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HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-08-1951 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 8, 1951, 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, June 8, 1951, at the hour of 8:00 o' clock A.M. (CST) . Mr. Coleman presiding with the following members being present: Mr. Ross and Mr. Haworth. The following business was had, to-wit: The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The request of the Natco for aid from this Board in solving a park- ing problem on South N Street near said factory was referred to the City Engineer and Chief of Police. The Board approved the resignation of Ivan White from the Police Department as of June 16, 1951. On recommendation of the Chief of Police, the Board unanimously approved the appointment of Lyell E. Rodgers as probationary patrol- man as of June 8, 1951. Several complaints about large trucks parking on the streets in residential districts were received. The Board ordered the Police Department to move these trucks that are parked on the streets for lengthly periods of time. The Board authorized two car length "No Parking" zone on North B Street, between North 8th and 9th Streets. One-Way street signs were ordered to be installed on North and \ South "A" Streets. South "A" Street to be One-way for east-bound traffic and North "A" Street for west-bound traffic. The Clerk was authorized to prepare the publication to receive bids for a new Power Mower for the Street Department. The Clerk was authorized to prepare the advertising to receive bids for the installation of the new Traffic Signs for the City. The Board authorized the Light Plant to order standards for the new Walk-Don' t Walk signals. Pursuant to advertisment in the RichmonddPallidium, a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City of Richmond, Indiana, the Board meets at the hour of 10:00 o' clock A.M. to receive and open sealed proposals for work to be done on the City Hall. The proofs of pub- lication were ordered filed. The following bids were received and opened: Robert Haimes, 1411 N. Grant St. , Indianapolis, Indiana. Pointing of stone front, remove dormer sphere and recap with Bedford Stone, completely flash, repair gutters, cut down 51 chimney to 31 level, replace 10' of main stack, acid wash stone front ( recommen- sand blasting at same cost) , replace all ridge rows with aluminui (Ornaments will not be replaced $6,000.00 99 Repair slate roof Add. . .$315.00 Point 4 small chimneys II Add. . .$ 75. 00 A certified Check in the amount of $100.00 accompanied bid. Howard R. Burton, Columbus, Ohio. The entire front needs the following repairs: the portland stone needs to be sand blasted and all limestone to be cleaned with acid, and the entire front to be repointed and the main dormer sphere removed and recapped, gutters needs repairing and approximately ,�y 50 slate on roof, five chimneys need to be torn down to 30 level .,F and capped, main stack relaid to about 101 . Approximate cost for JO said job $4,200.00. This price doesnot include all gutters and ridge rows, but, just those gutters and ridge rows on. front od said building. It is understood that the cost of the above will not exeed the price quoted $4, 200.00. Cash of S100.00 accompanied this bid. The above bids were referred to the City Engineer and City Con- troller to study and recommend. The following transcript of proceedings were ordered to be made a part of this record: II TRANSCRIPT OF PROCCEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY. OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA. On May 18, 1951, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at its office in the City Building in said City of Richmond, Indiana, all Board members, to-wit, Harold G. Coleman, Wm. Edwin Ross and Clifford M. Haworth, being present. The following resolution was unanimoulsy adopted: DECLARATORY RESOLUTION TO VACATE PORTION OF STREET Declaratory Resolution No, 7-1951. 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 portion of the East side of North 13th Street, between North "E" Street and the Pennsylvania Railroad in the City of Richmond, County of Wayne, and State of Indiana, which portion of Street proposed to be vacated is more particularly described as follows, to-wt: Beginning at the intersection of the East Line of North 13th Street and the North line of North E Street and running thence West along the North line of North "E" Street, Fifteen (15.00) IIFeeti thence North, parallel with the East line of North 13th Street, to the southerly right-of-way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, immediately east of North 13th Street, extended westwardly, thence eastwardly, along said extention of right-of-way of Pennsylvania Railroad, Fifteen (15.00) Feet, more or less, to East line of North 13th Street, thence South, along the East line of North 13th Street, to the place of beginning. : 1 • That portion of said Street to be vacated is bounded on the east by Lots Numbers 461 to 466, both inclusive, in Block E of Elizabeth Starr' s Addition to said City and on the West by port- ion of North 13th Street not to be vacated, this portion of said x.3 Street not to vacated being bounded on the West by Block D of Elizabeth Starr' s Addition to said City All as shown by a plat of such proposed vacation now on file in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City. The property which may be injuriously