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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
RICHMOND , INDIANA '
MAY 28, 1959
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL
THURSDAY , MAY 28, 1959, WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING. ALL MEMBERS
PRESENT . THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD ,TO—WIT',
THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISPENSED WITH.
MR . JIM MUELLER, MANAGER OF SEARS, ASKED PERMISSION TO ERECT A TENT ON
THE LELAND PARKING LOT ON SO . 10TH STREET FROM JUNE I I TH TO 17TH . HE PRE-
SENTED A CERTIFICATE OF FLAME RESISTANCE FOR THE TENT THAT WILL BE USED .
THE BOARD GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO USE THE TENT. - -
J . BRANDON GRIFFIS THANKER THE BOARD FOR INSTALLING SCHOOL FLASHER 'LIGHTS
ON PEACOCK ROAD.
THE BOARD GAVE PERMISSION FOR THE ' AMERICAN LEAGION TO HOLD A PARADE ON
MAIN STREET ON JUNE I3TH . THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO WORK WITH THE TRAFFIC
DIVISION IN REGULATING TRAFFIC'.
A PREACHER APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD AND ASKED PERMISSION TO PREACH IN
GLEN MILLER PARK . HE WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE PARK BOARD AS THEY HAVE ' •
JURISDICTION OVER THE PARKS. HE WAS TOLD TO WORK WITH THE FIRE MARSHALL
WHEN HE ASKED TO ERECT A TENT AT NORTH I3TH AND "J".
THE CLERK PRESENTED A PETITION FOR A SANITARY SEWER IN THE BEL—MOR ✓f
ADDITION , BETWEEN NORTH 34TH STREET AND THE ELKS - ROAD , NORTH OF EAST MAIN
ST. THIS WEIS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGI NEER FOR CHECKING.
THE BOARD TOOK UNDER ADVISEMENT AN ESTIMATE FOR A STREET LIGHT ON NORTH
"J" STREET BETWEEN 1 I TH AND 12TH STREET. f
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THE BOARD APPROVED AN ESTI MATE FOR A STREET LIGHT ON SOJTH 18TH STREET
BETWEEN " Ia AND "J" STREET . THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE LIGHT
PLANT INSTALL THIS LIGHT. I
CITY CONTROLLER WILSON MOVED THAT THE ESTIMATE FROM THE LIGHT PLANT FOR
THE INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS IN SOUTH RICHMOND FOR THE SUM OF -
38,300.00 BE APPROVED. SECONDED BY CITY ENG.INEER .DEUKER. THE CLERK MS
' INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE LIGHT PLANT INSTALL THESE LIGHTS.
THE BOARD ORDERED THE REMOVAL OF PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NATIONAL
ROAD WEST BETWEEN THE 200 AND 300 BLOCKS AND THE. SOUTH SIDE OF EAST
MAIN STREET BETWEEN 3RD AND 17TH FROM. 1 :00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM ON SATURDAY
MAY 30, 1959.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL CITY OFFICES WOULD .BE CLOSED ON MAY 30, 1959.
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED HE HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT MR . DAN S . HOLLAN WOULD AR—
RIVE IN RICHMOND ON JUNE 2 , 1959, TO BEGIN THE SPECIAL CENSUS . THE MAYOR
SAID THAT THE CITY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE FOR 12
PERSONS FOR THREE WEEKS AND TO FURNISH OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR US IN TAKING
THE CENSUS. FIRE CHIEF WILLIAMS SAID THERE WAS ROOM AVAILABLE ON THE
SECOND FLOOR OF NO . 3 FIRE STATION; THAT WOULD SUIT THIS-,PURPOSE . THE USE
OF THIS SPACE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD .
• COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER REPORTED THAT THERE STILL WAS DIRT ON SOUTH 7TH ST .
BETWEEN SOUTH "0A AND '1Q" . CITY ENGINEER DEUKER REPORTED HE HAD BEEN OVER
111 THIS WITH THE STREET DEPT . AND THE CONTRACTOR AND WOULD TRY TO GET . IT
TAKEN CARE- bF RIGHT AWAY. -
THE REQUEST FOR A FOUR—WAY STOP AT SOUTHWEST 1ST AND "D" WAS REFERRED TO
. . THE TRAFFIC D,I V-I S I ON .
