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Office of the Board of Works
City of Richmond, Indiana, ' •
Friday March 8, 1935 .
The Board of Works of the City of Richmond, •
Indiana, met in the offices of said Board Friday
March 8, 1935, at 9 :00 o' clock A.M. The Messrs ..
Joseph M. Walterman, Simeon Hodgin and William
Kelley, Jr. being present , the following proceedings
were had to-wit :. -
City Attorney -Kelley reported that the damage
suit against the City filed by Mrs . .Mise had been ri
dissmissed and the costs " assessed against the
plaintiff .
The Board orderediithe..yello* paint remove from
the curb at .16th and Main Street in front of the
grocery of Herman Kutter, also a line paintedat this L.,
corner for a cross walk.
The Mayor stated that some of the people had the
impression that when they bought a tag for their
dog, that said dog was allowed to run at large over
the streets, but this was not the case and ordered
the City Clerk to notify Dr.H.D.Clark to collect
these dogs and notify their owners . •
The Mayor also stated that if the City intended
to submit a valuation on the City Light Plant
for taxation purposes, such valuation must be made
by the date of March 10 and stated that Mr: Hess. Y'
had told him that the former City Attorney Mr.
Shively had informed him that it was not /wceg§gpy.
for the City to do this, but Mr. Hess also wanted
the opinion of Mr. Kelley on this question. Mr. Kelley
stated that in his opinion it was not n.ecessary.
City Engineer Hodgin stated that he believed that
the proposed extension of the Ornamental Lighting
System should be referred to the Planning Commission,
so that there would be no legal loophole for any
property owner who might object to said extension, I/
to escape payment of his or her assessment .,
An Arc Light was ordered installed, at . the corner
of. South 15th and H Street and the Clerk was
instructed to so notify Mr.Hess .
City Controller George Coons submitted the report
of the Building Inspector pertaining to the work
to be done on the house located on the National
Road in Glen Miller Park. The Board ordered this
report accepted and the work done .
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Fire Chief Williams reported that the• F.E.R.A. •
had asked for the use of the back room in NO . 4
Hose House and stated that they wanted this room
to give instructions in first aid, Mr.Williams
• explained that the use of this room would not a.
• intefere With the Fire Department in any way and
asked spermission of . the Board: to grant this
request : The . Board approved this request . .
Market M'asteta�N.CarlKutter reported that he had'
a complaint from' a Per. Randall, .owner. off' the
• property immediately south of the Market house,
that trucks from the Market House were driving „
on his yard and that the tenant was complaining
and. asked that the City place some sort of a fence
• or barrier there to prevent this, during a discussion
• of this question it was decided to have Mr. Burkhardt
investigate the ownership of the hitching rack at
4th and Main Streets and if this .was City property
he should remove •same from this location and install
at the Market House .
• Mr. Mutter also stated that he 'needed 75 feet
- of garden hose at the Market House so that he
might be able to• keep this place clean. The Board
instructed the City Clerk to notify City Purchasing
• Agent Stevens, to secure this hose for Mr. Kutter.
• On account. of the opening of the bids for the
sale of- the bonds for the construction of the
sewage disposal plant the, Board decided to meet
. on Monday .March 11 .
• There being no further business to come before
the Board it adjourned.
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res 'dent of the Board
Attest : 2.&4,146472,2i
City Clerk.