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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
DECEMBER 17, 1959
The Board of Public Works met in regular session in City Hall with
City Controller Wilson presiding. City Attorney Cecere was absent.
The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting were dispensed
with. The following business was had to-wit:
Mayor Roland H. Cutter today appointed Fred Klotz , Fire Department
Instructor, to the Office of Fire Chief to fill the vacancy, caused
by the untimely passing of Leslie L. Williams. Captain Melvern Price
was named assistant. Chief.
In the alignment of jobs , two posts were abolished, the deputy chief
and that of the department instructor, and two posts created and
iiey will be known as Battalion Chiefs. Chief Klotz immediately
recommended Roland Miller and Harry Robinson to fill these posts.
Mayor Cutter said that Chief Klotz and assistant Chief Price would
be in complete charge of the administration. Personnel , and
instruction of the department and also, suggested that the salary
schedule for the assistant fire chief be the same as for the assistant
police chief.
Roland House commanding officer of the civil air patrol ,. and James
Rendel work counselor of the boys club appeared before the board
on behalf of their respective groups , to try to find a solution
to their problem of not being able to use the second floor of No. 4
Hose House as their meeting place , as per the State Marshalls re-
commendation that the building cannot be used for public assembly.
Fire Chief Klotz will make a check of the building and report his
findings to the Board.
Two -bids were received for the construction of a sanitary sewer in
the vicinity of Northwset L and 5th Streets. Improvement Resolution
1034-1959
Ralph Reed & Son , Inc. Anderson, Indiana S36,55$.$5
De Bolt Concrete Co. Inc. Richmond, Indiana- 33 ,758. 50
Bids were taken under advisement.
Police Chief Mitrione presented a sehedule revising the working hours
of the Police Department to the Board, requesting to start the new
plan January I , I960. The Board moved to adopt the schedule on a trial
basis , Chief Mitrione is to give a monthly report on loss time for
the department.
William E. Ross, sanitary district , appeared at the board meeting
and reported that the new sanitary land fill was now in operation,
and that the land fill at DeBolts was closed.
The Board approved a telephone booth , to be installed by the telephone
company on the west side of South 8th street in the 500 block ,booth
to be at least 20 feet from the intersection of E street.
The Board approved a petition for a curb cut by James L. Cross, at his
expense , at 803 South West First , for a I2 ft. private drive.
The Board approved a petition for a curb cut 40 ft. wide , for a drive-
way to off Street parking and factory entrance, by John Doddridge , Inc.
and Richmond Casket Shell, Inc. Work to be done at petitioners expense ,
by Dailey Construction Co. in the 600 Block on South J Street.
There being no further business, the meeti djourneo'CqZ,a,/
President
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