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HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-26-1945 OFFICE OF THE 'BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, RICHMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1954 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, February 26, 1954, at the hour of 9: 00 o' clock A.M. (CST) , Mr. Coleman presiding with the following members_ being present: Mr. Hodgin and. Mr. Chambers. The following business was had, to-wit: -On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the minutes of the previous meeting were dispensed :•Tith. Mr. John Morley, General. Manager of the Indiana Railroad, appeared before the board and outlined the Bus Line change over. The Richmond line will be operated by a separate corporation and this has been approved by the Indiana. Public Service Commission. This was done so lines in Richmond, Anderson and. Muncie can operate on separate financial . structures; • Councilman Eastman presented a petition signed by residents in the Brookfield Addition requesting adequate street lighting. This was referred to the Light Plant Committee, Mayor Meadows asked the board to consider extending South "A" Street for one-way traffic from South 16th Street to South 18th Street and make South 18th Street from Main to "A" Street one-way for north- bound traffic.• This change will be pending until a traffic signal light is installed at 18th and East Main Streets. The Mayor reported that state officials had approved traffic signals at 15th, 18th and 22nd Streets on Main Street and at N.W. 5th and "L" Street. On recommendation of the Chief of Police the boa_.rd accepted the resignation of patrolman John W. Kenmuir. ' The board ordered the Clerk to prepare the proper, advertising to receive. bids for 33 parking meters for the Market House Parking Lot, • Captain Juerling and City Engineer Hodgin recommended the following: The following is a list of streets which are suggested for • . the use of narking meters, some to be used at an early date and • others for the future, but to be placed in .the ordinance so that their use will be made available to the Board of Works as the traffic congestion increases. South Third, from Main to 'So, "B" Street, except east side of South Third from Main to South "A" .South Fourth, from Main to So. "B" Street, except the west side . of South Fourth, from Main to So. "A" Street South Fifth, from South "A" to South "B" Street South Sixth, from South "A" to South "B" Street South Seventh, from South "A" to South "B" Street South Ninth, from South "A" to South "B" Street South Tenth, from South "A" to South "B" Street, both sides of Park South. Eleventh, from Main to South "B" Street South Twelfth, from Main to South "B" Street 0 South Thirteenth, from Main to South "B" Street East Main Street from Third to South. Fourth Street, except south side of Main Street East Main Street; from Eleventh Street to Thirteenth Street Fort Wayne Avenue, from Main Street to North "A" Street North Sixth Street, from North "A" Street to North "B" Street North Seventh Street, from North "A" Street to North "B" Street North Eighth Street, from North "A" Street to North "B" Street North Ninth Street, from North "A" Street to North "B"Street, except west side of North Ninth Street North Tenth Street, from North "A" Street to North "B" Street North Eleventh Street, from Main to North "B" Street North Twelfeth Street, from Main to North "B" Street North Thirteenth Street, from Main to North "B" Street North "E" Street, from Eighth to Tenth Street, except the north side of North "E" Street, from Ninth to Tenth Street The Board asked the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to cover the above locations for parking meters. The Board on recommendation of Capt. Juerling approved no parking on the west side, of North 13th Street, from North "E" Street to the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way. A letter was received from Mr. Hector R. Vioni concerning the dangerous situation that exists on Reeveston Road and the need of stop signs at the intersection on_ said road from South 19th to 22nd Street. This ;. was referred to Capt. Juerling to make a survey and report to the Board. On motion made by Chambers, seconded by Hodgin and unanimously carried by voice vote the board adopted the following: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, that: - the City Controller is hereby authorized and directed to purchase out of the Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant Funds, as directed by the Light Plant Committee on the 7th day of December, 1953, a plot of ground. from Norman Shute for a transformer site in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00) : to purchase out of the Municipal Electric Lighting and Power Plant Funds, as directed by the Light Plant Committee, on the 21st day of Dec- ember, 1953, a plot of ground of land from Mrs. Opal Brooks for transformer site in the sum of Six Hundred. Dollars (S600.00) . Claims in the amount of $793. 29 were allowed. There being no further business presented on motion duly. made, se- conded and carried, the meeting adjourned. Chairman- Attest: City Cie