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OFFICE OF THE BOARD' or WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1942..
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, met in the office of said Board, Friday, December 18th,
1942; at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Messrs. Winfield Urban, S. W. Hodgin
and Earl Keisker being present the following proceedings were had
to-wit;
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved.
On the recommendation of the Fire Chief Harry Williams,Rolf Wadman
was granted a leave of absence from the Fire Department to join the
service of the Armed Forces of the United States Government effective
December 16th, 1942.
On the recommendation of Fire Chief Harry Williams the Board
ordered the installation of- a Fira2Hydi±ant on South H Street betw-
een the C & 0 Rail Road and South 7th Street, the location being
subject to the approval of the Fire Chief. '
The Board approved the following men on the various departments to
act as Tire Inspectors; Thomas Griffin ofrth°L Street Dept4• &LDispo`sal
Plant, Louis Daniels of the Police Department, Roy Hardy-m of the
Fire Department and Walter Castle of the Light Plant said men to
apply to the Tire Ration Board for their approval,as inspectors for
City Motor Vehicles,subject to-the direction of the Mayor of the
City, for inspection purposes.
The Board ordered the proper legal advertisement be made; for the
purchase of Three Cars for the use of the Police Department subject
to specifications recommended by the Police Chief Ellis Duckett with
a trade in allowance for Three 1941 Coach,Ford ears No. 6,282,319--
6,282,282--- and 6,263,293 respectively bidders proposals will be
accepted for consideration January 8th, 1943,. at 9:30 o'clock A. M.
at the office of the Board. -
The Trffic Division reported on the complaint offered by Lillian
Shofer located at 7th and South A.. Street in regard to congested parking
conditions on. the account of the 1)are Bus Lines, that wartime travel
had created such conditions that it was impossible to remedy the matter
at this time.
By the approval of the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
at a-Committee operating the Light Plant of the said City at their r..egUlar
meeting December 7th, 1942, City Attorney Keisker presented the following
article which the Board unanimously adopted and approved.
HWEREAS, a descrepency has existed for more than thirty years in the
property boundary line along the South boundary of the property owned
by the City of Richmond, Indiana, and now occupied by the Municipal
Electric Lighting and Power Plant offices at No. 32 South 8th Street
Richmond, Indiana, and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to fix said boundary line determining .the
deviding line between said real estate and the property to the South
owned by the Harrington Heirs now therefore,
BE IT RSOLVED , that the City of Richmond execute it's deed as of this
day and date to the following described real estate ,to-wit;
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A part of the North Half of Lot No. (11) in Charles W. Starr's
Fourth Addition to the City of Richmond. Wayne County, State of
Indiana, beginning at a point in the West Line of South 8th Street
in said City , six (6) feet and Eight (8) inches South of the North
Line of said Lot Number Eleven (11) ; thence West One Hundred and
Twenty-Five (125) feet to the East Line of a public alley; thence
North One and 42/100 (1.42) feet; thence East One Hundred and Twenty-
Five (125) feet to the West Line of South 8th Street; thence South
One and 4+2/100 (1.4+2) feet to the place of beginning.
To said Harrington Heirs reserving unto said City a perpetual
easment from, South 8th Street to the sidewalk running along the
South edge of said Light Plant Office. Recorder in,Streets &
Alleys book No. 4 Page 21-7.
After allowing claims in the amount of $9,958.66 on proper
motion they adjourned.
Presid ,t
Attest°
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Clerk of the oard® •