HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-23-1959 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS & SAFETY ,RICHMOND, IND.
THURSDAY, APR I L 23, 1959
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CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING AT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
WHICH MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL THIS DATE . ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD , TO-WIT;
THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISPENSED WITH .
THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN- SET TO
HEAR PERSONS INTERESTED IN AR AFFECTED BY 'IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO.
1023-1959 ( SIDEWALKS ON E . MAIN FROM SO . 23RD TO BROWN DRIVE ) . THE PROOFS
WERE ACCEPTED AND ORDERED FILED . JACOB LOOS SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE IM-
PROVEMENT AND CAROL PORTER OBJECTED ,BUT WITHDREW HIS OBJECTION IN FAVOR.
OF THE IMPROVMENT. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THAT IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION '
1023-1959 BE CONFIRMED AS THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM SAID IMPROVEMENT WOULD
EQUAL OR EXCEED THE ESTIMATED COST . SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER, THE
CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADVERTISE FO_R BIDS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT .
SEVERAL CITIZENS COMPLAINED OF THE SMOKE AND NOXIOUS FUMES FROM THE JUNK
YARD ON NORTH 8TH STREET ,NORTH OF THE R .R. AND ALSO OF JHE TRAFFIC ' HAZARD
CAUSED BY LARGE TRUCKS EXTENDING INTO THE STREET, THE COMPLAINT OF SMOKE
WAS REFERRED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND THE TRAFFIC
COMPLAINT REFERRED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CHECKING .
IN VIEW OF THE RECENT COMPLA-1NTS ABOUT JUNK YARDS , THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED
TO NOTIFY EACH YARD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ZON-
ING LAWS OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND OR FACE COURT ACTION.
A LETTER FROM COUNCILMAN V I V I AN WAS READ ADVISING THE BOARD OF A BAD SIDE-
WALK CONDITION AT 61 SO. 23RD STREET. THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET DEPT .
CITY CONTROLLER. WILSON REMARKED ABOUT THE ROUGH CONDITIONS OF THE RUN-
AROUNDS AT THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE ON NORTH 10TH STREET . CITY EN-
GINEER DEUKER SAID HE WOULD TALK TO THE STATE ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF THE
CONSTRUCTION AND SEE IF THE CONTRACTOR WOULD NOT KEEP THESE RUN-AROUNDS
IN ,.BETTER CONDITION, -
THE CLERK PRESENTED A PETITION FOR A CONCRETE ALLEY EAST OF NW 15TH ST.
FROM WEST MAIN STREET NORTH TO NW "B1P STREET. THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE
CITY ENGINEER. -
THE CLERK PRESENTED PETITIONS FOR STREET LIGHTS FOR SOUTH 15TH AND "M"
STREET , SOUTH 16TH AND t°M11 STREET AND AT THE ALLEY ON SOUTH "F" STREET •
BETWEEN SOUTH 7TH AND 8TH STREET. THE CLERK -WAS INSTRUCTED TO SECURE
ESTIMATES FOR THESE LIGHTS FROM THE LIGHT PLANT .
THE CITY ENGINEER WAS ASKED TO CHECK THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING A GRAVEL
WALK-WAY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH 12TH STREET, NORTH
OF THE RIVER. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THIS DONE IF POSSIBLE TO DO SO .
THE TRAFFIC D I V I SI ON WAS ASKED TO CHECK IF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT NORTH 10TH
AND ".J10 ST. , COULD BE ADJUSTED TO ALLOW SOUTH-BOUND TRAFFIC TO TURN ONTO
NORTH "J" FROM 10TH WHILE OTHER TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED .
CITY CONTROLLER WILSON MOVED THAT 30 MPH "SPEED LIMIT SIGNS BE INSTALLED
FROM THE NORTH CITY LIMIT ON U . S. 27 SOUTH TO SPRING GROVE , AND FROM TH,E
SOUTH SIDE OF SPRING GROVE SOUTH TO THE PRESENT INSTALLATION.
CITY ENGINEER DEUKER MOVED THAT LT; ;WALTER STOUT AND PATROLMAN CHARLES
GIVENS BE SENT TO THE NATIONAL RED CROSS AQUATIC SCHOOL FROM JUNE 10TH
TO 2OTH , I959• SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSN.
THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT CAROL PORTER AND HAVE HI-M REMOVE THE
BILL BOARDS LOCATED ON PUBLIC THOROFARE, ON EAST MAIN STREET ( SOUTH 25
TH ST ) HE WAS GIVEN 30 DAYS TO HAVE THESE SIGNS REMOVED.
THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION WERE APPROVED;
A. INSTALL 1°STOPt° SIGNS AT NORTH 6TH & 7TH ON "B" MAKING 11B" THE STOP ST.
B. PLACE BARRICADE WITH 10NO THR.0 TRAFFIC 1° SIGNS AT ENDS OF THE .ALLEY
• FROM_ SOUTH "L11 TO "Mu- BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH STREET.
C. REMOVE PARKING ON EAST SIDE' OF SOUTH 5TH STREET FOR I5O°_ _NORTH OF
SOUTH 1tL11
LT. STOUT REPORTED THE SCHOOL FLASHER LIGHTS FOR PEACOCK ROAD WERE READY
FOR INSTALLATION. HE WAS ASKED TO SECURE AN ESTIMATE FOR THEIR INSTAIILA-
TION AND TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD.
THE CITY ENGINEER WAS ASKED TO PREPARE ESTIMATES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE INSTALLATION OF PARKING METERS ON NORTH 6TH , 7TH AND NORTH "B11 STREET
IN PREPARATION FOR ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR THIS WORK,
THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED THAT GILMERS TRAILER CAMP ON N.W. 5TH STREET
WAS PREPARING TO REVAMP THEIR ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO TRAILERS AND THEY HAD
BEEN SENT A LETTER FROM THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ORDERING COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL STATE CODES REGARDING. SIZE OF TRAILER LOTS, D I STANCES BETWEEN
TRAILERS, ETC. BEFORE THEY WOULD BE ISSUED A 1959 LICENSE . THE ENGINEER
WAS INSTRUCTED TKO INFORM THE OWNER THAT HE MUST CONFORM WITH ALL LOCAL _
RULES AND REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE STATE LAWS. _
THE CITY ENGINEER WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE STREET DEPARTMENT OPEN
SOUTH 25TH STREET FROM E . MAIN STREET SOUTH .TO. END OF PRESENT STREET BY '
GRADING AND GRAVELING .
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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