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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 1941.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board.,
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Friday, August 15th, 1941, at 9:00 o'clock 0. .M. Messrs.
S. W. Hodgin Winfield Urban. and Earl Keisker being present
the following proceedings were had to-wits •
The minutes _of the preceeding meeting were read and
approved.
Attorney Z. J. Stanley was present representing a groupe •
of citizens which had signed a petition for the removal of
a baracade which had been placed at the end of North 17th
Street, the Board taking the matter under further advise-
ment.
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On the recommendation of Fire Chief Harry Will iame the
Board approved Rolf Wadman as a _permanentFireman having served
the necessary propationary, period, at the- regular salary of
S150.00 per month, also the promotion of Charles Bostick as
Lieutenant on the Ariel Truck at the regular salary of $155.00
per momth, effective beginning August 16th, 1941.
The Board approved Fire Chief Harry Williams attending the
International Convention of Fire Chiefs at Boston Massachutes.
The Traffic Division reported there could be no action taken
in a request for a parking zone in front of Mrs Kelley' s Bak4
ery located at 20S South 8th Street.
On recommendation of Police Chief Ellis Duckett the Board
approved the appointment of Ievin White as a member of the
. Police Department to serve the usual probationary period of •
6 months at a salary of $130.00 per month.
The Board ordered the no paring signs 'be installed on
the North side of South E Street from South 5th to South
9th Streets as provided for in the, Traffic Ordance.
On the recommendation of City Controller Urban the Board •
approved the following motion ;that • the Board ofrPublic
Worka`.and Safety authorize .tie Controller' s Office to pay
.salaries for the last half of August, on August 30th, 1941,
on account of the,'fact that Monday September the first is
Labor Day and the",rfore a legal Holiday. •
Street .Commissioner Meyers recommended the curb be cut
back at the Northeast corner of Sheridan Street and the Doran
Bridge
A request to cut the Curb was granted to Foster Armstrong •
locate .at 807 Northwest A Street.
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The Board adopted the Assessment roll in the matter of
opening alleys .on Northwest 17th Street in accordance with
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Declaratory Resolution No, 7-1941, and designated August
29th at 9:30 o ' clock as the date when any objection may
be heard on the same,
'After allowing claims in the amount of $3,053.36
on proper motion they adjourned.
PresWent Pro-tem ._
Attest; �r
Clerk of the oard.