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Home My Public Portal About02-11-1938 416 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS CITY OF RICHMOND, INpDIANA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11$ 1938. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond , Indiana, met in the office of the said Board, Friday February 11, 1938, at 9 :00 o' clock A.M. Messrs. Joseph M. Z'•altermann, Simeon Hodgin and William Kelley, Jr. being prsent the following proceedings were had, I/ to-wit : The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved as read in Council. City Engineer Hodgin recommended that an Arc Light be installed at South 5th and 0 Streets. Mr. Hodgin reported that the cost of the sewer petitioned for on South 4th from N to Q would be $4500.00 to the City even under WPA and as this amount of money was not available at this time , he could not recommend the building of this sewer: Mr. Hodgin reported that he could purchase the steel girders for the Whitewater Bridge for the sum of $495.00 for the 6 spans, and asked permission of the Board to make the purchase at this price. This permission was granted. Mr. Bate of the School City was before the Board with an Annexation Ordinance proposing to annex the Maxwell Addition and 1000 feet south of G Street from the center of Abington Pike on the west to the corporation limits on the east. This ordinance was presented to the City Attorney, who reported the same in due form and was ready for presntation to the Common Council. Superintendent Streets Burkhardt reported that he could purchase a �tseiI hot-mix plant for $4,000.00, but that he did not have this amount available , and wanted to know if the balance of this amount could not be made up out of the gasoline funds. Mr. Burkhardt and the City Controller ware instructed to get this information from the State Board of Accounts. Mr. Bates of the School City asked permission of the I/ Board to blockade Southwest 1st street from the second house south of D to south F Street, during working hours on the new High School. The Board granted this permission. Mr. Tames Eagan 'who had served as dog catcher in 1937, proposed to the Board that he would serve in this capacity for a period of five months starting February 15, 1938 until July 14, 1938 for the sum of $50.00 per month and his gasoline. The Board felt that since in the past it had been hard to get anyone to do this job and that it had cost the City $150. 00 per month, that they should accept 41 ./_ proposition. The Board then voted to accept this proposition and instructed Mr. Eagen to ;:-et his gasoline from the Police Department. Permission to cut the curb a distance of 25' on North A Street just west of Fort Wayne Avenue was granted Dell Davis. Pursuant to advertisement for the receiving of bids for materials and equipment for the East and Southeast Sewer, the following bids were received: Central Foundry. 10" cast iron pipe per linear foot $1. 60z Price Brothers . 18" Plain Concrete Pipe per linear foot . 63 21" Plain Concreet Pipe " " " . 90 24" Plain Concrete Pipe " " " 1.11 24" Reinforced Concrete Pipe 1.45 All pipe to be delivered to the nearest accesible point by truck to the job site. Klehfoth Voss Co. Delivered by truck on job City to furnish help to unload. - 8" standard Vitrified Sewer Pipe .168 10" standar " " " .252 12" standard " " " .324 15" Standard " " " .432 15" Double Strength Vit. Sewer Pipe .504 18" Standard Vitrified Sewer Pipe . 60 18" Double Strength .75 21 " Standard .84 21" Double Strength 1.05 24" Standard 1.08 24" Double Strength 1.35 3% cash discount if paid 15 days from date of shipment . • IMYE BRANCHES, PRICE EACH. 6"x' 8" standard price each . 672 6"x 10" 1. 008 6"x 12" 1.296 3% cash discount if paid in lb days from date of shipment. Armstrong Sewer Pipe Company 8" Standard FOB Cars Richmond FOB Cars New Paris Job. .144 .138 .146 10" Standard . 22 .205 .2205 12" Standard .281 .26 .2825 15" Standard .393 .35 .396 15" De-aired .41 .378 .414 15" Double St. .484 444 .486 18" Standard . 54 . 50 . 55 418 American Vitrified Products Co. 8" Standard per linear foot .147 10" " n tt " .2205 , 12" " " " " .2835 15" " " " et .378 18" " " tt " . 525 15" Double Strength .45 18" " tt . 675 21" Standard .735 21" Double Strength .945 24" Standard .945 24" Double Strength 1.215 Above quotation F. 0.B Richmond , or truck delivery site. WYE BRANCHES. PRICE EACH 6" x 8" . 588 6" x 10" .882 6" x 12" 1.1134 F. O.B. Richmond , or truck delivery to site. S. B. Bowman. Cars Site 8" Standard .165 .17 10" " .25 .26 12" " .32 .33 15" " .43 .45 15" Double Strength .53 .54 18" Standar . . 60 i:62 18" Double Strength .73 .75 21" Standard .84 .87 21" Double Strength 1.02 1. 05 24" Standard 1. 08 1.12 24" Double Strength 1.30 1.35 WYE BRANCHES PRICE EACH 6" x 8" . 67 .70 6" x 10" 1. 00 1. 05 6" x 12" 1.29 1. 35 Manhole Castings per pound .0275 Oakum Calking for Joints per pound .085 Manhole Concrete 5x8x16 each .245 Sales Dept. Division of State Manhole Casting per pound . 04 • Bertsch BrothersI/ Manhole Concrete 122 & 15 x 51/8 x 5ti; each .11 Bevel Blocks each . 13 Invoices 1st and 15th. 5% discount when paid by 10th &. 25th. Queen City Supply Company. . 8000# Tarred Twisted Jute Packing $8.50 Cwt. 680. 00 419 John .F Hipskind Equipment Rental or Sale Used or New Shovel with trench hoe. ` cubic yard Keystone Model K-24 Per Hour $4. 60 Austin 00 30 Trenching Machine 3.40 Bulldozer Sale Price 2 ,500.00 Shovel and Trench Hoe Sale Price 4,000.00 Austin Trenching Machine Sale 3,500. 00 Cletrack Bulldozer #35, Rent Per Hour excluding operator 2.75 Dell B. Davis Equipment Rental or Sale Used or New Shovel with trench hoe attachment Rent per month excluding operator $300.00 Rent Der hour excluding operator with monthly minimum 3.00 DeBolt Concrete Co . Equipment Rental or Sale Used or New Shovel with trench hoe equipment , General shovel 5/8 cubic yard all attachments $4. 50 per hour Byers Shovel 3/8 cubic yard per hour 3. 50 Byers Shovel 3/8 yard cubic capacity 9 months old with all attachments 4 ,000.00 Bulldozer Caterpiller 40, 8ft. 1936 Model, Rent per hour excluding operator4.50 Lee Ridgeway Equipment Rental or Sale Used or New Shovel with trench hoe attachment Rent per hour including operator Insley 4.00 Bay City 5.00 Sale Price 3/8 yard Insley 2,275. 00 Sale Price 5/8 yard Bay City 5,525.00 All these bids were referred to Mr. Hogin, Mr. Burkhardt and Mr. Wenz of WPA for tabulation and recommendation. Mr. Hodgin stated that he needed two inspectors on the sewer job and asked permission to take two men out of his own office and to pay these men $145.00 per month out of the sewer funds. The Board granted this permission. Claims to the amount of $13,315.56 was allowed after which the Board adjourned. 444 Mayor Attest';: City Clerk.