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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-23-1941 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NAY 23RD, 1941. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board Friday, May 23rd, 1941, at 9 :00 o ' clock A. M. Messrs. S. W. Hodgin, Winfield Urban and Earl Keisker being present the following proceedings were had to-wit; • The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and II/ approved. A petition was presented to the Board from Sam Jaffe requesting the vacation pf. Pool Street running from Fort Wayne Avenue to North 10th St. The Board ordered. a.. Declara- tory Resol ition be.. prepared; and" presented : in the usual.rianner. Mr. Don Bell was present in the interest of the City' s insurance Policies. A petition was presented to the Board requesting the installation of a Water Main on South 4th Street from L to N Street the petition being signed by Raymond Adams and Seven other interested citizens stating in the petition that they will agree to take water from the main as soon as the installation can be made, by the Water Co. The Board approved the installation of a : inch-Water main=-at the said location: a Fire Hydrant to be placed at 4th & South M Street, subject to the approval of the Fire Chief. - A request to have 'the Fire Hydrant removed front,~front.fof 226 South 7th Street was referred to the Fire Chief; A request for the installation of a Water Main on South 12th Street from H to J street was referred to the City Engineer Fire Chief and, Richmond Water Works Corp. The Board approved an increase in the salaries of Police Radio Operators Richard Maddox and Leroy Risenburg which had been recommended by the Chief of Police after they had received their First Class Radio Telegraph Operators License, also an increase in the salary of Ramsey McDonald who has been acting as Chief Operator, the same having been provided for in the Bmdget, effective. on & after June 1st, 1941. A letter was presented to the Board from State Police Officer Loren Grim: requesting the approval of the installation. of a Two Way Radio set in his car. The matter was referred to City Attorney Earl Keisker for a report. • A two hour parking limit was approved by the . Board on recommendation of the Traffic Division as previously peti- tioned for on North 8th Street from Elm to North E Street on th East side of the Street and from North 8th Street'.to North 9th Street pn the South side of North E Street. ( cont 'd ) - 219 • A letter was received from the National Automatic Tool Co . recuesting that South N Street be repaired along the frontage of their factory since the C & 0 Rail Road made some repairs to the approach of their tracks• it would be well to the have the street leveled of with the approaches and since machines have been parked on the South 'side of the Street it had become very rough. They also stated the factory,would be. closed down fora vacation from June 28th to July 7th and requested the repairs be made during this time. The matter Was referred to the Street Department. The Board rejected a request by Mike Derago to _establish a Fruit Stand on the ground occupied by the Old High School Building. onhNorth•:8th Street. The Street Department was instructed to clear a place from the Fire Hydrant located on Sheridan Street and the Pennsylvania Rail Road to the dump along White- water Drive for the use of the Fire Department in case of a fire at the dump. A letter was received by the Board calling attention to the dusty conditions at llth and North E streets on a lot occupied by ah -Oil Co. and operated by a Tarr. M. J Sho- walter, the same being taken under advisement. The Board designated May 31, 1941, as Pay-day as the ' regular Pay-day appears on Sunday June 1st . The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works ' and Safety was ordered held on 'Thursday. May 29th as the regular meeting day 'appears on, Declaration Day May 30th. A request to cut the Curb was granted to Arthur Reed located at 417 Southwest 4th Street to a width. of 14 feet. A request to cut the Curb to a width of 12 feet was ' granted to Loran Grimm 292 & 293 Reevstbn Add. Two petitions having been referred from the Common Council recuesting the oiling and resurfacing of South 7th Street between 0 and Q Streets and Perry Street between 9th and 13th Streets respectrully was referred to the Street "epartment . The matter or posting the grounds around the )is- posal Plant was referred to the City Attorney. After allowing claims in the amount of. $13, 697 .22 on proper motion they adjourned. • fpr csideit Attest . e 04-1L/Y / . lerk of the Board.