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Office of Special Council Committee
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Friday Decembe llth,19_31.
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 December llth, 1931, at 9 o °clock A.V. All the members
of said Board; Messrs-c:-,Ford,, 0rabb; and Schnieder being present, the
following proceedings were had, to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved.
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A group of citizens residing in the vicinity of the Detention Hospit-
al, appeared before the Board requesting that the Detention Hospital
be removed from West llth & Main Streets, as petition for in March
1930) stating the same was a menace to health, and should not be lo-
• cated in a resident district. The Board while being opposed to •the
present location did not know at this time what can be done in the
matter, on motion of Mr. Schnieder, the Board decide to hold a con-
ference with the Board of Public Haelth and Trustees of Reid Memor-
- ial Hospital, in an effort to having a contagion ward built in con-
nection with Reid Memorial Hospital. -
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Upon petition of John W. Hennigar Lodge # 63 Richmond Local, of Fra-
p ternal- Order of Police, they were granted permission to use the City
Council Chamber for their regular meetings held the first Friday
in each month at 7 :30 P.M. and for any of their special meetings
which does not conflict with any of councils meetings.
A light was ordered at North 2nd & Johnson Streets.
The Board employe the firm of Herdrich & Boggs, accountants to pre_
pare a schedule of rates for electricity as of date of December 9th
1931, at prices quoted December 4th, 1931.
The Board award- contract to the Richmond Fire Proof Door Co. , -to
furnish and install 3 only 643-4 Richard Wilcox Door Closers at the
Market House complete for the sum of $27.00. -
John H. Niewoehner, having examined and investigated the heating
system in city hall- building, reported that he will furnish all
necessary material and install the same, and guarantee to deliver
steam to every heating unit in the building with one pound pressure
• - at boiler, and return all water to boiler, eliminating the present
trouble of water being held up. in return lines to Fire Department,
Police Garage, Jail and Fire Alarm equipment building for the sum
of ¢950.00. The same was taken under advisement for advice from the
City Attorney as to awarding contract for same.
Claims in amount of $7288.12 were allowed.
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The Board then adjourned,
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rest. of Board
• Attest : ��1:A •
Clerk of-Board
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