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AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1954.
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, September 3, 1954, at the hour of 9:00 o' clock A.M. (CDST) .
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.
The Board adopted the following Improvement Resolutions:
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO 990-1954
RESOLVED BY THE ,BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY
• OF RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, that it is deemed necessary
to improve both sides of Northwest "B" Street, from Northwest
15th to Northwest 16th Street by the construction of concrete
curb, gutter and sidewalks on both sides. thereof in accord-
ance with the profile, details, drawing and specifications on
file in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety of
said City, and such improvement is now ordered.
The cost of said improvement shall be assessed upon the
real estate abutting on said improvement and on property
abutting on the streets and alleys intersecting the improve-
ment area, and on property within 150 feet of the line of said
improvement, and upon the City of Richmond, Indiana, if said
City is benefitted by said improvements, all according to the
method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal
Corporations" , approved March 6, 1905, and in accordance with
and pursuant to all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto,
passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assess-
• - ments, if ,d.eferred, are to be paid in ten equal installments,
with interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum. A
bond shall be issued to the contractor in payment of such work,
unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bonds
are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of Richmond,
Indiana, be, or be held responsible for any sum or sums, due
from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the
collection of the same., or for the payment of any bond, bonds,
certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in pay-
ment for such work, except for moneys as shall have been actually
received by the city from the assessments or moneys as said City
is by said entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had,
and work dbne in the making of said improvement, assessment of
property, colledtion of assessments and issuance of bonds there-
for, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act and
amendments thereto.
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 991-1954
RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICIMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, that it is deemed
necessary to improve both sides of South 4th Street, from •
South "N" to South "P" Street by the construction of concrete
curb, gutter and sidewalks on both sides thereof in accordance
. with the profile, details, drawing and specifications on file
in the . office of the Board of Public Works and Safety of said
City, and such improvement is now ordered.
The cost of said improvement shall be assessed upon the
real estate abutting on said improvement and on property
abutting on the streets and alleys intersecting the improvement
area, and on property within 150 feet of the line of said improve-
ment, and upon the City of Richmond, Indiana, if said city is
benefitted by said improvements, all according to the method
and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the
State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal
Corporations" , approved March 6, 1905, and in accordance with
= and pursuant to all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto,
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Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assess-
ments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal installments, with
interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum. A bond shall
be issued to the contractor in payment of such work, unless the
property owners pay said assessments before said bonds are issued.
Under no circumstances shall the city of Richmond, Indiana, be, or
be held responsible for any sum or sums, due from said property
owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of the same,
or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates,
issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for
moneys as shall have been actually received by the city from the
assessments or moneys as said city is by said entitled Act re-
quired to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making
of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assess-
ments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in
said above entitled Act and amendments thereto.
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 992-1954
RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY
OF .RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, that it is deemed necessary
to improve both sides of South 6th Street, from South "M" to South
"Nu Street by the construction of concrete curb, gutter and side-
walks on both sides thereof in accordance with the profile, de-
tails, drawing and specifications on file in the office of the
Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, and such improve-
ment is now ordered.
The cost of said improvement shall be assessed upon the real
estate abutting on said improvement and on property abutting on
the streets and alleys intersecting the improvement area, and on
property within 150 feet of the line of said improvement, and
upon the City of Richmond, Indiana, if said cit is benefitted
by said improvements, all according to the method and manner pro-
vided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations" , approved
March 6, 1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to all amenda-
tory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid
in ten equal installments, with interest at the rate of six per
cent ( 6%) per annum. A bond shall be issued to the contractor
in payment of such work, unless the property owners pay said
assessments before said bonds are issued. Under no circumstances
shall the City of Richmond., Indiana, be, or be held responsible
for any sum or sums, due from said property owner or owners for
said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment
of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said
contractor in payment for such work, except for moneys as shall
have been actually received by the city from the assessments or
moneys as said city is by said entitled Act required to pay. . All .
proceedings had, and work done in the making, of said improvement,
assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of
bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled
Act and amendments thereto.
