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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHI'IOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd, 1940
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City
of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board
Friday, March 22nd, 1940, at 9 :00 A. M. Messrs. John
R. Britten, Simeon W. Hodgin and Henry U. Johnson.
being present the following proceedings were had to-
wit ;
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read
and approved.
Messrs. J. Brandon Griffis , Charles Tate, Edd
Harris and Andy Herlitz were present in the inter-
est of obtaining a place for ameture boxing and
training quarters in the City, the matter was taken
under advisement .
The Board ordered that , proper legal notice be
given that sealed proposals will be received by it
at its office at 18 :00 A. M. April 12th, 1940, for
the concession privileges in the various parks of
the City.
Mr. Guy Bull was present in the matter of a tri-
angular strip of ground owned by him at the South
West corner of 5th and South A. Streets which could
be purchased by the City of Richmond for the purpose
of widening South A. Street, for the approximate sum
of around 3750.00, the matter was referred to the
City Engineer, Hodgin.
At the request of Fire Chief Harry Williams, the
Board ordered that the proper legal notice be given,
it, Would receive sealed proposals at its regular
meeting at its office at 10 :00 A. M. Friday,April 12th,
1940, for 500 feet more or less of Cotton Rubber lined
Fire Hose.
Attention was called to the comblaints about the
condition of the crossings of the Pennsylvania Rail
Road at North 8th Street and North West L Street:.
The Board ordered the Clerk to notify by letter the
Superintendent of the local Divisions of such con-
dition of the various crossings, requesting that they
give their earliest consideretion in the matter.
The Board approved the painting of the rooms down
stairs at the Community House in Glenn Miller Park
also new linoleum for t -e kitchen .
After allowing claims to the amount of 6,848.28
they addourned.
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