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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,
NRIDAY JUNE 4, 1937 .
The Board of Public Works and Safety oT the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday June 4, 1937, at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. Messrs.
Joseph Y. Waltermann, Simeon Hodgin and William Ielley,
Jr. being present the following proceedings were had,
to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read.
City Attorney Kelley reported that the: liability
insurance carried by the City 'did not cover an archery
range, and it was decided that this should be taken
care of when t is policy was renewed in July of this
year.
A card of thanks from Ivan Farmer, President of the
Junior Citizens Council of Morton High School, was
received by the Board.
A communication from the Richmond Fire and Casualty
Insurance Association, wherein the offered their services
to the city, was read, and the Clerk was instructed to
notify this association that the:'Boardzi*buld be glad to
receive their recommendations.
The Board discussed the matter of finances for the
maintainence of the Ball Park, and it was decided that
since we were to be allowed one more appropriation
ordinance this year, that the Clerk should prepare an
ordinance providing funds for this purpose, together
with what ever additional appropriations that were -
needed by the various departments.
A request for a. street light at the corner of South
4th €c L Streets was referred to the City Engineer for
investigation.
The request that the City place their public address
system in the Ball Park was refused, however the Board
offered no objections if arrangements could be made
with some private individual for the use of his sound
system, and he to use the same for advertising privileges.
Mr. Howard Dill of th.e Richmond Water Works Corporation
reported to the Board that a 212-." water main which was
laid on Pearl Street between 1st and 3rd, had gone bad,
and that the same should be replaced. Fire Chief Harry
Williams recommended that this be ordered done, also
that fire hydrants be placed at the corner of First and
Pearl and Fourth and Pearl, the Board adopted this
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recommendation and ordered the same done.
Claims to the amount of 1,841. 03 were allowed, after
which the Board adjourned.
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Payo r.
Attest :
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City Clerk.