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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA
FRIDAY , OCTOBER 17, 1958
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL
WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE READING OF THE
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING DISPENSED WITH. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS
WAS HAD, TO-WIT;
THE ' CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO
RECEIVE BIDS FOR A 80° LENGTH OF CORRUGATED PIPE FOR INSTALLATION UNDER
SOUTH "L" STREET: AT 16TH. THE PROOFS WERE ORDERED FILED. THE FOLLOWING
IIBIDS WERE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT;
ARMCO DRAINAGE & METAL PRODUCTS,SO.BEND $55.72 PER FOOT
LOGANSPORT METAL CULVERT CO . ,LOGANSPORT 53.44 PER FOOT
J .E.EVANS CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INDIANAPOLIS - 54.37 PER FOOT
REPUBLIC STEEL,HAMMOND 47.03 PER FOOT
A REQUEST TO MOVE A HOUSE FROM 511 NATIONAL ROAD WEST TO 130 SW 8TH STREET •
WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD PROVIDED STATE APPROVAL IS SECURED.
A REPORT FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR SHOWED THAT 105 WRECKING PERMITS HAVE
BEEN ISSUED IN 1958, AND THAT 39 OF THE BUILDINGS WRECKED WERE ACCOMPLISHED
BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AND 66 WERE WRECKED BY OWNERS.
THE CLERK WAS ORDERED TO WRITE MRS. ETHEL GI BSON ,828 NO. "G" ST. , ASK HER
TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SHE HAD NOT COMPLIED WITH
CONDEMNATION OF HER PROPERTY AT 408 NO . 15TH STREET.
THE BUILDING INSPECTOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROPERTY ON THE
SE CORNER OF SOUTH 12TH & "A" STREET AND TO REPORT TO THE BOARD.
. - THE STREET COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCED THAT THE NORTH 6TH STREET PARKING LOT
WAS BEING PAVED AND THAT IT WOULD BE METERED AND LINED IN TIME FOR
"RICHMOND DAY' S" TO BE HELD OCTOBER 24TH AND 25TH. THE BOARD ANNOUNCED
THEY WOULD COOPERATE WITH THE MERCHANTS AND ALLOW FREE PARKING FOR THESE
TWO DAYS.
THE BOARD ORDERED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WASH THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY
HALLS WINDOWS AND INSTALL THE STORM WINDOWS.
PARK COMMISSIONER MCBRIDE REPORTED THAT HIS MEN HAD MARKED 288 TREES ALONG
CITY STREETS FOR REMOVAL, ALSO, HE SAID THAT $200.00 WOULD BE NEEDED TO
PLACE A SLAB AND MARKER OVER THE GRAVE 1N THE PARK AT NORTH 10TH AND "J"
STREET. THE MONEY WAS ORDERED EXPENDED- FROM THE BOARD OF WORKS BUDGET FOR
THIS SLAB . AND MARKER.
CITY ENGINEER DEUKER REPORTED THAT GENNETT & SONS, 1ST & MAIN, WANTED TO
INCREASE THE RADIUS OF THE CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE
AT THE EAST END AND WERE WILLING TO PAY ALL COSTS. THE BOARD APPROVED AND
ASKED THE CITY ENGINEER TO WRITE A LETTER ADVISING OF BOARD APPROVAL PROS
VIDEO THERE IS NO- COST TO THE CITY.
A REQUEST FOR A CURB CUT FOR 648 SOUTH "H" STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE
TRAFFIC DIVISION FOR INVESTIGATION.
THE CITY ENGINEER WAS ASKED TO PREPARE A LETTER TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER -
REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRIDGE ON BRIDGE AVENUE. SAID LETTER TO
BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS BY THE BOARD OF WORKS ON SAT. OCT.24, 1958
THE CITY ENGINEER AND TRAFFIC DIVISION WERE INSTRUCTED TO INVESTIGATE A RE-
QUEST FOR A CURB CUT ON . PEACOCK ROAD AT COX ' S MARKET.
IIITHE BOARD GAVE APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY OF 15 RAILROAD STREET, AS
REQUESTED BY MR. HUDLESTON, SAID OCCUPANCY TO BE FOR THEPUrRPOSE OF PRO-
TECTING MATERIALS BEING ACCUMULATED TO REPAIR THIS BUILDING.
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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED. i'I
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