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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
IIAND SAFETY,RICHMOND, INDIANA,MAY18, 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, May 18, 1951, at the hour of 8:00 olclock A.M. (CST) .. Mr.
Coleman presiding with the following members being present; Ross and
Haworth. The following business was had, to-wit:
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
:q Mrs. Ray Needham complaint of the overcrowded, unsitely and unsanitary
:' conditions of the owners of property at 200-214 and 216 North 5th Street
"'D was referred to the Fire Dept. , Building Inspector and Sanitary Inspector
to investigate and report back to the Board. Mrs. Needham complaint of
the hazard condition of North C Street, from North 4th to 5th Street
was referred to the Police Dept. to make an investigation and report
to the Board.
The Porter Sign Company request to erect a billboard notth of the alley
just east of North 12th Street Bridge was taken under advisement.
A Petition signed by residents in the area of the 1100 block Hunt Street
complaining of an outside toilet in the rear of 1113 Hunt Street. creating
II an unsanitary condition was referred to the Sanitary Inspector to make
and investigation and report back to the Board.
A Petition signed by 13 residents requesting the construction of a con-
crete alley the full width of the first alley south of and parallel with
Richmond Avenue, from N.W. 1st St. to N.W. 2nd St. was referred to the
City Engineer for preparation of plans, specifications and estimate of
the cost of work and material to do said construction of this alley.
A Petition was received from the International Harvester Company re-
questing the passage of a resolution providing for the vacation of a
portion of real estate on North 13th Street, from North "E" Street to
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The following resolution was presented and read:
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, •Ind'iana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to vacate a
portion of the East side of North 13th Street, between North "En Street
and the Pennsylvania Railroad In the City of Richmond, County of Wayne,
II and State of Indiana, which portion of Street to be vacated is more
particulary described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the intersection
of the East line of North 13th Street and the North line of North RE"
Street and running thence West along the North line of North "E" Street
Fifteen (15.00) Feet, thence North, parallel. with the East line of
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North 13th Street, to the southerly right-of-way line of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, immediate y east of North 13th Street,
exte.ndedwestwardly, thence eastwardly, along said extension
of right-of-way line Pennsylvania Railroad, Fifteen (15.00)
Feet, more or less, to the East line of North 13th Street,
thence South, along the East line of North 13th Street, to
the place of beginning.
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 portion
of North 13th Street not to be vacated, this portion of said Street
not to be vacated being bounded an the West by Block D of Elizabeth
Starr' s Addition to the 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 af-
fected in said City of Richmond by said proposed vacation is known
and described as the portion of street herein proposed to be vacated
and the real estate abutting on the East and West sides of said
Street, all owned by the International Harvester Company.
Mr. Haworth moved the adoption of Dec. Res. No. 7-1D51, seconded by
Mr. Ross and on voice vote was unanimously carried.
The Clerk was ordered to prepare the publication for a public
hearing for Dec. Res. No. 0-1951.
The Clerk presented proofs of publication for a public hearing to
be held on the Preliminary Assement Roll for Improvement Resolution
No. 935-1950. The proofs were ordered filed.
The Board heard all present who desired to express themselves on
the Assessment Roll for Improvement Resolution No. 935-1950. Mr.
Haworth moved &Ipp.i►ote.ctlie2finalrt.s:sessmentafo11rconfirming -in
a11 things, the orginal assessment roll as heretofore approved
and that said assessment roll be transmitted forthwith tsb the
Department of Finance. This motion was seconded by Boss and on
voice vote was unanimously carried.
The following curb cut was approved; 4.00 Lincoln Street for pri-
vate driveway.
The request of Mort Rhoads to cut curb on North 7th and A Street
was taken under advisement for further study by the Board.
The Board allowed the claims in the amount of $ 49 602.81
There being no further business presented on motion made, seconded
and carried, the meeting ajourned. .
Chairman
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