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Office of the Board of works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Friday January 24, 1936.
The Board of Pblic Works and Safety of the City
of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday January 24, 1936, at 9 :00 o' clock A.M. Messrs. I/
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 in Council.
The second of the PWA Checks on the Sewage Treatment
Works for the amount, of 43,336.48 was received.
The plans for the proposed ornamental lights to
be installed were received by the Board, together with
a communication from Mr. Hess, wherein he stated that
the proposed installation would use up the fall amount
of the Light Plants appropriation for the year of 1936,
and that he understood that there were to be petitions
presented asking for the installation of these lights
in locations other than those specified in the present
plans. The Board then decided that there should be no
extensions added to this list during the year of 1936,
and that anyone petitioning for these lights should be
so informed.
A communication was read from Ross Harrington, who
was representing John Nixon in the airport project,
sai communication authorizing the making of an option
on the airport for 6o days beginning Friday January 24,
1936, several different onions were given on the
airport and on motion duly made seconded and carried,
the option for the airport site was signed, and the
City Engineer was authorized to proceed with the filing
of'_theapplication 'for •a WPA project for this job.
Mr. Peirce of the McKechnie-Peirce Co. appeared
before the Board, in regards to some claims that had
been enterer'. against his company by the Light Plant ,
both Mr. Peirce and Mr. Hess explained their side of
the case and after Quite some discussion it was
agreed to have City Attorney Kelley look up the legal
ahgle of these claims and have this information all
ready when the adjuster for the insurance company
arrived to make a settlement .
Claims to the amount of $410.51 were allowed, after
which the Board adjourned.
Mayor.
Attest : l'~
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City Clerk.