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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-08-1959 f t 7 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, I ND I AN A THURSDAY , JANUARY 8, 1959 1 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS &: SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING . ALL MEMBERS PRESENT . THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISPENSED WITH . THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD, TO-WIT ; O THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THAT COMMON COUNCIL HAD AUTHORIZED THE BOARD TO ENTER INTO A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH SPRING GROVE FOR F IRE PROTECTI ON FOR II $4,900.00, AS FOLLOWS; $3Q0.00 TO BE PAID IN 1959, $2,300.00 IN 1960 AND $2,300.00 IN 1961 . THE CITY ATTORNEY SUBMITTED SUCH AN AGREEMENT AND MOVED THAT IT BE SIGNED . SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON . THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE BOARD: AGREEMENT FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT, MADE AND ENTERED INTO THIS 8TH DAY OF JANUARY , 1959, BY AND -BETWEEN THE TOWN OF SPRING GROVE , INDIANA , ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO- AS- "TOWN" , AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND , INDIANA, ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF BUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "CITY" . WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, SAID CITY MAINTAINS AN EFFICIENT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OWNS ADEQUATE AND MODERN FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT WHICH IS OPERATED BY _WELL TRAINED PER- SONNEL , AND WHEREAS , SAID TOWN OWNS NO FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND EMPLOYS NO TRAINED PERSONNEL NOR DOES IT MAINTAIN A VOLUNTARY FIRE DEPARTMENT , AND IS THERE FORE. DESIROUS OF CONTRACTING FOR ADEQUATE F-IRE PROTECTION , AND WHEREAS , SAID. CITY IS DESIROUS OF MAKING ,ITS FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAID TOWN UNDER THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS . N.OW THEREFORE , IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY COVENANTED AND AGREED BY AND BETWEEN SAID PARTIES, EACH IN COSIDERATION OF THE , CONVENANTS OF THE OTHER HEREIN CONTAINED , AND OF THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF MONEY HEREINAFTER SET FORTH BY SAID TOWN TO SAID CITY , AS FOLLOWS; I . THAT SAID CITY WILL , DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT , CAUSE TO BE ISSUED TO ITS FIRE DEPARTMENT , A STANDINGORDER TO HEED AND RESPOND TO FIRE ALARMS OR CALLS WHICH ARE RECEIVED BY IT REPORTING FIRES ORIGINATING WITHIN THE LIMITS. OF SAID TOWN , AND SAID ORDER WILL DIRECT THE FIRE DE- PARTMENT TO DISPATCH SUCH EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL TO SUCH LOCATION WI TH I N SAID TOWN AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTINGUISHING SUCH FIRES, SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH FIRE AT THE TIME BEING ACCESSIBLE BY ROADS INVOLVING . ONLY REASONABLE RISKS TO THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONNEL AND PROTECTION OF THE QUIPMENT OF SAID CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDED THAT SAID CITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR SEEING THAT DUE DELIGENCE IS USED BY ITS DEPARTMENT IN ANSWERING SAID CALLS AND THAT THE PERSONNEL OF SAID FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE ITS BEST EFFORTS CONSIDERING THEEQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AND CURRENT TECHNIQUES TO EXTINGUISH ANY SUCH FIRE . PROVIDED HOWEVER , IT IS UNDER- STOOD AND AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO THAT IN THE ALLOCATION AND DISPATCHING OF THE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT OF THE RICHMOND FIRE DE- PARTMENT TO ANSWER FIRE ALARMS AND CALLS PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT , FIRST PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE CALLS AND ALARMS EMANATING FROM THE CITY OF RICHMOND ; AND THAT THE FIRE CHIEF OF SAID CITY SHALL NAVE ABSOLUTE AND COMPLETE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHERE AND WHEN SAID EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL 111 IS MOST NEEDED AND WHERE AND WHEN THE SAME SHALL BE DISPATCHED. 2. THE TERM OF THIS LEASE SHALL BE THREE (3) YEARS , COMMENCING ON JANUARY I , 1959 AND TERMINATING ON DECEMBER 31 , 1961 . 3. THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY FURNISHINGAND PROVIDING SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH I FOR THE SAID THREE (3 ) YEAR TERM , THE SAID TOWN HEREBY CONVENANTS AND AGREES TO PAY TO SAID CITY THE AMOUNT OF FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($4,900.00) , AND THE SAME TO BE PAID AS FOLLOWS , TO-WIT; 3 Acl 0� (A) THE SUM -OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) THE FIRST YEAR , PAYABLE IN TWO EQUAL INSTALLAMENTS ON THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE , I959 AND THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER , 1959. (B ) THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS (82,300.00) THE SECOND YEAR , PAYABLE IN TWO EQUAL INSTALLMENTS ON THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE , I960 AND THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER , 1960. (C) THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2 ,300.00) THE THIRD YEAR , PAYABLE IN TWO EQUAL INSTALLMENTS ON THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE , I96I AND THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER , I961 . IN WITNESS WHEREOF , SAID CITY HAS CAUSED THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DULY EX- ECUTED ON ITS BEHALF BY ITS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY , AND SAID • TOWN HSS CAUSED THE CAUSED THE SAME TO BE DULY EXECUTED ON ITS BEHALF BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ALL ON THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN. MAYOR CUTTER PRESENTED A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS OFFICES IN THE CITY BUILDING. HE SAID THIS WOULD BE GIVEN TO EACH DEPART- MENT HEAD FOR COMPLETION AND STATED THAT THIS INFORMATION WQULD BE VERY USEFUL WHEN AND IF A NEW CITY HALL - IS EVER BUILT . THE BOARD CONCURRED AND FELT THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE COMPILED . ASS ' T. POLICE CHIEF CONYERS PRESENTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR FOUR (4) NEW EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR HIS DEPARTMENT . THEY WERE APPROVED AS AMENDED AND THE CLERK INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE TH.E NECESSARY PAPERWORK FOR RECEIVING BIDS FOR THESE AUTOMOBILES. LT . STOUT , TRAFFIC DIVISION , MADE THE F1LLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS : THE TWO HOUR PARKING RESTRICTIONS BE REMOVED FROM SOUTHWEST 1ST STREET FROM THE 100 TO 300 BLOCK AS IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT BEING USED BY STUDENTS. THAT THE TELEPHONE BOOTH ON NW CORNER OF WEST 5TH & MAIN BE MOVED TO A NEW LOCATI ON AS IT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF MOTORIST /AND PEDESTRIANS. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADVISE THE TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THIS DECISION . THAT THE REQUEST OF BEN GRAHAM FOR A LOADING AND UN- LOADING ZONE ON THE EAST SIDO OF NORTH 7TH STREET BE REJECTED , AND THAT THE PRESENT PLAN OF TRAFFIC AT NORTH 5TH & "A" STREET REMAIN UNCHANGED . CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THESE SUGGESTIONS BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD . SECONDED BY C I TY CONTROLLER WILSON . THE CITY CONTROLLER ASKED THE TRAFFIC DIVISION TO STUDY THE TRAFFIC AT WEST 18TH AND MAIN STREET AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT BILL ADLER, PARKING METER DEPARTMENT , COMPLAINED OF THE ALL-DAY PARKING IN METERED ZONES OF VEHICLES BELONGING TO THE PERSONNEL WORKING IN THE VARIOUS ARMED FORCES RECRUITING OFFICES , AND SAID THEY WERE NOT PUTTING MONEY IN THE METERS. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO ''RITE EACH OFFENDER AND ASK THEIR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. THE CITY ENGINEER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN ESTIMATE FOR THEREPLACEMENT OF THE COVERED BRIDGE ON BRIDGE AVENUE ; AN ESTI AMTE TO WIDEN OR REPLACE THE NARROW IRON BRIDGE :ON BRIDGE AVENUE , AKA TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND ESTI - MATES FOR ANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO PROPERTY REPAIR THIS STREET TO PROPERLY CARRY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE CLERK PRESENTED AN ESTIMATE FROM THE LIGHT PLANT FOR $242.00 FOR THE ' INSTALLATION OF A STREET LIGHT ON RIDGE STREET JUST SOUTH OF NW "N" STREET AND AN ESTIMATE FOR $985.00 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 3 LIGHTS ON SdTH 3RD STREET SOUTH OF "L" STREET. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THESE INSTA- LLATIONS AND NOTED THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT SHOULD REMOVE TWO TREES AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE AND NW "N" TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING OF THIS INTERSECTION AND ASKED THIS REMOVAL BE DONE BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIGHT, IN ANSWER TO A LETTER WRITTEN BY ' THE COMMISSIONER OF BUILLINGS, THE CITY ATTORNEY SUBSTANTIATED THE FACT THE LICENSE OF A CONTRACTOR FOR ANOTHER COMMUNITY IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF CAPABILITY TO PREFORM DUTIES AS A CONTRACTOR . THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO HEAR PERSONS WHO WISHED TO REMONSTRATE AGAINST THE DISANNEXATION OF APPROXI - MATELY ONE ACRE OF GROUND AT THE NORTH EAST CORNERFQ HENLEY ROAD AND THE HODGIN ROAD . SAID DISANNEXATION