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Home My Public Portal About08-11-1966 121 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE • CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 11, 1966 _ The Board. of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular 'session in the City Building, Thursday, August 11, 1966 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: The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Mr. Keller moved the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as read, seconded by Mr. Gehr and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr moved the claims be allowed and paid, seconded by Mr. Keller and on voice ,vote was carried. Mr. W. G. Demuth, Jr., 1115 North Drive, Berry Field and Councilman Hilligoss were in attendance to discuss the problem of the school children from Berry Field crossing U.S. #27 to Crestdale School. After much discussion, Mr. Demuth requested the Board to explore the cost of an overhead crosswalk, the possibility of construction of side- walks and enlarging the island from 39 inches to 5 feet where the children may cross. Sergeant Paul Martin of the Richmond Police Department presented the following which was read aloud: August 11, 1966 Mr. Jameson President Board of Public Works and Safety Dear Mr. Jameson: • Due to the construction of the new Crestdale Elementary school in the Crestdale Addition located on Crestdale Drive approx. three blocks west of the Chester Blvd. or U.S. #27, the area from Sylvan Nook Drive north to Hillsdale Drive on the Chester Blvd. or U.S. #27 will become a "School Zone" area when the new school is opened in Sept. of this year. This area at the present time is a 40 MPH set by the Indiana Highway Dent. . The speed limit for south-bound traffic is set at 50 MPH approx. two blocks north of the Crestdale Drive where it reduces down to 40 MPH. The 40 MPH speed limit continues south along the Berry Field Addition to the Waterfall Road where it is reduced to 35 MPH. There are approx. 60 to 70 children living in the Berry Field Addition and in the Chester Heights Apartments located on Hillsdale Drive on the east side of the Chester Blvd. who will be going to the new Crestdale School. The Richmond School Board has agreed to transport these children to the new school this year by bus. However, we feel that there may be a few of these children who will either walk to or from the IIIschool for various reasons and therefore the Traffic Division feels that the present 40 MPH speed limit is too high• for the safety of the children crossing the busy highway. We have talked with the District Traffic Engineer of the Indiana State Highway Dept. and he has assured us that the speed limit could be reduced to "25 MPH When Children Present" in the immediate "School Area" on the Blvd. Therefore we are recommending that the Board of Public Works uige the Indiana State Highway Dept; to reduce the sped limit down from 40 MPH to 25 MPH before the opening of the new school this Sept. Also the intersection of Crestdale Drive and the Chester Blvd. has been designated the point where any of the children will cross the Blvd. from the east side of the road- way. Therefore we are recommending to the Board of Works that the Indiana State Highway Dept. paint a "Crosswalk" across the Blvd. at the intersection for added protection for the children that may cross over. Also we are recommending that the regulation "School" and "School Crossing" signs 1 •:pyosted on both the east and west sides of the Blvd. at the north and south-bound approaches to the mentioned school area as to warn the motorists that they are entering - the school area. Respectfully submitted /0/ Sgt. Paul Martin Traffic Division After much discussion, Mr. Keller moved the Clerk of the Board be .authorized to send a transcript of the excerpts of this meeting to Mr. ClintonVeneble of the State Highway Department of Indiana to be signed by the Chairman of the Board and Honorable Edward L. Cordell, Mayor and further that said State Highway Department take whatever legal steps are provided to reduce the speed limit in the above area set out before the date of September 1, 1966. This motion was seconded by Mr. Gehr and on voice vote was III unanimously carried. _- Fire Chief Fredricks presented the following which was read aloud: August 9, 1966 . Henry Jameson, President Board of Public Works and Safety ' City of Richmond, Indiana _ Gentle men: It is our judgement that hydrants now existing on North 36th Street are adequate for fire protection of all properties now established on this street. Said hydrants are located close enough to these properties so as not to cause them to be special rated on their fire insurance premiums. To extend this existing main cannot improve the fire protection. In addition, in order to extend said main, it would. be necessary that there be six (6) homes per every 500 ft., the residents of which would apply for water service. Otherwiselc the cost of this extension must be sustained by the City of Richmond. 