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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
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AND SAFETY , RICHMOND, INDIANA
THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 5, 1959
City Controller Wilson presided at the Board of Public Works &
Safety which met in regular session in City Hall . All members
present. The reading, of the minutes of the previous meeting was
dispensed with.
Proofs of publication were presented showing that this . date has
• been set to receive bids for 4 , 1959 station wagons for cruiser-
ambulances for the Police Department. The proofs were ordered
1received and filed. The following bids were received:
Kurdys Chevrolet $5,695.00
Raper Sales (Plymouth) $7 ,165.g0
The bids were taken under advisement .
• Councilman Smithmeyer asked for a study of the possible removal
of parking on the north side of South "F" between 7th and 8th
Street between 3 : 30 and 5: 30 P.M. Referred to the Traffic Divis-
ion for study and recommendation .
. Fire Chief Williams reported he contacted the Indiana Rating
Bureau regarding the relocation of the fire station at South 9th
and " E" Street and that several locations were under consideration.
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• Lt. Stout reported that his study showed that 24 " City Limit" signs
would be needed ' to adequately sign all streets . City Controller
Wilson moved these signs be ordered. Seconded by City .Atty . Cecere .
Mayor Cutter reported that he had received complaints of cars
parking over the curb at 414-416 North West 1st and damaging the
area between the curb and sidewalk . This was ordered, checked by
the Police Department and repaired by the Street Department.
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Mr . Walter Raizen and a group of the Retail Merchants Association
appeared in protest to restricted parking on Main Street. Mr.
Raizen presented a petition he said represented 121 business places
on Main Street and the petitioners are in 100a agreement that they
desire to work out a parking agreement that is satisfactory to all
concerned . and they all agree that a 24 hour parking ban should not
be initiated.
Lt. Stout reported that his survey showed that on last Friday,
Saturday and Monday, there were parking places available on all
Municipal parking Lots .
Mr. Simpson , J. C. Penny Co . , told of his experiences in Springfield,
Mass . , relative to removal. of parking to aid traffic . He said when
parking was removed , rates on downtown parking lots increased to
700 per hour and that in one year 55 Main street stores were empty.
He further stated that 1% of the property as represented on Main
Street, paid 25% of the property tax and that some property owners
were at, the point of letting the City take their property for tax.
Mayor Cutter explained that his recommendations and the work of
the Board of Works in the past 3 years had created some 200 off-
street parking spaces and that meters had been retimed to allow
4 hour parking on North and South "A" Streets and 15 minute parking
on each corner for quick stops and pick ups along Main Street. He
also said that all City Departments had worked in cleaning. up Main
Street and. tried to help and cooperate with the downtown merchants.
He suggested that the Retail Merchants Association should appoint
a committee to study some of the problems and work with the Board
of Works to correct and develop these problems and to help in the
development and improvement of the down-town area, one of the biggest
shopping centers in Eastern Indiana. The Mayor also said that the
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Board of Works had done more to .help and protect the down-town area
than the merchants themselves had done .
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City Controller Wilson 'moved that this matter be taken under advisement - :
and attempts be made to hold further meetings iliAtth the committee. of ,. .._
the Retail Merchants and to try and reach mutual agreements on parking
and other matters . Seconded by City Attorney Cecere .
City Engineer Deuker recommended that the Light Plant be instructed
to proceed with the installation of the traffic lights at North 10th
and " J" Street. City Controller so moved . Seconded by. City Attorney
Cecere .
Complaints from Councilmen Walterman and Marino regarding the con-
dition of some alleys and the general condition of the sidewalks
was referred to the Engineering and Street Departments .
City Attorney Cecere moved that all City owned automobiles be
marked as soon as possible in accordance with existing relulations.
Seconded by City Controller Wilson.
The following letter from the Commissioner of Buildings was ordered
made a part of the minutes of this meeting.
Bureau of Buildings
Feb . 4 , 1959
To : The Board of Public Works and Safety
From: The Commissioner of Buildings
Subject: 1st quarterly meeting . Board of Plumbing Examiners.
The Board met in this office at 7 : 00 P.M. , Feb. 3rd; all members being
present.
Two applicants for Contractors license present were :
1 . George Moore- approved by re-instatement
2 . J.M. Brennan , failed the test with a score of 4 .75%
Ordinance #1700, Section 3 and 6 were reviewed and discussed.
Copies- of Ordinance #1700 were distributed to all members .
Chairman Sligar was requested to advise the Board of Public Works
and Safety of two provisions of the new code #1700 as it affects
the various city departments engaging in construction.
1 . Designated qualified maintenance employees may make
mechanical repairs on city property without license .
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2 . All new work, building and mechanical , on city property
must comply with Ordinance #1700 and A.B. C. of Indiana
Rules and Regulations in their entirety.
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 30 P.M.
D. C. Sligar
Commissioner of Buildings
There being no further business , the meeting adjourned .
Wm. E. Wilson
President
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