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Office of Special Council Committee
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Friday April 20th, 1934.
The Special Council Committee, Board of Public Works of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Boarc,
Friday April 20th, 193L-, at 9 o 'clock A. M. All the members of said
Board, Messrs, Crabb, Schnieder and Williams being present, the fol-
lowing proceedings were hadl to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved.
Whereas, heretofore John Nocton, has been granted permit to install
and maintain "Gasoline and Oil" Dispensory at 1--33-435 \South 5th St.
in the City of Richmond, at the curb of above property, and has main-
tained proper bond indemnifying the City from any and all damages
which may accrue on account of such despensories; and whereas, the
said dispensary has been removed from the premises, the Board author
ized the Clerk to notify, Jenkins Bros, Insurance Co. , that the bond
of the United State Fidelity Guarantyh Co. , should be cancelled.
Petition for 4 ' sidewalk on both sides of North"A"Street, from North
19th to 20th St, was received and referred to Engineer for plans, etc ,
The Board requested the Secretary of the City Plan Commission, S .W.
Hodgin, to call the Plan Commission together, -for meeting Monday the
23rd of April, 1934, at 7:30 P.M. together with the Board and other
interested persons, for conference on selecting a site for the erect-
ion of Amphitheatre as .a:Eself liquidating project, under money to be
furnished under Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act of the Feder-
al Government.
The Board met in conference with Levi Peacock, of the Richmond Grave
Co. , together with his attorney, in matter of diverting the channel
of the river south of the South side bridge, after considerable dis-
cussion entered into, as to the blame of the existing conditions,
Mr. Jessup. Attorney for the gravel company stating that the conditio
should be remedied byythe City and Gravel Co. , sharing the expense
of cleaning the channel as they were both to blame for the condition.
City Attorney Shiveley, stated the City was in no way to blame for
the condition as the gravel company had caused the filling of the
channel by dumping or spilling material on east bank of the stream
and digging and making a Bess-pool to the west of channel, causing
the sewage and water to flow to the west of the original - course of
the river, which in low tide caused considerable stench from stag-
nation and the gravel company should be compelled to remedy the con-
dition.
Claims in amount of $6345. 62 were allowed.
The Board then adjourned,
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Prest. of Board
Attest:
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Clerk of Board