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Home My Public Portal About10-13-1950 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in its office in the City Hall, Friday, October 13 , 1950, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m. (c. s. t. ) . Mr. Harold G. Coleman presiding with the following members being present: Mr. William Edwin Ross and Mr. Clifford M. Haworth. The following proceedings were -had, to-wit: On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the pre- vious meeting were dispensed with. The Board met at the hour of 9:00 o' clock a.m. (c. s. t. ) to consider all remonstrances that may have been filed against Declaratory Re- solution No. 6-1950, to vacate that portion of Randolph Street ex- tending from the Easterly line, extended South across Randolph Street, of the first alley east of and parallel with Northwest 1st Street, eastwardly to a line extended Southwardly, at right angles with the South line of Lot #4 in Anna Madden' s Sub-Division of Lots Nos. 35 and 36 in E and J Railsback' s Plat of the Town of Clifton, now a part of the City of Richmond, at the point of intersection of the South line of said Lot No. 4 and the Westerly line of Randolph Street. No remonstrances were filed or presented. The Board unanimously con- firmed said Declaratory Resolution No. 6-1950 on first hearing. • They met at the hour of 9:00 o' clock a.m. (c. s. t. ) to receive seal- ed proposals for work to be done as provided for in Improvement Resolution No. 934-1950, for the construction of a concrete road- way the full width of the Alley between South 13th Street and South 14th Street, from South "E" Street to South "F" Street. One bid was received as follows: . Daugherty and Rowe Const:. . Company $2, 913.66 The City Civil Engineer' s estimate being $ 2, 913.66 On motion duly made, seconded and carried the bid of the Daugherty and Rowe Const. Company was approved. The request of the Price Mercantile Co. , 1617 North "E" Street for the curb to be painted yellow for one car length in front of said address for loading and unloading only, was referred to the Police Department for investigation and report back to the Board. Mr. Wicker appeared before the Board requesting that South "L" Street, from South 13th Street to South 23d Street be black-topp- ed. The City Engineer reported that there isn' t enough money in the budget this year to black-top this street, but had been includ- ed in the next year' s budget. • The Street Department will scrape and fill to hold the street in passable condition. The Board approved the request to cut the curb at 1301 North "E" Street for a private driveway. The Board approved the Clerk of preparing the proper advertising to receive bids for the construction of a "Sanitary Sewer" in the Maxwell Addition as provided for in Improvement Resolution No. 934- 1949. The residents in said area have assured the Board that there will be enough money available in advance to assure the successful bidder that there will not have to be "Barrett Bonds" issued. The Board received a petition signed by 26 residents in the area of South 16th and "A.'!. Streets requesting the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of South 16th and "A". Streets, or that South "A" Street be designated as a "one-way" street for east bound traffic. This petition was ordered received and filed. `'" The Clerk was authorized to inform the Lehr Equipment Company that said company would be liable for damages done to the parking meter located in the 900 block South "A" Street which occurred on August 26, 1950. On motion made by Ross, seconded by Haworth and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following contract between the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company: CONTRACT This agreement, by and between the City of Richmond, Indiana, a municipal corporation, party of the first part and hereinafter re- ferred to as the City, and The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a railroad corporation, party of the second part and hereinafter referred to as Railway, witnesseth that: • Whereas, under the provisions of Section 48-3801 to 4.8-3810 of Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated (1933) , as amended by Chapter 41 of the Acts of 1939, Section 55-1810, Supplement of 1947, Burns Revised Statutes of 1933, said City, through its Board of Public Works and Safety, adopted certain resolutions providing, among other things, for a grade separation project to eliminate the grade cross- ing of the tracks of said railway company at North "D" and North Third Streets of the city, and the City and the Railway, together with Wayne County, Indiana, which was charged with the responsi- bility of constructing a bridge over the Whitewater River in conn- ection with, and is liable for a portion of the cost of, said grade separation project, entered into an agreement describing the plan of improvement as provided for in Section 4.8-3809 of said statutes and provided therein for the manner and method of the performance of. the work incident to the elimination of said crossing, all as shown on a plan designated as Drawing 18916-D, dated September 1, 1949, and last revised on February 9, 1950, a print of which drawing was attached to and made a part of said contract, and Whereas, during the progress ofsaid work, it has been found advisable to make certain modifications and changes in the manner and method of the performance of said work by extending a certain track, indicated on said drawing as Penn.-C & 0 Interchange Track, southwardly from its indicated southern terminus at a switch in the Chesapeake and Ohio main line to a point approximately 200 feet southwardly from "DU Street and connecting said interchange track with existing yard tracks of the Railway, thereby occupying a portion of that part of North Third Street lying between the main track of the Railway and the retaining wall to be construct- ed at the south line of said street for a distance of approximate- ly.100 feet southwardly beyond the terminus of said interchange • track as indicated on said drawing by extending said retaining wall of the same general design southwardly approximately 100 feet and by installing a track cross-over between the main track of the Railway and said interchange track as so extended, thereby elimi- nating from the main track of the Railway the first switch south of "D" Street, indicated in red, and the second and fourth switches south of "D" Street, indicated in white on said drawing, and con- necting the switch tracks leading from the main track at said re- spective switches to said interchange track as so extended, which said modifications and changes are particularly shown on a draw- ing marked V-51, dated August 3, 1950, and revised August 11, 1950, a print of 31 which is hereto attached and made a part of this agreement. Now, therefore, the parties, pursuant to the authority conferred upon them by Section 48-3808 of said Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated (1933) , hereby agree that said interchange track and said retaining wall shall be so extended and said cross-over track installed and that said other three switches shall be eliminated from the main track and the tracks connected with the main track at said re- spective switches shall be connected with said interchange track as so extended, all in accordance with the drawing last referred to, it being further expressly agreed and distinctly understood that said change in the manner and method of performing said work shall subject neither said City nor said Wayne County to any additional expense. Executed in duplicate this 13 day of October, 1950. CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA By /s/Harold G. Coleman /s/Wm. Edwin Ross /s/Clifford M. Haworth Its Board of Public Works and Safety THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY By - Vice-President--Construction and Maintenance Attest: Assistant Secretary 41 The Board approved of the Fire -Department helping in whatever assistance can be rendered in installing the Christmas lighting in the business area. The Board, approved Mr. Snavely attending the annual fall meeting • of Indiana Association of Inspectors of Weights and Measures at Lafayette, Indiana, on October 22d and 23d. The Board allowed. claims in the amount of 0.7, 607.19. There being no further business presented, on motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. 410110 Chairman Attest' i!'2..rWill41 , • Clerk ►>a the o d