The Clerk presented proofs of publication printed in the Richmond
Palladium-Item, a newspaper on the dates of August 23 and 30, 1954, that
bids would:. be received to do the work as provided for in Improvement
Resolution No. 987-1954 (Alley between North" "E" Street and Glen Court
from North 20th to North 21st Streets) . The proofs were ordered filed.
The following bid was received:
DeBolt Concrete Company 11944: 77
City Engineer Estimate 194.6.00
On recommendation of the City Engineer the Board awarded the contract to
the DeBolt Concrete Company.
The Clerk presented proofs of publication printed in the Richmond
Palladium-Item, a newspaper on the dates of August 23 and 30, 1954, that
bids would be received to do the work as provided for in Improvement
Resolution No. 988-1954 (Curb and gutter on Southwest "E" Street from
Abington Pike to College Avenue) . The proofs were ordered filed.
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The following bid was received:
DeBolt Concrete Company '34278. 4.6
City Engineer Estimate 4.283. 00
On recommendation of the City Engineer the ,Board awarded the contract
to the DeBolt Concrete Company:
The Board approved the installation of a telephone booth at the inter-
section of South 5th and "H"' Streets as requested by the Richmond Home
Telephone Company. .
IIThe Board signed the following agreement of the State Highway Department:
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT MADE AND ENTERED INTO by and between the
STATE OF INDIANA, through the State Highway Department of
Indiana, and the City of Richmond, through its duly author-
ized and undersigned officials hereinafter referred to as the
"City" witnesseth:
WHEREAS, the City has requested that signal equipment
be installed for the purpose of regulating traffic at the
intersection of Ninth Street ( SR 227) and South "L" Street
within said City, and
WHEREAS, the State Highway Department deems the re-
gulation of traffic by means of signal devices, as herein-
after designated, to be beneficial to traffic at said location
to the extent of the cost of the material and equipment.
IT IS THEREFORE AGREE BY AND BETWEEN THE State, through
said Department, and said City, that such traffic facilities
shall be installed under terms and conditions as follows:
II (1) The City, with its own forces in consideration of
the benefits to traffic using said streets, shall perform
all work of installation of such facilities and the State,
through said Department, hereby grants siad City permission
to enter upon said location for the performance of such work.
(2) That the work of installation to be performed by
the City shall be performed in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Department, and said work shall be per-
formed under the supervision of and to the satisfaction of
the Department.
( 3) The mojor electrical signal materials and equipment
required in said traffic signal installation shall be furnished
and paid for by the State Highway Department.
( 4) On and after the completion of the work of install-
ation, the signal devices so installed shall be the property
of, and subject to the control of the State, through said
Department, under rules and regulations of the Department
and laws of the State now. in force or hereinafter enacted
and the maintenance of such equipment and signal facilities
shall be at the expense of the State, through said Department.
. (5) The electric energy required to operate the signal
II facilities shall be furnished or paid for by the City.
(6) The City shall begin installing the traffic signal
equipment not later than sixty ( 60) days after receiving the
plans and specifications from the Department for said signal
installations.
On recommendation of the Fire Chief the Board approved Kaye D. Chandler
as Probationary Fireman as of September 15, 1954.
The Board approved the following installation of stop signs: one (1)
at N.W. 9th and Peacock Road; two (2.) at N.W. 8th and Peacock Road
making Peacock Road the through street; 24th and South "E" Street;
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24th and Reeveston Road and a 4-way stop at South 23rd and Reeveston
Road.
The Board ordered the Clerk •to advise Mrs. H.L. Monarch of the condition
of a Elm tree in front of her home on Glen View Road which is considered
dangerous due to rotten limbs.
Claims in the amount of $5, 764. 8l were allowed.
There being no further business presented on motion duly made, se-
conded and carried, the meeting adjourned. •
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