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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHSIOND, INDI ANA,
FRIDAY, :MARCH 21st; 1941.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday,. March. 21st , 1941, at 9 :00 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 reed _.
and approved.
The Building Inspector was ordered to inspect the
cornice on the tower at- the City Building and repair •
if necessary.
The Board approved the tradein allowance on a Siren
for Fire Truck at No. 4 Hose House.
The Board ordered the drinking fountain to be removed
at South .:5th and C Streets also Water Co. to be notified
to remove the meter. .
The ,Board- instructed Park Superintendent Joseph Frisby
to place flower boxes along the railing of Main Street
bridge and secure them to the railing.
The Pennsylvania Rail Road was granted permission by
the Board to change the crossing gates at Northwest fifth
Street to electrical operated crossing signals the same to •
be approved by the State Highway Department for flasher lights.
The Pennsylvania Rail Road officials verb also to be _
notified of the bad condition of their street crossings
at various places' in the City.
A petition was presented to the Board requesting a
parking zone be established on the North side of South
• ' B Street from South 2nd Street to the first alley east
for the Purpose of relieving the traffic situation cr-
eated by the heavy truck tragfie at that location. The
petition was signed by the following affected citizens.
David W. 0berle and Richard, Zurwell.
The Board approved the said reauest and ordered the .
necessary bignes. be lace d`,On: the`North side of South
B Street from 2nd Streetlto the first alley east designa-
ting it as such.
The Street Commissioner Mr. Hart was instructed by '
the Board to locate new places for City dumps and to
secure permission for such. -
A letter was presented, to the Board from the City the
Market Master requesting higher day rates be established
for the inside and outside stalls as t] e 'prices-now`=iri " ''- . •
effect does not differ from the yearly renter. ,The
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Board approved the following reates for daily rentals ;
That the outside stalls be rented for one dollar per
day and the inside stalls be rented for one dollar and
Fifty-f44itry cents per day, :there being no change in the
. price of the yearly rentals,effective June 10th, 1941. .------
A request to cut the Curb was granted to E. L. Camp-
bell no. 3004 National Road West to a width of 15 ft.
A letter was presented to the Board from theRailway
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Express Agency Inc. calling: attention to their new lo-
cation at 20 North 9th St. and requesting a parking
zone be established in front of the said location for
the purpose- of their patrons loading and unloading
packages. The matter was referred to the Traffic Division
for a report.
A complaint from the number of stray dogs in the City
having been referred to the Board of Public Works and
Safety from Council was taken under advisrent. Y
The Board of Public Works and Safety of. the City
of xichmond, Indiana, having adopted Deg fr :':Resolution No.4
1941, at their regular meeting March the 7th, 1941,
in regard to the closing of the. first alley South of
the Peacock Road running from Northwest 10th. Street
to Northwest llth.Street in the Peacock Terrace 2nd.Add-
ition and the same having been properly advertised in the
local newspaper, and March the 18:bia.l941 being-the•-da-y
she date designated by the Board for the eeceiving-.of"
any remonstrance against the closing of the said alley
arid t _ere bei nr_; none,the Board �'t i . then confirm tlee cd opt--
ion of the closing of the said alley.
The Board granted permission to the owners of property
on North 'J Street where no Sanitary Sewer exists to tap
in o the intersepting sewer for the sum of 415.00 dollars
T' tap. -
After allowing claims in the amount of $6, 424.41
on proper motion they adjourned.
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Attest ;
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• Clerk of the B ?r