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City of Richmond, Indiana,
- Monday April 27th, 1931.
The Special Council Committee ,' Board of Public Works of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at their office on Monday
April 27th, 1931, at 9 o 'clock A.M. All the members of said Committee
Messrs, Holzapfel, Ford and Schnieder being present, the following
proceedings were had, to-wit : .
II The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved.
The Committee approved the contract & bold of W. L. Magaw, contractor
for the improvement of South 16th Street, from "E" to "-H" Street,
' under Improvement Resolution No. 918-1931.
The Committee ordered 8" water main extended in South 16th Street,
from South"E" to "H" Street together with fire hydrant installed.
City Engineer S. W.Hodgin, reported that the bid of John Dehner inc. ,
on the South"B" Street relief sewer was the lowest and best bid re-
ceived. The Committee tentatively award the contract to said John
Dehner inc. , specifying pre-cast re-inforced concrete pipe at price
named in bid submitted therefore, i. e. 4 o4,445.47. subject to the ap-
proval of the -bond issue therefore now pending before the Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners, and the Committee now authorize-
' . the City Engineer S . W.Hodgin, to present the various bids together
with the committees tentative award, to the said Tax Commissioners
at Indianapolis, Indiana, Tuesday April 20 th, 1931.
The Clerk was directed to request the Indiana State Highway Commissior
to route the west bound traffic on Route #40, out West lain Street
to :Easthaven Ave . , to eliminate the danger of crossing traffic at 1st
West
and I:�:.in Streets.
and
The following resolution was offered by MT. Ford, to-wit :
BE IT RESOLVED that Richard Holzapfel, Chairman of this Committee
be and he is hereby authorized to sign and execute for and in the name
of this Committee a certain contract dated the 21st day of April, 1931
between the American Trust &. Savings Bank of Richmond, Indiana, men-
tioned therein as first party, Harriet A. Dickinson, Treasurer of the
City of .Ricimond, Indiana, mentioned therein as second party, Aetna aa]
Casualty & Surety Company of Hartford, Conneticut , mentioned therein aE
third party, The City of Richmond, Indiana, mentioned therein as 4th
party, The Board of Finance of the City of Richmond, Indiana, ::lent ionec
therein as fifth par ty, The Special Committee of Council acting as the
Board of Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, mentioned therein as
sixth party, and The Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of
the City of Richmond, Indiana, mentioned therein as seventh party,
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said contract being in the following words and figures, to-wit : ( insert
and that said Richard Holzapfel be further authorized to do all thingE
necessary in the signing and execution of said contract, and that
said contract is hereby approved by this Committee. upon motion of
• Mr. Ford`, seconded by Ir. Schnieder, .1e.rioers of this Committee, said
resolution was adopted by the unanimous vote of all the members of
saki committee present at this .reefing.
Claims in amount of 410, 545. 6 were allowed.
The Special Co -: -tee then a.dj'ournel
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512 Office of Special Council Committee
City of Richmond, - Indiana,
• Friday t ay lst, 1931.
The Special Council Committee, Board of Public Works of the
City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office
of said Committee, Friday May .lst, 1931, at 9 o ' clock A. M. All
the members of said Committee, _Messrs, Holzapfel, Ford and
Schnieder being present . The following. proceedings were had, viz:
The minutes of the preceeding meeting were approved as read.
The Bond issue .authorizing the city to issue bonds in the sum of
5P9:>,
000,00 at 470 interest per annum, for the construction of what
the- a nnn r �
is known as t South ri Streel,.� relief sewer, under Improvement
Resolution No. 914-1930; having been authorized and approved, by
the State Board of Tax Commissioners of Indiana; the Board now
. awarded the contract for the construction of said Sewer, to John
Lehner Incorporated of Fort Wayne, Indiana, at prices named in •
bid submitted therefore on April 24th, 1931, approximating a
total cost of 04,446.47, specifying re-inforced Concrete, pre-
cast sewer :pipe.
Communication from Rooert 3. Boren, of Indiana. State Highway
Commission, notifying the committee that he would meet with them
in the near future, to discuss the matter of changing Route;4O
leaving the city west of the river, placed . on file.
The Sup ' t . , . of Parks was authorized to purchase second hand
Model T Ford with slip-on oody, at price of :i?40. 00, from the
`v ,E.McWhinney Company, for use at golf Course in park.
Payrolls to May 1st, 1931, were approved by the committee .
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Clerk of Board--