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HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-15-1940 104 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY,MARCH 15, 1940 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board Friday, March 15, 1940 at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. Messrs. John R. Britten, Simeon W. Hodgin and Henry U. Johnson being present the following proceed- ings were had to-wit ; The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. Fire Chief Harry Williams stated he with Police Chief Ellis Duckett had talked with the Superinten- dent at the International Harvester Plant located between 13 & 15 on North E. Street in regard to the congested parking condition oa'E. Street and he the Superintendent stated there was not sufficient room on the parking lots for all the employes therefore it was necessary for some of theq^park on the Streets of which he had no jurisdiction. Yr. Prisby,Park Superintendent was ordered to paint the rest rooms in Glenn Miller Park and make any minor repairs' necessary. Mr. Cecil L. Jones of Indianapolis was present in the interest of leasing the Municipal Baseball Park for base-ball the coming season. It was decided by the Board that the minimum sum or 25.00 should be charged for the use of the Municipal Baseball Park per day. Mr. A. L. Jennings was granted permission to tap the sewer located at Sheridian and N-W- L- Streets for the sum of j15.00 he to pay any other expenses which might be incured. A reouest for a light on Butler Street between Bridge Aver .. .and-N-.TJ Streets was referred to the City Engineer Hodgin. A claim was presented to the Board filed in the Clerks Office as of #arch 14, 1940 in 'the matter of an accident to Alice Pierce on the side-walk on North Ninth Street along the property occupied by the Meyer Bros . Drug Co. Signed by Alice Pierce Notary J. Brandon Griffis The Board approved a notice be given with the proper publication March 22 & 29 for the sale of garbage coll- ected by the City of Richmond, bide. to be considered at the office of the Board of Works April 12 - 1940. ( cont ) 105 Mrs.Helen Worton and YTS. Edith S. Dodridge off- icers of the Garden Club were present and presented a written report on the activities of the Club. The ioard then approved and adopted the following Resolution; WHEREAS ; Through the co-operation of the City,of Richmond, and the Garden Clmb of said City, The arden Club has heretofore erected a Hill Memorial Fountain and Gardens on the property of said City and constituting a part of Glenn Miller Park;And, :WHEREAS ; As a part of said development the old brick residence property located immediately north of said Hill Memorial Fountain and Gardens has been remodelled by saidCity and constitutes a part of said Memorial and rose gardens ; And, WHEREAS; The City has reserved the upper floor of said residence property, as the residence of an employe of said City,with the understanding that the wife of said employe will act as hostess in said buil- ding and assist in the supervision of its use; And, WHEREAS, The said Garden Club has hereto- fore been granted the use of the lower floor of said building for the use of said. Garden Club and under their supervision for pther civic purposes ; And, WHEREAS ; At the time of the erection of said Memorial Fountain and Gardens. and the remodelling and repairing of said residence property, certain comitt- ments were made by said City of Richmond and the Gar- den Clmb but no record thereof has heretofore been made, and it is the due desire of both parties that some record be made of the arrangements existing bet- ween the Garden Club and the City of Richmond ; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,That the City of Richmond keep the residence building, consti- tuting a part of said Memorial Garden in good repair, including outside walls, roof and interior painting, and that the Garden Club be and is hereby granted the use of the lower floor of said residence building and the grounds adjacent thereto , for the purpose of holding public meetings of their own and of other civic organ- izations in said residence property. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Garden Club should be permitted to make a reasonable charge for the use of said eouipment and fixtures for the meetings and gatherings, provided however, that said Garden Club shall use all money received for use of said building in furnishing the interior of the ground floor of said building. John R. Britten S. Hodgin Henry U. Johnson Board of Pu 1ic Works and Safty. ( cont ) 106 After allowing claims to- the amount of $3,013. 50 they adjourned. ,,hairmb.n Attest ; 2e . Cler o t e Boar