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34 City of Richmond, Indiana
Friday September 14th, 1934.
The Special Council Committee, Board of Public Works of the City
of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said
Board, Friday September 14th, 1934, at 9 o 'clock A.M. All the mem-
bers of said Board, Messrs, Crabb, Schnieder and Williams being
present, the following proceedings were had, to-wit'-
The minutes of the nreceeding meeting were read and approved.
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The Board received a communication from Consoer, Townsend, Older
& tuinlan, Consulting Engineers, protesting against the statements
appearing in the Richmond newspaper. regarding Mr. Townsend of said
firm, stating their proposed fee for engineering services was appro
xima.tely 423,000.00 and the monthly rates for inspectors and resi-
dent engineers would ordinarily run about 45500.00, making a total
of 428, 500.00 instead of 436,300.00 figure which was mentioned in
the newspaper articles, and they were sorry to learn - of the action
recently taken oy the City Council and by the Board in reversing
their action. The communication was read and on motion ordered read
at the next council meeting. Together with the above was a letter
addressed to the Board from Daniel W. Hoan, Mayor of Milwaukee,
Wis. , stating in part that Mr. Larwin W. Townsend, member of the
firm of Consoer, Townsend, Older & Quinlan, has since 1914 been
inccharge of design construction, and operation of Milwaukee
County 's 425,000,000.00 sewerage system and sewage treatment works.
A communication was received from D. C.Hess, Supt . , of Municipal
Electric Lighting & Power Plant, requesting an additional appro-
priation of 435,000.00 for coal at plant, and : 2,000.00 additional
appropriation to the underground system, taken under advisement
until Mondays meeting of the Board. .
The City Controller and Mr. Hess Supt . , of Light Plant, brought to
the attention of the Board as to the low financial condition of
both the city °s general fund and the Light Plant general fund, the
City Controller, suggested that the sum of 425,000.00 be transferred
from the Depreciation Reserve Fund of Light Plant to Light Plant
General Fund, Mr. Hess, entered a vigorous objection to transfer-
ring such money, stating if the City would pay the plant the money
due, they the light plant would not need to borrow any money, and
suggested the whole matter be referred to the Common Council which
acts as a Board of Finance for the City. As the City at this time
has no available money to pay such claims at this writing, the
Board decide to bring the matter to the attention of council on
next Monday evening. •
Mr. Benn, appeared before the Board requesting that Northwest"AU
Street west of Eatshaven Avenue be repaired by filling the xiagim
holes in street with gravel; also, that Pearl Street be treated
with asphalt this fall, Street Commissioner instructed to take
care of said complaint .
Claims in amount of 46493.48 were allowed.
The Board then adjourned,
a Prest. of Board
Attest : , �
Clerk of Board