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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
=_CITYnOF:RICEMO.R?), INDIANA,
FRIDAY , OCTOBER.:1ST, 1943
. The Board of- Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond ,
Indiana, met in the office of saidBoard , Friday , October 1st, 1943,
at 9:00 o 'clock A. -M. --- Messrs. S. W. Hodgin, Earl Keisker : and
Winfield Urban being present the following proceed?i n gs were had to-wit;
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved.
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A request to improve the`driveway ,andfepair the sidewalk in front of
the Wayne Dairy 42 South 6th Street was approved by the Board.
A report -was presented to the Board in regard to trees being cut by
various property owners between the sidewalk and the curb without per-
mission of the Board and the Board recommended that property owners be
notified of the existing ordinance which provide that permission be
granted from the Board for the same.
On the recommendation of the Building Inspector the Board approved
the installation ofmanhole in the sidewalk abbuting the property of
the Roland Swisher Furnace Co. for the purpose of unloading Coal in their
basement.
Bi i�s for the painting of the Police Radio Tower were presented to the &
Board as follows;
1,71:Hc' Juerl ng rand Son
For painting the Tower with the City furnishing the Paint---- $642.00
Morrow & Parker -
Furnish paint and paint the tower $700.00
If City furnishes the paint $50.00 deducted from bid.
All the bids were rejected by the Board as they were. higher than estimate.
A report was presented to the Board by W. E. Ross , Superintendent of
the Disposal Plant in regard to the replcement of certain parts of machiney
at the Disposal Plant and the following recommendation in regard to the
transfer of-funds was was presented; that it is advisable to increase the
- amount of the parts of Equipment Fund , Acc.#lob, by $175.00 ,S100.00 of -
which could be taken from the General Supply Fund , Acc.#104, and $75.00
from the Gasoline Fund Account +9S. These repairs were made necessary by
breakdowns which could not be anticipated and which are not the result of
improper operating methods. The money is available in the gasoline Fund
due to the fact that we were able to complete the work on the aerators with
much -less pumping than was anticipated. . . 7
The Board approved the recommendation of Mr. Ross and recommendated that
an ordinance be prepared and referred to the Common Council for their con-
si deration. -
After allowing claims in the amount of $5,762.92 n proper motion the
Board adjourned.
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President
Attest.
Clerk of the B rd.