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Office of the Board of Works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Friday January 3, 1936.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City
of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board,
Friday January 3, 1936, at 9 :00 o ' clock A.M. Messrs.
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Joseph M. Walterman , Simeon Hodgin and William
Kelley, Jr. being present the following proceedings
were had, to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read. -
Henry Theirian of the Recreational Division of the
WPA was before the Board with a request for _Permission
to place a fire escape on the building which is now
being used as a headquarters for their activities,
also with a request for the city to pay for the electric
current consumed in said headquarters. The Board informal
Mr. Theirien that the State law required that a licensed
engineer approve the plans for the placing of a fire
escape on the building, and that the city did not have
any legal right to pay the light bill for anything not
the Property of the city.
Superintendent of Streets Burkhardt reported that
he had been requested by many merchants to flush Main
Street, and if it was agreeable to the Board he would
do this work tonight after the midnight hour. The Board
instructed MR. Burkhardt to go ahead with this work.
City Engineer Hodgin reported that he had looked
into the Police Radio situation and had analyzed the
report of Professor West and Mr. Andre, and from all of
these reports the fact that it would be impossible to
secure the proper results from our present location
and ariel, and for that reason it would seem that it
was the logical thing to move to a more suitable location
and suggested the Pest House as this location. Mr. Hodgin
stated that it would be necessary to purchase some
ground from the Earlham Cemetry Association for the
construction of an areal, and that he estimated the
cost of preparing the Pest House for the station, -
constructing an artaal and purchasing a new transmitter
would run around $4,000.00, it was also suggested
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that we put this proposition before the county and
see if we could not secure some financial assistance
from them. This recomendation was adopted by the Board.
Mr. Hess of the Light Plant was before the Board
in regards to the traffic light installed at West
5th and Main Street and stated that he had had several
complaints that motorists were not obeying this signal,
and that he had visited this corner and witnessed these
violations , but it was his opinion that they were being
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violated because it was impossible to place the one
light in a position where it might be properly seen
by the motorist, and recomended that a light be
placed on each corner and that these lights be
controlled by a time switch operated from No. 5
Hose House, and that we use the old lights which were
formerlly used on Main Street, and that the cost for
all of this would be 360.00. The Board decided that
unless this corner was properly protected by these
four lights, that it was r.ealy in worse condition
thatn if there was no traffic light at all so they
adopted. tie suggestion of Mr. Hess and ordered this
work done.
Mr. Hess also submitted a tenative list of the
streets scheduled for ornamental lights during the
year of 1935, the Board after making a few additions
referred the plans to the Planning Commission and
instructed the Clerk to prepare Improvement Resolution
No. 1 - 1936, for .this work.
The Board approved bills for 500 feet of 7" hose
c $71. 50, and 1 ton of fertilizer for the Golf Course.
Mr. Morrey presented his maintenance bond for the
performance of the contract for the Golf Course, and
asked the Board if it would be necessary for him to
take out liability insurance at this time or allow
this to be held up until the golf season opens,
the Board decided that this insuranceshould be
taken out at once, since the city liability insurance
did not cover the Golf Course, and granted Mr. Morrey
until next Friday January 10, 1936.
The Board then adjourned.
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Attest :
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. -City Clerk.