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Office of the Board of Works
Friday October 11, 1935
City of Richmond, Indiana.
The Board of Public Works and Safety met in the
office of said Board, Friday October 11, 1935, at
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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 :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved
as read in Council.
The Janitor of the Central Methodist Church appeared
before the Board and asked for permission to arrange
some sort of a barrier at the manhole Where the coal
was unloaded for the church, the Board informed the
Janitor that it would be all right to place a trestle
at this location when ever there was coal to be
unloaded.
Petitions for Arc Lights at: the Corner of South 12th
and I Streets and Richmond Ave. and West 9th were read,
the Board decided to have these location looked over
and report their decison back to the Board.
A petition was read requesting the opening of
Southwest 17th Street either through to Main or
Easthaven Ave. The Clerk was instructed to notify
the petitioners that this opening was already planned
and could probably be done soon.
Building Inspector Edward Higgs notified the Board
that the ceiling in the Detective Room of the Police
Department was falling off and suggested that the
same be replaced with Celotex or some other like
material. The Board instructed Mr. Higgs to get a
price on the cost of this work and report back to
them next meeting.
City Engineer Hodgin recommende that work be started
on the base for the E. G.HI11 Memorial and that there
was about $700.00 available in the park funds which
could be used for the purchase of pipe and cement and
suggested that the park employees be put to work on
this until such time as the 111PA Project was approved.
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The Board adopted Mr. Hodgin' s suggestion.
The question of yellow curbs in front of the home
of Mrs Gay on East Main Street was brought to the
attention of the Board and it was decided that in the
future it would be the policy of the Board to not
authorize any yellow curia other than that which was
specified in the Traffic Ordinance.
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Radio Operator William Weller was instructed to
get specifications ready for the Radio Transmitter
and present them to the Board Friday October 18,1935.
The question of having the Municipal Electric
Lighting and Power Plant bill the City for their
electric current as though it were all metered
through one meter was discussed and it was decided
to investigate and see what could be done along these
lines.
Claims to the amount of $13,649 .16 were allowed,
after which the Board adjourned.
rei den o t e Board.
Attest :
City Clerk.