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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY.
RICHMOND , I ND I AN A
• JUNE i 8 -. 195,9
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- THE- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL
WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE . FOLLOWI NG
BUSINESS WAS HAD,TO—wIT; •
THE READING • OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISIENSED WITH.
THE CLERK ANNOUNCED , THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION 1025-1959(CURBS,GUTTERS & SIDEWALKS ON N.W. 6TH
ST FROM MAIN TO FIRST ALLEY NORTH ,BOTH SIDES) DR. DENNIS AND HUBERT WHITE
SPOKE IN BEHALF OF THE IMPROVEMENT AND 5 OF . THE 6 RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNERS
SIGNED THE PWTITION. RUSSEEL SCHUSSLER FILED A REMONSTRANCE WITH THE BORD
FROM HODGINS, WHO ARE NON—RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNERS. CITY ENGINEER DEUKER
MOVED TO CONFIRM THIS RESOLUTION. SECONDED BY CITY ATTORNEY CECERE.
MRo ffEGMAN,MANAGER OF THE LELAND HOTEL APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD REQUESTING
PERMISSION TO CHANGE THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOTEL COFFEE SHOP AND BAR BY
USING REDWOOD SIDING. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD BE RESTRICTED BECAUSE OF
FIRE ZONE REGULATIONS AGAINST THE USE OF INFLAMABLE MATERIALS. THE BOARD
REFERRED HIM TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
USE OF THE TREATED WOOD PANELS.
THE BIDS FOR THE SANITARY SEWER IN BERRY FIELD. WHICH WERE- RECEIVED AT THE
LAST MEETING WERE STUDIED AWD RECOMMENDED .THAT THEY BE CONSIDERED UNTIL
THE NEXT 'REGULAR MEETING AND AWARDED, AT THAT •TIME .
THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL REQUEST FROM RESIDENTS OUT—
SIDE, OF WAYNE TOWNSHIP FOR FIRE PROTECTION. THE BOARD STATED THATANY RE—
SIDENT OUTSIDE OF WAYNE TOWNSH3-p SHOULD CONTACT THE TRUSTEE OF HIS RE—
SPECTI VE TOWNSHIP AS THE CITY CAN ONLY SERVE THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE CON-
TRACTED FOR PROTECTIONS THOSE OF WHICH ARE SPRING GROVE AND WAYNE TOWISH I P.
THE LIGHT PLANT REQUESTTHAT THE BOARD OF WORKS GIVE THEIR OPINION OF THE
NEW STREET LIGHTS WHICH HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON MAIN STREET.
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IT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE BOARD THAT CITY HALL WILL CLOSE ON THE 4TH OF JULY, •
WHICH IS ON SATURDAY. REGULAR HOURS WILL BE KEPT ON FRIDAY PRECEDING ,HOW—
EVER,EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ON FRIDAY, WILL BE OFF ON MONDAY ,AND EMPLOYEES
WHO WORK ON MONDAY,WILL BE OFF FRIDAY , ENABLING ALL TO HAVE A 3 DAY WEEK—
END. •
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WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE CENSUS SO FAR SHOWED
43,425 PERSONS IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND . HOWEVER, IT WAS STATED THAT ANY
PERSON WHO HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT ENUMERATED, SHOULD SEND THE
INFORMATION AS TO THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THEIR FAMILY, AGE, ETC. TO THE
• OFFICE OF SPECIAL CENSUS,CITY HALL.
CHIEF POLICE MITRIONE REPORTED TO, THE- BOARD THAT THE BLUE SUNOCCO STATION
AT 3200 EAST MAIN STREET SHOULD BE ADVISED TO CUT—OFF THE LOUD BELL AN-
NOUNCING A CAR IN THE DRIVE AT 10:00 P.M. THE BOARD WILL WRITE A LETTER .
TO THIS EFFECT.
MR. JOHN LANTZ APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD REQUESTING THE USE OF THE BUILDING
AT WEST 1 1 TH AND MAIN FOR A RAO11.0 MEETING .. THE BOARD STATED THEY HAD NO
. OBJECTIONS,HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD GET THEAPPROVAL OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE AS
THEY OWN THE BUILDING.
