HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-11-1930 4�yy 4 Office of Board of Public Works
`rt' " 1' City of Richmond, Indiana,
gonday August llth, 1930. ,
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The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Monday August llth
l9 0, , at 9 o 'clock .A.M. All the members of said Board, Messrs,
Edmondson, Peelle ana Dye being present . The following proceed-
ings were had, to-wit : .
Tile minutes of the prec eding meeting were read and approved.
'.17he hoard received, a communication. from the Gity Plan Commission
calling their attention to the condition of the old school building
in Glen Miller Park, stating proper attention in the past, has
apparently not been given to it and it is now in a very poor
state of repair. The suggestion is made it might be desirable to •
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turn this building over to the care of the Historical Society.
In which case it, no doubt should be. moved to the grounds of that
Society on North t'A't Street and there repaired.. This suggestion
is offered for your consideration. In any event the Commission
feel that the building should be preserved as it is one of the • '
few relics, of the early history of this Community, now remain-
in '. The communication was taken, under advisement for further
investigation.
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The following communication signed by Councilmen, J .J . Evans, Earl •
Crabb, Wm. H. Schnieder, A.:J . Ford,, Oscar Willies, Jos 'Waltermann,
`�ebrge Brehm,-'Frank Benn; Frank H. Shissler and R.R.Holzapfel,
as follows, to-wit : -
To the Members of the Board of Public Works : -
We, the undersigned, members of the Oom.:,on Council, hereby re '
commend and authorize your Board, to enter into negotiations and '
purchase the real estate offered by Benjamin Berman and known as
a part of the Old Gaar. Scott Plant , for the ` location of the Street
Department . Price to be, as much lower, as same can be purchased, -
from the present asking price, so that an appropriation of not
more than 420, 000.00 will be necessary to be expended from the
General Fund, for the purchase, installation of heating plant or
small minor alterations, to take care of the Department before •
the winter season arrives, ( signed as above stated. )
Communication filed and taken under advisement .
The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution No.9])-f-19 0
for the construction of Relief sewer; Beinning at the 'intersect-
ion South It •-it , -.�- r� .� u• t; �-
ion of South 3 & 15th Streets. thence west along South B Street
to South 6th Street; thence south to a point south of South ItE"
Street where it will connect with a sewer known as the Garden Ave-
nue Se-ever. .Also, storm sewer in South " C" Street, extending from
existing sewer at - South Bit & 'tC" Streets, westwardly to convect
with existing sewer at South 7th & I'CI' Streets, Also, all neces-
sary drainage structures and appurtarces r tot-al cost of said, ;ekiPi
to'.be. paid cy `,t1 e city27by- issuefandsale 'of the -ooni ••-Uf said
Gity. eT'-ie• !Oily - aivi1 En in r 1'o , _i:a ..:'.i;�n the :3t.''.;rd his esti-- -
ma�:.e of the total -cost of construction c-f said sewer to be lb5,0()0
Claims in amount of The Boarc then adjourned, .
41154. 28 were alioi•l'ced.
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