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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
F'HIDAY, MAY 29th, 1941.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City. of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board Friday
May 29th, 1941 at 9 :00 A. M. Messrs. S. W. Hodgin, Winfield
Urban and Earl Keisker being present the following proceed-
ings were had to-wit ;
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and
approved.
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The Board rejected the request for the installation
of a water Main on South 12th Street from H to J Street .
The Board adopted the following Declaratory Resolution
No. 5-1941 as follows;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDI?NA`, TFAT IT IS DESIRED AND
DEEMED NECESSARY TO VACATE POOL STREET, in the City of
Richmond, County of Wayne, and State of Indiana, which
street proposed to be vacated is more particularly des-
cribed as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at anoint on. the South line of Pool Street,
where the `said South line: intersects the East line of Ft-
Wayne Avenue; thence running Eastwardly along the South
line of Pool Street, to the West line of North loth Str-
eet ; thence Northwestwardly along the West line of North
10th Street Twenty-Five (25' ) feet more or less to the
Southeast corner of Tract 102, Official Map of the City of
Richmond, Indiana; thence westwardly along the South line
of Tract 102, Official Map, to a point where the South ,
line of said Tract 1o2, intersects the East line, of' Ft-
Wayne Avenue; thence in a Southwestwardly direction along
the East line of Ft-Wayne Avenue to the place of beginning.
The City of Richmond, Indiana, reserves the right to
maintain the present Sewer now located in pool Street , from
Ft-Wayne Avenue to North 10th Street.
All as shown by a plat of such proposed vacation now on
file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said
City. The property which may be injuriously or beneficially
affected in the said City of Richmond by said proposed vacat-
ion is known and described es the street herein proposed to
be vacated and the lots abutting on the street and both
sides thereof, owned by Sam Faffe Tract 102 Official Map
of the City of Richmond, Indiana, on the North side of said
street, also Lot' s L, 2, 3, 4, & 5, Waldrons' & Pitmans' I/
Addition on the South side.
The Board ordered the proper :publication of the said
resolution and designated Friday,.June the 13th,1941, at 9 :30
O' clock P.K.. _ at its office for the receivi .g of any remons-
trances or objections to the vacation of the said street.
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A letter was presented to the Board signed by
Fred W. Diederich Mgr.- of the American Legion Band
as follows ;
Gentlemen;
In behalf of the American Legion
Band,, I wish to extend the services of the Band to
the City of Richmond for at least six concerts
during the summer' season,andi.in-turn petition for
the $500.00 which we believe to be alloted for this
purpose, such funds then to be used by the Band
Organization in defraying its expenses to the Annual
American. Legion Convention.
The Board- approved-the appropriation reouested: by the
American Legion- Band for°_at Tea• t six concerts.
On recommendation of the Chief of Police Duck-
ett ,the Board approved an increase in the salary of.
Irvin Housman Detective of the Police Department in
the amount of $5..00 per month, the same being already
provided for in the Budget.
A previous request by Loren Grimm a member of the
State Police Department to install a two-way Radio
set in his car for contact with the local fiolice Dept. ,
was referred to Police Chief Ellis Duckett for his
approval.
After allowing claims in the amount of12,966.79
on proper motion they adjourned.
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Attest;
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Clerk of the oard.
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