or benificially affected in said City of Richmond by such proposed vacation is known and describ- bed as the portion of street herein proposed to be vacated and the real estate abutting on the East and West sides af:.said Street, all owned by International Harvester Company. The Board directed .its, .Clerk to .cause notice of such resolution to be published in the Richmond-Pallidium, a dailey newspaper of general circulation published in said City of Richmond, said notice to be published for two consecutive weeks, and naming a date there- in, not less than ten days after the last publication, at which Board will receive or hear remonstrances from persons interested in, or affected by such proceedings. June 8, 1951. • • The Board met with all members present. The Clerk of the Board presented a publisher' s affidavit showing that on May 21 and 28, 1951, a notice had been published in the Pallidium-Item, a dailey newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the English language in the City of Richmond, Indiana, containing a copy of said Declaratory Resolut- ion No. 7-1951, vacating a part of North 13th Street in said City of Richmond as described in said resolution, and in such notice the date of June 8, 1951, was fixed as the time when . said Board would receive and hear remonstrances from persons interested in, or affected by such proceedings. The Board now taking up said resolution for further action, finds that no remonstrances have been received and no persons are present remonstrating against said vacation proceedings. And the oard further finds that International Harvester Company, owner of all real estate abutting on the east and west sides of said street affected by said vacation, was present by Will W. Reller its At- torney, and Robert E=v: Herzler, and consented to said vacation. The Board further finds that no owners or holders of property, or other persons, will be injuriously affected, and that the only property mwner along the line of said proposed vacation to be ben- .eficially affected will be said International Harvester Company. Thereupon the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Board: CONFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 7-1951 VACATING A PORTION OF NORTH 13th Street, RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of . the City of Richmond, Indiana, that Declaratory Resolution No. 7-1951, is 0 1. II as adopted by said Board May 18, 1951, vacating a portion of North 13th Street Fifteen (15) Feet in width aff of the east side thereof between North "E" Street and the Pennsylvania Railroad in said City of Richmond, and particularly described in said resolution, be, and. the same is hereby confirmed amd made final, . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That no owner or holder of property or of any interest therein is injuriously affected by vacation of said street, and said International Harvester Company, as the owner of abutting property affected by said vacation, is hereby directed to properly indentify said vacated portion of said street as being 'N privately owned property, and said Interhational Harvester Company u and hny subsequent owner of the vacated portion of said street, shall r.vs , 'construct and maintain at its own expense in a manner approved by =: said City of Richmond such curb and gutter as may be required for proper drainage of. the east side of said North 13th Street, ex- tendiflg from North "E" Street to ' the right-of-way line of the Pen- nslvania Railroad, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the cost of publication of said notice of hearing shall be paid by said International Harvester Company. , The Board approved the plans for an over-head bridge across North 13th Street, between North "E" Street and the Pennsylvania Rail- road as submitted by the International Harvester Company, provided • that an agreement will have to be signed by said Company and the . City, to eliminate the City from liability, before work• is started. The request for the removal of the traffic signal from South 13th and "E" Street as presented from Councilman Harris was rejected. - If a traffic signal is needed in the Hibberd area a petition should be presented as it was agreed that the present location :of the traffic signal at South 13th and "E" Street was serving :a very good purpose for traffic. A Petition requesting the grading and fillijg of the alley be- tween South Easthaven Avenue and S.W. 17th Street, from A.& W. Root Seer stand, north to Southwest "B" Street was referred to the Board as a whole for study and recommendation. Chief of Police Rohe stated that every effort would be made to stop the parking- of cars in the Alley at the rear of the Montgomery Store on„South 7th Street. • Fire Chief Williams stated that it was not the thought of the Fire Department that residents in the area of the Armory Dump would be requested to obtain the free rat poison to combat the rats at said dump. The free poison was offered to combat the rats that II are infesting the premises of home oelners. The Fire Department will put out th .rat poison on the dump.' Mr. Ross advised the Board that all requests from Councilman Law would be taken care of as time permits. All requests are on file in the office of the Board, 102 • The Board allowed the claims in the amount of There being no further busienss presented, on motion made, ,seconded and carried the meeting adjourned® / Attest: Ci Cler ,, • Y . i5 • • • • • •