122 I have checked this area and there are not six (6) houses per 500'. Respectfully, /s/ Ernest-Fredricks, Chief Richmond Fire tepartment City of Richmond, Indiana Mr. Gehr -moved that the request for a fire hydrant on North 36th Street be denied, seconded by Mr. Keller and on voice me was carried. Fire Chief Fredricks requested permission to send Assistant Chief Price to the Northern Indiana Fire Conference to be held in Warsaw, Indiana, September 17, 1966. Mr. Keller moved the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Gehr and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr presented a request from Albert Caplinger, 6G4 North 19th Street, to cut the curb for a driveway. Mr. Gehr moved this request be granted, seconded by Mr. Keller and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr reported that sealed proposals to furnish labor and material to construct a Sanitary Sewer on South 3rd Street as provided for in I.R. No. 1077-1966 were over the Engineer's estimate. Mr. Gehr owed the proposals be rejected and readvertize for proposals to be received on r 25th, 1966 for furnishing labor and material for I .R. No. 1077-1966. Mr. Keller seconded this motion, and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Jameson reported that all necessary matters on C.A.T.V. had been furnished applicants for a franchise and requested that action be taken to receive sealed proposals for a single non exclusive franchise . Mr. Keller moved that the date -o-- @; ', } ; 1966 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. (est). be the date and time to open and read aloud all sealed proposals for furnishing a single non exclusive franchise for C.A.T.V. Mr. Gehr -seconded this motion and on voice vote was carried. There being no further business presented on motion duly made, seconded and carried the meeting adjourned. 741Gam, Henry Jon, President Attest: A er J. Reeg, erk n-Y— Limey ivv^r♦ rvr v�r_i v_r GY= r ___=�Lr �L;-fi ni`��i i�_r v�y v�i 1` r _��rv�UrvG� UU__LK�U UL_��r v_ . . ..cn r rYn-..-.::'�f-;:::r�i�i inn .•: -� .3 nnnn ('� . n.. .. rcn nn T�i�iC:-�.. :rCn Tnn rC�.. n .n..nn. :n BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 18, 1966 • The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session. in the City Building, Thursday, August 18, 1966 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: M . Keller moved the minutes of the previous meeting 'be approved without being read, seconded by Yr. Gehr and on voice vote was carried. Mr. -Gehr moved the claims be allowed and paid, seconded by Mr. Keller and on voice vote was carried. Mr. James Satterfield appeared before the Board in regard to a condemned house located at 1220 North "H" Street. Mr. Keller requested this matter be continued until- August 25, 1966 and that Mr. Satterfield also appear on said date. Mr. Richard. Kemper appeared before the Board requesting that South 21st Street from South "A" to South "B" Streets be blocked off on August 25, 1966 from the hour of 5:00 o'clock p.m. to 10:00 o'clock p.m. for the annual Block Party. Mr. Keller moved the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Gehr and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr moved that a resolution be prepared for Council's consideration to appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 from the Cumulative Storm Sewer Fund for the purpose of construct- ing Storm Sewers on Northwest "X" Street, from N. W. 17th Street to east of N. W. 114th Street thence from N. W. 14th Street to east of N. W. lath Street all in the Holsapple Addition. Mr. Keller seconded this motion and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr moved that a resolution be prepared for Council's consideration to appropri- ate the sum of T 0c0.00 from the Motor Vehicle Highway Construction and Reconstruction ee Fund to widen a *onstructasidewalk on N. W. 5th Street from Northwest "J" Street north to the intersection of the Williamsburg Pike and Rich Road. Mr. Keller seconded this motion and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr moved that a resolution be prepared for Council's consideration to appropri- ate the sum of $50,000.00 from the Motor Vehicle Highway Construction and Reconstruction Fund to construct a new road to be known as Northwest "V" Street from Williamsburg Pike west to Rich Road and reconstruct Rich Road to the corporate limits. Mr. Keller seconded this m otion and on voice vote was carried. Mr. Gehr moved that a resolution be prepared for Council's consideration to appropri- ate the sum of $7,000.00 from the Motor Vehicle Highway Construction and Reconstruction Fund to construct approaches to the new Test Bridge. Mr. Keller seconded this motion and .on voice vote was carried. There being no further business presented on motion duly made, seconded and carried the meeting adjourned. Henry441-1,4,14/2.€4 , President ATTEST: At r J. neeg, C rk