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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA
FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1954
The Board ofPublic Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, .
met in regular session in its office in the City Hall in said City,
Friday, July 9, 1954, at the hour of 9:00 o' clock A.M. (CDST) . Mr.
Coleman presiding with the following member being present: Mr. Hodgin.
Mr. Chambers being absent. The following butiness was had, to-wit:
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the previous
meeting were dispensed with.
Several resident of Morton Lake Addition appeared before the Board and
expressed the health and fire hazards that are being caused by the City
dumping trash on the DeBolt property. The Board advised these people
that every effort would be made to improve the situation that exists.
The Sanitary Commissioners will be asked to co-operate with this Board.
The Board ordered the Clerk to request the Richmond Water Works to ex-
tend an 8" water line from the intersection of South 23rd and "A" Streets
east on South "A" Street 720 feet, more or less to the intersection of
South 25th and. "A" Streets, to serve as fire protection in the area that
is being developed by the Common' s Company.
The Board gave permission to Jerry Roberts to place a small water line
on South 16th, below "L" Street approximately 160 feet. This is under-
stood to be agreeable with the Water Works.
The Board signed the following agreement with the Richmond Home Tele-
phone Company and requested that the same be made a record of in this
meeting.
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 28th day of May, 1954, between
The City of Richmond, Indiana, acting through its Board of
Works, hereinafter called "City" , and The Richmond Home Telephone
Company, Inc. , of Richmond, Indiana, hereinafter called "Company" ,
WITNESSETH:
That upon the conditions hereinafter set out said City
grants unto said Company the right to construct, install, main-
tain and remove outside telephone booths equipped with pay
station telephones at certain public locations this day approved
by said Board of Works of said City and at locations over which
said City has jurisdiction, which may hereafter be approved by
said Board of Works for use of the Public desiring such service
and facilities. Reference is made to Board of Works' Record 14,
page- 26, for approval of locations as of this date. It is under-
stood between the parties that .the facilities offered by such
outside pay stations will be of public convenience and accomoda-
tion for all persons, including the citizens of Richmond, Indiana.
It is agreed said booths are to be of standard design and
size commonly used for outside pay stations, properly installed
and maintained by said Company with lights or signs thereon or
therewith connected indicating they are telephone stations. It
is further agreed that said Company and its successors shall al-
ways save said City harmless and free from the payment of any
claims whatsoever for property or personal injury damages suffered
or claimed to be suffered by any person whomsoever using or attempt-
ing to use such telephone service or by reason of any obstruction
to view claimed by any person or injury resulting from any con-
nection, electric or otherwise, to and with said telephone booths
and telephone instruments and connections therewith.
The parties understand that said Company is beginning a
program of providing such facilities and that because of lack
of use in a given location it may hereafter be desirable to re-
locate some of the locations of said booths and service and
said Company shall have the right at any time to discontinue
the use of said facilities at any time after location and in-
stallation on condition that the sidewalk, street or ground on
which such booths may be removed shall be promptly restored by
said Company at its expense to its condition before installation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this in-
strument in duplicate the day and year first above written.
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
By /s/ H.G. Coleman
/s/ S.W.-'Hodgin
/s/ Frank Chambers
Its Board of Works
THE RICt IOND HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.
By /s/ D.C. Harlan
Vice-President
The Board ordered the Street Department to install " stop" signs at
the following intersections: North 12th and "G" ; North 12th and "H":;-
North 12th and "I" ; and North llth and "I" Streets.
The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution No. 984--1954,
to improve the west side of Northwest 16th Street, from Northwest "B!'
Street to Peacock Road by construction of concrete curb, . gutter and
sidewalk on the west side of street.
The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution No. 985-1954, to
improve the first alley north of National Road West, from Southwest
13th Street to Southwest 14th Street; by construction of concrete
roadway the full width of said alley.
The Board unanimously accepted the following proposal as presented
by George Eastburn for the lighting of Parking Lot at 27 North 10th
Street:
July 3rd, 1954.
City of Richmond
Board of Public Works and Safety
City Building, Richmond, Ind.
Project:- Lighting of Parking Lot at
27 North 10th Street
Gentlemen:
I will furnish Material and Labor to install Electric
Wiring for the above Project as follows:
Install Electric Metering Equipment as required by
Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant.
Install Six Hinge Polies with three 150 Wat. , PAR 38
Flood Lamps on each.
Install Two_ sixteen foot straight poles at alley to carry
wires across Rear Entrance to lot.
Install Brackets on polies to carry Feed Wires, and con-
nect all the above property to make a complete installation.
Lighting to be controlled from a manually operated dis-
connect switch or switches at the rear end of the lot.
Care shall be taken to keep damage of the Pavement to a
minimum where holes will be dug, etc. , for the installation of
poles;: and underground service, but any repairs to same are not
included in this estimate. The City of.Richmond shall assume
the responsibility of such repairs.
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I propose to complete the above for the sum of. ( 937.00)
Nine Hundred Thirty Seven Dollars.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/ George W. Eastburn
George W. Eastburn
Accepted July 9, 1954
by Board of Works
Signed:— /s/ Ather J. Reeg
City Clerk
The following Resolution was adopted by the Board:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY,
RICHMOND, INDIANA, . that the City Controller is hereby author—
ized and directed to purchase out of the Municipal Electric
Lighting and Power Plant Funds, as directed by the Light Plant
Committee, a plot of ground from the Starr Piano Company for
Power Tower site in the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars
W350.00) .
Claims in the amount of $ 28,011e 3LH were allowed.
There being no Further business presented on motion duly made, seconded
and carried, the meeting adjounred.
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