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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY
T RICHMOND , INDIANA
MAY 14, 1959
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY MET . IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL
THURSDAY , MAY I.4, 1959 AT 9:00 A.M. CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING .
ALL MEMBERS BEING PRESENT . THE FOLLOWING B.U.SINESS WAS HAD, TO-WIT; ' •
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THE 'READING OF THE, MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISPENSED.
THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE HAD BEEN' SET J
TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK ON 'THE SOUTH SIDE OF
EAST MAIN FROM 23RD TO BROWN DRIVE. THE PROOFS WERE ACCEPTED AND ORDERED
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F I L,ED. ,ONE BID WAS RECEIVED; .
' ROBINSON BROTHERS $1 ,413 .75 -'
CITY ENGINEER DEUKER MOVED THE BID BE AWARDED TO ROBINSON BROTHERS ON '
THEIR BID OF S1 ,413.756 SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON•
THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET
TO RECEIVED BIDS FOR STREET MATERIALS FOR THE PERIOD OF 6-1-59 TO 5-31860.
THE PROOFS WERE ACCEPTED AND ORDERED FILED . BIDS OF THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES
WERE OPENED;
PRICE BROTHERS COMPANY , ARMCO DRAINAGE AND METAL PRODUCTS, INC. , LOGANSPORT
METAL CULVERT CO . , J . E . EVANS CONCRETE PRODUCTS , DEBOLT CONCRETE CO. , INC . ,
MAGAW HOT-MIT , INC . , MAGAW ASPHALTS,INC . , MAGAW CONSTRUCTION , INC. , AND _ -
SOLVAY PROCESS DIVISION.
CITY CONTROLLER WILSON MOVED THE BIDS BE TAKEN UNDER ADV I SEM'iNT. SECONDED
. BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER . 1
A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NOON OPTIMIST CLUB ASKED ' PERMISSION TOPARK A BOAT
ON MAIN STREET. • SAID BOAT TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT A LATER DATE WITH THE PROCEEDS
CROW SALE OF TICKETS TO BE USED FOR THEIR• BO'Y ' S WORK PROGRAM . THE BOARD
EXPLAINED THEIR POLICYJ -IN DENYING USE OF. CIT•Y' STREETS FOR DI.SP.L.A'YS,,AND
'REFUSED THE OPTIMIST CLUB PERMISSION. J •
MR. ' GEORGE BORTON , COMMONS LUMBER COMPANY, ASKED' FOR -THE EXTENSION OF WATER
• MAINS FROM SOUTH ."H" STREET TO SOUTH " I ", STREET IN 1.4TH & 15TH . HE 'WAS _
ADVISED THE BOARD WOULD NOT ORDER WATER MA-I NS INTO AN_ AREA UNTIL.]
SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED TO WARRANT WATER FOR FIRE PROTECT I ON . - HE' WAS TOLD
TO CONTACT THE RICHMOND WATER WORKS FOR THIS EXTENSION.
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COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER REPORTED I-ft HAD RECEIVED -COMPLAINTSOF TRUCKS (USING ,
SOUTH 13TH AND SOUTH 23RD , PARTICULARLY AT NI'GH`T . • -THIS- .WAS R'EFERRE'D. TO . . '
' THE TRAFFIC DIVISION.
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COUNCILMAN ' SMITHMEYER ASKED WHEN SOUTH 7TH STREET , 'SOUTH OF "0" WOULD BE
..GRADED SO THE PILES OF DIRT ALONGSIDE OF THE STREET COULD BE REMOVED. THE
CITY ENGINEER SAID THE STREET DEPARTMENT KNEW OF THIS SITUATION AND WOULD
CORRECT IT WHEN THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY .
THE CLERK PRESENTED AN ESTIMATE FROM THE LIGHT PLANT FOR 27 STREET LIGHTS
FOR SOUTH RICHMOND AT A COST OF $8,300.00. THIS ESTIMATE TAKEN UNDER •
ADVISEMENT.