- THE CITY ENGINEER SAID- HE WOULD CHECK THE POSSIBILITY OF USING TILE TO GET
RID- OF THE SURFACE STORM WATER. AT SW I3TH AND "A" STREET. PARK COMMISS ; ONER
- MCBRIDE REPORTED THIS SURFACE WATER WAS RUNNINGTOVER PART , OF- CLEAR CREEK ' -
PARK AND MAKING IT UNUSABLE AT VARIOUS TIMES.
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THE BOARD APPROVED A CANOPY FOR THE 6TH STREET ENTRANCE TO THE HOOSIER STORE .
SAID CANOPY TO BE 14' LONG , 7' WIDE , AND TO HAVE A CLEARNACE OF 8' ABOVE
THE SIDEWALK .
THE CITY CONTROLLER SAID HE HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS ABOUT THE OVERHEAD
SIGNS ON U . S. _40, AND REPORTED THAT; THE BOARD OF •WORKS HAD GIVEN PERMISSION
FOR THESE SIGNS TO BE PUT UP, BUT THE PERMISSION HAD BEEN GIVEN BY , THE STATE
HIGHWAY DEPT . ALSO , HE SAID HE HAD RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT STORES , RES-
TAURANTS, ETC . , HAVING SIGNS ON MERCHANDISE ON DISPLAY IN THE AREA BETWEEN
THE SIDEWALK AND CURB . THE BOARD REMINDED PERSONS HAVING SUCH SIGNS OR DIS-
PLAYS - THAT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF A CITY ORDINANCE AND SUBJECT TO PROS-
ECUTION.
THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS ORDERING THE CON-
DEMNATION OF A BUILDING AT THE REAR OF 404 NO . IITH ST . THE LETTER WAS
ORDEREB FILED.
ARLIE HARBIN APPEARED AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD TO DISCUSS A STORM SEWER
ON SW "H" STREET IN THE DOUGLAS' ADDITION . HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS MATTER HAD
BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD BY RESIDENTS OF. THE AREA AND HE
WAS ASKED WHAT HE INTENDED TO DO ABOUT IT . HE TOLD THE BOARD HE WOULD NOT
SAY IF HE INTENDED TO DO ANYTHING . THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED HE WAS IN-
VESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLIH G AN ADDITIONAL PIPE TO CARRY
AWAY STORM WATER .
APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO A REQUEST BY THE RICHMOND RETAIL MERCHANTS TO CLOSE
MAIN STREET TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 4TH AND IITH STREET ON JUNE 5TH AND 6TH FOR
A "FUN UNDER !THE SUN" SALES PROMOTION . THE MERCHANTS WERE ASKED TO WROK
WITH THE TRAFFIC DIVISION .
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ASKED PERMISSION TO PUT HOODS ON THE PARKING
METERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH A STREET FROM 10TH STREET WEST TO THE
FILLING STATION FROM 1 : 00 PM TO 3; 30 BM ON JUNE 22ND TO 26TH , DATES OF
THEIR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. THIS PERMISSION WAS GIVEN AND LT . STOUT ASKED
TO SEE THAT THE CHURCH RECEIVED THE HOODS FOR THE METERS.
THE STREET DEPARTMENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE HOLES IN NW 6TH STREET
JUST NORTH OF WEST MAIN . . i
CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THAT BIDS FOR STREET MATERIALS BE AWARDED TO
THE LOWEST- BIDDER-. SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER .
THE BOARD ORDERED THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN AT SOUTH 5TH AND "N!' ST. ,
MAKING "N" THE STOP STREET .
LT . S1OUT REPORTED THAT AN ENGINEER FROM THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. WOULD BE IN
RICHMOND TO CHECK THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT NORTH 10TH AND " J" ST . AND AT NW
5TH & RICHMOND AVENUE . THE ENGINEER TO BE HERE ON THE 9TH OF JUKE . HE ALSO
REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT
POINT TURN LANE SIGNS ON THE STREET , S AND ASKED IF THE CITY COULD DO THIS
PAINTING . THIS PAINTING WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD .
