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Office of Special Council Committee
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Monday November 20th, 19_33.
The Special Council Committee,Board .of Public Works of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Board
Monday November 20th, 1933,. at 9 o 'clock A.M.All the members of Board
. Messrs, Crabb, Schnieder and Williams being present, the following
proceedings were had, to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved.
In matter of placing conduits etc. , in the undeground system of the
i.E.L.& P.P. to take care of the city 's fire alarm system, referred
to Mr. Hess, Sup 't. , of Plant, October 13, 1933, Mr. Hess,reported
that the Light Plant would place conduits for said system, together
with extensions needed by fire department for alarm system, neces-
sary in first alley north of Main Street, from 4th Street east with-
out cost to city except necessary cable, Mr. Hess, was directed to
write the Board a letter to that effect .
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Hess, the Board direct the Clerk to noti-
fy the City Attorney, to prepare petition to be presented to the
Public Service Commission, of Indiana, requesting that the matter
of M.E. L.& P.P. paying interest to their Depreciation Reserve Fund
on money borrowed from said fund, in installing new turbine and boil-
ers, be eliminated as it was the thought of the Board, that it was
.unnecessary and unwise, to have pay interest on their own money.
Mr. Hess, submitted a tentative budget for the M.E.L.& P. P. for the
year 1934+, which was approved and clerk instructed to prepare bill
for an _ordinance on same and submit it at the meeting of council
this evening.
The question of the President 's Relief program, was brought up and
it was reported that the projects proposed by the city, had been
approved by the relief administrators, Messrs, Schneider and Coleman
Street Commissioner and Park Sup 't . , were authorized to purchase all
shovels, picks etc. , necessary and to make every possible effort to
place men to work on the different projects at once, men applying
to have credentials signed by Mr. Elmer Kreimeier, of the Indiana
Governor ' s Committee, having charge of said employment for the City
of Richmond and Wayne County, Indiana. The Street Commissioner and
Park Sup 't. , were further directed to investigate and report as to
employing the necessary amount of trucks needed on various projects,
and the amount the city would be compelled to pay for use of said
trucks only, the drivers coming under the payroll of relief.
The Board then adjourned,
Attest : / Prest. of Board
C erk of Board