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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-09-1959 196 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY , RICHMOND , IND. THURSDAY, - APRIL 9, 1959 CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING AT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY WHICH MET IN REGULAR SESSION CITY HALL. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING DISPENSED WITH . THE FOLLOWING BUS— INESS WAS HAD , TO—WIT; - - THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS .OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE- HAD BEEN SET TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR COAL AND FUEL OLL FOR THE HEATING SEASON OF 9-1-59 TO 6-1-60. THE PROOFS WERE ACCEPTED AND ORDERED FILED. THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR COAL WERE OPENED; / POCA.EGG POCA MINE RUN II/ 4 X 28 STOKER KY . LUMP MUFF COAL & OIL 15.69 13. 19 9.57 13.98 SAM JAFFE 13.79 13.29 - , 2.39 12.39 KENDALL COAL CO . 14.39 13.80 -' 11 .29 13.05 THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR FUEL OIL WERE OPENED; NO. I . NO.2 GOOD OIL CO . . 1374 . 1274(NoT ACCEPTED ,NO CK. ) OHI;O E : _D OIL co. . 153 . 143 SINCLAIR (CALBECK) . 146 . i36 - WARFIELD OIL CO . . 127 . i37 MUFF COAL & OIL CO . . 13 . 123 CITY CONTROLLER WILSON MOVED THESE BIDS BE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT .SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THAT THE EAGLES BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A PARAGE ON APRIL 25, 1959 FROM I6TH STREET TO 4TH STREET , AT 2:00 P.M. AND THAT SO. 4TH ST. BE BLOCKED FURING - A DEDICATION CEREMONY IN THE COURTHOUSE LAWN. CITY CONTROLLER WILSON SECONDED. GATEWAY BUILDERS REQUESTED A STREET LIGHT BETWEEN LOTS 8 & 9 ON SW 17TH STREET. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO SECURE AN ESTIMATE FROM THE LIGHT PLANT FOR SAME . ASS' T. POLICE CHIEF CONYERS REPORTED THAT PATROLMAN THOMAS ROLAND HAD BEEB CHARGED WITH INSUBORDINATION AT APPROXIMATELY 2; 45 A.M. ON / APRIL 4 , 1959 AND HE iWAS RECOMMENDING HE BE DISCIPLINED WITH .DAYS OFF. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVEDPATROLMAN THOMAS ROLAND BE GIVEN 10 DAYS SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY BEGINNING APRIL 8, 1959 AND ENDING APRIL 18, 1959. SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THAT HOWARD B . CRIST ,412 NW 3RD ST. BE APPOINTED PROBATIONARY PATROLMAN AS OF APRIL 22, 1959. SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER. ED ROSS , SANITARY DISTRICT ,REPORTED THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO SUPERVISE THE DUMP IF THE PERSONS WHO WILL BE CUTTING TREES PLAN TO BURN THEM AT THE DUMP. HE SAID THE SANITARY DIST . WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY PART OF THE COST OF SUCH A SUPERVISOR. THE FIRE CHIEF WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE REMODELING OF FIRE STATION #3 SO IT WILL ACCOMODIATE THE AERIAL TRUCK. AFTER THE SPECS ARE PREPARED , THE CLERK WILL PREPARE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BIDS. REPORTING ON VIOLATIONS OF STATE FIRE CODE BY THE GILMER TRAILER CAMP, THE FIRE CHIEF WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONFER WITH THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FOR POSSIBLE COURT ACTION . THE BOARD APPROVED THE FIRE CHIEFS VACATION BEGINNING APRIL 17, 1959. MANLEY LAWRENCE REPORTED HE HAD $6000.00 IN HIS BUDGET FOR TWO TRUCKS, BUT WOULD NOT NEED THE TRUCKS THIS YEAR AND ASKED TO HAVE THIS AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO OTHER EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT SINCE JANUARY 1,5 , 1959, 300 TONS OF BLACKTOPPING HAD BEEN UWED ON CITY STREETS AND THAT AT PRESENT HE HAD A 10 MAN CREW FILLING HOLES AND THEY APPLIED 125 TONS TO THE STREETS IN THE LAST THREE DASY. I 9 CITY CONTROLLER TOLD THE BOARD THAT A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE 1960 BUDGET FOR THE STREET DEPT. WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN AS A NEW LAW, EF- FECTIVE 1-1-60 MADE IT MANDITORY FOR 75% OF GAS TAX MONEY RECEIVED BY CITIES TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR STREET REPAIR . 