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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15, 1937 .
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Richmond , Indiana , met in the office of said Board ,
Friday October 15, 1937 , at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. Messrs.
Simeon Hodgin and William Kelley, Tr. , being present
the following proceedings were had, to-wit :
The minutes of the prceeding meeting were approved
as read .
Mr. Howard Dill was before the Board and explained
that the Better Business Bureau had drafted an ordinance
on traffic and that they would be glad to turn the same
over to the city, and that a copy of this ordinance had
been given to Councilman Wagner, Chief of Police Vogelsong
and Chief of Detectives Ellis Duckett .
City Engineer Hodgin reported that he had investig•a.ted
the location at North 7th and A Streets and that he felt
that the petition to cut the curb on 7th street should be
denied, and only the part referring to North A Street
granted. The Board approved this recommendation.
George Brehm appeared before the Board in an effort to
have a sign advertising the Light Plant placed in the
northeast corner of the park and stated that there was
auite a crowd always collected at this point outside the
park and that the erection of such a sign would eliminate ,
this. Mr. Brehm also thought that it might be possible
by the sale of advertising on the fence to raise enough
money to light the playing field in the park. The Board
took there suggestions under advisement.
The Board adopted Declaratory Resolution No. 256-1937 ,
for the vacation of 20' off the west side of North 14th
Street , and set the date of November 5, 1937 , at 10 :00
A. Y. as the time for the hearing of remonstrances.
Two applications for a position as radio operators
were recieved from C. R. Neth, 731 Center Street , Milford
Ohio , and Albert Zr. Fischer 1327 Webster-Avenue, Des
Plaines , Illinois. Both of these were ordered placed on
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file for future reference.
Mr. Hodgin reported that Mr. Wenz telephone allowance
had been taken away by W.P. A. and that he thought that
the City should take care of this bill as we had to be
in contact with Mr. Wen7 at all times. It was found that
the city was already paying for one phone in the name
of Walter Reid , former supervisor of W. P.A. and that
this phone could be transferred to Mr. Wenz.
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City Attorney Kelley was asked for an opinion as to
whether it would be le€?al for the city to pass an
I/ ordinance which would provide for the payment of the
difference between the wage of street and nark department
employees and the amount of compensation insurance which
they received, such payment to be made only in the csse
where said employees were injured during work. Yr. Kelley
stated that in his oninion that the city could not le •ally
do this .
Claims to the amount of $15,814.12 were allowed after
which -the Board adjourned.
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Attest :
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City Clerk.