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ELC#96 - At Alley on North A St. , between No. 19th & 20th
ESTIMATE NO. 3502 OPER.COST/LAMP/Mo. TOTAL COST/Mo.
Install 1 - 250 Watt Mercury Vapor St. Light
on Wood Pole $ 4.00 $ 4.00
There being no further business presented, on motion duly made, seconded and
carried the meeting adjourned.
,ilh / Henry' M,/J, meson, President
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A er . Reeg/Clerk' .•
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, OCTOBER 12, 1967
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in
regular session in the City Building, October 12, 1967 at the hour of 9:00 o'clock
a.m. (est). Mr. Jameson presiding with the following members being present: Mr.
Gehr and Mr. Keller. The following business was had to-wit:
Mr. Gehr moved the minutes,of the previous meeting be approved without being
read aloud, seconded by Mr. Jameson and on voice vote was carried.
Mr. Gehr moved the claims be allowed and paid, seconded by Mr. Jamesom and on
voice vote was carried.
Mr. Keller presented a letter written by Mr. William H. Reller, Attorney for
the Richmond Water Works Corporation, requesting the ground now owned by said Water
Works Corporation be annexed to the City of Richmond, Indiana. Mr. Gehr reported that
to make the annexation contiguous to the City, it will be necessary to include a strip
of ground 1 foot in width starting from the present corporate limits on the north
side of Sylvan Nook Drive and thence in a north and east dirdction to the property
owned by the Water Works Corporation to be annexed.
Mr. Gehr moved an ordinance be prepared for Council's consideration for the
annexation of the property owned by the Water Works Corporation. Mr. Jameson seconded
this motion and on voice vote was carried.
Chief Stultz presented the names of James R. Stern, William H. Wilson and Robert
Irvine who have made application to be appointed as officers of the Richmond Police.
Department. Chief Stultz reported that all three men met with the qualifications re-
qu„ d to b come a member.o he fort rad he wo W so reco e d that 11' . Wilson
i iQ �l etrg ha��eJa�r�tes� 0' f n e p � �` r�€iF s o r e f or aryo Ndit eT ra �'d f'IIctoher 23,
1967. Mr. Gehr moved the Board concur in the recommendation of the Chief to appoint
all three men as probationary officers. Mr. Jameson seconded this motion and on voice
vote was carried.
Mr. Nelson, a representative of the C & 0 Railroad, appeared before the Board
and outlined the intention of said railroad to lay in place welded rails through the
city. This operation will involve closing off railroad crossings from time to time
for periods not exceeding three hours. Mr. Nelson said that it will be necessary to
block off traffic and requested permission to use the city's barricades. The Board
granted permission to block off traffic providing_- the railroad company advises the
traffic division of the crossings that are to be closed so that the Fire Department
and the Police Department are advised as work progresses.
Captain Stout advised the Board that the lights located on the North 10th Street
Parking lot are not functioning properly. The Board authorized the Clerk to write
a letter to the Richmond Power and Light manager to have the engineering department
proceed to install adequate lighting for the lot.
Mr. Gehr reported that the plans and specifications have been received from the
Henry B. Steeg and Associates for Surface Water Drainage 1963-1964 Program Section A
(part 2) Berry Field Area Storm Sewer. Mr. Gehr also reported that the advertising
had been published to receive bids October 23, 1967 to do the work. Mr. Gehr re-
quested that a resolution be prepared for Council's consideration to transfer
$170,000.00 from the Cumulative Storm Sewer Fund to complete bothSurface Water
Drainage 1963-1964 Program Section A (part 1) and (part 2) Berry Field Storm Sewer.
Mr. Jameson moved the resolution be prepared, seconded by Mr. Gehr and on voice vote
was carried.
The Clerk presented proof of publication of "Notice To Bidders" printed in the
Richmond Palladium-Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Richmond,
Indiana on the dates of October 2 - 9, 1967. Said notice stated that bids would be
received and opened on the 12th day of October, 1967 at the hour of 10:00 o'clock
a.m. (est) for furnishing labor and material to construct concrete sidewalks on both
sides of North "H" Street, from North 14th to North 16th Streets. The proof of
publication was ordered filed.
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October 12, 1967 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. (est) being the date and time
designated to open and read aloud the bids received. The following bid being the
only one received was read aloud:
Julius Gerkin $3,077.40
Engineer's Estimate $3,815.70
Mr. Gehr examined the bid and found it to be properly executed and moved the
same be accepted, seconded by Mr. Jameson and on voice vote was carried.
The Clerk presented proof of publication of Notice To Bidders printed in
the Richmond Palladium-Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Richmond, Indiana on the dates of October 2 - 19, 1967. Said notice stated that
bids would be received and opened on the 12th day of October, 1967 ,at the hour of
10:00 o'clock a.m. (est) for furnishing the City of Richmond, Indiana with one
II (1) Van type Ambulance for use by the Ambulance Service of Richmond, Indiana. The
proof of publication was ordered filed.
October 12, 1967 at the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.m. (est) being the date and
time designated to open and read aloud bids received. The following bids were
read aloud:
Warfield Company $7,824.00
Vivian Buick, Inc. 7,138.00
Kurdys Chevrolet, Inc. 6,497.98 Alternate $5,617.90
All bids were referred to the Police Department and the Ambulance Service of
Richmond for tabulation and recommendation.
Mr. Jameson stated that there is need of a resolution to designate the First
National Bank and the Second National Bank for the handling of the principal and
interest for the bond issue of the new Municipal Building. The City Attorney
was authorized to prepare the resolution for Council's consideratioc.
The Board approved the following street lighting installation:
ELC#104 - Cobine Place
ESTIMATE NO. 3518 OPER.COST/LAMP/MO. TOTAL COST/MO.
Install 1 - 250 Watt Mercury Vapor Street
Light on Wood Pole $ 4.00 $ 4.0NT.being no further business presented, on motion duly made, seconded
and carried the meeting adjourned.
enry fi . Jameson, President
IIIAttest: • ;v/
A her J. Ree Clerk
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
OCTOBER 17, 1967
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in
Special Session Tuesday, October 17, 1967 at the hour of 10:30 o'clock a.m. (est).
Mr. Jameson presiding with the following members being present: Mr. Gehr and Mr.
Keller. The following business was had to-wit:
Mr. Jameson stated that this Special Meeting was called for the purpose of
discussing what action the Board would take on the problem of disposing of
leaves in the City. A short meeting was held on this date with the heads of
the Street Department and Sanitary District. Both Mr. Burelison and Mr. Ross stated
that their crews have been able to keep up with individual leaf calls but have been
unable to cover adequately the entire city. There just isn't enough manpower and
equipment to keep up with the heaviest downfall of leaves which is to come and
could be critical to that of clogging the sewers.
After discussion of the problem, Mr. Keller made the following motion: The
residents of the city be permitted to burn leaves on the streets during the daylight
hours during the period of October 17th to November 17th, providing that the burning
of leaves does not create a smoke nuisance and also there is present a responsible
III person in attendance. The Street Department to continue the hauling service with
the equipment and manpower that is available. Mr. Gehr seconded this motion and on
voice vote was carried. (:4i
enry . J" eson, President
Attest:
A e , 1A e , l rk