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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY, .MARCH 13TH,1942
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, met in the office of said Board, Friday, March 13th,
1942, at 9:00 A. M. Messrs.Winfield Urban, S. W. Hodgin and Earl
Keisker being present the following proceedings were had to-wit;
The minutes of the preceeding were read and approved;
Mr. ,Clarence Brown and William C. Shoemaker were present rer-
resenting the Richmond Water Works Corporation in regard to a proposed
constructa.^n of a large container near their Pumping Station located.
near the East Fork of the Whitewater River the same to serve as a .
reservoir for the water to be pumped out of the river at that location,
treated and filtered through sand and gravel beds which are to be
constructed along with the same proposal after which the supply of
water could be used for emergency use when the water supply becomes
insufficient from the wells now being operated by the -rater Company.
Mr. Shoemaker also presented plans in detail showing the size the
matter of construction aed-the manner of operation and etc.
On proper motion witha second the matter was referred to the City
Engineer, Mr. Hodgin for study and recommendation.
Mayor Britten appeared before the Board in regard to the City
Bus Line service, stating, Mr. Alyea, local Superintendent of the
bus lines and other,,officials from Indianapolis had appeared at his
office and conferred with him on the matter and every effort possible
was being made to improve the service by adding other equippment.
Mr. Alyea also was present and stated there had been some requests
and he antisipated more,for later runs from the various factories
to take care of the shift of workers which go on and of duty at
around 11:20 P. M. all buses would then meet at Sti_ and Main Streets
at 11:30 P. M. Mr. Alyea also stated a revision of some of the
schedules might have to be brought to the attention of the Board,
to take care of other situations.
A request was presented to th6 hoard for a a no parking zone
to be established in front of the Community Center Bu.iid_Ings on
North 12th Street on the East side of the Street near North J
Street in the amount of around 6o feet. On the recommendation of
the Traffic Division the Board approved the same.
Street Commissioner Karl Meyers reported two new routes had
been established for trash collection making it possible for comp-
lete service in all parts of the City once a week.
A letter was presented to the Board from City Fireman , Jacob
E. Rock , offering his resignation from the Fire Department, stating
he expected to reside in the State of Calfornia in the near future
and requested his resignation to take effect April 1st, 1942, he also
expressed his appreciation for the courteous treatment extended him
by the City Officials during his years of service.
After allowing claims in the amount off $5, S99.$6 on proper
motion th adjourned.
Attest;
Clerk of he B ard. President