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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY,
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 20, 1949.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indinana,
met in regular session in its office in the City hall in said City, Friday,
May 20th, 1949 at S:00 o'clock P.M. (c.s.t.) Mr. H.G. Coleman presiding with
the following members being present: Messrs. Wm. Edwin Ross and Clifford M.
Hawprth. The following proceeeings were had, to-wits
The minutes of the previous meeting were dispensed with.
The request of Mrs. Lloyd Snyder, 1024 N.W. D. Street, to open an Alley
along the south line- of The John's Mansville Corp. from N.W. 10th to N.W. lithe
Streets was taken under advisement.
Mr. Clarence Myers, Councilman, appeared before the Board to urge that
early action be taken by the Board on the petition that was received and
signed by lee residents in the Morton Lake Addition area, to cut the dam at
Notch 17th Street and Morton Lake. The Board took this under advisement.
Mr. Myers also requested the Board take action on the people responsible
for the dumping of brdsh on the North 19th Street dump.
The Board authorized the Clerk to notify the Street Commissioner to cut
down the expansion joints along Williamsburg Pike. These joints have buldged
up to create a traffic hazard at several points on sad road.
The request Of Mr. Wm. Rindt to install a loud speaker in the "Covered
Wagon" that is going to be in Richmond on the 10th day of June, 1949 for the
National Bond Drive was taken under advisement.
On recommendation of the Chief of Police motion was duly made, second-
ed and carried that Hollis E. Lowe be appointed as probationary patrolman to
the Police Department as of May 21, 1949.
A petition signed by six freeholders in the area of Southwest 1st Street
and National R ad, requesting the Alley from Southwest 1st Street to Southwest
2nd Street, between National Road and Southwest D. Street be improved. This
petition was referred to the Engineering Departmnet for plans and specifications.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the following res-
olution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond on
the 25th day of March, •1949, adopted a resolution providing for a grade sep-
aration project on North D. Street in said City, at the poi4t where the tracks
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company dross said street; and
WHEREAS, notice of the hearing on said resolution was duly published and
served at the time and in the manner required by law, and pursuant to said
notice said hearing was held. on May 6, 1949, at which all interested parties
were represented; and
WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Board confirmed said resolution
and found said project to be of public necessity and convenience, and there,
after the Common Council of the City of Richmond, by ordinance duly adopted,
approved said resolution and directed the Board of Public Works and Safety
to proceed therewith; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond that The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway' Company be and it is hereby
directed, ordered and required to prepare, or cause to be prepared and
filed with this Board plans and specifications, complete and in particular,
covering all work to be done in cdnnection with said project, except pave-
ments, didewalks, drainage• and appraoches, including an itemized estimate
of the complete cost of the work covered by the plans and specifications
so filed by it; that notice of the adoption of this resolution, together
with a copy of said resolution, be served on The Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company, and that plans, specifications and estimatbsrrequired to be
prepared by said Company be filed within sixty (60) days from the date of
the service of such notice, as provieded by laws
RESOLVED FURTHER that the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City
of Richmond shall prepare, or cause to be prepared and filed in the office
of said Board complete plans and specifications, in particular, for all
work required to be done in the construction of such project on pavements,
sidewalks, drainage and approaches, and such work as shall be required on
that pairt of the street, the grade of which is changed by such improvements
which plans and specifications shall be placed on file with this Board
within sixty (60) Days after notice of the adoption of this resolution is
served on The Chesapeake. and Ohio Railway Company. At the time such plans
and specifications are placed on file by this Board, there shall be placed
on file an itemized estimate of the complete cost of the works specified
in such plans and specifications.
ADOPTED this 20th day of May, 194+9
/s/"H.G: Coleman
si Wm. Edoiin Ross
is/ Clifford M. Haworth
Board of Public Works and Safety.
Attest: is/ Ather J. Reeg
Clerk of,Board. •
The request of the A & P Super-Market, for the placement of 3 "No
Parking" signs to prohibit parallel parking of cars in front of the So.
B. Street parking lot was granted.
The Board granted permission to the 2nd National Bank to block the
sidewalk on North Sth Street near the bank to unload some materials.
The Board referred the request for the indtallation of' a street light
at the intersection of North 8th & I Street as requested by Mrs A.E. Rob-
son, to the Light Plant Committee for their study and recommendations.
The Board allowed claims in the amount of $ 16,584.20.
There being no further business presented to the meeting, on motion
duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned.
A/9,
President
Attest;