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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY JUNE 3, 1938.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of the said- Board,
Friday June 3., 1938, at 9 :00 o ' clock A.M. Messrs. Joseph
Y. Waltermann and Simeon Hodgin being present , the
following proceedings were had, to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved as
read.
A discussion was had as to method to be used in disposing
of the telephone poles which were being removed from the old
street car lines, and it was decided that said poles should
be appraised at so much Per pole, and the sale of the same
authorized at the appraised figure.
A complaint was made of a drain running into the street
near south 23rd and E Streets, and that waste water was
coming from this drain, Mr. Kutter reported that this
complaint had been investigated and the owners were going,
to tap in the new sewer now being built in this section
of the city, and that the owner had told them that they
had a septic tank in the rear. The Board ordered this
practice of running waste water into the street stopped.
Henry Bowen owner of a feed store on South 7th Street
was before the Board with a request for yellow curb in
front of his store. This was denied since such a location
was not covered by the Traffic Ordinance.
The Board ordered the City Controller' s office to be
kept open Saturday afternoons during the month of June.
Market Vaster Carl Kutter was before the Board in
regards to the prices charged for market stalls and stated
that we were loseing quite a" f ew customers and that he
suggested that we lower the rent to $50.00 for inside stands,
and 25 - 20 & 10 for outside stands. The Board adopted this
suggestion.
Claims to the amount of $1,268.94 were allowed after
which the Board adjourned.
Mayor.
Attest :
City Clerk.