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Office of the Beard of Works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Tuesday February, 26, 1935.
The Board of Works of the City of Richmond,
Indiana, met in the offices of said Board Tuesday
February 26, 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:
The minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved as corrected.
City Engineer Hodgin reported that he had
prepared plans for the shed in Glen Miller Park
and had submitted same to Mr. Walter Reid of the
F.E.R,A. for his approval and that as soon as
this approval was recieved, he would proceed
with the work. Mr. Hodgin also reported that he
was trying to arrange for the straightening of
the street line on North west 17th. Street and
that the property owners were trying to arrange
this amongst themselves.
The Clerk reported that he was unable to find
any state law or city ordinance that compelled
the Board of Works to meet twice. a week, and the
Board decided that aey would continue to meet
twice a week until after the date of March 18.
The Board recieve& a propositionof the Brieth-
haupt Electric Company on the installation of an
automatic draft in the boiler, of the City Building,
the. Board decided that since the winter was almost
over, they would postpone any action on this until
next fall.
A representative of the R.L.Polk Publishing
Company appeared before the Board in regards to
the new issues of the Richmond City directory
and the Board ordered 5 copies of the new issue
at a cost of$15.80 per copy.
II/ Lee Ridgeway appered before the Board to answer
to complaints that had been lodged against him
pertaining to the garbage collection contract for
the City.
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The members of the Board questioned Mr.
Ridgeway-as to :the number of trucks he was using
and the number of men employed by him also if he
had sub-let any part of the contract to Carl Patt-
erson, Mr. Ridgeway answred that he was using two
trucks, one stationed at the office for pick-ups
and one used in the collection og garbage and 7 . I/
men and that he had employed Mr. Patterson on a
salary basis and had turned over the collection
of garbage on the west side to him.. The Board
decided to take these comple.ints under advisement.
Dr. J. C. Blossom appeared before the
Board and stated that he was wanting to build some
new houses in Fairview on Ross Street but he was
interested in knowing if it were possible to get
water maind on this street before building these
houses. This problem was referred to the City
Engineer for investigation.
Mr. Hess appeared before the Board and
wanted to know if it was the intention of the Board
to allow a 10% charge for overhead on labor charges.
The Board decided that for the present at least there
should be no change in the original proposition made
between the Board and the M. E. L. & P. P.
Mr. Hess also stated that during the former
administration he had been ordered to turn off a part
of the lights in Reevestonand asked permission of the
Board to turn these lights on again and stated that
the cost to the City would be only $46.65, the Board
granted this request.
Claims to the amount of $253.67 were allowed.
There being no further business to come
before the Board, it adjourned.
Attest; Pres dent of the Board.
City Clerk.