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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
RICHMOND, INDIANA
AUGUST 13, 1959 - •
THE BOARD OF PUBIC WORKS AND SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL
WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING
. BUSINESS WAS HAD,TO—WIT; -
THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE HAD BEEN- SET- TO
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• HEAR PERSONS INTERESTED IN IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. IO31-1959(cURBs &
GUTTERS—NO. 28TH ST. ,MAIN TO GLEN MILLER PARK )THE PROOFS WERE ACCEPTED AND
ORDERED FILED. NO PERSONS APPEARING TO REMONSTRATE , CITY ATTORNEY CECERE
MOVED THIS RESOLUTION BE CONFIRMED AND ADVERTISEMENTS PLACED FOR BIDSI.
SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON. -
REFERRING TO IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 1030-1959 THAT WAS TAKEN UNDER AD—
VISEMENT ON AUGUST G, 1959, THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED THAT PROPERTY WITHIN
150' OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT WAS LIABLE FOR ASSESSMENT AND MOVED THAT
A SUPPLEMENTAL HEARING BE HELD TO HEAR THOSE PROPERTY -'OWNERS SO EFFECTED.
SECONDED BY CITY ATTORNEY CECER . i
MRS. ALLEN COULTER & MRS. MARILYN PHELAN PRESENTED A PETITION TO THE BOARD
FOR A CROSSING GUARD TO BE STATIONED AT W . MAIN AND 16TH STREET TO AID SCHOOL
CHILDREN CROSS THE STREET . THE BOARD TOOK THIS REQUEST UNDER ADVISEMENT
AND ASKED THE TRAFFIC AND JUVENILE DEPT. TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF GETTING
A GUARD FOR THIS INTERSECTION .
TRAFFIC AND JUVENILE WERE ALSO ASKED TO STUDY THE NEED FOR A FOUR—WAY STOP
FOR NW 8TH AND PEACOCK ROAD AS AN AID FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING PARK VIEW
SCHOOL WHO LIVE NORTH OF PEACOCK .
LT . STOUT ,TRAFFIC ,REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT A SERIOUS PROBLEM EXISTS RELA—
TIVE TO PARKING AND UNLOADING ON NORTH 6TH STREET AND ON NEFF STREET.SEVERAL
BUSINESS MEN OF THAT AREA SPOKE . THE BOARD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTION;
I— REMOVE PARKING FROM THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH 6TH STREET BETWEEN NO . 1dD"
• STREET AND NEFF STREET AND PROPERLY SIGN AND 2 — ENFORCE THE PARKING RE—
STRICTIONS ON NEFF STREET BY ARRESTING VIOLATORS AND TOWING AWAY ANY VEHICLES
PARKED CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS .
LT . STOUT REPORTED THAT MR .COX OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DID NOT COME
• TO RICHMOND AS SCHEDULED AND NO FURTHER REPORT WAS AVAILABLE ABOUT THE TURN
SIGNAL AT NO . IOTH AND "J" AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT NW 5TH AND PEACOCK:
THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO
RECEIVE BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS , GUTTERS & SIDEWALKS ON PARRY
STREET BETWEEN SO . 9TH AND 13TH STREET. THE PROOFS WERE ACCEPTED AND ORDERED
FILED. NO NEW BIDS BEING RECEIVED , THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO READVERTISE
FOR SAME . -
COUNCILMAN SM I THMEYER REPORTED THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT CAR SALES AND
REPAIR HAVE BEEN GOING ON SOUTH 7TH STREET JUST NORTH OF SOUTH "E". THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED TO CHECK ACTIVITIES AND REPORT TO THE BOARD.
PARK SUPT.MC BRIDE ASKED IF THE STORM SEWER OPENING ONTO CLEAR CREEK PARK
AT SW 13TH & NATIONAL COULD BE TILED SO THIS AREA COULD. BE FILLED AND MORE
FULLY UTILIZED. THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER .
POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE REPORTED HIS DEPARTMENT HAD CHECKED THE REPORT OF LOUD
BELLS AND OTHER NOISES AT THE FILLING STATION IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF EAST MAIN
IIAND HAD FOUND NO UNUSUAL COMMOTION IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BUSINESS.
THE BOARD GAVE IT ' S APPROVAL FOR THE POLICE CHIEF TO ATTEND THE CONTENTION
OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE IN NEW YORK CITY ON
SEPTEMBER 28,29,30 AND OCTOBER 1ST AND TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR PROGRAM ON
THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER.
THE BOARD APPROVED THE TEMPORARY CLOSING OF SOUTH "N11 STREET FOR THE REPAIR
OF APPROXIMATELY 500' OF RAILROAD SIDING SERVING THE NATCO. SOUTH "N" TO BE
CLOSED 5 DAYS ,MORE OR LESS.
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THE CLERK READ A COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN TO MRS. GENE MC CLELLAND , I22
SOUTH 21ST ST. , FROM MR . VICTOR WAGNER , CHIEF OF THE SANITATION SECTION ,
DIVISION OF SANITARY ENGINEERS, STATE BOARD OF HEALTH . SAID LETTER RE-
FERRED TO THE PROPOSED NEW DUMP SITE SOUTH OF RICHMOND ANDISAID THIS
SITE COULD BE USED WITHOUT CREATING A HEALTH HAZARD . _ THIS LETTER WAS
TURNER OVER TO THE SANITARY COMMISSIONERS.
BILL- ADLER REPORTED THAT 13 TWO-HOUR PARKING METERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN
THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTH 6TH STREET; 18 -TWO-HOUR METERS IN THE 100 BLOCK
OF NORTH -7TH, STREET AND 7 TWO-HOUR METERS ON NORTH "B" BETWEEN 7TH AND -
8TH STREET. - -
CITY CONTROLLER WILSON WAS ASKED TO CHECK A RE_ QUEST_ FOR STREET SIGNS FOR -
BEVERLY LANE.
THE BOARD--UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT COMMON COUNCIL ENACT AN ORDINANCE
CHANGING AND/OR NAMING THE EXTENSION OF PEACOCK ROAD FROM NW 18TH STREET
WEST TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS .OF RICHMOND TO PEACOCK ROAD . SAID _STREET_
HERETOFORE BEING KNOWN AS JOE HILL ROAD OR COMMONS ROAD .
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED . -
PRESIDENT
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CLERK