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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
AUGUST 23 , 1962
The Board of Public Works and Safety met in regular session in City
Hall with City Attorney Cecere presiding: All members present - The
following business was had to wit :
Mrs . Lucille Jones appeared before the Board with a proposal to sell
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the City a lot on North 20th St . next to the Penn. Railroad , the
matter taken under advisement .
Thomas S. Milligan, attorney, submitted a petition signed by 16 re-
sidents living in the 500 81k. of North 19th St . , requesting consi-
eration and action effecting condemnation of a house located at 527
North 19th St . , as being unfit for human habitation. The petition
was referred to the Fire Chief" and Building Commissioner for investi-
gation.
A request by Charles R. Baldwin, 322 South 8th St. , for a traffic sig-
nal facing south for north bound pedestrians , was referred to Captain
Stout ,' Police Department Traffic Division. -
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the Board approved a recommendation By William Adlery parking meter'
department , to remove a meter on the East side of South 5th St . , immed-
iatly north of 6outh "4" St .
'the Board approved the recommendation of Police chief Conyers to appoint
Charles Peters , 50 South- 8th 'St. , as a crossing guard for south 9th
and 1°G" Street , effectine the beginning of the fall school term, Sept-
ember 5, 1962 .
the Board approved a request by Chief Conyers to send three (3) men to
the Basic Police Training School at Indiana University, September 24
through October 5 , 1962 , the men selected arena- Charles Chris , Jewell
Scott , and James Hieger. -
A complaint of excessive smoke and flying debris at the Nettle Creek
Industries, caused by burning trash was referred to the Fire Department
for investigation.
The Board received the plans and specifications from the State Highway
Department, for the traffic signal installation at Northwest 5th & •
Pearl St . , and the interconnection with other traffic signals on North-
west 5th (US 35), The Board referred the project bo the Richmond
Power and Light for and estimate for the installation - (State
will furnish materials) . •
A public hearing with Forrest Sipe and ether officials of the Midget
Stadium and their attorney, William McFeely, concerning the condem-
nation proceedings against the Midget Stadium grandstand was held .
Pictures were shown of the deteriorated condition of the pillars ,
beams , flooring, cross bars and the electi^tcal wiring in the grandstand
by Mel Price of the Fire Department . the Board ordered Assistant
Fire Chief Price, Building Commissioner Sligar and Architect Terwilli-
ger to make a physical check on the grandstand at this time and report
back to the Board. On reporting back to the Board it was the consenus
of their op nthnathat only 70% of the recommendations of the Indiana
State Fire Marshall have been complied with. Items recommended by the
St,'te Fire Marshall Not completely complied with are:
Item - 2 Posts not placed ih,the center of footings
!" 3 All deteriorated beams not replaced
01 4 " " cross bars not replaced
f9 , 5 11 °' flooring not replaced •
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Board of Works,August 23, 1962 continued
City Controller Tiffany moved that the grandstand be properly signed
and closed until the above recommended improvements have been completed
unanimous Board approval.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned.
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