'T COUNCIL PRES I D-ENT SM I TH MEYER SJHOWED1 THE BOARD A COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY THE COMMISSIONER -OF BUILDINGS TO ROY CATES ,GARAGE ON SOUTH flQ" STREET , REQUESTING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS BE MADE IN HIS OPERAT-IONS AND STATED THAT NONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE . HE WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE COM- MISS[IONER OF BUILDINGS FILE A COMPLAINT . THE BOARD ORDERED NO PARKING SIGNS BE PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF SOUTH "Q" STREET BETWEEN SOUTH 9TH J& SOUTH 13TH STREETS. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THE PARALLEL PARKING NOW IN FORCE ON NORTH 15TH STREET BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND NORTH "F" ,STREET REMAIN IN FORCE. SECONDED BY CITY- CONTROLLER WILSON. , - THE BOARD GAVE -APPROVAL FOR THE RAYMOND SALZARU-LO VFW TO SELL POPPIES ON CITY STREETS APRIL 10, 1999. THE CITY ENGINEER SAID ALL MAPS . CHARTS , ETC WERE READY TO SEND IN FOR THE START OF THE CENSUS . WITH THE MONEY BEING AVAILABLE , THE CONTROLLER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE A CLAIM TO SEND WITH THE REQUEST. THE BOARD TOOK -UNDER ADVISEMENT AS ESTIAATE FOR $ 196.00 FOR A STREET LIGHT ON SOUTH 20TH STREET , SOUTH OF "0 STREET . THE CLERK REPORTED HE HAD REFERRED THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL COMPLAINTS TO THE STREET DEPT; STREETS - N. 12TH , NORTH OF RAILROAD; SO . 13TH BETWEEN n 1 " AND "0" STREETS, AND NORTH 13TH BETWEEN 12TH & 13TH. CURBS - 322 SO . 14TH AND 210 SO . 13TH. ALLEY - BETWEEN SOUTH 5TH AND 6TH FROM "Ht° TO " I " ST. • THE CLERK ALSO REPORTED HE HAD ASKED THE STREET ,DEPT . TO REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE DRIVE INTO THEE IOTH STREET PARKING LOT . THE BOARD ANNOUNCED IT WOULD ORDER THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS IN II THE NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS AS SOON AS HYDRANT LOCATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED ON EXISTING WATER MAINS . THE ENGGNEER WAS ASKED TO GET A PROPOSAL -FOR STREET LIGHTS IN SOUTH RICHMOND , SO LIGHTS COULD BE ORDERED INSTALLED. CITY CONTROLLER WILSON MOVED THE BIDS FOR 4 POLICE EMERGENCY VEHICLES BE AWARDED TO THE LOW BIDDER , KURDY-S CHEVROLET , SECONDED BY CITY ATTORNEY CECERE . A PETITION FOR CURBS AND GUTTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF HARRIS STREET FROM "J" • TO "K" STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CHECK -OF PROPERTY OWNERS. THE BOARD APPROVED A REQUEST OF THE DOG WARDEN FOR A WEEKS VACATION BE- GINNING APRIL - 12, 1959. - THE BOARD ASKED THE CITY ENGINEER TO PREPARE AN ESTIMATE °OF THE COST OF REPAIRING THE ENTRANCES TO THE S0 . 12TH ST . ,NO. 10TH ST. ,NORTH 6TH & 7TH STREET PARKING LOTS, SO COUNCIL CAN BE ASKED TO APPROPRIATE THE MONEY FROM THE OFF STREET PARKING FUND AND BIDS CAN BE -ADVERTISED FOR . II THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE - PLAY GROUND AREA IN BERRY FIELD AND HAD FOUND THAT MR. ROY STUDY HELD A QUIT-CLAIM DEED FOR THE PROPERTY . THE CITY ENGINEER WAS ASKED TO TALK TO MR. STUDY ABOUT USING THIS AREA FOR A PLAYGROUND . THE BOARD ANNOUNCED THAT IT COULD NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR ANY PERSON TO USE A DEDICATED STREET FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN A STREET. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS , THE MEETING ADJOURNED. i L.,'"