BEING PETITIONED/BvY JOHN F . HODGIN. THE CITY ATTORNEY MOVED THE PROOFS BE RECEIVED AND FILED . SECONDED BY CGY CON- TROLLER WILSON. J' THERE BEI-NG NO REMONSTRANCES FILED, THE CITY ATTORNEY MOVED THAT TI1E BOARD FIND .THE PETITION JUST AND EQUITABLE AND THRT -THE PRAYER OF THE PETITIONER BE GRANTED AND THAT THE TERRITORY INCORPORATED IN THE PETITION BE DIS- ANNEXED FROM THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA . SECONDED BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSON. THE CLERK PRESENTED A- PETITION FOR SIDEWALKS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST MAIN STREET FROM SOUTH 23RD STREET TO BROWN DRIVE. THIS WAS REFERRED. TO THE CITY ENGINRERING, DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTIGATION . THE CLERK PRESENTED A PETITION FOR A STREET LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF IIHARRIS AND RUSSELL STREET. THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE LIGHT PLANT FOR ESTIMATE. CITY CONTROLLER WILSON SAID HE HAD RECEIVED REQUEST FOR Tiff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i ,/ /%,�. f% I ~ f/ ,vim , , PRESIDENT ATTEST; d-Pe.dg:4_,/-‘/ft. "--/2------ CLERK C • -I 172 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY , RICHMOND , I ND I i MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1959 SPECIAL MEETING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN CITY HALL WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING . ALL MEMBERS PRESENT . THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD , TO-WIT; PURSUANT TO WRITTEN NOTICE SERVED ON JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP BY CAPTAIN JOSEPH E. WHITE AND SGT. DAN HARPER , RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT ON JANUARY 5 , 1959, AT 2:05 PM, A COPY OF SAID NOTICE BEING INCORPORATED INTO AND MADE A PART OF THIS RECORD , IT WAS ANNOUNDED THIS SPECIAL MEETING WAS BEING HELD TO CONSIDER CERTAIN CHARGES WHICH WERE FILED AGAINST JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP OF THE RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT. NOTICE SENT TO JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP: JAN . 5 , 1959 FROM; CAPT. WHITE AND SGT . HARPER TO; CHIEF MITRIONE SUBJECT; DELIVERY OF LETTER I , CAPT. WHITE AND SGT. HARPER DELIVERED TO JESSE BLANKENSHIP A LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF WORKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON JAN . 5 , 1959, AT 2:05 `PM, AT 413 NORTH 18TH STREET. /S/ JOSEPH E . WHITE /S/ DAN HARPER HAVE RECEIVED THE ABOVE LETTER /S/ JESSE BLANKENSHIP BOARD PRESIDENT WM . E . WILSON , INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ON JANUARY 8, 1959 HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DAVID W. DENNIS , ATTORNEY FOR JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP , IN WHICH HE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIME TO ANSWER CHARGES MADE AGAINST SAID JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP. BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON MADE A MOTION THAT SAID LETTER BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MINUTES AND MADE A PART OF THE RECORD OF THIS BOARD. SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. COPY OF LETTER FROM DAVID W . DENNIS : JANUARY 7, 1959 MR . WILLIAM E . WILSON , PRESIDENT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY CITY HALL , NORTH 5TH STREET RICHMOND , INDIANI DEAR MR . WILSON RE ; JESSE BLANKENSHIP AS ATTORNEY FOR OFFICER JESSE BLANKENSHIP, WHO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED TOAPPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RI CHMOND , INDIAN-A, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 12 , 1959, TO ANSWER TO CERTAIN CHARGES OF ALLEGED MIS- CONDUCT FILED AGAINST HIM BY DAN A. MITRIONE , CHIEF OF POLICE , I RESPET- FULLY REQUEST A BRIEF POSTPONMENT OF THIS APPEARANCE AND GEARING OF APPROX- IMATELY A WEEK OR TEN DAYS SO THAT I MAY HAVE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE MY INVESTIGATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES , AND MORE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I AM REQUIRED TO BE IN THE WAYNE CIRCUIT COURT ON MONDAY , JANUARY 12, 1959 FOR TRIAL OF THE CASE OF WAYNE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE V . HUNTER, IN WHICH I AM COUNSEL FOR ROY HUNTER. THIS IS A CON I/ - TESTED CASE REGARDING THE CUSTODY ON MINOR CHILDREN WHICH WAS, OF COUFE , SET FOR TRIAL LONG BEFORE THE BLANKENSHIP MATTER AROSE , WLL BE TRIED ON THAT DATE, AND CANNOT VERY WELL BE POSTPONED. OFFICER BLANKENSHIP AND I WILL APPRECIATE THE COURTESY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD IN GRANTING THIS REQUEST, WHICH SPRINGS EROM MY INABILITY TO PREPARE AND TO APPEAR BEFORE TWO DIFFERENT TRIBUNALS AT ONE AND THE SAME TIME , AND WE SHALL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO APPEAR AT SUCH NEW DATE AS YOU MAY