THE CITY CONTROLLER ANNOUNCED THE CITY HAD EXERCISED ITS OPTION AND PUR-
CHASED GROUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF TEST AND ROUND BARN ROAD FOR THE SITE
OF THE INTERCONNECTION SUB-STAION.
THE BOARD APPROVED DON KNOOB OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT , TO ATTEND SAFETY
EDUCATION SCHOOL. AT INDOANA UNIVERSITY JUNE 3RD & 4TH .
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS , THE GRANITE IMPROVEMENT COMPANY A CORPORATION , ON THE 29TH DAY
OF JULY , 1911 , DEDIC TED AND DEEDED THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE ,
TO-WIT;
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PART OF LOT NUMBER 8 AND PART OF A VACATED ALLEY , BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERED 8
AND 9, ALL IN ISAAC E . JONE S ADDITION TO CITY OF R I CHMOND , COUNTY OF IVAYNE ,
STATE OF_ INDIANA , AND BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT THE
NORTH CORNER OF SAID LOT ; THENCE SOUTHEASTWARDLY ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY
LINE OF SAID LOT , - 60.7 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF NORTH 8TH STREET , WHERE IT
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IS INTERSECTED BY THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE FIRST ALLEY NORTHEAST OF
WASE NGTON AVENUE , THENCE SOUTHWESTWARDLY , FROM SAID WEST LINE AS TANGENT
BY A CURVE, TO THE RIGHT , HAVING A RADIUS OF 41 .8 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE
OF 63.2 FEET ; THENCE WESTWARDLY , TANGETIAL TO THE LAST COURSE , 83 FEET
TO A POINT IN THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT , 16. 1 FEET , FROM THE
WEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTHEASTWARDLY , ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE ,
11509 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING , CONTAINING AN AREA OF 00129 OF AN
ACRE , MORE OR LESS , BEING A PART OF THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED- TO SAID
GRANITE IMPROVEMENT COMPANY BY DEED OF THE AMER I CAN SCHOOL FURN I TUER
COMPANY , DATED APRIL 14, 1903 , AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK VOLUME 119, PAGE
540, ' OF THE RECORDS OF SAI.D WAYNE COUNTY ,
TO THE CITY OF RI CHMOND-, INDIANA , FOR SO LONG A TIME AS SAID PREMISES WERE
USED FOR PUBLIC PARK PURPOSES, WHICH DEDICATION AND DEED' WAS ACCEPTED - AND
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ' OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA'
ON AUGUST 31 , 1911 , AND -
WHEREAS, THE TERMS OF SAID DEDICATION AND ' DEED PROVIDED THAT IF SAID PRE-
MISES WERE ABANDONED BY THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA AS A PUBLIC PARK ,
SAID PREMISES SHOULD REVERT TO THE GRANTOR , AND
WHEREAS , SAID PREMISES HAVE NEVER BEEN USED FOR PUBLIC PARK PURPOSES BY
THE CITY OF RICHMOND , INDIANA, AND SAID CITY HAS NEVER EXPENDED ANY FUNI3
FOR SAID REAL ESTATE NOR IMPROVED THE SAME , AND
WHEREAS, SAID REAL ESTATE AND PREMISES HAVE BEEN USED BY THE F G', N LAWN-
MOWER COMPANY AS A PARKING AREA AND INDUSTRIAL SITE;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA , IN LAWFUL MEETING ASSEMBLED;
FIRST; THAT .BY VIRTURE OF THE PROVISIONS ,OF SAID DEDICATION AND HEED ,
SAID REAL ;ESTATE HAS REVERTED TO THE GRANTOR;
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11 - SECOND ; THAT THE CITY OF RICHMOND , INDIANA HAS NO INTEREST IN SAID REAL
ESTATE AND PREMISES, THE SAME NEVER HAVING BEEN USED FOR THE PUR-
POSES SET FORTH IN SAID DEDICATION AND DEED DATED JULY 29, 1911 . .
DATED THIS 28TH DAY- OF MAY , 1959. -
• . THERE BEING NO FURMHER BUSINESS , THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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