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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 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, March 11, 1955, at the hour of 8:00 o' clock A.M. (CST) . Mr.
Coleman presiding with the following members being present: Mr. Hodgin
and Mr. Chambers. The following business was had, to-wit:
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the previous
meeting were dispensed with.
II The Clerk presented proofs of publication printed in the Richmond
Palladium-Item, a newspaper on the dates of February 22nd, and March 1,
1955, that sealed bids would be received on this date to improve
property abutting on South 10th Street from South "M" to South "0"
Street by the construction of a Sanitary Sewer. The proofs were
ordered filed.
The City Engineer presented the estimated cost of said sewer in the
sum of $6, 150.00
The following bids were received, openedand .read aloud:
KRAMER BROS. , Eaton, Ohio S4, 229.00
With the addition that a charge .of
815.00 per cubic yard would be
charged if there is excavation
of rock
DeLUCIO & SON, Richmond, Indiana $4, 54.5.00
BRUNS BROS. , Hagerstown, Indiana 84, 774.00
DeBOLT CONCRETE, Richmond, Indiana $6, 04.0.00
The above bids were referred to the City Engineer for his study and
recommendation. The City Engineer after thorough study of the lowest
two bids reported that the bid of the Kramer Bros. having the extra
clause of 815.00 per cubic yard might be the highest bid submitted
as he didn' t have a definite answer to the presence of rock in this
area. The City Engineer recommended that the bid of the DeLucio and
Son be accepted as a firm bid in the sum of $4•,54.5. 00. On recommendation
of the City Engineer a motion was duly made, seconded and carried, that
the contract be awarded to DeLucio and Son.
•. The Street Commissioner reported that stop signs had been installed on
Peacock Road from Northwest 6th to Northwest 20th Streets making Pea-
cock Road the through street.
The following was presented by the Mayor for discussion by the Board,
The Traffic Committee composed of Victor H. Frisch, Charles Dew,
Clayton Bartel, Harold Clary, Russell Alexander, John O'Maley, Sim
Hodgin, Lowell Patti, James Romey, Robert McKee, Jack Turnbaugh, Myron
Hill and Eugene Juerling, met as a committee on February 28, 1955,
and considered the following traffic problems:
1. The downtown area is congested.
2. A substantial amount of traffic in the downtown area
consists of transient vehicles, that is, vehicle traffic
having it' s origin and destination elsewhere than in the
II City.
3. The number of vehicles on the streets is increasing.
4. A by-pass aroung the City if not immediately available.
After considerable discussion the following recommendations were
adopted - by consent, with no objections:
1. That all left turns be eliminated between Third and
Twelfth Streets on Main Street.
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2. That right turns be permitted at Eighth and Main Streets.
3. That automobile traffic on Highway 40 be routed on South A
Street from Third to Sixteenth Streets, and on North A
Street from Sixteenth to Fort Wayne Avenue.
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4. That truck traffic be diverted from Main Street and routed
both ways on North 22d Street between Main and North E,
on North E between North 22d and 8th, on Fort Wayne Avenue
between North 8th and North D, and on the North D Street.
Bridge and Richmond Avenue between North D and Northwest
5th.
After thorough discussion by the Board of Public Works and Safety it
was deemed advisable to eliminate all left hand turns on Main Street
between 3rd and 12th Streets and that a right hand turn be •permitted at
8th and Main Streets. No action was taken on the other recommendations
at this time. The Clerk of the Board was authorized to contact the State
Highway Commission relative to the no left hand turns as above set-out:
Claims in the amount of $47, 310.53 were allowed.
There being no further business presented on motion duly made, seconded
and carried, the meeting adjourned.
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Chairman
Attest: .
City C rk