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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1937 .
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday November 26, 1937 , at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. Messrs.
Toseph M. Waltermann, Simeon T. Hodgin and William
Kelley, Jr. , being present the following proceedings
were had, to-wit :
The minute of the preceeding meeting were approved as
read in Council.
The Clerk reported that Mr. Dill of the Water Works
Corporation had informed him the the company had approved
the water main extension on New Paris Pike and were now
getting bids for this installation.
City Attorney Kelley read the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the
City of Richmond, Indiana, has heretofore determined
that it would be for the best interests of said City and
its citizens to provide for the construction of sanitary
sewers to sevre the east and southeast sections of the
City and trunk line sewer to connect said territory with
the City' s sewage treatment plant , and to that end has
caused plans, specifications and estimates to be prepared
by the City Engineer, which plans:, specifications and
estimates are now on file in the office of the said
engineer and show the estiiated cost of said project to
be in the approximate sum of Two Hundred Nine Thousand
Dollars ( 209,000.00 ) ; and
WHEREAS, on apnlica.tion of the City, the Works Progress
Administration of the Federal Goverment has agreed to
allocate to said project a grant in the amount of One
Hundred Fifty-one Thousand Dollars ( 151k0OQ. 00 ) , and
arranmements have-been made for the payment of the sum
of Thirteen Tgousand Dollars (` 13,000.00) toward the
cost of said project by the owners of the property served
by said sewers, leaving a balance of Forty-five Thousand
Dollars ( : 45,000.00 ) to be provided by the City ; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety now
finds that said sewers are necessary in order to properly
protect the health and well being of the citizens of the
City of Richmond , and will in part be of general benefit
to the entire City, and that the sum of Forty-five
Thousand Dollars W45,000.00 ) should be supplied out of
the general fund of the City, or out of funds derived
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derived from the issuance of general obligation bonds ; and
WHEREAS, it will be of great advantage to the City and
its citizens to accept the offer of the Works Progress
Administration and provide the necessary funds for the
said protect , for the reason that, with the cooperation
of the Work Progress Administration, said project can
be constructed at a nominal to the City and its citizens,
and the Works Progress Administartion will be able to
give employment to many unemployed citizens and thereby .
lighten poor relief burdens ; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety
of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that the plans, specifi-
catuons and estimates prepared by the City Engineer for
' the sewer project herein referred to be and the same
are hereby approved.
RESOLVED FURTHER that this Board request the City
Controller and the Common Council to take proper steps
immediately to provide the necessary funds for said
purpose, in the amount of Forty-five Thousand Dollars
(.;45,000.00 ) , and to that end that a copy of this resolution
be filed with the City Controller and City Clerk and
presented to the Common Council at the next meeting thereof.
On the motion of Mr. Hodgin and the second of Mr. Kelley,
this resolution was adopted.
After a conference with the City Controller, it was
decided to issue 90 - bonds to be known as the East &
Southeast Sanitary Sewer System, each bond to be of $500.00
denomination to be retired at the rate of ' 4;_500.00 per
year, the first falling due on the date of January 1, 1940,
and the first interest coupon being dated July 1, 1939.
The Board asked for e revised estimate on the traffic
light installation at 16th and Main Street .
Fire Chief Harry William was authorized to purchase
one new Camewell Alarm Box, the same to be installed either
on Southwest 4th and C or 5th and C Streets.
Claims to the amount of ¢2, 221.09 were allowed, after
which the Board adjourned.
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Attest : / / " " " Mayor.
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City C erk.