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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS
CITY OF RICHI,1OND, INDIANA,
FRIDAY APRIL 2, 1937.
The Board. of Public Works and Safety of the City
of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday April 2, 1937, at 9:00 o ' clock A. M. Messrs.
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Joseph M . Waltermann, Simeon Hodgin ans William'
Kelley, Jr. being present , the following proceedings
were had, to-wit:
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read.
Permission to cut the curb at Lot 226 Reeveston
Addition was granted to Mr. W. Rudolphson.
City Engineer Hodgin presented plans for a dog
pound, the Board looked these plans over and instructed
Mr. Hodgin to take the same up with the Palice Department
and Mr. Wenz of WPA, after which the same would be
presented to the Council for their approval.
Fire Chief Harry Williams was before the Board,
seeking permission to have a master phone placed in
the radio station for the receiving of fire alarms,
the Chief explained that when both trucks were out
of Number One Hose House, it left no one to take
alarms, and that it was his thought to have a master
phone placed in the radio station and they could
call out all second or different alarms. The Board
approved of this idea and authorized the installation
of this phone.
Luke Bowing was before the Board seeking to have
the telephone pole removed from the corner of his
parking lot, located just north of the City Building,
so that they might have an entrance to this corner of
their lot. Mr. Hess was also before the Board and
explained that an entrance at this point would make
it necessary to make some changes in the transformer
vault at this corner, since the top over the same
was not of sufficient strength to support trucks that
might drive over it. The Board declined to take any
action on this until after Mr. Hess had furnished them
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with figures as to the cost of making such changes
as would be required.
Mr. Hess invited all the City Officials and their
wifes to attend the opening of the Show being sponsored
by the Light Plant on Monday April 5, 1937.
Elizabeth Popp was before the Board complaining about
the parking of the cars of the employees of the Atlas
Underwear Company around their home and stated that it
was impossible for them to find a place to park their
own car. The Board. informed Mrs Popp that the Atlas
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Underwear Company was going to arrange a parking lot
just north of their factory and that when this was
done, the Board felt sure that this would correct
this condition.
Councilman Snavely was before the Board in regards
to the Civic Minstrel and reported the meeting that
he had with the President of the Retail Merchants
Association in regards to said minstrel, after a
general discussion of this question by the Board, the
Clerk was instructed to write Mr. O'Maley, President
of the Retail Merchants Association and inform him
that the City would furnish,_$300.00 and the services
of the Park Department in the presentingt;bf this
minstrel , and that they had appointed Councilman Ralph
Snavely to represent the City, also- that any additional
funds other than the amount , donated by the City would
have to be secured from some other source.
Claims to the amount of $700.89 were allowed,
after which the Board adjourned.
i Mayor`.
Attest:
A a7 ith
• City Clerk.
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