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Office of Special Council Committee-
City of Richmond, Indiana,
- Friday October 27th, 1933 - --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 October 27th, 1933,at 9 oeclock A.M. Messrs, Schnieder and Wil-
liams present; Mr. Crabb absent : two members of- said Board being pres-
ent, the following proceedings were had, to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Schnieder, reported that he had placed order for coal for city
building, wits the Muff Grain and Coal Co. , with an advance of 200
per ton, over the contract price.
Richmond Brewing Company, were granted permission to tap the sewer in
Northwest 5th Street at site of the new brewery building, upon paymen
to the city the sum of $25.00, for said tap, and signing the proper
agreements in city engineering department, as to construction of ad-
ditional sewers in said territory, and making deposit for repairing
street by the city after the same is dug into.
Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, the Board awarded contract
to the Stanley Plumbing & Electric Company, for furnishing all mater-
ial and labor and installing hot water heating plant and system in th'-
No. - 3 fire station, they to furnish American Radiator Companyes, 3-
W-8 Red Flash jacketed boiler of ample d pacity to heat the space
intended under the cityes plates and specifications, at price- 1383.00:
A communication was received from Indiana Railroad, stating that the
pole line in Southwest 11A" Street west of 5th Street, belongs to the
Public Service Company of Indiana, and not to Indiana Railroad. •
A communication was received from T.L.Doyle, Division Engineer of the
, Pennsylvania Railroad, at Columbus, Ohio. , stating that an old city
ordinance compelled the railroad company, to- maintain street lights
at railroad crossings, which cost the railroad about $35.00 per month
also, that the company pays the Light Plant approximately $550.00 per
month, and that these lights furnish no protection for the railroad
crossings, but are so spaced as to form a part of the cities regular
street lighting system, and would no doubt, be located in these lo-
cations if no railroad crossing existed, and requested that in view
Hof the fact that they are at a great expense monthly maintaining cros-
sing protection in the way of Crossing Watchmen and gates, that the
company be relieved from paying for these lights, as this matter is
governed by city ordinanceA the Board referred the communication to
the Common Council for their consideration.
Claims in amount of $1433.36, were allowed.
The Board then adjourned,
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Presto of Board
Attest:
Clerk of Board
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