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Office of the Board of Works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Friday March 13, 1936.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City
of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said
Board, Friday March 13, 1936, at 9 :00 o' clock A.M.
Messrs . Joseph M. Walterman, Simeon Hodgin and
William Kelley, Jr, being present, the following
proceedings were had, to-wit :-
Minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read.
Mr. Hodgin recommended that we take no action on
the lease on the Airport, until we have definate
assurance that the Goverment will complete this
project. The Board adopted this recommendation.
Mr. Hodgin also recommended that one of the new
type incandescant lights be installed at the corner
of West 9th and Richmond Ave. This recommendation
was adopted by the Board.
Complaint was made to the Board as to the bad
condition of South L Street near 23rd, Mr. Hodgin
informed the Board that this street was a part of
a WPA project and would be completed as soon as
the weather would permit.
A request for permission to use some of the
ground in Clear Creek Park for gardening purposes
was turned over to the Superintendent of Streets.
Resolution No. 2 - 1936.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WOPKS AND SAFETY
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond, Indiana, has heretofore
undertaken the construction of Sewage Treatment Works
to serge said City and the inhabitants thereof, which
project is being financed in part under a grant from
the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works,
an agency of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of said project consisting
of the several items as shown in the application, as
amended, of the City of Richmond to the Federal
Emergency Administration of Public Works, consists
of the following classified items, to wit :
(1 ) Preliminary Expense $0
(2) Lands, right of way, and
easements 7,000.00
(3 ) Construction Costs 456,000.00
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(4) Engineering $23,200.00
( 5) Legal, administration, and
overhead charges 2,700.00
( 6) Interest during construction 9 ,500.00
(7 ) Miscellaneous 1, 600.00 ,
$500,000.00
WHEREAS, said individual amounts as set out for said
several items represent the maximum which may be
expended for such items, provided however that if and
when necessary the Board of Public T,,+ork:s and Safety
of the City of Richmond may by resolution transfer
funds to any of the said items from un'epended and
and unobligated surplus in any of the 'b ther items as
required for the good of the work; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary under the regulations of the
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works that
the funds in any of said items shall be sufficient to
meet the expenditures under said items, including
pending and anticipated change orders under said project :
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public
Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana;
SECTION 1. That the above breakdown of the estimated
costs as shown in said application, as amended, to the
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works be and
is hereby revised in the following form, to wit :
(1) Preliminary Expense 307.83
(2) Land, right of ways, and
easements 2,954.80
( 3) Construction Costs
(a ) Contracts 469,863.28
(b) Patent Royalty 4,000.00
( c) Change Orders ( lto9 ) 7 ,160.00
(d) Contingencies 4,414.79
Total Construction Cost 4471,117 .98
(4) Engineering, Est. , based on total construction cost
(a) Design 11,777 .95
(b ) In'spection 14,133. 54
25,911.49
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( 5) Legal 360.00
( 6 ) Interest During Construction None
(7 ) Miscellaneous 23.90
Total fund allocated for the $500, 676.00
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project, including bond premium
SECTION 2. That Mr. F. M. Logan, Acting State Director
Indiana, Federal Emergency Administration of -Public
Works, be and is hereby requested by this Board to
examine, consider and approve said revised breakdown
of estimated cost and that the City)Cl:erk of the
City of Richmond be and is hereby instructed to furnish
six (6) certified copies of this Resolution to said
Acting State Director for his consideration and for the
purpose herein set out .
On motion of Mr. Hodgin and the second of Mr. Kelley
this Resolution was adopted.
Change order # 11 for workf at the Disposal Plant
was approved by the Board.
A discussion was had on the trash collection problem
and it was decided that we endeavor to have the citizens
use a container for all trash so that the men would not
have to shovel said trash but might be able to dispose
of same by emptying a container, it was suggested that
an old oil drum cut half ir4 would be fine for this
purpose, and it was decided to secure one of these and
through the cooperation of the press try to sell the
public the idea of using them, it was further suggested
that the present Trash Ordinance should be amended so
as to prohibit the dumping of trash in the alley unless
it was emptied into a container of some sort .
