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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-22-1959 i,. I © 9 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, RICHMOND , INDIANA THURSDAY , JANUARY 22 , 1959 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MET IN RE-GULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING. -ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE READ- ING THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING DISPENSED WITH. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS - HAD, TO-WIT; THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR ONE ( I ) 1959 STATION WAGON FOR THE HEALTH AND SAN- ITATION DEPARTMENT . THE PROOFS WERE ORDERED RECEIVED AND FILED . THE FOLLOW- ING SEALED BIDS WERE RECEIVED ; E . IV. PARRISH & SON (RAMBLER ) 31666.70 KURDYS CHEVROLET , INC . 1800.00 RIDENOUR AUTO SALES (STUDEBAKER LARK ) 1865 .00 , RAPER SALES, INC . (PLYMOUTH ) 1909.00 DEA MEADOWS FORD 1950.00 CITY CONTROLLER WILSON MOVED THESE BIDS BE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT . SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER . MAYOR CUTTER PRESENTED A LETTER HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA , GIVING NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE HELD IN THE ROOMS OF THE COMMISSION AT 9:00 AM(CST) ON FEBRUARY 18, 1959 , IN THE MATTER OF THE RATES AND CHARGES OF THE RICHMOND HOME TELEPHONE CO . , INC . THE BOARD APPROVED A MILITARY LEAVE FOR CAPTAIN JOSEPH WHITE FROM 2-6-59 UNTIL 6-20-59 TO ATTEND AN INFANTRY OFFICER ADVANCE COURST AT FORT BENNING , GA. THE CLERK READ LETTERS FROM COUNCILMAN V I V I AN REQUESTING ATSTREET SIGN AT SOUTH 27TH AND C PLACE AND REPORTING THE BAD COND ITI ON OF THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF 218 SO. 19TH ST. THESE WERE REFERRED TO THE STREET DEPARTMENT . THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE RICHMOND HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY ADVISING THE BOARD THAT A NEW LOCATION WAS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE PHONE BOOTH PRE- SENTLY LOCATED AT THE NW CORNER OF WEST 5TH & MAIN STREET. THE BOARD APPROVED THE INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS AT THE FOLLOWING LO- CATIONS; INTERSECTION OF :HARRIS & RELLER , S230.00, AND INTERSECTION OF HARRIS & RUSSELL , 8290.00 THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS ADVISING THE BOARD OF AN ORGAN I ZATI ON MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEATING EXAMINERS. THE BOARD ORDERED THE CLERK TO PREPARE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE BIDS FOR A TRUCK FOR THE DOG WARDEN . THE TRAFFIC DIVISION MADE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS ; A. PARALLEL PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF ELM PLACE BETWEEN 8TH & 9TH B. YELLOW CURB IN FRONT OF CHR I ST IAN CHURCH AT 10TH & SOUTH A ST. C . MAKE NORTH C STREET A STOP STREET AT NORTH 22ND STREET . D. ' YIELD RIGHT OF WAY' ON SOUTH G STREET AT 19TH STREET E . REMOVE PARKING FROM NORTH SIDE OF SOUTH "F" ST . IN 700 BLOCK F. INSTALL STREET SIGNS AT SO . 27TH & "D" , SOUTH 27TH & "E" , SOUTH 27TH AND REEVESTON ROAD AND REEVESTON ROAD AND SOUTH "C" PLACE . G. NO CHANGE IN PARKING ON EAST SIDE OF SOUTH 7TH , BETWEEN MAIN AND THE FIRST ALLEY. H . ' YIELD RIGHT OF WAY' ON NORTH "D" STREET WHERE THRU TRAFFIC MERGES WITH TRAFFIC TURNING WEST OFF OF NORTH 5TH STREET . THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ORDERED THEY BE PUT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY . THE TRAFFIC DIVISION REPORTED THAT THE MAIL BOX AT COLLEGE AVENUE AND NAT ' L. RD . WEST WAS A SMALL DROP-BOX ON A POST AND COULD NOT SEE HOW IT COULD INTERFERE WITH TRAFFIC . ALSO , THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE ALLEGED PARKING ON THE ROADWAY OF SOUTH "Q" JUST WEST OF SOUTH 13TH HAD BEEN INVESTIGATION AND NO PARKING ON THE ROADWAY COULD BE FOUND . THE CITY ENGINEER SAID HE WOULD GO TO THIS LOCATION AND ESTABLISH LINES TO LOCATE THE ROADWAY . 180 POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE REPORTED THAT IF HIS DEPARTMENT GOT AN ABDITIONAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE , IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $ 1000.00 TO PROPERTY EQUIP IT AS SUCH. REPORTING ON THE REMOVAL OF DEAD TREES , THE BOARD RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL THAT THEY PASS A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $5000.00 FROM THE OFF STREET PARKING FUND TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND AND AN ORDINANCE BE PREPARED APPRO- PRIATING $5000.00 FROM THE CITY GENERAL FUND TO SERVICES CONTRACTUAL IN THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY BUDGET. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY PAPERS. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THE MEL & PP , THE RICHMOND SCHOOL CITY THE RICHMOND WATER WORKS CORP , THE RI CHMOND GAS CO . , AND THE. RI CHMOND HOME TELEPHONE CO . , AND ASK FOR THEIR ESTIMATED FIGURES OF THE PRESENT POPULA- TION WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND . THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE ATTENDANCE OF POLICE SGT . DAN HARPER AT A POLICE ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL TO BE HELD AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY ON FEB .3, 4TH & 5TH , 1959. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS , THE MEETING ADJOURNED . T.. • J..j- PRESIDENT ATTEST; CLERK -111