. IT WAS REPORTED THAT MERCHANDISE • IS BEING DISPLAYED ON THE SIDEWALKS IN
THE AREA OF EAST MAIN AT I6TH. IT WAS STATED THAT THIS IS IN VIOLATION
OF THE ORDINANCE . AND PERSO{VS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF SAME AND WILL M PROS—
ECUTED IF NOT STOPPED.
PERMISSION WAS GIVEN POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE TO ATTEND THE POLICE CHIEFS
CONVENTION AT GARY, INDIANA,ON JUNE 21 TO 24, INCLUSIVE.
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THE -SOARD APPROVED THE REQUEST TO RETAIN SGT.MARTINC AS ACTING $GT. UNTIL
OCTOBER isT, i959. ,
LT. STOUT OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION REPORTED THAT THE SOUTH - I3TH STREET UNDER
PASS AND THE TRAFFIC ISLANDS WERE PAINTED WITH REFLECTIVE COATING THIS WEE'''.
-LT. STOUT RECOMMENDED A ' CHILDREN PLAYING ' STGN AT THE AREA OF NORTHWEST
18TH,,k1'F/RSTEALLEY NORTH OF MAIN STREET. THS WAS APPROVED BY THE !OARD.
CITY ATTORNEY CECERE REFERRED TO THE TRAFFIC DIVISION A SUGGESTION FROM .
COUNCILMAN THOMAS, TO STUDY THE. CONDITION AND TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON SOUTH-
WEST 1ST AND 2ND STREET;. r,CO_U,NCILMAN THOMAS SUGGESTED MAKING STREETS THERE
ONE-MAY. THERE WILL BE A REPORT FROM _THE TRAFFIC IDIVISON AFTER A STUDY .
IS MADE OF THIS .
LT. STOUT REP,OR'ED TO THE BOARD THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DID NOT USE
THE .NEW PARKING LOT PROPERLY AP - WERE PARKING ALL OVER THE STREETS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BOARD; WILL_ /ASK THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO CO-OPERATE IN
THIS MATTER.
THE BOARD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THESTATE HIGHWAY IN REGARD TO THEIR STUDY
OF N.W. 5TH AND PEACOCK, WEST 5TH AND RICHMOND AND NORTH 10TH & ".J" ,STtREETS.
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ' AS SOON AS REPORTS ARE COMPLETED BY STATE. .
A LETTER AND PETITION PRESENTED BY CWNCILMAN MARINO AT THE COUNCIL . MEETING
FOR STREET LIGHTS , IN BERRY _ FIELD WAS, REFERRED -TO -THE LIGHT , PLANT FOR A
REPORT® ; .
CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED . THAT A LETTER TO THE STREET DEPT. BE SENT ,TO - i
ORDER. WORK .ON SOUTH 7TH STREET ,BETWEEN SOUTH "0" AND "Q" BE COMPLETED .
BEFORE THE END OF NEXT WEEK . SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON. 1
ON REQUEST OF COUNCI LMAN VI VI AN, CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED TO RE-ADVERTISE
FOR BIDS FOR CURBS,GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS , ON PERRY STREET. THIS WAS BEEN
ADVERTISED FOR AND NO BIDS WERE RECEIVED. SECONDED BY CITY CONROLLER WILSON.
II A REQUEST FROM THE DOG WARDEN WAS APPROVED .BY THE ,BOARD THAT HE HAVE JUNE
. 23,24 AND -25TH OFF AS . PART OF HIS VACATION. - Y
THE BOARD APPROVED A CURB CUT AT 2727 EAST MAIN STREET FOR THE FIRST ENG-
LISH LUTHERAN CHURCH.
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THE SOARD DENIED A REQUEST FOR A PARKING PLACE-IN FRONT OF THE METROPOLITIAN
INSURANCE CO., ON NORTH . 10TH STREET. _,. -
THE BOARD APPROVED A REQUEST FOR A ' STOP' SIGN AT WEST MAIN AND SALISBURY
ROAD, MAKING MAIN STREET A ' STOP ' STREET.
ALSO. APPROVED WAS A ' YIELD RIGHT -OF, WAY ' LSIGN AT SOUTHWEST 17TH AND "En
STREET, MAKING SOUTHWEST KITH ST. THE THROUGH AND S.Wc "E" ST-,-THE 'YIELD' .
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THERE D,EING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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