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HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-29-1937 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS CITY OF RICH OND, INDIANA, FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 1937 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond , Indiana, met in the office of said Board Friday October 29, 1937, at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. Messrs. Joseph M. Waltermann, Simeon Hodgin and William Kelley, Jr. being present, the following proceedings were had, to-wit : There having been no regular Board meeting on the date of October 22, 1937 , on account of the Board members being present at the meeting of the Municipal League in Bloomington Indiana, the minutes of the meeting of October 15, 1937, were approved as read in Council. A petition for the extension of a water main a distance of 2800 feet on the New Paris Pike was presented by Mr. Chester Hill, and the same was referred to the Water Works Company for investigation. Joe Hoch of the Harrington-Hoch Company was before the Board relative to the refund on compensation insurance and as there was some misunderstanding on this Question, Mr. Hoch agreed to have the auditor appear before the Board and explain the same. City Engineer Hodgin reported that the City would no doubt have the South End Sewer approved as a WPA project , and that the building of this sewer would require the issueing of a bond issue in the approximate amount of 40,000.00, and suggested that the City Attorney prepare the necessary resolutions and ordinances for the same. Mr. Kelly stated that he understood that there was to be some opposition to this bond issue, to which Yr. Hodgin replied that this was the only way that the sewer could be built, and of course if there were a suffiecient number of taxpayers objecting, then the sewer would not be built. City Controller ('-eorge Coons asked the authority of the Board to transfer the sum of `p105.00 which was the un- expended balance from the Sewage Disposal Fund to the Bond Redemption Fund. Mr. Hodgin wanted to see first if there remained any work to be done that might properlyI/ be charged to this account, and the Board authorized Mr. Coons to make this transfer in the event that there was no further necessity for this money in the Sewage Disposal Account. The Board authorized the receiving of bids on 2 Ultra High Mobile Police Transmitters the same to be opened at 10 :00 A. Y. November 5th, 1937. 389 Superintendent of Streets, Burkhardt was authorized to purchase and install a short wave receiving set in his city car. I/ The following commtnnication was received: October 27, 1937 Mayor Joseph M. Waltermann Richmond, Indiana. Dear Sir: Carrying out the provisions of an act passed by the Eighteenth Regular Session of the General Assembly of. the State of Indiana, Chapter 256, Section 2, the State Highway Commission will, on the first of January 1938, take over the maintenance of thestreets in your city over which the state highway routes pass. This maintenance will require, among other things, the cleaning of the streets and we are writing you to ask if your city would be willing to enter into a contract with the State Highway Commission, whereby, the cleaning of these streets will be done by your city forces, payment to be made tp you by the State Highway Commission for this work. We are assembling the information to determine the average cost of street cleaning work in cities in the State of Indiana and we would be very much pleased to have you notify the Highway Commission whether you would be willing to accept the duties of cleaning the streets with your forces, payment to be made on the basis of the average cost as determined by data from the different cities in the state. The removal of snow would not be included in this work which we are asking you to take over since the Highway Commission is equipped to handle snow removal. It would only be the cleaning of the streets during the period, exclusive of the snow removal, which would have to be carried out. We would appreciate .an> early answer to this letter since this matter should be settled before such a time as the Highway Commission carry out their duty of taking over the streets of highway routes. Yours bery truly, Y. R. Keefe Chief Engineer. The Board decided to invest 'ate this proposition before signngr-any agreement. 390 A committee from the Indiana Railway Company was before the Board relative to a proposed contract for the operation of busses within the City, and the Board refused to sign the proposed agreemnt, and informed the committee that they objected to a 25 year franchise, the fact that the contract did not provide for any provision for the removal of the present streetcar tracks, a maximum fare, nor the type of equipment to be used. City Attorney Kelley was I/ asked for an opinion as to whether it was necessary to enter into a contract. Mr. Kelley then read the section of the law covering the same, which stated that the utility could go before the Public Service Commission and petition for abandment of the present street car lines and permission to substitute busses, however it was agreed that it would be better to enter into a contract, subject to the approval of Council, and the committeef_agreed to have the contract rewritten and also furnish copies of the surveys made by General Electric and Westinghouse as to trackless trolleys, these to be presented to the Board and the mmebrs of the Council. The question of furnishing transportation to the Crosley Plant was discussed, and the Board was informed that the Indiana Railway had petitioned the Public Service Comm- ission for a temporary permit to operate busses on this route. City Attorney Kelley then moved that the Indiana Railway be given authority to operate temporarilybusses over the following route, until such time as a permanent permit should be isssued by the Public Service Commission and providing the Commission approves the issueing of a temporary permit for this route. The route to be followed is as follows : Beginning at Eighth and Main Streets in the City of Richmond Indiana, thence west on Main Street to Fifth Street, thence north on Fifth Street to North D Street, west on North D Street to Sheridan Street , north on Sheridan Street to the Hagerstown Pike, thence on Hagerstown Pike to the Crosley Radio Plant and return via the same route. This motion was seconded by City Engineer Hodgin and adopted by a unanimous vote. Claims to the amount of 4,901.08 were allowed after I/which the Board adjourned. • Attest : ! Mayor. .46( City Clerk.