 _ lf�' �` Attest: /s/ Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 16, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session in the Traffic Division Room in the new Muni- cipal Building, 50 North 5th, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m. (est) on January 16, 1969. Mr. Cecere presiding, with the following members being present: Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Jacobs. The following business was had to-wit: Mr. Hoskins moved that the minutes of the previous meeting stand as read, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, and on unanimous voice vote, motion III was carried. Fire Chief Donovan Johnson appeared and presented the following request: 1) Request permission to burn dwellings situated at 1008, 1012,1016,1022,1028,1034 and 1038 North "J" Street, and 1014 North llth Street in the City of Richmond, Ind. The burnings are an integral part of the training program for the Fire Department. The Fire Department has been released of any responsibility by Zeeb, Inc. owners of the property. He added that the project would take approximately three weeks, de- pending on the weather. Mr. Jacobs moved that the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Hoskins, and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. The Fire Chief also requested the Board's permission to buy two uni- tized van trucks, trading in one (1) 1960 Ford 4-door sedan and one (1) 1957 Chevrolet 2 ton pick-up truck. The new trucks are to be used in the inspection department and money has been appropriated in the budget. He estimated the two trucks to cost approximately $4,500. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board advertise for bids to be opened February 6, 1969, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, III motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs suggested that advertisements for bids include the state- ment: "All bids must meet specifications with no exceptions," and no provision for listing exceptions would be made on bid forms. Mr. Cecere thought it would be better to have bidders list items by exact specifications so that the Board could decide for itself whether or not specifications had been met. The Board decided against including the suggested statement.