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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-18-1935 74 Office of the Board of Works City of Richmond, Indiana. • Friday January lc , 1935. • The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Board, Friday January 18, 1935, at 9 o 'clock A. M. All the members of the Board being present . Messrs. Joseph M. Walterman, William Kelley Jr. and Simeon Hodgin being present, the following * I/ proceedings were had, to-awit • Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Messrs. Jenkins, Harrington and Hoke appeared before the Board and explained a proposition of the American District Telegraph Co. pertaining to fire and burglary protection which said company was selling to the merchants and manu- factor of Richmond and explained that there was no cost or liabilty whatsoever on the part of the City of Richmond and that all the American District Telegraph Co; desired was permission to install one of their boxes in both the Police and Fire Department. The Board granted this permission. Mr. Lee Ridgeway, who holds the contract for collecting and disposing of the city garbage, appeared before the Board, in regards the efforts of the Administration, to eliminate the stray dogs from the city. Mr. Ridgeway explained that he had a suitable place where such dogs could be kept and disposed of after areasonable period and that if it were agreeable with the Board he would investigate the probable cost and submit a proposition to the Board. Mr. Ridgeway also complained about the many individuals who were collecting garbage and stated that he desired to furnish his men at least five days work a week but unless something was done to check larger collectors of said garbage, he did not see how he could keep his men busy. The suggestion was made that if a notice were published in the paper to the effect that while the city did not object to the smaller individuals collecting said garbage, they were opposed to the larger ones and that they must cease such collections. Mr.Emslie of the Richmond Palladium agreed to publish this notice. The Mayor reported that a survey of the trash collections was being made and it was his beielf that if the householders would burn their old papers and provide containers for other rubbish, that it would soon be posiole for the city to do away with one or more trucks now engaged in trash collection, which would result eventually in a saving in taxes. 75 Board of Works Meeting Friday January 18, 1935.1"age 2. Street Commissioner Burkhardt, was ordered to see Mr. Walter Reid of the F.E.R.A. and if it was all right with him, Mr. Burkhardt was authorized by the Board to employ the gentlemen who spoke before the Board, to clean the vaults in Glen Miller Park for the price of 500 per barrel. A communication from the Code Authority for the Builders Supply Trade, was read by the Mayor and referred to the Clerk, with the instructions that he call the Boards attention to same whenever any such purchases were to be made. Street Commissioner Burkhardt brought up the subject • Of the city purchasing tools for the F.E.R.A. workers and stated that there was no provision made in the Budget of the Street Department and he felt , that if he was going to have to furnish these tools, that he should have an extra appropiation for this purpose, Mr. Burkhardt was ordered by the Board to make an estimate as to this cost and the Board would refer this to Council for their approval. City Engineer Hodgin, reported that Mr. Howard Dill of the Richmond Water Works, had taken the New Paris Pike water main extendion, up with his New York Office. The Board approved a Resolution to be presented to the Council, requesting said Council to take the proper steps, to provide the necessary funds $360,000. Three Hundred andd -Sixty Thousand Dollars, for the construction of a Sewage Treatment Works and ordered the Clerk to number such Resolution # 1, 1935. Mr. Charles H. Hurd, Consulting., Engineer for the Sewage Treatment works and Mr. Ray Shively, former City Attorney were present at this Board meeting and upon a discussion as to the Sewage Treatment, Plans and Specifications certian changes were recomended in order that it would be possible to enter a bid for different types of Sewage Treatment Plants. Mr. W. C.Weller of the Police Radio Department , was before the Board and explained that he had a request for the use of the Sound System of the City and explai® red the cost of wiring this system up also that it was not suited for inside work and suggested to the Board that it might be cheaper to rent a smaller outfit for the Presidents Ball. The Board ordered Mr. Weller to investigate the cost of this and report to them on Tuesday January 22. 76 Board of Works Meeting Friday January 18, 1935.Page 3. No claims were presented to the Board. There being no further business to come before the Board, they adjourned. President of the Board. Attest : -44ge7i- City Clerk.