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Office of the Board of Works
City of Richmond, Indiana.
Tuesday January 22, 1935.
The Board of Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
met in regular session at the office of said Board, Tuesday
January 22, 1935, at 9 :00 o 'clock A.M. All the members of the
Board oeing present . Messrs. Joseph M<Walterman, William
Kelley Jr; and Simeon Hodgin, being present, the following
proceedings were had, to-wit :
Mr.Henry Vogelsong, Chief of Police, appeared before the
Board and explained that he was going to need an additional
appropriation of 416ou.oO said money to be used for the pay-
ment of increased salaries to detectives on the force and
for the use of an occasional stool pigeon. The Board was in
favor of this appropriation and instructed the City Attorney
to prepare an ordinance to be presented ,to Council to cover
this, Fire Chief Harry Williams also appeared before the Board
and made a request for an additional appropriation of $4122.00
said inoneey to be used for the payment of wages to the 4 add-
itional firemen, who were appointed the first of the year,
the Board approved this appropiation and instructed the City
Attorney to include this appropriation in the above mentioned
Ordinance.
A petition from Mrs. :atherine Gertison asking for permission
to cut a curb at South Fifteenth and"E" Streets, the Board was
in favor of granting said petition and referred same to the
City Engineer for investigation.
Mayor 'Walterman reported that_:the:.Bu ld:ing Inspector and
Fire Chief, were working on an ordinance forbidding the use
of wooden shingles.
City Engineer Hodgin reported that Dr. H.R. Clark, who
operates the dog hospital, was willing to take over the
proposed City dog pound, and Mr. Hodgin stated that it was
his opinion that this dog:,mound should be located in a more
accessable place, since most owners of dog would desire to
reclaim them from said pound, and it was agreed that after
Mr. Ridgeway submits his proposition, the Board secure Mr.
Clarks proposition.
Mr. W. C.Weller of the Police Radio Department, informed the
Board that he thought he would be able to secure an amplifieing
system free of charge for the Presidents Bali and the Board
ordered him to proceed with the arrangements. The Board also
instructed Mr. Weller that before the City Sound System could
be used by anyone it would be neseccary to secure the per-
mission of the Board. •
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Board of Works meeting of Friday January 22, 1935. Page 2.
City Engineer Hodgin explained that he had numerous .
applications for permits to collect garbage and that he
had informed the applicants that it would be necessary .
to secure this permission from Mr. Lee Ridgeway, holder
of the Garbage Collection Contract for the City.
City Purchasing Agent Ray Stevens, appeared before theI/
Board and recomended that the City sign contract with the
Westinghouse Electric Co. for transformers for the year
1935, the legal point was raised as to whether it was
necessary to advertise and secure bids on this equipment,
and it was decided that these said contracts oe returned to
the Westinghouse• Electric Co. for their signature and then
returned for the Cities. Mr. Stevens also gave the Board
quotations on gasoline and asked the Boards approval to
approve the purchase of gasoline for the next month from •
the Oil Products Co. Motion was made and carried that Mr. •
Stevens purchase gasoline from 01 Products Co.
The Mayor informed Mr. Stevens, that in the past various •
purchase had been made without the approval of the Board
but under the present administration, it was his wish that
the Boards approval be recieved before purchases .were made.
Claims to the amount of $661.45.
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There being no further business to come before the Board
they adjourned.
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President of the Bard.
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