HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-27-1955 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA.
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1955
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
met in regular session in its office in the City Hall in said City,
Friday, May 27, 1955, at the hour of 8:00 o ' clock A.M. (CST) . Mr.
Hodgin presiding with Mr. Chambers present. Mr. Coleman being absent.
The following business was had, to-wit:
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the previous
meeting were dispensed with.
A petition was received signed by property owners on Indiana Avenue
requesting a sanitary sewer® This was referred to the City Engineers
office to prepare plans and specifications and resolution for con-
struction of said sanitary sewer.
A petition for 4—way stop signs at Southwest 3rd and the intersection
of Southwest "E" Street was received and referred to Captain Juerling
for his study and recommendation.
The Board of Public Works and Safety unanimously adopted Declaratory
Resolution No. 2-1955 as follows:
DECLARATORY RESOLUTION NO. 2-1955
RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of
the City of Richmond, in the State of Indiana, that it is
desired and deemed necessary to vacate a public utility
right of way, 10 feet in width, for the laying of water,
gas, sewer and conduits which right of way was established
and reserved in the vacation of N.W. "E" Street ( formerly
Chestnut Street) as provided for in Declaratory Resolution
No. 248-1933, adopted October 29, 1933, by the Special
Committee of Common Council of said City, acting as the Board
of Public Works of said City. The street vacated by said
Declaratory Resolution No. 24.8-1933 and in which said public
utility right of way was reserved is as follows:
Beginning on the west line of Northwest 5th Street at
the northese corner of Lot No. 16, in Frank F. Corcorans
Addition to the City of Richmond, Indiana, said point being
on the south line of Northwest "E" Street;
thence west, along the south line of Northwest "E"
Street to the northwest corner of lot No. 1, same addition;
thence north to the south line of Tract 590, Official
Map, said point being the north line of Northwest "E" Street;
thence eastwardly, along the north line of Northwest
"E" Street to the west line of Northwest 5th. Street;
thence southwardly, along the west line of Northwest
5th Street to the place of beginning.
All as shown by a plat of such proposed vacation now
on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of
said City. The property which may be injuriously or benefi-
cially affected in the said City of Richmond by said proposed
vacation is known as and described as the public utility
right of way proposed to be vacated.
The Board unanimously concurred in the following letter:
May 26, 1955
Mr. Ather Reeg, City Clerk
City Building
North 5th Street
Richmond, Indiana
Dear. Mr. Reeg:
At the last meeting of the Richmond Board of School Trustees,
the Board instructed me to officially inform you that they
desire to use Civic Hall during the 1955-56 year.
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Notification is in conformance to the terms of the original
contract between the School City of Richmond and the Civil
City of Richmond.
Cor•dially yours,
SCHOOL CITY OF RICHMOND
/s/ Paul C. Garrison
Superintendent
PCG/pam
The Richmond Home Telephone Company represented by Denver Harlan appeared
before the Board with plans for• a proposed addition to the present sub-
station that now exists on the west side of Fire Station located at
North 8th and Ft. Wayne Avenue (No. 4 Station) . The Board agreed to
the proposed addition and the City Attorney and Mr. Harlan to draw the
agreement to be presented to the Board.
Curb cuts were allowed at the following locations:
123 Reeveston Place-215 South 19th Street for driveway
4.0 Southwest 10th Street for d riveway
The Board approved the trial of a loading zone on North "E" Street just
east of the alley between 15th and 16th Streets.
The Board approved the no parking of cars on the south side of Main
Street from East 16th to 22nd Street during the Memorial Holiday.
Claims in the amount of 33,559.L5 were allowed.
There being no further business presented on motion duly made, seconded
and carried, the meeting adjourned.
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Vice-Chai n
Attest:
City Cl , k