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City of Richmond, Indiana,
Monday November 10th, 1930.
The Special Council Committee, acting Board of Public Works of the
City of Richmond, Indiana, met at its office Monday November 10th
1930,- at 9 o 'clock A.M. All the members of said Committee, Messrs,
Fahlsing, Ford and Schnieder being present, the following proceed-
ings were had, to-wit :
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The minutes of the prececding meeting were approved as read.
The Bommittee directed the Finance Department to pay to Lee Ridgeway
contractor under improvements named, the following 5% reserved on
said contracts, viz;
Improvement Resolution No. 904-1929, reserve $20.47
Improvement Resolution No.881-1929, amount reserve 0731.93
Improvement Resolution No. 886-1929, n 4945.33
The reserves on No. Sal & 886, to be held until maintenance bond
is filed by said Ridgeway.
A communication from Wm. F. King M.D. Secy. , Indiana State Board of
Health, requesting city officials to be present at a meeting to be
called by the State Health Department during the month of December
for a conference in matter of working out a bill to be presented to
the Legislature, for the establishing a Department of Public Sani-.
tation in an effort to broaden the law somewhat in order that it
may apply to cities of other classes than those of the 1st & 2nd
class, and other changes which right be suggested. The City Civil
Engineer and City Attorney where authorized to attend said meeting.
The Committee decide that it is unwise and un-necessary for the City
Street Department employees, to go to the river bottom every noon
for ringing in and out at the time clock, and instruct the Street
Commissioner that in the future, the men shall ring can in the morn-
ing and taut in the evening.
After some discussion in the matter of repairing the Council Chamber
the Committee take same under advisement for further investigation.
The Committee accepted aproposition submitted by Charles H. Hurd
Consulting Engineer, of Indianapolis, Indiana, in matter of survey
etc. , in connection with intercepting sewers and treatment works in
the East Fork of Whitewater River, as follows; to-wit :
(1) An investigation of the various factors which would have a direct
or indirect influence on a program to correct unsanitary conditions
in the watercourses. This would include estimates of present and fu-
ture population densities, the distribution of population; a study of
-111 • industrial, mercantile and residential development; investigation
6fnmunicipal and private water supplies and other sources and condit-
ions which kight affect the quantity, quality and distribution of
sewage and the general sanitation problem. .
(2) An analysis of the physical conditions, beginning with a study
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of the watershed of the East Fork of Whitewater River; a determin_atior
of the run-off of the watershed above Richmond and the river discharge
at and below Richmond; measurement of sewage quantities and variations
in sewage flow at the several sewer out-falls, and the effect. of the
degree of intensity of precipitation on both the river and sewage flog
the the end that the dilution factor or then relation between the quan-
• City of sewage to be treated and the flow in the river may be estab-
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(3 ) A sanitary survey investigating the sanitary conditions of
the East Ford of Whitewater River in respect to pollution from
sanitary sewage, trade wastes or other sources and a general survey
of other conditions throughout the city which would affect the sani-
tation problem in respect to public health and convenience .
(4) A location survey showing the topography of the ground sur-
face with special reference to the practical and economical location
of sanitary intercepting sewers and the location of proposed sewage
treatment works; the results of such surveys to be shown on plans
with profiles and hydraulic gradients giving the true relations of
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sewers and sewer out-falls to the site or sites which may be availa-
ble for proposed treatment plant construction.
(5) The development of tentative plans fo_r intercepting sewers
and sewage treatment works in locations and on sites most available
and practical for proposed construction with estimated construction
costs and annual expense including capital charges and cost of oper-
ations for the systems and works as recommended and described in
detail in the formal report,
(6) To formulate the results of the several investigations and
surveys in a technical report to be delivered to the City of Richmond,
which report would give a complete summary, and analysis of the con-
ditions affecting the general problem and place in workable form,
with charts, tables and illustrations, concrete information which
would be used in the development of the construction projects. In
addition to the summary of analytical data, the report would discuss
in detail the economic feature$ of the projects with their costs
and with suggested alternate methods of financing. Finally, the
report would contain a comprehensive description of the project or
• projects as a whole with definite recommendations as to the charact-
er and type of construction and methods of procedure in the acqui-
sition - of a system and works to the best interest of the City of
Richmond.
As to the methods and manner of carrying on the work as
herein proposed, it is to be understood that we would assume the
responsibility for the investigation and the collecting of inform-
ation pertinent to the general problem and the summarization and
analysis of data to be incorporated in the technical report and for
the tentative design of the proposed structure or structures and
with the recommendations as above set out ; but it is to be under-
stood in connection with this service that the City of Richmond,
through its Department of Civil Engineering, would assist and be
responsible for certain designated field work and other service
under our supervision as Consulting Engineers which would include
the following:
(a) The installation and reading of weirs or other measuring de-
vices for determining the discharge in the river and in the sewers,
and calculations as to infiltration into sewers and storm run-off,
(b) A detailed topographical survey of available sites for pro Ill
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posed systems and location surveys for proposed intercepting sew-
ers with complete plans and profiles showing the results of such
surveys,
(a) Such other service as may be required in the physical inspect-
ion of the existing systems and as generally described herein.
Consistent with your desires as expressed by your City Civil
Engineer, we shall be pleased tdD undertake the servic as specif'i-
cally-set out at the following rates, namely: •
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Principal Engineer 4100.00 per diem
Assistant Engineer 4 35.00 " "
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Field Assistants & Draftsmen 4 20.00
Guaranteed maximum charge for services as specified herein, Three
Thousand Dollars ( 3, 000.00) .
While it is customary to make a charge to clients for traveling
and sustenance expense, on account of the accessibility and conven-
ience this is excluded and will be absorbed in our general overhead
and not made a charge against the City of Richmond. To facilitate the
work of assembling data, however, we would establish an maintain an
engineering office in Richmond during the period of the investigation
and survey in order to intimately acquant ourselves with local con-
didions and to obtain such knowledge as is necessary to plan judici-
ally for the present and future.
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ifthe work herein described is to be undertaken by us, it is to be
understood that the service is to be More than a perfunctory survey
to accumulate information to use in the design of a prospective plant .
In order to plan wisely, we believe it is necessary to study general
and interrelated problems as well as specific conditions,, taking into
account the economic and aesthetic development of the city. If entrust
ed with the responsibility of the proposed investigation and report,
it will be our purpose to serve the best interests of the city and to
plan a works and system which will be a credit to Richmond.
Respectfully yours,
Accepted; Nov. 10th, 1930.
COMMITTEE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Charles H. Hurd,
acting as and performing the Consulting Engineer
duties" of a Board of Public Works
. of the City of Richmond, Indiana.
Louis E. Fahlsing
A. J. Ford
William H. Schnieder
The Special Council Committee then adjourned,
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