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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-20-1949 357 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;