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Home My Public Portal About05-16-1958 1 9 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY, RICHMOND , IND. FRIDAY, MAY 16 , 1958 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN CITY ,HALL_ WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING . ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE READ— ING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS ME ET-I Nis DISPENSED WITH. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD, TO—WIT; THE CLERK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO HEAR ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION 1017-1958 THE PROOFS WERE ORDERED FILED.- PERSONS AFFECTED WERE HEARD AND A WRITTEN REMONSTRANCE AND A PET I T I ON ' T O REMOVE NAMES FROM THE REMONSTRANCE WERE READ. AFTER CONSIDERATION , CITY ENGINEER DEUKER MOVED THAT IMPROVEMENT, RESOLUTION 1017-1958 BE CONFIRMED AND TH4T . THE CLERK PREPARE ADVERTISE MENTS TO RECEIVE BIDS. SECONDED BY CITY ATTORNEY CECERE . THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT HENLEY ROAD SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST PARKWAY, APPEARED AND ASKED IF THE CITY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A PORTION OF THEIR LOT. THEY WERE TOLD TO PRE— SENT THEIR PROPOSITION TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. THREE. PROPERTY OWNERS FROM THE VICINITY OF SOUTH 9TH AND "L" STREET TOLD THE BOARD THAT WATER WAS STILL BACKING ONTO THEIR PROPERTIES AFTER RAIN. THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE DRAINAGE DITCH CARRYING WATER AWAY FROM THIS AREA WOULD BE CLEANED OUT IN A WEEK OR SO AND THIS SHOULD HELP THEIR SITUrION CONSIDERABLY. CHARLES CLARK, 101 VINE STREET, CAMBRIDGE CITY, TOLD THE BOARD HE HEARD BIDS WERE GOING TO BE RECEIVED FOR PAINTING THE POLICE RADIO TOWER, AND THAT HE WOULD PAINT IT FOR $300.00 PLUS THE COST OF PAINT. HE WAS TOLD BIDS WERE NOT BEING RECEIVED, BUT HE WOULD BE ADVISED IF THEY WOULD PAINT IT , SO HE COULD BID. THE BOARD GAVE THE AMERICAN LEGION PERMISSION TO SELL POPPIES ON THE CITY STREETS ON MAY 23 & 24, 1958. CITY ENGINEER DEUKER MOVED THE GASOLINE BIDS BE AWARDED TO VIC CALBECK , EFFECTIVE 6-1-58 FOR THE BALANCE OF 1958. SECONDED BY CITY ATTORNEY CECERE. • THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING. PARKING BAN ON MAY 30, 1958, FROM . NOON TO 8:00 PM SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET FROM 3RD TO 17TH, AND ON NATIONAL ROAD WEST FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 300 BLOCK TO 2ND STREET. THE BOARD ORDERED THE REMOVAL OF PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH 15TH STREET, FROM THE RAILROAD SOUTH TO THE FIRST DRIVEWAY. THE BOARD ALSO AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING ; REMOVE TWO 15 MINUTE METERS FROM W4ST SIDE OF SOUTH 7TH , IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF MAIN, AND INSTALL JUST SOUTH OF THEIR PRESENT LOCATION. SIGN AREA "LO. DING AND UNLOADING ZONE "; REMOVE ONE PARKING METER FROM IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING OFFICE ON SOUTH 8TH AND SIGN "RESTRICTED PARKING — EMERGENCY ONLY". SIGN SE PARKWAY FROM REEVESTON ROAD TO HENLEY ROAD TO PROHIBIT TRUCKS AND MAKING A 20 MPH SPEED ZONE . LT. STOUT, TRAFFIC DIVISION, WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE POSTMASTER REGARDING THE DOUBLE PARKING OF MAIL TRUCKS AND THE PARKING OF SAID • TRUCKS ACROSS PEDESTRIAN WALK LANES. HE WAS ADVISED TO TELL THE POST— MASTER THAT IF THIS PRACTICE DID NOT CEASE , TICKETS WOULD BE GIVEN TO OFFENDERS. ALSO , HE WAS TOLD TO CONTACT VARIOUS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TELL THEM THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO USE PARKING SPACES WITHOUT PUTTING MONEY IN PARKING METERS. BILL ADLER REPORTED THAT THE ALLEY FROM THE NORTH 10TH STREET PARKING LOT TO NORTH "A" STREET WAS VERY ROUGH AND NEEDED PATCHING. ALSO , THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SOUTH DRIVE OF THIS LOT. THESE REFERRED TO THE STREET DEPARTMENT. CITY ATTORNEY CECERE MOVED THE FOLLOWING MEN ESE APPOINTED AS PROBA— TIONARY FIREMAN AS OF MAY 20, 1958; PAUL M. MULLIN, 2302 GLEN COURTS AND CLAUDE LOUD? , 1122 NORTH 15TH STREET. SECONDED BY CITY E,ONTROLLER WILSON. 12O THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE PERMANENT ANCHORI NG OF MAIL DROP-BOXES TO THE CiI TY SIDE-WV A L K S'. J. ED ROSS, SUPT . OF'" SANITARY DISTRICT, COMPLAINED THAT REFUSE FROM ALS BAKERY 1800 BLOCK OF NORTH '1E" WAS CAUSING THE SEWER TO BE STOPPED UP, THIS WAS REFERRED TO SANITARY INSPECTOR HUTTON FOR INVESTIGATION® • THE BOARD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTION ON LETTERS FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTORS PROPERTY AT 1235 HUNT STREET - UNDER ADVISEMENT ZONING RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS-REFERRED TO CITY PLANCCOMMISSION RELIANCE FOUNDRY , NORTH 8TH ST - FILE 822-824 SOUTH 9TH ST - WAIT UNTIL VACANT AND CONDEMN • THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSI NE SS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED. • • • ATTEST; (//��` • • • • • J • _ • c I J _ •