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HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-11-1933 21i Office of SpecisilCouncil Committee City of Richmond, Indiana, Friday August llth 1933.The Special Council Committee,Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the office of said Boar. Friday August lith, 1953, at 9 o ' clock A. M.All the members of said Boar: Messrs, Crabb, Schnieder and Williams being present, the following proceedings were gad, to-wit : The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. Mr. Hess, submitted a communication received oy him from the Burn: © McDonnell Consulting Engineers, employed oy the city of Eaton, Ohio, stating the Village of Eaton, Ohio, authorized a bond issue for the construction of an electric distriouting system, for the town, but no provision has been made for constructing a generating plant . And they requested to know whether the City of Richmond, Indiana, would be willing to sell energy wholesale to the village of Eaton, providing; a transmission line were guilt to the Indiana line? Mr. Hess, suonittea a copy of his reply, stating that the City had established a policy not to furnish service outside of the city limits except to the suburoan territory immediately adjacent to the city limits of Richmond. On motion the question was taken under advisement to oe presented to the Common Council for their consideration and action thereon. . The Board received bids for equipment for the M. E. L. & P.P . Oas follows, to-wit : Item •i 1 - For Three Automatic Coal Weighing : achincs for 1000 H,P. Boilers Complete, and under Item 72 - For Ductwork for preheated air . forced draft to one 1000 H.P . Boiler, complete and including erection: °' Richardson Scale Company, bid : 4 3 ,4 5.00. Item ;rl. s'ai.roanks, Morse & Co. , bid; ----- $5, 050. 00. " 1. Item •i'r 2, Thomas Turner & Son, bid; Build and erect complete including Louvre damper $1, 859,000 Item #2, American Boiler & Sheet Iron Works, bid; Build and erect complete, not including damper N3 , 654.00.. Item 2, Sam Jaffe Co. , . Inc . , bid; Build and erect, complete not including damper--- - SN2, 100. 00 Louvre Damper, of Acme Engineering Agency, add-4160.00, if Arex Co. , Louvre damper should be used, deduct-------N112.00. Item #2, Pan American Bridge Company, bid; Build and erect complete including Louvre dampers----- 2, 0 (5. 00. The bid of Thos. Turner & Son, acing the lowest bid received under Item 112. , the contract was so awarded. The bids under Item ; 1, were taken under advisement for investi- gation and recommendation of Sup 't . , Hess of Light Plant. The City was on motion authorized, to negotiate with the Richmond Water Works Corporation, in an effort to have city water rate, re- duced to at least the amount of reduction allowed this year. Claims in amount of '5,05t . 19, were allowed. The Board then adjourned, • Prest . of Board Attest : Clerk of Hoard