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Office of Special Council Committee
• City of Richmond, .Indiana,
Friday December 4+th, 1931.
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 December 4th, 1931, at 9 ooclock A.M. Messrs, Ford and Schnie
der being present; Mr. Crabb, absent; two members of said Board bein
present. The following proceedings were had., to-wit :
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved as read.
Mr. Schnieder, was authorized to have John Niewoehner, examine the
heating system in the city building, and ascertain why, we can not
heat the city jail and police garage also fire station, and make . an
estimate of the probable cost of system to get heat as mentioned.
The American Dist, Telegraph & telephone Co. , were granted permis-
sion were necessary along the route of their lines, with the consent
of the property owners to trim the trees, said trees to be trimmed
in a proper manner without endangering the growth of the same.
Standard Oil Co. , wer granted permission to cut the curb for driveway
on Lot , H.H.Fettas Add. , at corner of Main & 19th Streets.
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.0Z The Dairy Inspector, was granted permission to have a heater install-
ed in city automobile used by him in his work.
The following resolution was received adopted by thee -South Side Im-
provement Association, viz :
We welcome the proposed reduction in the price of Electric Light &
Power charges and we hope that everybody will be benefitted by the
reduction and be it further Resolved, that if possible avoid the ex-
pense of an expert to adjust the rates to different consumers.
signed by, Wm.H®Bartel, Secretary.
The same was received and ordered placed on file.
A communication quoting prices for services if rendered in adjusting
II the Electric Rates, by the firm of Herdrich and Boggs, was received
as follows, to-wit :
Pursuant- to you request we quote herewith our list of prices for
various classes of employees'
Mr. Herdrich or Mr. Boggs---$35.00 per day; SeV.or Accountants $25.00
per day; Junior accountants, $''2100, $17. 50, or 0.5.00 per day;
Typing, clerical, proof readyng, etc. , 610. 50 per day, plus necessar
traveling expenses. mach day consists of seven hours work. Your wor
can probably be done with one Senior and one Junior, with necessary
supervision by either Mr. Herdrich or Mr. Boggs. Our employees have
• been with us for years and are thoroughly qualified to do the work
assigned to them. The same was taken under advisement, until a con-
ference may be had with Sup °t. , Hess and City- Attorney Shiveley.
His Honor the Mayor, requested to know, that if the additional radio
tower can be erected on top of the City Building, without cost to the
city, or without endangering the building in any manner, if the Board
would give their consent for such erection, to which the consent of
the Board was given, with the understanding such tower was in no way
to cost the city, nor to endanger the building in any manner.
The Board approved the various payrolls to December 1st, 1931.
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The Board then adjourned,
Prest. , of Board
Attest :
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Clerk of Board
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