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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
RICHMOND, INDIANA
JULY 2, t959
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL WITH
CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE READING OF THE
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISPENSED WITH. THE FOQLOWING BUSINESS
WAS HAD, TO-WIT;
THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS PF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO
HEAR PERSONS INTERESTED IN IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION 1027-1959(sANT. 9EWER IN
ALLEY EAST OF NO. 20TH FROM "J" TO HAWKINS ROAD) . THE PROOFS WERE ACCEPTED
AND ORDERED FILED. MR. FLOYD ,POTTER SPOKE IN BEHALF OF THE IMPROVEMENT AND.
MR. ROBERT HENRY REMONSTRATED. CITY ENGINEER DEUKER MOVED THIS BE TAKEN
UNDER ADVISEMENT. SECONDED BY CITY ATTORNEY CECERE.
A REQUEST TO BLOCK THE NORTH END OF THE FIRST NORTH & SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF
NW 1ST STREET BETWEEN RANDOLPH AND RICHMOND AVENUE WAS TAKEN UNDER ADVISE-
MENT BY THE BOARD.
MAYOR CUTTER READ A LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS REGARDING THE
BUILDING AT 11-13 SO. 9TH STREET. SAID LETTER REPORTED THAT THIS BUILDING
WOULD NEED A LOT OF WORK DONE TO SUITABLE FOR OCCUPANCYI. THE CITY ENGINEER
WAS ASKED TO TALK TO THE OWNERS ELEANOR WEBB , 19 SO . 18TH STREET ,REGARDING
HER PLANS FOR THE USE OF THIS BUILDING.
THE MAYOR PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH AN OFFICIAL COUNT OF THE RETURNS OF THE
SPECIAL CENSUS AS REPORTED BY ROBERT W. BURGESS, DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF
THE CENSUS. SAID COUNT SHOWING THE POPULATION OF RICHMOND , AS OF JUNE 3, 1959,
TO BE 43,473. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO FILE THIS REPORT .
THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION HAD RECENTLY APPROVED 470
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE NEW SANITARY SEWER LOCATED
SW OF THE CITY.
THE BOARD TOOK UNDER ADVISEMENT AN ESTIMATE OF $191 ,67 FOR THE INSTALLA—
TION OF ONE STREET LIGHT AT GARDNER AND HARRIS STREET.
THE STREET DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED TO CUT THE WEEDS AROUND THE SO . 12TH STREET
PARKING LOT.
IN THE MATTER OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION 1025-1959 FOR CURBS,GUTTERS AND
SIDEWALKS ON NW 6TH STREET FROM MAIN NORTH TO THE FIRST ALLEY,CITY ATTORNEY
CECERE MOVED THAT IN—AS—MUCH AS OBJECTIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK ON JUNE
29, 1959,WERE NOT FILED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE FINAL ORDER FOR THE SAID
IMPROVEMENT AND DID NOT CONTAIN 40% IN NUMBER OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY
ABUTTING ON SAID STREET AND LIABLE FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE COST OF SAID IM—
PROVEMENT AND THAT AT NO TIME SINCE THE ORDER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT DID THE
OBJECTORS CONSIST OF 40% OF THE OWNERS OF AFFECTED PROPERTY ,THE IMPROVEMENT
AS SET FORTH IN IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO . 1025-1959 SHOULD BE ORDERED. SE—
CONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON.THE CLERK WAS ORDERED TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT .
THE CLERK WAS ASKED TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR THE TRANSFER OF 82,000.00
FROM THE CITY GENERAL FUND TO THE PARK DEPT.FOR TREE REMOVAL.
THE BOARD APPROVED A PLAT FOR PINE MANOR ESTATES SECOND SUB—DIVISION(SW 18TH)
AND A PLAT FOR LOCUST LANE FIRST ADDITION(SE OF SO. 23RD & "E" ) .
THE BOARD APPROVED CURB CUTS AT I10-114 MAIN (2 20' DRIVES) AS REQUESTED BY
MR. H. G.BARNGROVE ,REPRESENTING THE CLARK OIL & REFINING CORP . SAID CUTS TO
BE FOR ENTRANCES TO A FILLING STATION.
THE CITY CONTROLLER WAS ASKED TO WRITE THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPT.REGARDING
THEIR RE—ROUTING OF TRAFFIC FOR THE US 27 DETOUR OVER S0 .3RD AND SOUTH "A"
AND OVER NORTH "A" AND NO.3RD. ST
CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THAT THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT AND THE LIGHT PLANT
MAKE A STUDY OF THE TIMING OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON MAIN STREET AND RECOMMEND
ANY CHANGES TO THE BOARD. t,
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINES,THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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