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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY,RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1958
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 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 CONCRETE ALLEY BETWEEN RIDGE & B OYER FROM NW "J" ST. TO
THE FIRST ALLEY NORTH OF NW " I ". THE PROOFS WERE ORDERED FILED. THE FOLOW-
INC BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED:
ROBINSON BORTHERS; 82660.90)ON MOTION OF CITY ENGINEER DEUKER AND SECOND
CLOYD MC DOWELL; 2796.00 BY CITY CONTROLLER WILSOY ,TAKEN UNDER ADVISEYNT.
THE BOARD APPROVED A REQUEST BY THE POLICE CHIEF TO SEND ALBERTA MOELK,
POLICE MATRON, TO A POLICE WOMEN ' S SCHOOL AT PURDUE FROM SEPT.30 TO OCT.2ND.
JULIANS, I5 SO.8TH , COMPLAINED THAT TRUCKS ENTERING THE ALLEY BY THERE STORE
WERE CUTTING THE CORNER TOO SHORT AND HAVE DAMAGED THE CANOPY IN FRONT OF
THE STORE. THEY ASMED ADVISE AS TO WHAT TO 00 . THE CITY ENGINEER AND TRAFFIC
DIVISION WERE TOLD TO CHECK AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE.
THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT AD-O--LITE AND TELL THEM THAT SOME OF TEE
"WALK AND DON' T WALK" SIGNS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND ASK THEY BE FIXED
IMMEDIATELY.
LT. WALTER STOUT WAS ASKED TO CONTACT THE BUS COMPANY AND TELL THEM THAT
SOME OF THE BUS STOP SIGNS WERE BROKENAND DANGEROUS TO PEDESTRIANS AND THEY
-SHOULD SE FIXED OR REMOVED.
COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER TOLD THE BOARD THAT WALTER YORK WAS INTERESTED IN BUY-
I NG SOME CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT S0.24TH & "E" ST. THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED
HE KNEW OF THIS 'AND WAS PREPARING PLANS TO SHOW TO THE BOARD.
BILL ADLER REPORTED HE HAD REMOVED THE TWO 15 MINUTE METERS ON NORTH 8TH
ST. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO PLACE THESE TWO METERS AND AN ADDITIONAL 15 MIN.
IIMETER ON SOUTH 8TH BY KNOLLENBERGS ANNEX.
REPORTING ON A STUDY MADE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHARLES GATZEK ,THE
TRAFFIC DEPT. MADE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT; NORTH AND SOUTH TRAFFIC AT 14TH
& MATIN DOES NOT WARRANT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ; SOUTH PITH SHOULD REMAIN A TWO
WAY STREET , AND REFLECTORS WILL BE PLACED ON THE WEST END OF THE TRAFFIC
ISLAND AT SW 1ST AND NATAL. RD. WEST.
THE BOARD APPROVED AN ESTIMATE OF THE MEL & PP FOR $2610.00 FOR INSTALLATION
OF EIGHT LIGHTS ON WHITEWATER BLVD. TWO LIGHTS TO BE UNDER THE MAIN STREET -
BRIDGE , TWO UNDER THE PENNA. RR BRIDGE , TWO UNDER THE C & 0 BRIDGE , AND TWO
NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE BLVD.
RUSSELL SCHUSSLER, REPRESENTING THE HODGIN INTERESTS, APPEARED BEFORE THE
BOARD WITH AGREEMENTS REGARDING NW 6TH ST. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD
THESE AGREEMENTS IN FILE UNTIL ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION
AND COMMON COUNCIL ON THE REZONING PETITION FOR NW 6TH ST.
CITY CONTROLLER WILSON REPORTED THAT AN EXCAVATION ACROSS NW 8TH ST. HAD NOT
BEEN FILLED AND RESURFACED BY THE DEBOLT CONCRETE CO. AS PER ORDINANCE. THE
DEBOLW CO. WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE BEFORE MOND. Y
OR ELSE THE WORK WOULD BE DONE AT THE EXPENSE OF THAT COMPANY
THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE THE JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. ABOUT COMPLAINTS
IlBEING RECEIVED ABOUT SMOKE AND ETC. COMING FROM THEIR SMOKE STACK.
THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE A TRANSFER OF FUNDS ORDINANCE FOR THE
ST. DEPT. THIS ORDINANCE TO TRANSFER $2500.00 FROM TRAFFIC SIGNS & GUIDES
TO ELECTRIC CURRENT.
THE BOARD, DISCUSSING ELUORIDATION OF WATERS ASKED COMMON COUNCIL TO REFER
THIS TO THE VOTERS OF RICHMOND, IF LEGALLY POSSIBLE , SO THEY COULD EXPRESS
THEMSELVES
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UPON RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING HEAVY TRUCKS USING CITY STREETS,
ESPECIALLY NORTH 22ND,NORTH "E" & RICHMOND AVE, THE POLICE DEPT. WAS INSTRUCTED
TO ENFORCE THE "THRU TRUCKS USE STATE ROUTES" REGUBATION.
A PETITION FOR CURBS AND STREET PAVING FOR HARR I S ST, FROM NW "K" TO NW "J"
WAS REFERRED TO 'THE CITY ENGINEER.
A REQUEST FROM EARLHAM COLLEGE FOR A SIGN HOLDER AT 800 NATIONAL ROAD WEST
WAS REFUSED AS IT CONFLICTED WITH ZONING LAW.
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THE BOARD ,ACTI NG ON A MEMO FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR ,ORDERED A 30 DAY EX
TENT ION ON THE CONDEMNATION OF 81 NW "H" ST; GRANTED' AN EXTENSION 0-F THE -
CONDEMNATION OF 78-80 NW "H" ST. DUE TO AN EXPRESSED' DESIRE TO REPAIR THE
BUILDING TO MEET WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR , AND ORDERED
THE CLERK TO INFORM GEORGE SCANTLAND THAT HIS PERMIT TO DEMOLISH 27 SW IE
WILL EXPIRE OCT. I , 1958 AND IF HE DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP
BY THAT TIME , THE CITY WILL HAVE DONE AT HIS EXPENSE.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED®
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