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Home My Public Portal About06-27-1958 1 9 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY, R I CHMOND, I ND. FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1958 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY HALL WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING. ALL MEMBERS : PRESENT. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISPENSED .WITH® MR. LOTUS MILLER , CAMBRIDGE CITY , APPEARED AT THE REQUEST OF THE BOARD . HE WAS ADVISED TO REMOVED THE DEBRIS , ETC. FROM AIS PROPERTIES AT SO. 9TH & "E" STREET. A PROMISE WAS MADE TO HAVE THE AREA CLEANED UP WI TH I N 30 DAYS. ATTORNEY JOHN HARLAN AND MR . FRANK HOD GIN TOLD THE BOARD OF THE PLANS FOR A SUPERMARKET NORTH OF WEST MAIN ON NW 5TH STREET . WHEN THEY .ASKED FOR A PERMIT TO CUT CURBS , THEY WERE TOLD TO SUBMIT THEIR PLANS TO THE STATE - HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR APPROVAL. POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE REPORTED TO THE BOARD . ON THE RECENT CONVENTION OF THE INDIANA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION AT MADISON. HE ANNOUNCED THAT THE INDIANA STATE POLICE WERE PLANNING TO START AN ACADEMY FOR THE TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS, AND THAT THIS SERVICE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS IN THE STATE . POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE RECOMMENDED HOWARD STOTTLEMIRE BE PROMOTED TO ° SERGEANT AS OF JULY I . 1958 TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIG- NATION OF SGT. RASTBICHLER , CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THIS RECOMMENDATION. SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER, CITY CONTROLLER WENT ON RECORD AS OPPOSING THIS APPOINTMENT. - APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR THE DESIGN AND WORDING OF THE SIGN TO BE PLACED AT ALL STATE HIGHWAY APPROACHES TO THE CITY TELLING THRU TRUCKS AND BUSSES TO STAY ON STAT ROUTES. LT. WALTER STOUT, TRAFFIC DIVISION, AND CITY ENGINEER DEUKER PRESENTED PLANS FOR THE WIDENING OF NORTH I6TH STREET FROM MAIN STREET' NORTH TO THE FIRST ALLEY. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE STREET DEPARTMENT TO WIDEN NORTH I6TH STREET APPROXIMATELY 61 FEET ON EACH SIDE FROM MAIN STREET NORTH TO THE ALLEY ACCORDING TO THE PLANS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER, SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER. MAYOR ROLAND CUTTER ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MANLEY LAWRENCE , 615 NATIONAL ROAD WEST , AS STREET COMMISSIONER. THE MAYOR SAID MR. LAWRENCE WAS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND WOULD ASSUME HIS NEW POSITI ON. NO LATER THAN JULY 16, 1958 THE BOARD ASKED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CONDEMNATION 1402 NORTH "J" STREET & 1235 HUNT STREET . THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT MR. DAY y OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A JUNK YARD ON SOUTH 9TH STREET-, SOUTH OF "Q" HAD AGREED TO STOP OPERA- TIONS AND CLEAN UP THE SITE WITHIN 30 DAYS., IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LACK Of PROGRESS ON THE REL.4.ANCE FOUNDRY ON NORTH 8TH STREET, MR.' SLIGAR WAS ADVISED TO WRITE TO THE OWNERS OF THIS FOUNDRY AND SEE IF HE COULD NOT EXPEDITE THE WORK . THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR THAT IN CASES WHERE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR TAXES AND TWO YEAR GRACE PERIOD HAS NOT ELASPE'D' NOTICES SHOULD BE SENT TO BOTH PARTIES CONCERNED SO ,.THEY WILL - 'BrE INFORMED OF ANY ACTION TAKEN BY HIM OR THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY . THE BOARD ASKED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO MADE AN INSPECTION OF 1014 NORTH 19TH STREET. REJECTING A REQUEST BY ST. ANDREWS CHURCH TO VACATE SOUTH "C" STREET FROM 5TH TO 6TH , THE BOARD ORDERED CROSS WALKS PAINTED AT THIS INTERSECTION AND A STUDY MADE TO DETERMINE IF SCHOOL ZONE FLASHER LIGHTS ARE NEEDED. T-` - Z THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A CURB CUT AT4`46 NW 19 " STREET. A T T E.:;T;