THE CLERK REPORTED HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO PRESENT AN ESTIMATE FOR A
- STREET LIGHT ON SOUTH 20TH , SOUTH OF "G" , THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN UNDER
ADVISEMENT APRIL 9, 1959• THE BOARD KEPT THIS ESTIMATE UNDER ADVISEMENT
- UNTIL THEY COULD CHECK THE LOCATION.
THE CLERK PRESENTED A PETITION FOR A SANITARY SEWER IN SOUTHJI5TH STREET
AND THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH 14TH STREET IN THE MARYMOUNT AND JARVIS ADDI-
TIONS. THIS, WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CHECW.NG OF PROPERTY
OWNERS.
THE BOARD APPROVED AN OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF 8278.00 FOR THE INSTALLATION
- OF 2 - SCHOOL FLASHER LIGHTS ON PEACOCK ROAD AND I ON NORTH 10TH STREET .
THE CLERK PRESENTED A REQUEST FOR A STREET LIGHT ON SOUTH "J" STREET
BETWEEN SO . 8TH AND 9TH STREET. THIS WAS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT .
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THE TRAFFIC DIVISION RECOMMENDED A 25 ' YELLOW CURB AT 1525 -W. MAIN IN FRONT
OF THE 'CHURCH ENTRANCE . THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
THE''S,TREET- DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED TO D"0 WORK ON THE EAST DRIVE OF SOUTH 8TH
STREET ,, SOUTH 'OF SOUTH "L" IN _-BEALVI_EW PARK. THEY WERE ALSO ASKED TO CHECK
THE BAD CO-ND I T I.ON OF THE STREETS AT 'THE INTERSECTION OF NW 6TH AND MA I N
AND SOUTH "A"i BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH.
TO A REQUEST OF COUNCILMAN MAR I NO FOR A STREET L I GHT' IN THE 900 -
BLOCK OF SOUTH 18TH , THE _BOARD REQUESTED A PETITION FOR THIS LIGHT BEFORE
ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. IF
JOHN HARLAN TOLD THE BOARD THE C & 0 RR WANTED TO PRESENT THE WAYNE COUNTY
MUSEUM AN OLD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND ASKED HOW IT COULD BE MOVED FROM NORTH
TH AND 1E" TO . THE MUSEUM. . HE WAS TOLD TO WORK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER
AND THE BOARD. -
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY HIRED MR. FAY WOOD , 804 N. "H " STREET , AS AN ASSIS-
TANT TO THE PARKING METER MAINTENANCE MAN . J
THE BOARD APPROVED TWO (2) 141 CURB_'CUTS ON W . MAIN STREET AT THE' MILLER
DAIRY STORE , AND ONE 15 ' CURB CUT ON EAST MAIN STREET AT 18TH STREET , ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET.
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THE THE CITY ENGINEER WAS ASKED TO CHECK A LEAK IN A PRIVATE WATER LINE AT.
SW " I " AND ABINGTON PIKE .
THE CI TY ENGI NEER REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT; OF THE AREA AT SO.
23RD AND "E" STREET , SOUTH "E" STREET SHOULD BE WIDENED. HE WAS ASKED TO
INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF DOING-- THIS AND TO REPORT BACK TOTHE BOARD.
THE CITY CONTROLLER WAS ASKED' TO CHECK WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS TO;
SEE WHICH THE RENTAL " OF A BOOTH- AT THE HOME -SHOW COULD BE PAID FROM. SAID
RENTAL FEE BEING 880.00 "
REPORTING ON THE PETITION IN COURT FOR THE -VACATION OF NOR TH- 14TH STREET
BETWEEN .NORTH f1F" AND- THE RA-1 LRO-AD , THE CITY ENG-;I NEER SAID A SANITARY
SEWER WAS' LOCATED UNDER THIS STREET AND THE LIGHT PLANT HAD A BANK OF
TRA-NSFORMER-S THERE ALSO. - i
A LETTER REPORTING A POSSIBLE ZONING VIOLATION RED SANITARY VIOLATION AT
1644 NORTH "J" STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE 60MM I SSI ONER OF BU I LD I N(S AND
THE SANITARY, INSPECTOR FOR, -LNVEST'I GATI ON_, -
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS ,THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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