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Office of the Board of Works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Friday May 22, 1936.
The Board of Public Works. and Safety of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board
Friday May 22, 1936, at 9 :00 o' clock AM. Messrs.
Joseph M. Walterman, Simeon Hodgin. and William Kelley,
Jr. being present, the following proceedings wereI/
had, to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read in Council.
The Board approved the signing of a Release Surety
Bond for a shortage of $277.46 during the term as City
Treasurer of William McVey, this being the amount due
the City on account of this shortage.
City Engineer Hodgin reported that he had the figures
ready for the insurance on the Sewage Diaposal Plant,
and that the Clerk had written to the Indiana Inspection
Bureau for an inspector to determine the rates and
amount of coverage, and stated that he did not think
the figures should be released until after this was done.
The Board approved of this nroceedure.
An agreement between the Lutherania Evangelical
Cemetery Association and the City of Richmond, Indiana,
for water connections was approved by the Board.
A complaint was. received from the residents of
North 15th Street between D and E Streets, that the
employees of the International Harvester Company
parked their cars in front of their homes, and that it
was impossible for them to get in their homes with
their own cars. The Board instructed the Clerk to take
this matter up with Mr. Pinson of the International
Harvester Company.
Mr. S.J. Beebe appeared before the Board and complained
about the traffic at Nthrth 7th and D Street, and the
Board decided to have some one from the WPA do police
duty at this corner during the hours compained of.
City Engineer Hodgin asked the City Attorney for
advice as to citys rights to construct a sidewalk inI/
front of Mrs . Shultz property on East Main. Mr. Kelley
stated that as long as the ground was within the 80
foot easement for the street that the City would have
that right . Mr. Hodgin stated that he would attempt to
expaain this to Mrs. Shultz and if this was impossible,
the City would proceed with the sidewalk any way.
Claims to the amount of 017,996.27 were allowed after
which the Board adjourned.
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Nunc pro tune. to May 22, 1936, meeting.
Only one bid was received for the purchase of the
dwelling located at the Pest House, this being from
Floyd Focht for the sum of 50.30, said bid being
rejected by the Board as not eoualling the appraised
figure. The Board then decided to dismantle said--house
with VNPA labor and use the old material on different
projects throughout the City.