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HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-25-1959 PAGE 14 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY RICHMOND, INDIANA JUNE 2.5 , . 1959 • `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 FOLLOWING - BUSINESS WAS' HAD,TO-WI'T; THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION THAT THIS DATE HAD SEEN SET TO HEAR . PERSONS INTERESTED OR AFFECTED BY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION IO26-1959 (CURBS,GUTTERS & SIDEWALKS,N.W. J TO K) THEME BEING •'NO REMONSTRANCES HEARD, CITY ATTORNEY 'CECERE MOVED THIS IMPROVEMENT BE CONFIRMED. SECONDED BY' CITY ENGINEER DEUKER. RALPH SNAVELY, WEIGHTS &MEASURES DEPT. ,ANNOUNCED THAT THE ANNUAL TRUCK • METER CHECK WILL BE AT THE STATE HIGHWAY GARAGE CON U.S. 40 -WEST,JUNE 29, 30TH AND JULY 1ST AND 2ND, FROM 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. ALL METERED TRUCKS IN RICHMOND AND WAYNE COUNTY MUST BE CHECKED THE CLERK BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD, OBJECTI ONS ON IMPROVEMENT °RESOLUTION IO25-1959(CURDS,GUTTERS,&SIDEWALKS ,N.W.6TH ST) THE SAID OBJEC- TIONS WERE FILED WITH THE -CITY CLERK ON JUNE 22, 1959 B'Y HARLAN',HARLAN AND SCHUSSLER FOR FRANK HODGIN, ZADELLE HODGIN ,ROBERT HODGIN,VIOLET HODGIN & ELI ZABETH JEAN HODGI N AS BEING 5 PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA. THE BOARD At ITS REGULAR MEETING,FOUND THAT SAID OBJECTIONS 'WERE NOT FILED BY 40% IN NUMBER OF THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ABUTTING ON THE SAID STREET AND THEREFORE THE OBJECTIONS HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT AND THAT THE IMPROVEMENT AS SET BORTH IN IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION 1025-1959 PROCEED AS IN ALL OTHER IMPROV- ' MENTS.CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THIS BE FOLLOWED, SECONDED BY CITY EN- GINEER DEUKER. • MR. SHATKIN FROM 612 SOUTH "En COMPLAINED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE STREET WAS BAD AND THAT THE CURBS WERE PRATUCALLY GONE . THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE °STREET DEPARTMENT. • FIRE CHIEF WILLIAMS REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT NEFF STREET WAS BEING BLOCKED BY TRUCKS ATOAELr•HOURS AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET FIRE EQUIPMENT INTO - THIS AREA. THE BOARD ORDERED THE POLICE DEPT. TO ARREST ANY VIOLATORS AND REMOVE ANY TRAILERS LEFT IN THE STREET BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC . PARK SUPT. DON MC BRIDE REPORTED THAT TRUCKS WERE ROUTED THROUGH GUEN MILLER PARK DURING THE CLEAN-UP OF THE RECENT TRUCK ACCIDENT THIS WEEK. HE STATED THAT BRIDGES IN THE PARK WILL NOT HOLD UP UNDER HEAVY TRUCKS IL AND ASKED THE POLICE DEPT. BE NOTIFIED OF THIS AND NOT ROUTE HEAVY TRUCKS THRU IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED BY THE. PARK SUPT. THAT 400 DEAD TREES HAVE BEEN RE- MOVED AND THAT A LEAST 300 MORE ARE TO BE REMOVED. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED TO DO THIS, IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE BOARD THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS SHOULD • B'E APPROPRIATED FROM COUNCIL IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.00. THIS WAS REFERRED TO COMMON COUNCIL. JOHN TIFFANY,DAIRY INSPECTOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SET UP A LAB HERE IN THE CITY IN ORDER THAT HE COULD MAKE HIS MIL15 SAMPLE TESTS HERE, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE TRIPS TO INDIANAPOLS FOR THE NECESSARY LAB 'WORK* THE BOARD INFORMED HIM TO TRY AND LOCATE A USABLE ROOM FOR THS PUR- POSE AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD. POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE STATED THAT THE INDIANA POLICE CHIEFS CONVENTION WIL BE IN RICHMOND NEXT YEAR DURING JUNE . THE BOARD EXTENDED AN OFFICIAL WEL- COME TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THIS CONVENTION. 111 • THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT HE HAD COMPLAINTS OF FIRES IN THE JUNK YARDS. THE BOARD ORDERED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO FILE CHARGES IN THE FU- TURE ON ALL VIOLATORS, THE MAYOR ALSO STATED THAT MRS, MARGARET HILTERMAN,CLERK FOR THE PARKING METER DEPARTMENT, SUBMITTED HEIR RESIGNATION AS OF JULY 1 , 1959. THE BOARD WILL FORWARD A LETTER TO SAME Fe HEREAPPRECIATION OF HERE SERVICES. PAGE 15 THE BOARD ORDERED THE FIRST PARKING METER EAST OF SOUTH 6TH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTH "A" REMOVED AND THE CURB PAINTED YELLOW. COUNCILWOMAN HOSK INS IN A LETTER TO THE BOARD, REPORTED THAT CERTAIN AREAS IN HER DISTRICT WERE IN GREAT NEED OF ATTENTION FROM THE STREET DEPART— MENT. THIS WAS FORWARDED TO THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THE BIDS FOR THE SANITARY SEWER IN BERRY FIELD WERE DISCUSSED AND THE AWARD WAS MADE TO RA LPH REED AND SON OF ANDERSON, INDIANA AT THE LOW BID OF $39,753.45 UPON MOTION OF CITY CONTROLLER WI L1SON.SECOND ED BY CITY - • IIENGINEER DEUKER. ' CITY ENGINEER DEUKER STATED THAT THE-' FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH WOULD HAVE A CORNER STONE LAID SUNDAY MORNING AT 10:00 A.M. AMID REQUEST THE POLICE DEPT HANDLE THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING. THIS WAS APPROVED AND RE— FERRED TO LT.STOUT OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION* T CITY ATTORNEY CECERE STATED HE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY THE ATTORNEY FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN REGARD TO THE COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR 1960 AND REPORTED THAT HE WILL DISCUSS THE SERVICE WITH MR.GRI WVI S. LT. STOUT ,TRAFFIC DIVISION ,REPORTED THAT THE -INTERSECTION OF SOUTHWEST 5TH & "A" WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE STATE H+VGHWA Y AND STATED THAT THEY WILL TRY TO � SIGN� THE AREA. LT.STOUT ALSO STATED ON THE CONDITION 'OF S.W. IST, THAT HE WILL MAKE A TRAFFIC COUNT AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD. T THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED. i - o •...C..:L.------Q• PRESIDENT J ATTEST; 44,21.6e./)-4/- --1---- Y T - T T T. - J .