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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-29-1932 109 Office of Special Council Committee City of Richmond, Indiana, .Friday April 29th, 1932. The Special Council Committee, Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Boar Friday April 29th, 1932, at 9 o 'clock A.M. Messrs, Crabb. & Schnieder present; Mr. Ford, absent; Two members of said Board being present. The following proceedings were had, to-wit : The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. A petition signed by Jennie Hartman, etal. was received, praying that :. Southwest 14th Street, be improved by grading and cinders and a light at Southwest l4th & National Road, from National Road to John Street (now Southwest"A"St. ) the Board takes said petition under ad- visement. The Richmond Water Works Corporation, were directed to remove the meters from the flush tanks, located as follows: 2 in alley between Peacock Road & Richmond Ave. west of 8th Street; one in alley at Peacock Road & West 16th Street also at West 17th Street, and one at National Road & Easthaven Avenue. of Rev. Daniels, was granted the .use'South llth Street, south of Parry Street for garden purposes during the season of 1932, with the under- standing that this ground is open for street purposes, and he plants at his own risk. The Board received bids on furnishing one or two, new or used one & one-half ton motor driven trucks, fully equipped, with dual rear wheels, closed cab, dump oody with hydraulic hoist, also,.:,ast.to the allowance will be given on a trade in of two old Model T Ford trucks with Anthony dump bodies, as follows to-wit : " International Harvester Co. , of America, bid; Two Model AW-2, 4 cylinder 12 ton trucks Demonstrators fully equiped 2 @ $1600.00 allowance $100.00; One © $825. 00 allowance $50.00, or net for one $775.00 for two S1500.00. " E. H. Gilcrest inc. , bid; One 4 cyl. Dodge Bros, net $925.00 one 6 cyl. net $995.00; addition al for bodies equipped with G-1 hoist-430.00. " W. E. McMains Company, bid; 1 or 2, New G.M. C. T18 trucks, * ton $751.00 each, additional for bodies with hydraulic hoist, 218.00-225.00-275.GG-290.00-293 and 315.00 each, allowance on #7 truck-$90.00-#8 truck-$125.00. " Brinker & Shendler, bid; Willy 's One truck net, $940.00-two net $1880.00; one © $928.00 two © $1856.00; other models hoist. etc. , from 925.00 for one to 01850.0o for two. " S. & S. Chevrolet Inc. , bid; Two new Chevrolet 6 cyl. net @ $900.00 or two © $1750.00. " W. E. McWhinney Company, bid; One 1932 Ford Model"BB" net 62.00; One Model "AA" Ford truck corn. $767.00 delivered © $1679.00; allowance $180.00 or net @ 0144-99.00. Upon recomrn9ndation of the Street Commissioner, the Board awarded . - contract for two trucks fully equipped to the International Harvest- en Co. , of America, at bid price of $1500.00. net . Claims in amount of 4i18,450.82 were allowed. 0 The Board then adjourned, Attest :° re L Prest . of Board,pro-t-m Clerk of Board�� 110 Office of Special Council Committee City of Richmond, Indiana, Monday May 2nd, 1932. The Special Council Committee., Board of Public Works of the City , of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Board, on Monday .May 2nd, 1932, at 9 o 'clock A.M. Messrs, Crabb and Schnieder present; Mr. Ford,. absent; two members of said Board being present, the following proceedings were had, vi . : The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. The Board directed the Street Department; Park Department to cut the weekly labor hours from 54 to 45 hours, beginning with today also the labor hours from Light Plant Department to L.5 hours per week where possible. The Board authorize Sup 't. , of Light Plant, to contract for coal during the month of May with the Sovereign Pocahontas Coal Co. , of Cincinnati, Ohio, for two cars per day @ 650 per ton f. o.b. mines. The Board received bids for equipment and materials for use of the Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant under Items as stated viz: - Item #1 - Face Brick; Item #2 - Glazed Face Brick ; Item #3 - Com- mon Brick; Item #4 - Windows & Frame's; Item 45 - Window Glass & Putty; Item #6 - Steel for extending craneway, etc. , Item - Automatic Combustion Control; Item # 8 - Combustion Instruments and Panels; Item #9 - Storage Battery Set complete with motor generator; Item 410 - One to 1 ton Truck- allowance to be made on used Dodge Truck. Item #11 - House Switchboard. the following bids were received, to-wit : All bids on the above named items, were referred to the Sup 't. , and Engineer of Municipal Electric .Lighting & Power Plant, for tabulation, investigation .and recommendation, .as to the best bids received. The Board approved the various payrolls to May, 1st, 1932. • The Board then adjourned, Prest. of Board, pro-tem. Attest : Clerk of Board