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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-03-1936 1 96 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. I/ 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 I/ 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 97 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. / aYor. Attest : ,2-4„/- / e9‘ . -City Clerk.