It was decided to notify the Indiana Railway Company
to repair. their tracks and the streets therein by the
date of April 15, 1936, and the City Attorney was
instructed to so notify the said company.
Fire Chief Williams asked the permission of the
Board to purchase two sections of chemical hose for
his department . The Board granted this permission.
The Board adopted Declaratory Resolution No. One-
1936, for the opening and extending of Harris Street,
from Northwest K. street, formerly Maple Street to
Northwest J Street, formerly Linden Ave. this Resolution
was adopted with the understanding that said opening
would not cost the City of Richmond. r,
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The Clerk proceeded to open bids for the purchase
of fire hose, said bids being as follows :
Goodrich Rubber Co.
500 feet 22 inch Goodrich Chieftan $1.10 per foot
500 feet " " Triton 1.15 " `1
Terms 2% discount 30 days from delivery.
Fabric Fire Hose Co .
11/ 500 feet, Keystone 2 inch 1 .30 " "
500 -feet, Arrow " " 1.20 " "
500 feet . Buckeye " " 1.10 " "
500 feet, Climax " " 1.50 less 33,R2%
500 feet, Flexo " " .922 per foot
500 feet, Elkshead " " .80 "
Terms 2%, 60 days net.
Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Co.
500,-feet, Congo 2i inch 1.30 per foot
less discount of 20 & 5%
Terms 2% for cash.
Eureka Fire Hose Company
500 feet, Northern 22" 1.00 per foot `
500 feet, Blue Queen 22" 1.10 " "
500 feet, Superior 2*" ry 1;00 f4 "
500 feet, Surprise 22" 1.10 " "
Terms 2%, cash 60 days net .
All of the above bids were turned over to the Fire Chief
and the City Engineer for tabulation and recommendation.
The Clerk then opened the following bis for new
Radio Transmitter.:
Graybar Electric Co . Western Electric Equipment.
1 - 50 - 100 watt transmitter with one set of vacum
tubes and microphone 43,141.00
Federal Laboratories, R. C.A.Equipment.
1 - ET-5015-AA-5016, 50-100 watts, RCA police radio
transmitter for operation on frequency of 2442 kcs.
installed complete, as per specifications
$3.100.00
1 - Same as above, with understanding that WPDH
engineers will install and RCA engineers will make
final inspection before city accepts .
'2,850.00
Gamewell Co, Westinghouse Equipment
1 - 50-100 watt police radio transmitter comprising the
following equipment :
1 - Type CC 100 Watt transmitter with crystall
1 - Set of tubes for 100 watt type CQ, transmitter
1 - Type CX Microphone amplifier
1 - Set of tubes for type CX Amplifier
1 - `hype EE remote control unit
1 - Double button carbon microphone with desk stand
and plug $3,484.00
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she e bids wer al t rned o erhe '✓i l
the dio Dep t_nent a the �V Eneee
tab a ion and ecomme tion.
Clain to the arno nt o
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Collins Radio Co.
1 - Collins 300BA Police radio transmitter mounted
in two 19G 72" Rack Cabinets , complete with:
2E Antenna Matching Network
Tuning fo-r 2442 kcs . •
"A" Cut quartz plate crystal for 2442 kcs.
292 Temperature Oven
100D Relay Panel
Remote controlTunit with 7M speech amplifier
and volume indicator
CD"=104 Diaphragm type crystal microphone
C-23 Desk type microphone stand
Shielded Microphone plug
One set tubes
One complete set of interconnecting cables
; l, 508.00
General Electric Co . bid could not be considered due
to their failure to enclose non collusion affidavit .
These bids were all turned over to the Chief of
the Radio Department and the City Engineer for
tabulation and recommendation.
Claims to the amount of $27,103.11 were allowed
after which the Board adjourned.
Mayor.
Attest :
City Clerk.