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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY JANTJARY 7 , 1938.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday January 7 , 1938, at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. Messrs.
Joseph P.R. Waltermann, Simeon Hodgin and William Kelley,
Jr. being present the following proceedings were had , .
to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read in Council.
The Clerk reported that the State Board of Tax
Commissioners had asked for additional information on
the58,000.00 appropriation ordinance, and that he had
arranged to meet a representative of the Board in
Indianapolis, Saturday morning with this information,
also that he would attempt to learn from the Tax Board
about an additional appropriation for the Street Dept.
to take care of money for equipment rental, said funds
being necessary in order to continue W.P.A. work as
W.P.A. would no longer furnish equipment after the date
of January 12, 1938.
The Clerk reported that reorge Brehm had asked the
Board to advertise the leasing of the Municipal Base
Ball Park. The Board instructed the Clerk to communicate
with Frank Kautsky, presnt holder of the lease and see
if Mr. Kautsky wanted to exercise his option. for 1938.
The Board authorized diagonal parking in front of
the Howard apartments, and ordered line so painted on
the street , and that the bill for this work be sent to
the owner of these apartments.
The Board ordered an incandescant light installed
at the alley between North 9th. and. 10th on C Street:
They also ordered a light installed on North 22nd
between E and Glen Court.
A petition for a traffic light at the corner -of North
19th and E Streets was received but it was impossible to
consider this, as there was no provision for traffic
lights made in the 1938 budget.
Acting Chief of Police Duckett was before the Board
relative to the purchase of 2 new Police Cars. The Board
authorized this purchase and instructed the Clerk to
prepare the necessary Resolution for Council' s next
meeting of January 17 .
Mr. Walter Terry of the State Highway Department was
before the Board relative to the division of costs for
the maintenance and operation of such traffic lights
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as were located on State Highway Routes. And it was
agreed that for all maintenance on said lights so
located, the Light Plant should bill the State Direct,
but on the Electric Current cost for operation, the
plant should bill the City, and the Controller should
then re-bill the State for their proportionate cost.
The Board also had for consideration a Resolution
adopted by the State Highway Commission establishing I/
certain rules as to parking on such streets as were
a part of the State Highway System. The Board objected
to the elimination of parking on West 5th Street . from
National Road to Northwest E Street , and no parking
on west Main from 1st to 5th. The Board felt that in
the case of West 5th Street that the elimination of
parking on the east side of 5th street would be
sufficient and that only until such time as :the street
cars were removed , and as to Test Main Street , that
there should be no restrictions on parking other than
those which prevailed before. The City Engineer was
instructed to take this question up with the Highway
Commission.
Complaint was wade as to the iron railing in front
of the office of the International Harvester Co . and
the City Engineer was authorized to get in touch with
lr. Tames Pinson in an effort to have the same removed
or set back from the curb line.
The Board authorized the painting of yellow curb a
distance of 15' from the corner on the southeast and
southwest corners of South 8th and E on E Street.
Some discussion was had as to whether the Police
Radio operators came under the provisions of the Police
and Firemens Minimum '';age Law, and upon the advice of
City Attorney Kelley it was decided that they did come ,
under this law. TheClerk then reported that according to
the amount of money available in the budget , that it
would be possible to pay the Chief Operator $145.00 per
month and the other 3 operators $135.00 per month, if
these men would be willing cover each others vacation
period. The Board then adopted this scale as the wage
that should be paid for the year 1938. The City Engineer
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was instructed to take up with the County Commissioners
the question of increasing their donation to the City
towards the payment from : 1T,200. 00 per year to 'l, 6?0.00
which amount would pay for one operator.
Claims to the amount of r4 ,840. 53 were allowed after
which the Board adjourned .
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Attest : / - " Mayor.
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'City Clerk.