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HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-01-1938 OFFICE OF THE POARD OF WORKS 425 CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA., FRIDAY M4RCH.. 4; 1938. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of the said Board , Friday March 4 , 1938, at 9 :00 o' clock A.M. Messrs. Toseph M. Waltermann, Simeon Hodgin and William Kelley, Tr. being present , the following proceedings were had , to-wit : The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved as read. Superintendent of Streets Burkhardt was instructed to use Stop Disks in place of turtles in future installations . City Attorney Kelley was to look up the law on the lighting of railroad crossings within the City, to detrmine if it was not the railroads obligation to place lights under the viaducts in Fairview. Mr. Omer Sheffer submitted a proposition to repair the roof at' No . 3 Hose House for a price not to exceed $70.00. The Board accepted this proposition and inst- ructed the Building Inspector to have Mr. Sheffer do this work. Mrs. Gaar of the Museum asked permission of the Board to remove the Log Cabin which served as the first school in Wayne County, to the Museum on North "A_" Street , and agreed to move the same at no expense to the city. The Board agreed to allow the school to be moved with the understanding that all expense attached thereto should be borne by Mrs. Gaar. Mr. Hodgin reported that the truck which had been traded by the street department for 100.00 could be purchased by the Disposal Plant for $75. 00, and that this truck would be quite useful at said plant , and asked permission to purchase this truck. The Board granted this permission with the understanding that not more than $75. 00 should be paid for the same. Mr. Hodgin reported that bids had been asked on the rental of equipment at so much per hour less the services of an operator, this equipment to be used on the East and Southeast sewer, but that all bids did not come in that way, as most bidders did not want to have some one else operate their shovels. Mr. Hodgin then recommended that all bids for equipment rental be rejected and that Mr. Wenz of WPA be given the authority to rent such equipment as was needed and at such time or terms as would be most advantageous to the city, without entering into a contract for any definate period. The Board adopted this recommendation. 426 Mr. Hodgin informed the Board that WPA was going to be able to furnish enough material and labor, that it owuld be possible for the city to go ahead with several projects that had been held up, and that he recommended to the Board that one of the projects be , the narrowing of the parkways in Reeveston so as provide a 20 foot driveway. The Board approved this recommendation. Yr. Hodgim also recommende that cement walks be placed on NW 13th Street from Main Street north, and on the south side of Main Street past Clear Creek Park, also cement curbs and gutters on Whitewater Boulevard from Southwest 1st Street to South G Street. These recomendation were also approved. Ross Harrington was before the Board relative to the vacation of an alley, and was informed by the Board that he should prepare his resolution and present the same to the Planning Commission for their approval before the Board could take any action. Claims to the amount of $11,335. 76 were allowed by the Board. The Board approved Building Code Amendment No. 3-1938. after which it adjourned. A AV Attest : 7'461I)7'V/1/(2 City Clerk.