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Board of Public Works and Safety Minutes 2-1-68
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Police Chief Strahan recommended the following bids be accepted: /
(6) 1968 Ford, 2 Door, Sedans '- Fred First, Inc. - $10,316.26 1
(1) 1968 Plymouth, 4 Door, Sedan - Raper Plymouth - $2,335.00
Chief Strahan also presented the following letter to the Board in regard to the City
Ambulance
January 31, 1968
111 Board of Public Works and Safety
Attention: President - Joe Hoskins
Gentlemen:
This is to advise you that the City Ambulance has been returned to the Police
Department from Kurdy's Chevrolet.
This unit has been examined by us. and all the necessary corrections to meet speci-
fication have been made.
We recommend this unit be accepted for service.
Respectfully,
/s/ Donald L. Strahan
Mr. Cecere moved that the ambulance be accepted and was seconded by Mr. Hoskins
and on unanimous voice vote was carried.
Mr. Toschlog, the Street Commissioner, recommended that Kurdy's bid on a four-door
sedan of $1,999.50 be accepted. Mr. Cecere moved this bid be accepted, seconded
by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried.
There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the
meeting adjourned. c
/s/ Joseph Hoskins,
President
Attest: /s/ Harold W. Ryan sue/
City Clerk
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 8, 1968
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
session in the City Hall, Thursday, February 8, 1968, at the hour of 9:00 A.M. (EST)
Mr. Hoskins presiding with the following members being present: Mr. Cook and Mr.
Cecere. The following business was had to-wit:
City Engineer Don Cook made a motion that the Minutes stand as read, seconded by
President Joe Hoskins and passed by unanimous voice vote.
Councilman Geier reported that Mr. Ellsworth Johnson of 438 So. W. 21st and Mrs. Ethyl
Rehling of 445 So. W. 21st were complaining about the R.P. & L. moving their street
light and pole which had been there for three years down to the 500 block to satisfy
somebody else that wanted a street light.
' Chief Price of the Fire Department recommended to the Board that Eldon A. Wolfe,
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4705 National Road West, become a probationary fireman effective February 12, 1968.
He passed all the requirements. Mr. Hoskins made a motion that he be accepted,
seconded by Mr. Cook and on voice vote was carried unanimously.
Councilman Hilligoss presented a petition for street light between Green Street and
Crosshall on No. W. J. St. Mr. Cecere made a motion that this be accepted, seconded
by Mr. Cook and on voice vote was carried unanimously. It was turned over to the Light
Committee for study and recommendation.
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Councilman Henn requested the Board to check on a petition from residents on So. 31st St.
for street lights as this was turned in December 6, 1967 and no more had been heard from
it. Mr. Hoskins reported that the R.P. & L. was having trouble getting right-of-way
easement for these lights, but they were still working on it.
The Board received a letter from Mr. Chenoweth stating he would need more time and
probably an out-of-town firm to do the work needed to be done to correct the location
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of his sign. Mr. Cecere made a motion that he thought March 15, 1968 was sufficient
time to get this done, seconded by Mr. Cook and on voice vote was carried unanimously.
Mr. Goins, Commissioner of the Bureau of Buildings, stated that the first regularly
scheduled meeting of the Board of Plumber Examiners was held last evening, February 6,
1968 in the City Court Room at 7:00 P.M. Twenty six applicants were tested, three for
plumbing contractors and twenty three as journeymen plumbers. All applicants have been
notified as to the outcome of the examination. The names of the successful candidates
were read. -
Mr. Gedvillas asked the Board's permission for the drafting of an Ordinance to be pre-
sented to the Common Council at their regular meeting Monday, February 19, 1968 for
$200.00 for repairs on a Falcon and a Plymouth automobile that are in this department,
as the Planning Commission budget does not provide monies for these repairs. Mr.
Cecere made a motion this be done, seconded by Mr. Cook and on voice vote was carried
unanimously.
Mayor Byron E. Klute and City Attorney Andrew Cecere attended a meeting at Indianapolis
with the P.S.C. in regard to a telephone rate increase in the City of Richmond, Indiana.
The Telephone Company contends that, the rates are lower in Richmond than other cities
of its size but Richmond gets the same service. P.S.C. wants rate adjustments in Rich-
mong that would put it in line with other cities. Mr. Cecere stated that no decision
by the P.S.C. had been made as yet.
Fire Inspector Captain Harlan Green of the Fire Prevention Bureau appeared before the
Board and discussed many phases of the functioning of the Bureau and cited that more
personnel was needed in the Bureau to enforce the fire program. Mr. Green stated that
349 inspections had been made in the month of January and 41 orders issued.
The tree bids were opened by City Attorney Andrew Cecere, and Proof of Publication was
shown. Mr. Cecere recommended Proof of Publication be accepted and filed, seconded by
Mr. Cook and on voice vote was carried unanimously.
The bids were as follows:
Miracle Tree Service, 1509 No. E. St. $14.00 per tree
Bynam Helton, 207 So. B. St. $14.00 per tree
Don McBride, the Park Superintendent, recommended that the Miracle Bid be accepted as
theyhhad done work in the past and it had always been satisfactory. Mr. Cecere moved
that the Miracle Bid be accepted, seconded by Mr. Cook and on voice vote was carried
unanimously.
Mr. Cook presented to the Board a request that Keyser Lane be an egress to a new sub-
division off U.S. 27. Mr. Cecere stated that Keyser Lane would be accepted with stipu-
lation that the. developer put in gutters, curbs, sidewalks and grades on both sides of
Keyser Lane. In return the City will install storm water pipes, base and surface for a
street.
The Board heard from Robert and Irvin Rose, Builders of the Country Club Apartments, and
Charles Begley, a neighbor to the south of the apartments, over a water drainage problem.
The Board stated that to ease this water drainage problem they would install a 12-inch
water pipe under South "L" Street which would take the water south and Mr. Begley is to
ditch his property so to give the water its natural flow sou-award. The Board again
cited indiscrimitive building which results in growing prdlems and thinks that it It
at least a moral obligation for the developers to share some of the cost in remedying
these problems.
The Board advised J. L. Morrow and Orville Coning that the funds were not available at
this time for a storm sewer from South "I" to South "L" on South 16th. The Board
stated there was priority cases in the City that needed storm sewers now, places that
have already been established for years.
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Mr. Morrow and Mr. Coning contended that they had planned approximately 50 new homes in
this area if the storm sewer could be provided.
There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting
adjourned. ANUF4044144
Joseph Hoskins, President
Attest: -):2)
Harold W. Ryan,n C' Clerk
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